Favicons are the small 16 pixel by 16 pixel pictures you see beside some URLs in your browser’s address bar. There are several tutorials online that will walk you through how to make a favicon and install it on your blog, so we’ll just point you in the right direction! How to Make a Favicon: [...]
Blogging Glossary: Defining Basic Blogging Terms
March 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you’re new to blogging, you may be overwhelmed by the jargon tossed around effortlessly online. I started this article thinking I could define a few key blogging terms that may help beginning bloggers find their footing. What I ended up with was an epically long post that needs to be separated into several categorical [...]
Helpful Blogging Links: Make a Gravatar, Free Copyright Webinar, Retro-Styled Gadgets, Fixing Broken Links
March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Before I share the helpful links today, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who is checking out TypePad for Dummies on Amazon! Our publisher let us know that the book is really moving and shaking on Amazon! Right now we are #1 in Books > Computers & Internet > Web Development > Web [...]
Learning HTML Can Help You Take Control of Your Blog
March 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you’re blogging and you don’t know even a little bit of HTML, you’re doing yourself a disservice. HTML tells a web browser how to display text elements on your web page. Learning and using HTML is fairly intuitive; I think you’ll find it very easy to learn. Knowing how to use HTML on your [...]
RSS: How do I include advertisements in my RSS feed?
March 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
Over the past few weeks I’ve shown you how to set up and use Feedburner for the syndication (RSS) of your blog. This is the final post in this series and today I’ll point you to resources for including advertisements within your feed. Last week, in the discussion about whether to use full or partial [...]
RSS Series: Should I offer a full or partial RSS feed to my readers?
March 17, 2010 By 12 Comments
We’ve been talking about RSS feeds for a few weeks now. As you integrate (or continue to integrate) a feed in your blog, one of the questions that arises is Should I post a full or partial feed? Today we’ll explore what to consider before you make your decision. When you offer an RSS feed [...]
RSS Series: How do I set up my blog’s RSS feed via e-mail?
March 10, 2010 By 7 Comments
If you have a blog or web site, you likely have an RSS feed your readers can subscribe to via a feed reader so they know when you’ve updated your site with new content. Traditionally, RSS feeds are read through a feed reader or news aggregator. Lately, though, more and more people are asking for [...]
