Is there a difference between a blog and a Web site? Yes and no … how’s that for decisive? Technically, a blog IS a Web site.
All Web sites fall into one of two categories. They’re either static (your typical HTML site) or dynamic. A blog falls into the latter category, as do other forms [...]
Posts under ‘blogging basics’
Small Business Blog or Static Website?
Blog Commenting Policy
Don’t you just love spammers? Me neither!
It may seem that I’d welcome them with open arms, seeing as this is a “Do Follow” blog. In other words, the default “nofollow” tag doesn’t attach itself to the Web site URL you leave behind when you comment. Spammers no doubt consider this to be fertile ground!
So, in [...]
How to Find Images For Blog Posts
My all-time favorite image search tool is Compfight. This is a simple Ajax utility that searches Flickr images by tag or keyword. It returns a page of thumbnail images based on your criteria. Check a box to return only images with Creative Commons licensing. Choose from original images only and turn on safe search [...]
Video: How to get started in business blogging
Ralph Wilson of Web Marketing Today has put together an excellent YouTube video titled “How To Get Started In Business Blogging with Andy Beal.” This eight-minute video covers a lot of territory, beginning with those questions you should ask yourself before ever getting started, and ending with how your blogging efforts can help your business. [...]
How to subscribe to a blog’s RSS feed
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Unfortunately if you’re not familiar with blogging terminology, it doesn’t seem so simple. An RSS feed is entirely useless if you don’t know how to use it.
To subscribe to an RSS feed, you need a feed reader. My reader of choice is Bloglines. It’s web-based, a plus for those [...]
