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What is a favicon and how do I make and install one on my blog?

March 31, 2010 By Melanie Nelson 4 Comments

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: [...]

Filed Under: Buttons/Banners/Graphics, Definitions Tagged With: favicon, gimp, Photoshop, tutorial 4 Comments

Facebook Video Feature: Create or Upload Video to Your Community

October 19, 2009 By Melanie Nelson 2 Comments

Facebook is a great way to share information with your community. Most of us use it regularly to provide quick updates about what we’re doing, where we’re going, or a news story that interests us. Most of us also regularly upload pictures to share with our communities. You know what I’ve noticed, though? Not many [...]

Filed Under: Social Media & Networking, Video/Music Tagged With: facebook, share video, tutorial, video, video blog, vlog, vlogging 2 Comments

Blogging Tutorial Links: HTML, CSS, WordPress

October 14, 2009 By Melanie Nelson 3 Comments

I have been a collector my entire life. I think I come by it naturally since my mother’s side of the family tends to “collect” things in the form of never throwing anything away on the off chance it might be valuable or hold the key to the family’s history. From reality television, I now [...]

Filed Under: Getting Started, Helpful Blogging Links, HTML Tagged With: blog tutorial, blogging basics, create drop-down menu, css, how-to blog, HTML, style sheets, tutorial, video tutorial, wordpress 3 Comments

What is HARO and How Does It Work?

October 7, 2009 By Melanie Nelson Leave a Comment

Finding sources for a news article is hard when you don’t know where to look or if you don’t have contacts within an industry. It’s also hard to contribute your knowledge on a given subject when you don’t know who needs your help. Enter HARO, which stands for Help A Reporter Out and is a [...]

Filed Under: Content/Writing, Definitions, Social Media & Networking, Traffic Tagged With: blog advice, finding experts, finding news sources, HARO, Help A Reporter Out, Peter Shankman, tutorial Leave a Comment

Enhancing Your Blog Content Series: Using Video & Screencasting

May 20, 2009 By Melanie Nelson 1 Comment

Blogging Expert Melanie Nelson explains how to use video blogging and screencasting to enhance your blog’s content. She tells you what you need, how to do it, and where to post it.

Filed Under: Screencast Tutorials, Video/Music Tagged With: best practices for video, screencasting, tutorial, video blog, video blogging, vlog, vlogging, why use video 1 Comment

Enhancing Your Blog Content Series: Podcasting

May 13, 2009 By Melanie Nelson Leave a Comment

Podcasting allows you to take your blog content to the next level and offer even more content value to your readers. You can load your podcasts directly to iTunes and encourage your readers to subscribe.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: benefits of podcasting, enhance blog content, iTunes, odiogo, podcasting, tutorial, why podcast Leave a Comment