Category Archives: Wordpress

The Blog is DEAD

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Don’t you just love sensational headlines?
Obviously this blog isn’t dead and in fact I don’t think the act of blogging is dead at all.  I’ll even make the assertion that with all the micro blogging happening (Facebook, Twitter,  Google Plus, Flickr, and on and on…) that true blogging is even more important today.
Today, I have [...]

When is the best time to update or add plugins?

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Surprisingly, it’s not when you see the update button light up.  Click on that button, update the plugins and you may find your blog dead.  Out of order dead.  Can’t even login dead.  Fatal Error Dead.  Won’t load for you or any visitor DEAD.
Yeah, all that just from updating a simple plugin.  Sometimes technology really [...]

Blogging Rule #816: Comment Notification

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Let’s get real for just a minute.  I know people don’t wake up, turn on their computer, and type in the browser window
 h t t p : / / A r e W e C o n n e c t e d .  c o m
to see the latest happenings on the site.
People [...]

Updates at AreWeConnected

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It’s still a work in progress but there are a few quiet changes that have been made to the site.  The one you’ll probably notice right off the bat is up on the top right.

The top right of any website is generally reserved for the “Call to Action”.  In my case that would most likely [...]

“How many of you have a blog?”

My friend Jimmy Mackin (who has an excellent blog at http://themlsapp.com/wordpress/) shared a video that perfectly explains one of the hidden underlying reasons you should have a blog.
It’s not because of SEO
It’s not because you can sell ads on the side
And it’s not because it’s FREE (or could be free)

“What matters is the meta cognition of [...]

MarsEdit vs LiveWriter

Mike Mueller Tramp Stamp Version 2.0

Just in case you didn’t know, I don’t use the traditional wordpress backend to write any of my posts.  As a PC user I found Microsoft’s LiveWriter a long time ago and have never looked back.

Now I also have a sexy silver machine (MacBookPro) that I’m starting to ease into.  Looking for the Mac version [...]

Blogging for Newbies Questions

Matt Goyer

If you were to look at a heat map of real estate blogging in the United States, Seattle would be en fuego!
It’s RED HOT.
Lucky me, I’ll be moderating a panel of bonafide blogstars for REBarCamp Seattle this coming week and couldn’t be more excited!
Why?
I get to ask Matt Goyer, Rich Jacobson, Ben Kakimoto [...]

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