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Archive for April, 2008

NoFollow, DoFollow - Do You Know or Even Care?

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. For additional tips and tricks that aren’t published here, you may want to subscribe to vAS News. Thanks for visiting!You may have heard some buzz about “NoFollow” or “DoFollow” and are wondering what do those terms mean? And more importantly, do you [...]

Find What You’re Looking For Fast!

Getting around and finding information you’re looking for on a blog can be easy or difficult, depending on how the blog is laid out. Yes, you can click on the category names and the tags in the tag cloud (if those are present) to zero in on what you’re looking for. However, the fast way to find what you’re looking for is to use the blog’s Search feature.

Blogs Aren’t Just For Writers

Another reason why I prefer to work and build in WordPress is its flexibility. If you think blogs are just for those who like to write and have something to say, you’re missing out!
For example, my sister started a sewing business recently and I wanted to create a website for it so her customers could [...]

Self-Hosting Your WordPress Blog

I just finished a conversation with a friend who has had a WordPress blog hosted for free on WordPress.com for some time now, but is wanting to move to a self-hosted WordPress installation for a variety of reasons, most notably the limitations WordPress.com imposes on your ability to monetize your blog.
The biggest misconception he had [...]

RSS From A User Perspective

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is just that - a really simple way to syndicate your content across the web. Most blogging platforms create an RSS feed (the file that is syndicated) for you automatically, so you don’t have to do it yourself.
One of the greatest things about RSS Feeds is they allow you to [...]