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What’s Going on in Tech?

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

I just got off the phone with my friend Chris and we talked about how we hardly blog anymore. Also about how nothing seems that exciting in tech lately. It’s mostly about Google and the iPhone over and over. Are we just cynical or have things quieted down considerably?
My take is when something is new […]

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SEO for Blogs - Engage Magazine

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

My article on SEO for blogs was featured in the March/April 2008 issue of Engage Magazine. My friends Nash and Shahar started the magazine. They do a great job making internet marketing subjects simple for small business owners.
http://www.engagemag.net/archives/Engage-Mar08Web.pdf

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Newspapergirl Blog Milestones

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Like many bloggers, I started on (now Google owned) Blogger, went to WordPress hosted, and last to WordPress with my own domain and host. These posts are really for me to remember, so they are a bit indulgent, please forgive me
Here are some important milestones:

Got the domain name www.newspapergirl.com in addition to www.newspapergrl.com […]

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How to Install a Wordpress Blog

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Installing a Wordpress blog on your own host takes a bit of of technical know-how. That’s why most start out with a Blogger blog. However, the benefits of Wordpress for search engine optimization make it worth the effort. Also, Wordpress is open source which means people are always creating free plugins and innovating. You don’t […]

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An Interview with Internet Markerter Courtney Tuttle

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Yesterday my business partner and I had lunch with Courtney Tuttle, a blogger and Internet marketer (www.courtneytuttle.com).Up until a few days ago I didn’t know he lived close so I contacted him and the next day we met him. Courtney is just as generous in real life as he is in his blog. He […]

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Blogger John Chow Featured

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

I just read a feature about blogger John Chow on the Unusual Business Ideas that Work blog. I met John Chow at Blogworld a few months ago. The post talks about how much he’s made from blogging - $25k a month. He started out making $300 a month. He spends about $550 a month in […]

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Don’t Program your Own Blog Software, Use Wordpress

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

I’m going to save you a lot of pain and money. When businesses are new to blogging they often want to set up their own blogging software or platform. Don’t do it. Use Wordpress. It’s customizeable, has many plugins, and it’s free (be sure to host it on your own server, with your own domain […]

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Sam’s Club Online Marketing Services

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

As I was catching up on my blog reader today, I did a double take on this revelation: Sam’s Club (or WalMart) offers Internet Marketing services. The company that offers the services is called Innuity. It’s not new but I’ve never heard of it until today. I spoke to them to find out more.
First, Sam’s […]

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Business Blogging - Low Cost and High Returns

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

It’s great to see the The New York Times report on the benefits of blogging - especially for small or mid-sized businesses. They say blogging is a “low-cost, high-return tool.”
It’s not just for small businesses though - Google probably has more blogs than any other business I know. They seem to create one for just […]

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Blog Issues I Need to Solve

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Here are some blog issues I need to fix (if you have recommendations for me):

Incoming Links Spam
I noticed in my sidebar there’s an SEO company who has spammed my list of incoming links. I tried to delete it, can’t find a way. I tried removing the plugin of incoming comments and it left an error […]

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