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Mighty Helpful Links 2008-03-07 00:00:14 Ten Tips to Increase Your Blog's Income: Pursue Private Advertising at LittleMummy.com. (This is the third post in a series of 10.) Automated meta descriptions and key words via Oh My Stinkin Heck. Take screenshots with Firefox 2.0 via Daily Blog Tips. Ten housekeeping tips for your blog via Scribbit....
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Blog Etiquette: Giveaways--Selecting a Winner 2008-03-03 12:26:58 Last week I received many questions regarding the etiquette of giveaways on blogs and it's oh-so-appropriate because I just took on the administrative duties at Bloggy Giveaways! Over the next few days I'll be answering these giveaway etiquette questions. Selecting a winner for your giveaway is fairly simple. Many people...
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Do I have to accept a tag for a meme? How do I decline? 2008-02-27 00:00:17 Memes. You either love 'em or you hate 'em. Sometimes you just use them because your brain is fried and it's an easy post. And there are million memes to choose from. One of the biggest issues with a meme is that you're usually tagged or asked to tag other...
My real name is showing up on Bloglines from my TypePad account. Any idea where I change that? 2008-02-26 00:00:07 Many bloggers like to maintain their anonymity. Part of this is not inadvertently telling people your real name because you didn't know what options you have in your Author Profile. TypePad Go to Control Panel > Profile > Author Profile. Type in the appropriate name in the Nickname field. If...
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Mighty Helpful Links 2008-02-15 00:00:17 Ten Tips to Increase Your Blog's Income: Sponsors Page & Automatic Sponsorship System at LittleMummy.com. (This is the second post in a series of 10.) A Writer's Guide to Freelance Blogging by Robert Janelle at Freelanceswitch.com. Blog Setup: 40 Practical Tips by Daniel at Daily Blog Tips. Five Ways to...
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How do I make one of those "100 Things About Me" posts that I can add to my sidebar? 2008-03-11 00:00:06 It is tradition to write a 100 Things About Me post when you reach your 100th post. Once you've written your 100 things, you may want to post them as a regular post or you may want to just provide a link to it on your sidebar. Or both. Or...
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How can I add a search function to my blog? 2008-03-10 09:20:01 The search bar that I use for my own blogs is the Widgetbox Blogbar Search Bar widget. You would be able to find many options if you Google "search engine widget", but I'm going to explain how to install Widgetbox's search bar because a) I've used it and b) it...
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Mighty Helpful Links 2008-03-14 00:00:07 Ten Tips to Increase Your Blog's Income: Amazon via Littlemummy.com. Freelance Blogging for Side Income: My Top Ten Tips by Skellie at Anywired.com Top 100 Motivational Blog Posts of All Time by Laura Milligan at Bootstrapper. Link Building Secrets Revealed via PolePosition Marketing. Five Killer Ways to Improve Your Writing...
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Small Break 2008-03-22 12:12:01 I had planned to start answering questions again after spring break. Unfortunately, we have had a death in the family and I can't concentrate right now. I hope to be back next week some time. Thank you for understanding. Melanie
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Mighty Helpful Links 2008-04-04 00:00:05 The Business of Mommy Blogging at Queen of Spain Who Links to Me? Is Your Blog The Success That You Think? at Mr. Javo dot com Are You Signing Your Photos' Rights Away at Ryan Brenizer's Amazon Blog. If you're using the new free Photoshop Express, you'll want to read...
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How can I remove widgets from my sidebar in WordPress? 2008-04-03 10:59:30 Jordan McCollum from Momma Blogga is answering this one because she's awesome at WP. To get widgets
out of the sidebar in WordPress: Go to Presentation > Widgets. Click the widget you don't want anymore and drag it down to the "Available Widgets" box before releasing it. It must be...
How can I add the orange RSS button to my blog so people can subscribe to my feed? 2008-04-07 00:00:06 This button
has become the standard for finding and subscribing to a site's RSS feed. When a reader is interested in subscribing to your feed, he/she is probably looking for that button. You need to have that button! (I'm sure you can feel the urgency, right? RIGHT?!?) Never fear, I'm...
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Mighty Helpful Links 2008-04-11 00:00:06 Rank Checker via SEOtools 101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Web Site via InsideCRM Download CSS Layouts via IronMyers How I'd Promote My Blog if I were Starting Out Again by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger The Blogger's Guide to SEO by Aaron & Giovanna Wall at SEOBook
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How do I start a blog? 2008-04-14 00:00:10 It's pretty easy to start your own blog--even if you think you're not tech-savvy and don't know the first thing about what you're getting yourself into. First you need to choose which blog host you're going to use. We've written an article giving some basic information on the most popular...
May 1st is RSS Awareness Day 2008-04-13 15:23:29 No matter who you are, if you blog and you want to be read consistently, you need to provide an RSS feed for your readers to subscribe to. Blogging Basics 101 has several articles that explain RSS and aggregators (or feed readers). This site even have an article explaining exactly...
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How do you make a scroll box for HTML code? 2008-04-15 00:00:06 Sometimes a blog will have a button on its sidebar with a box of HTML code underneath, similar to this: You already know how to put the button on your sidebar and how to find and display the HTML. Now let's put that HTML into a...
How do I put a line through words in a blog post? 2008-04-16 00:00:06 In both Blogger and Typepad, when you compose or edit a post you have the choice of doing it as WYSIWYG or HTML. WYSIWYG simply acts like a word processor and is usually under the tab called "Compose Post". The "Edit HTML" tab is where you would write your post...
Mighty Helpful Links 2008-04-18 00:00:06 Add Technorati link count widget to your Blogger posts via Blogger Buster. How much should you charge for freelance blogging? via Blogthority. Five lessons from newspapers to boost your blog's circulation via CopyBlogger. How many hits does your website get per day? via Big Satchurday. What is the biggest mistake...
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How do I put a YouTube video in my blog post? 2008-04-17 09:28:46 If you are visiting YouTube
and find a video
you'd like to put on your own site, it's pretty straightforward and easy. Let's start by visiting YouTube and using a sample video of my choosing. I happen to like Matt Damon so we'll use this hilarious spoof of The Bourne...
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How do I set up links so they open in a new window? 2008-04-21 00:00:08 Opening links
in a new window can be very handy in some circumstances (e.g., when you're hosting a carnival). I have looked for a simple widget that you could install on your blog, but I can't seem to find one. TypePad used to have a widget that automatically opened links...
Blog Etiquette: Selecting a Winner for a Giveaway 2008-04-23 00:00:06 I've received many questions regarding the etiquette of giveaways on blogs and it's oh-so-appropriate because I'm currently hosting the Quarterly Bloggy Giveaways Carnival! Selecting a winner for your giveaway is fairly simple. Many people use a random number generator to pick a number. They then match that number to the...
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Mighty Helpful Links 2008-04-25 00:00:07 How to Start a WordPress Blog in 9 Easy Steps via Blogthority Landing Page Tutorials and Case Studies via CopyBlogger Difference Between Page Views, Hits, and Unique Visitors via Big Satchurday Web Metrics 101: What DO All These Terms Mean? via makeuseof.com Four Bad Web Designs by Jakob Nielson via...
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