Archive for May, 2007

11 Blogging Lessons For Newbies

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Thursday, May 31st 2007   
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Two months have passed since I set up this blog. What have I learned?
1) Start with a good blogging software program. I use WordPress
2) Install a good spam remover. I use Akismet,-caught 96 spam so far
3) Post often. Post valuable data
4) Research [...]

Google Analytics vs Awstats vs Webalizer

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Wednesday, May 30th 2007   
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I’ve now had Google Analytics tracking my sites for a month seven months a year over two years now. What do I think of Google Analytics? I love all of the graphs and maps they provide, however, the numbers I’m receiving are different than Awstats and Webalizer. In fact, [...]

Best Free WordPress Themes Website

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Tuesday, May 29th 2007   
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When I started my blogs, the first thing I did was to start posting articles. The second thing I did was to concentrate on finding a good WordPress theme. I searched the internet and found many sites that offer WordPress themes, however, the best free site I found is Theme Viewer.
What I like [...]

Free Resources For Researchers, Webmasters & Bloggers

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Thursday, May 24th 2007   
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In an earlier article, I wrote about the frustration of outdated information on the internet. Today, I will list favorite research sites of mine that keep their information up-to-date.
When I’m in need of definitions I either go to: www.webopedia.com a free online dictionary - or, www.wikipedia.com - a free online encyclopedia
When [...]

Competitive Ads By Google? Use Google’s Competitive Ad Filter?

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Wednesday, May 23rd 2007   
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O.K., you decided to become an affiliate of Commission Junction, Link Share, or any of the other affiliate marketing companies. You carefully choose which ads to place on your site to target your audience. Everything’s going along fine, until you start micromanaging your site, and see that Google has an ad for the [...]

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