I noticed really nice social bookmarking on several blogs but it took me a while to figure out that what they use is SexyBookmarks. It’s bookmarks are clearly visible yet not ‘in your face’, I find them attractive and it’s easy to share a link.
Though the name may be a little “edgy” for some, SexyBookmarks [...]
Nuts and bolts as well as bits and pieces
Category Archives: Blogging
SexyBookmarks for WordPress
My design among inspiring Headway Customizations
My blog design is included in 60+ Headway Customizations That Will Inspire You, it’s # 11.
Bengt’s Notes primarily focuses on personal development and presenations, but occasionally touches on business, networking, and career-oriented subjects. The site’s jig-saw art theme is attractive, and the gray on white theme is very elegant.
I am proud since this design is [...]
My WordPress plugins
I have created a page with My Favourite WordPress Plugins, the ones that I use at my blogs. There are posts about various plugins here, now I have a list of what is currently used. My intention is to keep the page up to date.
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
I came across the Yet Another Related Posts Plugin again and decided to give it a try. The description says:
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) gives you a list of posts and/or pages related to the current entry, introducing the reader to other relevant content on your site
I have installed YARPP here and I am [...]
TweetMeme Button WordPress plugin
I have installed the TweetMeme Button on this blog. It’s a nice WordPress plugin that is focused, it’s about retweets and nothing else. The plugin shows a button and the number of retweets so far.
I used Tweet This before but it had too many features compared to what I want.
Update.
I have switched to SexyBookmarks for [...]
Learn from why Mashable rules the social media
Marko Saric at HowToMakeMyBlog writes about 9 reasons why Mashable rules the social media. It’s a great post since it list and explains nine reasons which gives you a chance to see what might work for you and your blog.
Under reason eight it says:
There is original reporting and there is curation, which is just as [...]
Headway Premium WordPress Theme
Thesis has been pretty much alone in the heavyweight section for premium WordPress themes. Now a new contender enters the market, Headway Premium WordPress Theme, a theme that looks very interesting.
Headway is perfect for the average blogger (or webmaster) and developers. All users of Headway can appreciate the ease of the drag and drop layout [...]
Wibiya Blog Toolbar
The Blog Herald writes about Add a Free & Useful Toolbar to Your Blog which is about the Wibiya toolbar.
It’s a new tool, Wibiya is currently by invitation only, but it looks really interesting. You can see the Wibiya toolbar in action at Jobacle, see bottom of screen. I have signed up and look forward [...]
8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers
In 8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers answers this question:
What are the first steps to optimizing my blog for searches?
Darren expands on his eight tips, in short they are:
1. Content is King
2. Anticipate What People Will be Searching For
3. Titles Titles Titles
4. Keywords in other parts of your post
5. Link to Your Own Posts
6. [...]
Upgrade to WordPress 2.8
Men With Pens has a great post about WordPress 2.8: It’s Time to Upgrade Your Site. They describe what’s new and also reminds us to deactivate plugins before an upgrade.
I was in a rush when upgrading one of my blogs and did a ‘deep end of the pool’ upgrade, upgrading WordPress without deactivating my plugins. [...]
