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Picture This
As you’re creating your blog, we know that having good quality content is the most important thing to consider. Google recently for webmasters to this effect. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that text isn’t everything when it comes to the actual reading experience of your blog. Pictures are essential to creating visual… Read more
Oil Changes for Your Web Site
Last week we painted a word picture comparing a Web site to a car. You can drive your site well enough if it’s built on a content management system, but most business owners (like car owners) lack the technical know-how to handle the required upkeep. Oil changes, tune-ups, tire rotations, all those little things that… Read more
The Web Garage
Last week we mentioned that a Web site is a complex organism. This week, an illustration of just how complex… Take a moment and go out to your garage. Put your key in the ignition, and turn it. What happens? Unless you’ve got a broken down hoopty, the engine magically roars to life. Now take… Read more
Misconceptions About WordPress
On Monday this week, the WordPress platform hit a milestone: it’s now been around for ten years! More impressive than that is the number of sites that are powered by the WordPress platform. Since its inception, it’s grown to a full-fledged content management system, capable of running your entire site. By some estimates, no less than… Read more
How Scheduling Blog Posts in Advance Can Save Your Butt
Last week we mentioned that writing up several blog posts in advance and scheduling them to publish later can make things much easier on you. We also suggested the tack of writing posts that explore lessons you’ve learned that can benefit your readers. This week, we take both of those ideas, and relate an example… Read more
I Don’t Have Anything to Write About!
Several MWD Web clients are apprehensive about this whole blogging thing. They worry that they don’t really have anything useful to contribute, that there’s nothing interesting to talk about in their industry, or whatever. You, reading this post, might also feel like you don’t have anything to say. Of course you do! You’d be amazed… Read more
Spam Be Gone!
Over the past three weeks we’ve seen a lot of examples of what a spam comment looks like. They come in all shapes and sizes, but they generally have one or more of these traits in common: Links to suspicious-looking sites Generic commentary that may or may not have anything to do with your post… Read more
Spam Hunting
The last two weeks we’ve dealt with the whys and wherefores of blog comment spam, and some common tactics those sneaky little devils use to try and get themselves published on your blog. For a refresher, visit the Spam Post Part 1 and Spam Post Part 2. This week, we have a continued look at… Read more
How to Recognize a Spam Comment From Quite a Long Way Away
Last week we took a look at the logic behind why people (and robots) leave spam comments on blog posts. This week we take a look at some common red flags that will tip you off to a spam comment, even if it looks legitimate on the surface. Why take the time to do this?… Read more
Spam on Your Blog!
By now you’re blogging regularly on your business site. Right? Of course right! Now that you are, you’ll be getting comments on your blog. Hopefully those comments form a useful discussion, coming from people who are genuinely interested in what you’re saying. Alas, not all comments are from legitimate readers of your wonderful content. Especially… Read more