My new blogger friend Juliana has had a very eventful life and has been in recovery for many years. She’s always positive and tries to add value to the world by being courteous, sincere, and by paying it forward. Juliana has a new blog on her own domain and she has asked what the implications… [Read more…]
July 21, 2010
Lose It or Build It: Trust in Blogsphere and Beyond by Guest Author Jean View her Profile and 2 blogs thirdwavecyclingblog cyclewriteblog Trust is the glue that keeps us bonded to close friends and cherished family members. Trust keeps a society from totally collapsing into chaos. Nearly every day, we have to trust complete strangers… [Read more…]
July 17, 2010
Comments are very powerful and can be benefit your blog. Regardless of your niche or your intent when publishing a post sometimes discussions can give rise to unexpected controversy and it’s important to keep a safe environment for discussion on your blog. But we would be foolish not to take note that there are bloggers… [Read more…]
July 5, 2010
Answering questions of the support forums usually means answering questions that have been asked many times before. But from time to time the answers change as members uncover tweaks, tips and workarounds that transforms answers that were once “you can’t do that on a WordPress.Com blog” to “here’s how to do it”. Today was one… [Read more…]
June 4, 2010
Is your blog a failure or a success? This question stopped me dead in my tracks. When I started blogging, I definitely had a purpose in mind, but it was a limited one with a narrow audience. As time went on, I found myself slipping over the boundaries of my topic. Taking time to roll the above question around in my head made me see how I was driving on a dead end street. I might see a few people on the way, but it would hardly be a major hop around the planet. These insights gave me the impetus to revisit blogging basics and rejig the entire vision of my blog. In my case, starting over was a wise decision. I didn't lose momentum at all.
May 29, 2010
When I first began blogging I didn't think much about what my readers impressions of my theme choices would be in advance of making them. I wasn't very clear about who my audience was. Since then I have been able to determine the demographics for my blog and that knowledge has influenced the theme choices I have made. This article is Part 3 of a three-part series of articles for helping WordPress.com bloggers take a step by step approach to changing themes. Parts 1 and 2 are focused on creating a mirror blog and testing features and functions on possible theme choices. This article is focused on determining reader preferences prior to making a theme switch. I have made the switch from Vigilance to Inuit Types and I hope my readers think I made a good choice. Now it's time for your feedback and for sharing your own theme change stories.
May 24, 2010
My biggest challenge in blogging has always been my theme. There has always been something I wanted which my theme didn't have. Changing a theme was like moving into a new home for me and it took some homework on my part. But thankfully for sites like onecoolsitebloggingtips.com and the wordpress.com forum I managed to make a successful change. If you are looking to change your theme: You should firstly ask yourself why you want to change it? What benefit will the difference make to your readers? What are your objectives for the change? Once you have these clear in your head, the change will come naturally. In fact it will become a necessity like in my case. My objective was to Simplify, like I am doing with my life. I am a simple gal at heart, live a simple life and believe clarity of thought comes with simplifying every aspect of your life. I live a clutter free life. Since my blog is an extension of me, its just natural for that simplification to trickle down to it too. Hence, choosing the theme.
May 22, 2010
WordPress.com does not support an "email a friend" feature at this time. However, the good news is there's a simple workaround that takes only minutes, and can be used to create a text link or a linked email icon image for placement on your posts, so readers can use it to email your post to their friends.
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