I attended #SMBSTL or known as Show Me The Blog Conference, in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 23, 2010. It was a full day event filled with engaging in conversation face-to-face with other local bloggers from the St. Louis area, as well as parts of Missouri and Illinois. The Show Me the Blog conference was
[Continue Reading...]Chat Catcher Plugin- Shutting Down
For those who are not familiar with the ChatCatcher plugin for WordPress, the plugin allowed bloggers to be able to “catch” the Retweets and mentions for each article. The mentions would be published much like trackbacks, but for those who like to monitor their tweets from their own WordPress administration panel, this plugin was pretty
[Continue Reading...]WordPress Plugin Review: WP125
WP125 is a WordPress plugin to help monetize blogs by allowing the blogger to insert 125×125 pixel banners. Created by Matt Harzewski, this is an alternative to outside banner ad php scripts as it allows WordPress to manage the work, meaning less passwords to remember and administration links to use. The plugin is easy to
[Continue Reading...]#SharingSundays – October 17th Roundup Recap
Wow! Three weeks of #SharingSundays. I have decided to start creating Facebook events every week now so that anyone I know that blogs can have a reminder that they can share their most recent post on my Facebook fan page on Sundays. Here are this week’s links – CommentLuv Ambassador Contest on Basic Blog Tips
[Continue Reading...]WordPress Swag Giveaway!!! Ends October 31st
Yep, you heard it. After a lot of emails and some surprising prize additions, the WordPress Swag Giveaway is extended until October 31st, 2010. Not only that, but instead of 4 lucky people, there are now 5 prize packages. We already have over 68 entrants – wow!!! Please visit the following people who have graciously
[Continue Reading...]Why Are You Still Using Blogger?
I know, I know – I love WordPress enough that I am really hardcore about persuading people to using WordPress.org self-hosting, especially for those investing in a domain and hosting. I even recommend it for the free hosting on WordPress.com. I want to ask those using Blogger – why are you still using it? Once
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