Will Your Site Survive the Google Shrink Ray?

Google likes to play a little game with those of us who do business online. The game is called “change all the rules and see who survives.” It’s often a fun and rewarding game for Google users, but it can be painful for business owners. In the latest version, Google has rolled out a feature called Instant Previews. When enabled, users see a cute little magnifying glass sitting next to their search results. The user can view a quick snapshot...

How to Nurture Your Creativity

This guest post is by Ali Luke, from The Creativity Toolbox. How creative are you? A lot of bloggers feel that they’re not very creative people. Perhaps they come from a technical background. Perhaps they’ve never picked up a paintbrush in their life, and think that means they’re not creative. Perhaps they see creativity as something for other people. The truth is, if you’re blogging—or even planning a blog—then you’re already much more creative than a lot of folks. As a blogger, you’re not just...

How to Get Started Video Blogging

Lots of people have been asking me about video recently. Partly because I am pretty vocal on Twitter about finding it difficult but keep doing it anyway, and partly because I have been encouraging my clients to do more of it. If it is so hard, why do some people make it look easy? And if it is so uncomfortable, why bother? Fact is technically it does not have to be difficult. In fact I am going to show you that it is very easy technically. There...

Personal Blogging in the 2010s

This guest post is by Karen Andrews of Miscellaneous Mum. Personal blogging has changed a lot in the last two years. Some writers now run blogs or social media campaigns to extend their profiles for current (and future) readers; some bloggers are using their reach to find or be offered writing work. The line between ‘writing’ and ‘blogging’ is blurring, which is terrific, but can also be confusing. I know this first-hand. So today I’m going to share with you some points I try to keep foremost...

How to Make Your Website Mobile Friendly (And Keep Your Readers Happy)

Is your website content ready for mobile devices? By the year 2013, forecasts predict that there will be 1.7 billion mobile internet users. And it’s a pretty safe bet that at least a few of them are visiting your site, and seeing it on a screen that takes up just a few inches. So what happens when readers feel cramped or have to work hard to navigate your site or read your content? They leave. Connection speed can also frustrate readers. A...

How to Ajaxify Your WordPress Site

This guest post is by Jeff Starr, co-author of the book Digging into WordPress. Injecting a dose of Ajax into your WordPress-powered site is an excellent way to enhance functionality and streamline the user experience. Without touching a line of code, you can harness the power of Ajax to boost performance, improve usability, and fill your site with win. Ajax enables your web pages to respond very quickly and smoothly to user input by loading only snippets of data instead of the entire page. The...

Adsense Ready Wordpress Themes

Mention Google Adsense to anyone that is making decent money online, and they will probably have something negative to say about it. It’s true… Adsense doesn’t get the love it deserves. As much as everyone loves to hate on the thought of running Google Adsense on their site and losing site visitors for pennies, Google Adsense did help pave the way to online advertising and affiliate marketing. It’s also safe to say, Google Adsense is the “easiest”...

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