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Help, I’ve Forgotten My Wordpress Blog Password and Can’t Get Up!

» by Old School April 8th, 2010 at 8:39 pm » Comments (0)

Have you fallen down from blogging because you lost or forgot your password?
Well this is a quick tutorial to get you back on your blogging feet!.
1.     Go to the dashboard of your blog. Now there are several ways to do this and I did a short video for those of you who need a [...]



Blog Food-Google Alerts Challenge

» by Old School March 23rd, 2010 at 10:43 am » Comments (0)
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series blog food

How many of you are using Google Alerts as a source of blog food?
Ok, I admit that sounds like a question I ask folks when I am doing blog training. But it is a critical question. Many of us are not tapping into this powerful, I mean powerful resource.
Ok, what is Google Alerts?
As defined by [...]



Upgrade Your Wordpress.com Blog With Your Own Domain Name

» by Old School March 21st, 2010 at 6:29 pm » Comments (0)

If you have a Wordpress.com site your url will read http://www.mysitename.wordpress.com.  Now, if you want to create a url to put on a business card that is just tooooo long for someone to key into the browser. So you can upgrade your FREE Wordpress.com site by just going to the UPGRADE tab.
There you will have [...]



How Do You Delete Your Wordpress.com Blog?

» by Old School February 3rd, 2010 at 3:01 pm » Comments (2)

A very good boomer buddy asked me this question today, “Rosie, how do I delete my Wordpress.com blog.?” Actually, she stumbled on this site she started a very long time ago and had forgotten all about it. Of course, my desire is for her to try and develop it with the idea behind why she [...]



Blog Food-Guest Blogger Series #1

» by Old School January 14th, 2010 at 10:49 pm » Comments (0)

This is the final installment of the Top Ten Reasons to Manage Your Own Website and Blog Sites!
Reason 1 – Saving Money on Your Monthly Online Budget
By Toolie

Now we’re down to the number 1 reason to manage your websites and
blogs: money. It’s simply less expensive to learn how to handle most
website and blog tasks than [...]



How to Get Blog Food-Articles

» by Old School January 4th, 2010 at 11:22 pm » Comments (0)
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Blog Food-Videos

Articles found on article directory sites are great sources of blog food.  Where do you find article directories? I am glad you asked.
GOOGLE
That’s right just enter the term article directories into Google and you will get a host of selections. Now, if you want to narrow your focus to match your blog niche then search [...]



What Does A Good Blog Post Look Like?-John Hayden

» by Old School December 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 pm » Comments (1)
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series What does a good blog post look like?

In part two of this series I want to feature a blog post I saw by John Hayden. The post is titled; How Facebook turns active users into community managers – without paying a dime (video)
The following points, in my opinion, make this a good post:

An engaging picture that draws you into the post
An engaging [...]



What Does a Good Blog Post Look Like?-Heidi Caswell

» by Old School November 30th, 2009 at 10:45 am » Comments (1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series What does a good blog post look like?

Many new bloggers often wonder “what makes a good blog post?” I have my personal views on the matter. So, I decided to share my observations of posts by professional and non- professional bloggers, in a new series.
I personally think that a good blog post is a lot like a landscape picture. It should have [...]



How To Add Your Facebook Fan Page To Your Blog

» by Old School November 1st, 2009 at 10:10 pm » Comments (3)

Facebook makes it real simple to add your Facebook Fan page to your blog. After all your Facebook Fan page gives you an opportunity to showcase your business, niche, causes and other areas of interest. There just might be others that share the same interest or need your service.
I have presented the steps in screen [...]



Hackproof Your Wordpress Blog NOW!

» by Old School October 31st, 2009 at 1:06 pm » Comments (5)

We woke up one morning and found out that one of our sites had been hacked. A red glaring warning sign appeared on Firefox and Google marked it as a dangerous site. This can happen to you. As much as I want to be intimidated by all the code talk I just cannot afford stop and moan about [...]



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