Tag: Blogging
Progress With Change Of Blog-Website Theme
Recently I mentioned that my blog is being redeveloped. Yesterday I started phase one of the blog theme change. All is going well, however I am not yet finished. My choice for new Theme – Da Vinci by Solostream – has proven excellent. In the past I have tried/reviewed a good variety of premium business [...]
Change of Blog-Website Theme
The WordPress theme I use for this blog-website is about to change. In recent times, I have been using Frugal. Frugal has been a good theme, though it did take a lot of work to get it configured just right. There are key elements of the design which I like a lot, however it is [...]
What you REALLY need to know about Content Management Systems (CMS) for Web Design, Web Developers and Websites
Ok, I will keep this simple. Read it all though as it might save you money, time, stress and hassle. Just what you REALLY need to know about Content Management Systems (CMS) for Web Design, Web Developers and Websites. A Content Management System can be a fancy name for a website (or blog). Content Managed [...]
WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” released – see my key tips
WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” has been released. It looks fantastic. Personally, I will wait a week or so (or more) before I upgrade. Here are some of my reasons: Allowing time to pass so that I can be sure there are no major hassles or issues with the new release. Allowing the plugin developers to update [...]
Looking for new job? Create a professional, sophisticated online presence
Looking for new job? Use MyResume WordPress theme to promote yourself -create professional, sophisticated online presence. The My Resume theme has just been released. Why be like everyone else using those dry looking paper resumes? Yawn. Even the fancy ones cannot compare with a well constructed web based resume or curriculum vitae (CV). Web based [...]
Writing and being understood.
Do we understand each other? It is all very well to write stuff, but another matter to be understood. Properly understood. I try to make sure that I write in a way which is understood properly by most people. I try to steer clear of ambiguity too. One of my shortcomings, which I am working [...]
Facebook cussedness & my new Fan Page
****** Start of Facebook post ****** Hmm…my Facebook fan page , which I created yesterday, is not importing blog posts properly. Looking into it. Facebook is in some respects a ‘cussed’ application – counter intuitive, works in strange ways, feels like it has been thrown together and so on. I am not alone in my [...]
URL shortening – my favorite method.
Up until recently I have been using Bit.ly for my link shortening. For some time now I have had the impression that Bit.ly is not tracking clicks properly and have been busy testing http://su.pr/ which is part of StumbleUpon. Recently, at Bit.ly, my click figures have gone right down – sometimes just 1 or 2 [...]
Three Reasons You Need a Great Header Graphic for Your Web Site
The single most important graphic element on your Web site or blog is, without a doubt, your header graphic. If your site lacks an eye-catching, targeted and topic-specific header graphic, it runs the risk of being ignored by untold numbers of potential clients and readers. But an attention-grabbing, well-designed header graphic does three things that [...]
Translate web pages easily with Google Chrome browser
Translate web pages easily with Google Chrome browser. Recently Google have released a translation tool which is built into their Chrome web browser, and which works automatically. This feature is currently only available in the Beta or Dev version. Google Chrome has 3 ‘varieties’: Stable, Beta and Dev Channel. I have been using the Dev [...]
Do you have trouble writing for readers?
Someone I know mentioned that they have trouble writing for readers… …..and also asked what I considered to be one of my most poignant and deep articles. Here I share with you my response: One of the big keys in life is having a deep awareness of the fact that other people are tuned into [...]
The right to link
Your right to create, circulate and follow links is threatened. This issue is very serious. Watch the video to find out more and visit the www.Right2Link.org website to take action to protect your rights: Further reading: An Open Letter to the UK’s national, regional and local newspapers NewsNow.co.uk Free Linking Q&A NewsNow.co.uk
Problem posting to my blog.
Earlier this year I was running a bit behind and did not attempt to write a post until late. I then discovered that I could not log in to post and also that the site (blog) itself was also down. My other blogs were fine. Clearly this was a concern, however I did not stress [...]
Fed up with the 45 tag cloud limit on the standard WordPress install?
WordPress (.org self hosted) is one of my favorite applications. It’s really slick – the gold standard for blogging. Well made and thought out. Besides the WordPress developers, I salute the plugin developers too. I have one small gripe however…. (well, two)…. WordPress installs with a default 45 tag limit in the tag cloud, along [...]
Disclosure Policy added to blog and website.
I have added a disclosure policy to both my blog and website, which can be viewed here: Website: http://www.joywizard.net/Disclosure-Policy.html Blog: http://joywizard.com/about/disclosure-policy Should you have any questions please contact me here. Thank you. When writing this policy, I was assisted by Disclosure Policy Dot Org To get help with your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org
How and why I became a personal development blogger.
At times I get asked about how and why I became a personal development blogger. In fact, I wrote this post a while ago as a guest post for another blog. The other blog owner not only failed to even respond to my email, but also did not send a guest post for my blog [...]
Fix (workaround) for WordPress “Failed to write file to disk” image upload error.
Note: This is an older post from another blog which I have retained because of its usefulness to people experiencing a similar issue. Originally published August 23rd 2009. Yesterday I was on a roll. Posting to my blog, which runs the latest edition of WordPress. Uploading photos for my posts. Since then I have changed [...]
Workaround fix for inactive RSS button.
Note: this article was formerly published at an earlier date on an old blog (different blog software theme). Images reflect old information. Useful content has been retained. While I was waiting for some help on how to adjust my blog code to fix an inactive RSS button, I decided to try a workaround fix myself. [...]
Poor spelling can cost you money, or even a job.
Does good spelling matter to you? But, is that really the right question? Perhaps the right question is: Does good spelling matter to others? Why is this? Writing and publishing material which is poorly spelt is like going around poorly dressed. What you write is how you dress yourself in the minds of your readers. When you [...]
How to make easy web links that people will use.
In my article about possible mandatory Australian government Internet filtering, I mentioned sending a fax message to my local politician. You can view the article concerned here. In my fax I used the following link to a collection of blog posts which are hosted on my blog: http://clicktogetmore.info/InternetCensor The link is an easy way of [...]
