Design
Posts on blog design strategies including template choice, custom design-work, and color, font and graphics choices
5 Common Problems Setting Up a Thesis-Themed WordPress Blog
I wanted a more professional presence for my blog and a lot of business bloggers I respect recommended Thesis. So I took their advice. But when I did, I ran into these issues: »
Self-Management and Social Media
Your social media use may also require management. I have tried to manage my virtual identity within the various groups I belong to such as blog or groups on Facebook or Linkedin. Let me share with you few of my steps to manage/ organize myself. »
Review: Red Hot Internet Publicity
As a professional marketing person myself, I always enjoy hearing others in my field speak to gain perspective on how much I know and don't know among my peers. Also, what new tools I should apply to my current online marketing efforts. »
Small Changes = Better Impact
If you’re considering changing your blog to something very different from what it is today, I'd suggest doing it over a period of days or weeks rather than overnight. Changing the focus, intent, or purpose of a blog isn’t a bad thing. The trouble comes when the change occurs without warning, without reason,... »
Fotopedia: Cross between Wikipedia & Flickr
The Fotopedia start-up hit a pothole. It uses Wikipedia entries as its framework for photographs, mostly from Flickr. Soon after the fotopedia venture launched, its linchpin Wikipedia began devouring its own questionable credibility -- well publicised defections of contributors, resulting in a serious decline of support. »
Edit Blog Photos in Wordpress Draft – Hint: Use Windows Live Writer
If you use photos in your blogs, you need Windows Live Writer (combined text editor and photo editor for blogs) -- keep reading. If you use a Mac for blogging, it won’t work for you, stop reading. What can you say about a text editor? It edits text, sure enough, and it’s free, Oh, boy!... »
Blubrry.com: Add Podcasts To Your Blog
The Blubrry (not a misspell) booth at the Expo really got my attention. Blubrry offers a plug-in that allows blog contributors to easily add pod-casts to blog-posts. It all got me kind of interested in adding that plug-in here at The Bulletin. The following shows a few videos associated with my encounters... »
Tips and Tricks I Learned as Technical Writer (Part 3)
var fbShare = {url: 'http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2009/10/04/tips-tricks-learned-technical-writer-part-3/',size:'large'} We’ve talked about the need to make scannable blog posts and how the visual system works. We’ve talked getting the right toolbox to create scannable posts. Now, let’s talk about how to put your tools to work. Use headings as sign-posts Especially if your post is long, use headings to... »
Tips and Tricks I Learned as a Technical Writer (Part 2)
Last week I blogged about the way the visual system works and suggested some implications for blog post formatting. This week, I want to get specific. But first, if you didn’t read last week’s post and you’re wondering why bother, here are pictures of two blogs (I’ve attempted to hide the specifics). »
Blogging Platforms, Objectives, Domain Names and Hosting
You know now that you should blog. You may have even thought about what it is you should be blogging about. In case you haven't, the one sentence answer is: Blog about what you know about. Now comes the technology... »
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