Quick WordPress Tip – Leave Yourself A Note On The Dashboard

If you only have one WordPress blog, and never write guest posts elsewhere, you probably are very capable of remembering how to format your posts. I mean, how hard could it be to remember the maximum width to use for images, or which Hx tag (H1, H2, H3…) to separate sections of a post? Right? But try remembering even those two things when you write posts for several blogs. If you’re... read more

22 (+) SEO and Social Media Guest Posts

Over the last year or so, I’ve written guest posts or contributory posts on several sites across the web. It occurred to me today that some of you might benefit from those postings, because they focus on topics that I don’t tend to delve into very much here on this blog. So I’ve rounded them up and hopefully I’ve included them all, but I can’t promise that I didn’t... read more

Is Your Site Easy On The Eyes?

I like to tell people that I’m no designer, but I know what looks good. Of course, each of us has her own opinion about “beauty” but over the years, scientific research suggests that our individual ideas on beauty aren’t so far apart. Simply put, we often find beauty in things that are symmetrical and harmonious; things that are easy for our brains to process and assess, and that... read more

Dazzlin Badge of Excellence for LightEcho

This Dazzlin Badge of Excellence is awarded to LightEcho. I haven’t given a badge of excellence in a while, and this is the first I’ve given to someone of the male species. I like this site, not only because it’s visually appealing to me, but because the information it contains is broad and varied, but still on point. And what is that point? Well, I’ll let Jonathan’s own... read more

An Incredibly Easy Way To Legally Use Flickr Photos

Flickr is a goldmine of images that you can use to spice up your web site or blog posts. But there are some things you should be aware of, so that you can keep it all legal. Now, I don’t want this to just be some boring post about keeping it legal. No, I intend to showcase how you can not only use Flickr images safely, but easily. Let’s face it, crafting a good blog post or site article... read more