No Doubt About It – Fresh Content Helps Your Rank
The only question left is “how much” does it help and “how often” can you provide it?
Unexpected Vacation – Why I Love Working Online
Unexpected illness and personal loss can wreak havoc on a work schedule, but working online for your own websites means you won’t need to beg permission before taking a break.
Notes on New Media
The rise of new media will not be without problems and obstacles – from logistical and financial concerns to deliberate road blocks in the way of a social mode of sharing information, the future of journalism is far from clear-cut.
As bad as it gets, it gets worse
I won’t hesitate to write some personal junk here, because it seems like I won’t be able to get back on topic until I get over the personal problems.
200 Posts and Stuff for the Readers
A look back on the last 100 posts and 11 months. Comparisons of the site’s revenue, traffic, and SEO statistics between now and after the first 100 posts.
Beware the Keyword Cannibals
What looks like a search penalty may actually just be a case of over-optimization on supporting pages – a phenomenon known by many internet marketers as keyword cannibalism.
There’s that brick wall again
Too many plans, too many projects, and too much effort can leave you lying in bed sick. Somehow, that doesn’t stop me from trying – and finding – my limits.
WordPress 2.8.5 adds security, fixes trackback bug
Wordpress 2.8.5 is out, and upgrading is the easiest way to keep your sites secure and running strong. Also, if you like trackbacks, you’ll like some of the bug fixes in this release.
A Fond Farewell to Geocities
Geocities will be shutting down this week after many years of providing a free hosting service. Sites like these helped influence the evolution of the internet toward a more social media, and as such, it will be missed by myself and many of the others who used it as a platform for early web experiments.
Business Weather Forecast: COLD!
Any green shoots economists had spotted have frozen over by now. Economic news continues to disappoint and many government programs have delivered underwhelming results compared to what was initially implied.
A Few Ideas on Maximizing Energy and Output
Proper eating habits and a bit of exercise won’t put more hours in the day, but they can help you find the energy needed to accomplish a long list of tasks.
Know Your Limits? I Don’t Seem to Know Mine
There’s only so much ambition and hard work you can fit in to a 24 hour time frame. Sometimes its good to reflect on the limits of your time and where priorities are assigned. Hopefully, I can get away with a bit less sleep for a while 😉
On Broken Windows and Blog Comments
Once spammers get their foot in to the door of your comment section, they will attract more of their kind and give confidence to those who think they can score a spammy link from your blog. One way to cut down on the noisy submissions is to ensure that they never show up – not even for a minute!