Growing Your Blog with Pinterest: Getting Started

Growing Your Blog With Pinterest | theblogmaven.com

If you’ve been on the internet in the past – um, year – you’ve heard the buzz about Pinterest.  And yes, it’s the best thing since Facebook. Pinterest is a visual representation of the hottest things on the Internet, grouped by category. Who decides what makes it onto Pinterest? You do. The same way you [...]

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Bringing Google Friend Connect Subscribers to RSS

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(or, the GFC After Party) If you’re anywhere in the world of WordPress, you’ve probably felt the effect of Google recently discontinuing its Google Friend Connect (GFC) service to non-Blogger blogs.  Yes, they warned us they were leaving.  But I don’t know if anyone was really ready for the huge silence when their widgets and [...]

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“Earth Mama 101″ Moved to WordPress

Earthmama 101 Blog Migration

Earth Mama 101, a blog about finding the beauty in everyday life, is now on WordPress.  I moved Lisa and her blog over this February and while the change has taken some getting used to, she’s now comfortable in her new blogging home. For layout, Lisa chose the Thesis theme because of its simple design [...]

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“Small Things” moved to WordPress

Recently Migrated: Small Things blog

Small Things is a wonderful blog by Ginny with growing readership and beautiful photography.  I had the honor of moving her from Blogger to WordPress in December. For her layout, Ginny chose the Thesis theme because of its similarities with her layout on Blogger – and the transition was seamless.  Most readers didn’t realize she [...]

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How to Create Photo/Image Links

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Using HTML to create seamless links If you want to create an image link, whether it’s on your sidebar or elsewhere, the one fail-safe method to use is HTML code.  HTML is read by your readers’ web browsers directly and doesn’t rely on a plugin to work.  Depending on which theme you use, there may [...]

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