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Just because I’m not writing here doesn’t mean I’m not writing at all. I’m still doing my weekly column at BlogHer.com. Here’s what we’re talking about–come join the discussion! Choosing a Blogging Niche Should You Register Your Blog? Business Cards or Poken for the BlogHer Conference This Year?

Blogging Basics 101 Site News: Returning in a Month

I want to thank everyone who has stopped by lately. Things have been really great, but I’m finding that I’m taking on too many projects right now. I’ve decided to take a one-month break from Blogging Basics 101. In that time I’m going to evaluate priorities and streamline my productivity. I’m giving myself permission to [...]

Helpful Blogging Links: March 13, 2009

Free Search Engine Optimization Conference Call on Monday, March 16 via 5 Minutes for Mom (Tell them BB101 sent you!) Matt Cutts on Whitehat SEO Tips for Bloggers via Technofriends How to Get Search Engine Traffic to Your Site via ProBlogger Tips on How to Write Good SEO Blog Post Titles via Sparkplugging Why SEO [...]

BlogHer Conference 2009: Blogging Basics 101 Geek Lab

If you are coming to BlogHer09 this summer in Chicago, I hope we’ll meet! This will be my third year to attend BlogHer and I’m here to tell you it’s the place to find your blogging mojo, meet other women bloggers, and have a great time doing it. Last year I presented on the panel [...]

Helpful Blogging Links: March 6, 2009

Adobe Lightroom Tutorial via No Recipes HOW TO: Create Groups for Twitter via Mashable 5 Stupid Copyright Questions That Aren’t via Plagiarism Today How to Find Good Blog Themes via Blogging Tips Writing and Publishing Code in Your WordPress Blog Posts via The Blog Herald

Choosing Movable Type as Your Blogging Platform

Movable Type is the self-hosted blog platform offered by SixApart (also owner of Typepad). Ostensibly, Movable Type is the equivalent of WordPress.org. Put simply: Both are non-hosted blogging platforms that allow you to tweak your own code. Movable Type, at one point several years ago, was set to be a “potential successor to the kingdom [...]