Tag Archives: Blog

Optimize “CSS Repeated” Background Images In Photoshop

Today were going to take a look at how to optimize your background images in Photoshop. Most blogs use a repeated background image to provide a sense of individuality in their blog designs. In most cases, this sets blogs apart by appearance which is an excellent first step in attracting new readers. Photoshop CS3 is an [...]

Cufon – The Ultimate Text Replacement Tool

Lets face it – SIFR has one critical drawback. If Adobe Flash isn’t installed on a computer or disabled by a browser, you have standard boring web safe fonts being rendered to a website visitor. If the website was designed with heavy reliance on the typography (more and more are being designed this way), you’ve [...]

Posted in Blog Design | Also tagged Blog Design, Blog Template, Cufon | 8 Comments

Website Auditor – The Invaluable SEO Tool For All Webmasters

While reading one of my commenter’s blogs (Archie @ SomeExtraPennies.com), I stumbled across a small 125×125 advertisement that advertised a product called “Website Auditor”. I don’t usually click ads, but I made an exception and did. What I found will change the way I create websites from now onwards. The product is called Website Auditor and [...]

Posted in Website Reviews | Also tagged Google, MSN, Search engine optimization, Seo, Web search engine, Website, Yahoo | 12 Comments

Posting “Link-Love” To Gain Blogger Respect

Time and time again in my email, I see blog posts that highlight interesting posts from other blogs on Sunday. I just took a moment to think, “How could that help somebodies blog?”. I mean sure it gives back-links to other blogs, but theirs no real benefit to doing it for yourself. Then the answer [...]

Posted in Contemplation | Also tagged Links | 6 Comments

Changing Your Title To Reflect Your Blog Title

Ever wonder how each website gets their title in the top left of your browser? For example, I set mine to: “Brad Blogging – Daily Blog Tips For The Masses” as thats what I believe this blog helps its readers achieve. I often give tips that you can’t find anywhere else. Anyhow, enough about me and [...]

Posted in Blog Design | Also tagged All in one Seo Plugin, Change Title, Google, SEO rankings, Title, Title Browser, Wordpress, Wordpress 2.3.3, Wordpress 2.5 | 5 Comments

What Makes A “Good” Blog, Good?

This question has been brought up on many other websites and blogs and all have different points to ponder. For example, Jakonrath.blogspot.com says the first point is “Content Is King”, while Problogdesign.com says that “Better Looking Blogs, Grow Faster”. My personal spin on it is that both of those blogs are right and wrong at the [...]

Posted in Contemplation, How To | Also tagged Good | 4 Comments