Tag: Blogging

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, they’re… read more Google Analytics vs Awstats vs Webalizer

Six weeks ago, I was banging my head against the wall while I was trying to load and learn WordPress. I was so green to blogging, the terminology, HTML,posts, web-hosts, RSS readers, social book-marking, etc…the list was long. Now, here I am, about 35 posts later, a little less green,… read more How To Post Date Your Posts – WordPress

I’ve been seeing the term “permalinks” ever since I started blogging. I didn’t have a clue as to what they were. Finally while researching about linking between individual posts, I figured out what a permalink is. Since you’re on my site, in the box at the top of your browser,… read more What Are Permalinks?

As I mentioned in an earlier post Learning About & Problems With My RSS Feed, I was having problems setting up the RSS feed on this blog. I already had one at the bottom of the page, but I wanted to be able to use the universal RSS feed symbol…. read more RSS Feed Problem Solved

When I’m writing my blogs, this one and www.observationmountain.com, I post directly to the WordPress “Write Post” screen. I don’t use a text editor. I continue to click, “save and continue editing” until I’m happy with my post. I often need to move sentences or paragraphs around to make my… read more How to Copy and Paste in WordPress

In my previous article, I wrote about AWStats. Keep in mind, the progress of your blog can be seen in your AWStats. As a new blogger, I have decided to have some fun and have made a copy of my awstats for my first 16 days. I’ve reached over 100… read more Watch Your Success in Blogging – Track Your AWStats

Only recently did I learn what AWStats are. AWStats are a free reporting tool that analyzes traffic to a website, or blog. It records the number of visits to your site, the number of unique visitors, the “hits” and “pages” numbers and gives you charts of very detailed information about… read more What Are AWStats?

Read about blogging, and you’ll also find having a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed on a blog is very important. I noted that I had a RSS “item” in my sidebar, but when I clicked on it, it wouldn’t work. I researched the HTML code for it, but couldn’t find… read more Learning About & Problems with My RSS Feed

As you can see, I have added advertising to my blog. I signed up for Commission Junction shortly after I started blogging, and took time to go through their extensive list of advertisers. I picked advertisers for both this blog and my other blog at www.observationmountain.com. Since I strive to… read more Pick Your Advertisers Carefully

TAKE TIME Take time to think – It is the source of all power Take time to read – It is the foundation of all wisdom Take time to play-It is the source of perpetual youth Take time to be quiet-It is the opportunity to seek God Take time to… read more Take a Break From Blogging & “Take Time”

Blogroll: As you’re searching the internet and reading blogs, you’ll see a category on a lot of blogs that says, “blogroll”. I see this as a list of your friends or relatives, or, in the case of blogging, usually strangers, who have helped you as you learned how to blog…. read more Blogroll, Links, Sidebar, Post, Content: More Definitions

Lately I’ve been researching and reading a lot about blogging. I read about SEO (Search Engine Optimization), page rank, rating of pages, crawlers, spiders, robots, pinging, trackbacks, mega tags, links, stats, traffic, etc…..the list goes on. As a novice blogger, this information can get to be overwhelming. Should I be… read more The Crawlers, Spiders & Robots Are Coming – Start Posting

My inspiration for blogging came from The Secret. I was watching Oprah one day and she had the author of The Secret on, plus a panel of other guests. I was curious about the book, so I went out and bought it. While reading The Secret, I had a “light… read more “The Secret”, and How It Inspired Me

Okay. I had my domain name registered, and a webhost. Now I needed to find a blogging software program. Based on what I had been reading, WordPress got good reviews. I decided to go with them, but before downloading the software, tried to get an understanding on exactly what I… read more More Information on Setting up Your Blog – Part 3

If you’re looking for technical information, this is not the blog for you. I am a novice in blogosphere, who is doing my own spin on how I am learning how to blog—and continue to learn. If you want to hear it in my own words, then read on. Domain… read more Picking a Domain Name for Your Blog – Part 2

I don’t think blogging is for everyone. It takes not only a good plan, time out of your day, but the commitment to stick with it. Before you even think of starting a blog and spending money to do so, sit down and make a plan. 1) What do you… read more Before You Begin Your Blog-Step 1

When I first decided to set up a blog, I did quite a bit of research on the internet about “blog” sites. In a lot of the blogs I read, the authors said they use WordPress. I didn’t know one blog “software” from another, so I, too, decided to go… read more Product Review: WordPress

I can’t believe how many papers I accumulated over the past few weeks as I was setting up this blog and www.observationmountain.com. Every time I signed up for something I would get more information I needed to keep track of. i.e. User names, passwords, procedures, emails, printouts of information I… read more Organizing your Blog information

In my journey of setting up this blog, and my www.observationmountain.com blog, I gained tons of knowledge from other bloggers. The first website I found helpful was www.stevepavlina.com. He writes on life’s issues as well as on blogging. I listened to a lot of his podcasts, and read many of… read more Give Credit Where Credit Is Due