It is inevitable. There will be people who eventually visit your website and try to cause havoc. Whether it is a ‘hit-and-run’ where they visit once and never return, or have been regularely lurking, you can take several actions. Some of what I suggest are quite progressive, while others are not. Flaming is a form
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Understanding Blog Spam And How Not Do It
I had the most interesting encounter in Reddit recently with a user who accused me of blog spam. Of course, having a slight understanding of what the term was, but not that it was a real term, I decided to do a little research. I know this might sound a bit know-it-all, but I am
[Continue Reading...]Paid to Blog 101: Etiquette
I have come across mixed opinions about blogs that contained paid-to-review, also known as, paid to blog. Some people are not fond of it, while others are happily writing posts they will eventually get paid for. Blondish.net does have paid posts from time to time. Since my site revamp, my focus has prevented me from
[Continue Reading...]Guest Post: What Is The Definition Of Good Web Design?
Please welcome my guest blogger, Brian Swichkow (@swichi293 on Twitter.) Brian is a graduate of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and has with a degree in Multimedia and Graphic Design. He always tweets wonderful, inspirational, and resourceful links to sites containing design and technology. I asked him to define good web design in his own
[Continue Reading...]TopRoundups.com: Rounding Up Top Articles
Another nifty bookmark site has surfaced: TopRoundups.com! This one is focused on quality articles in the web and graphic design world. The project creator is Webmasterish, who also created SimpleFunctions.com. I had blogged about that site with Back To The Simple Things: SingleFunction.com not too long ago. Some of the popular articles are in the
[Continue Reading...]Blogging and Social Identities: Make Yourself Available
With the increasing number of comments I have seen on my site, I am alarmed at the number of people who have not plugged into handy tools that I have blogged about, especially people I know to have businesses. One of the big ones is Gravatar. Gravatar allows you to sign up for free and
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