I'm cheap. I also love Free Images. Every post on my site has at least one image. Often times there's a pun involved. In this case it's a dumb picture of my dog (lucky you). They say it keeps the reader interested, but really I do it mostly for me. It's important to …
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How to find and use Images and not get sued
This is the 3rd in the series of 20 Secret Blogging Tips in 20 Days! There’s no rhyme or reason to the order. Check out the bottom of this post to see the rest. I've written extensively about finding images for your wordpress blog posts before. I even shared a great plugin called …
Images, Images, Images
A blog post is nothing if it doesn't have images. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. When it comes to the finding the images there are generally three options - using your own, using 'stock' images, or searching the internet. I'll show you how to do all three but before I do let me first …
How to write a blog post
I write blog posts daily. Typically they might be about a change in a social media platform, or a ‘how to’ strategy ranging anywhere from beginner to middle advanced. I don’t know why but the advanced advanced stuff turns people off. Often times you’ll hear me mention that you always need to …
I Take Crappy Photos
No really, I do. If I do manage to get a good shot, it was ALL LUCK. Speaking of luck... Lucky for me there is a plugin called PhotoDropper. With it I can do a search for Creative Commons Licensed images that are approved for my type of blog and with a few clicks I can find, insert and give …
Pinterest Poorly
So… Last week I created a small graphic voicing my opinion on how some people are using Pinterest poorly. Just my opinion, and I'm sticking by it. The graphic got a few shares, a few re-pins, and generally spread around as you might expect. Yay for me! In a seemingly an unrelated post, …
Thoughts on Censorship
I was watching some regular TV in the early evening and was a little surprised at some of the words they were able to say with having to bleep them out. You’ve probably noticed this as well. It got me to thinking about censorship. FOR THE RECORD I can swear like a sailor and often do (maybe even …
Homebase: Why you need to OWN your content
The other day a good friend of mine Lesley Lambert tweeted that her Facebook Page was still there but all the content of hers was not. That’s weird. She’s been adding content to her Facebook Page for a very long time. She’s a regular blogger and has hundreds if not thousands of posts, most …
Inman’s Most Influential
Warning: Personal Opinions may be expressed here… What probably sounded like a great idea to start – highlighting the real estate industries most influential person, seems to have gone the way of FastCompany’s Influence Project. According to Inman’s Website …
My WordPress Terms of Service
General: Installation and customization of a WordPress based website at your host of choice. (GoDaddy Hosting requires a $50 extra service fee) Installation will use the highest stable version of WordPress at the time. Theme: Current and stable version of any free theme will be used. Cost …
Finding Images
Sometimes I’ll use a photo or screen capture that illustrates a point. I’ll also use an image more as a pun. No matter which, it’s images are what make our posts interesting and appealing to the eye. What happens when you don’t have the right image? Do you do a Google Image search and just …