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I have a couple older posts that I don’t like the picture quality and maybe no one has commented on. Is it okay to delete posts like these?

March 13, 2008 By 4 Comments

My opinion is that, ultimately, the decision is yours because first and foremost it’s your blog. If, for instance, you wrote a few posts in the beginning (e.g., about the joys of vacuuming your hallway) but your blog began to slowly take a different turn (e.g., how to grow your own herbs indoors) and you [...]

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How do I make one of those “100 Things About Me” posts that I can add to my sidebar?

March 11, 2008 By 5 Comments

It is tradition to write a 100 Things About Me post when you reach your 100th post. Once you’ve written your 100 things, you may want to post them as a regular post or you may want to just provide a link to it on your sidebar. Or both. Or neither. Whatever. Blogger Write your [...]

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I find that many of my posts are quite long. How do I make it so my post has a teaser or introduction, but provides a link to the rest of the article?

February 25, 2008 By 5 Comments

This is one of those questions I receive a lot. Expandable content (providing readers with a short teaser, then providing a link to the rest of the article) is excellent for bloggers whose posts tend to be quite long or who like to keep weeks and weeks of content on their main page. BloggerBelieve it [...]

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Podcast: Grammar

January 30, 2008 By 10 Comments

Here is the second installment of my discussion of blog etiquette with Shannon from Rocks In My Dryer. She is a champion of all things grammar and we discuss why this is important in blogging. The podcast is just over three minutes long and you can download it from my server (it’s in m4a format [...]

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Scraping

January 24, 2008 By 3 Comments

I received the following e-mail: From time to time I find a link back to a post I made (either on my WordPress dashboard or Technorati) in which the blog linking to me appears to be just links to other posts surrounded by Google ads rather than a real blog: there is no original content, [...]

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Is it possible to make blog into a book?

January 22, 2008 By 11 Comments

Making your blog into a book can be a great way to preserve your memories and milestones. There are many companies that can help you accomplish this task; I’ll point you to the two most popular. (Of course, any self-publishing company can probably make your blog into a book, you’ll just need to verify you [...]

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I’ve set up a new blog that really needs to have the oldest posts on top. Is there a way I can reorder the entries so that they begin with the oldest entry on top?

November 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment

TypePad Log in to TypePad. Go to Weblogs > Configure > Preferences. Under Post Listing Preferences you’ll see an option labeled Order of Posts. Choose Oldest First under Order of Posts. Click Save. You can find more in-depth instructions about configuring your posting preferences in the TypePad Knowledge Base. Blogger Unlike TypePad, Blogger does not [...]

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Improving Workflow While Writing Posts

September 25, 2007 By 1 Comment

Today I’m going to point you to an article that can help you improve your workflow as you develop your blog posts. Most blog programs (i.e., Typepad, Blogger, WordPress, etc.) don’t work like a word processor because they don’t allow the quick keyboard shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+i for italics or Ctrl+b for bold). It’s surprising how [...]

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How do I make shaded box for a quote?

August 20, 2007 By 13 Comments

A quote box looks like this: Chilihead is smert. And, it’s not as hard to do as you might think. You will, however, have to get your hands dirty in your HTML. Wait! Don’t leave! You can do this! Deep breaths, people. Stay with me. To make a blockquote without a box, you simply type [...]

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How do I change the date of my posts? How do I set a post to publish at a later date?

August 6, 2007 By 2 Comments

There will be times when you are writing a post and decide, for whatever reason, to save it as a draft. When you publish that post you’ll want the date of publication to match the date it actually goes live instead of the day you started it as a draft. There will also be times [...]

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