Entries Tagged 'Techie Tip Tuesday' ↓

Many mobile phones don’t display web content in an easy-to-access format, yet many users of the web only have Internet access through their phones. As people are beginning to bundle technology services and phones are becoming smarter, that number will only grow. Today’s techie tip will show you how you can create a mobile phone friendly link to your blog’s feed that you can add to your site’s navigation menu. This format will also load very quickly on most mobile phones, and this hack takes only minutes to complete.

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I’ve been asked this question many times — Why WordPress? To help answer that question, I’m posting my response to a personal email I received a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully this will explain why I chose this platform. It doesn’t mean that other platforms are bad, it just depends upon your reasons for blogging, and each blogger must chose the platform that is best for their purposes. For me, WordPress is the best choice for a number of reasons.

Specifically, this reader had asked why use WordPress, since Blogger now allows custom domain names, so I begin by addressing that in my reply. I corrected a couple of spelling errors and clarified a few phrases, but other than that, this is the direct response I sent to that reader:

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I started this topic a few weeks ago and then got caught up with holiday stuff and am just now returning to finish. I apologize for the delay. Part of the problem with me writing on this particular topic is that when I transported my blogs into WordPress, I wasn’t concerned with things such as traffic and permalink structure, so I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. (Ignorance is bliss, right?)

Because several readers have asked me about this process, I wanted to make a video with step by step instructions but I haven’t had time to do the required research and then go through the process myself so I can make the video. However, I have found an excellent free online tutorial, complete with screenshots, that takes you through the entire process. Instead of keeping those of you who asked for this information hanging any longer, I’m going to simply give you the link to Rahul’s post: Moving from Blogger to WordPress — Maintaining Permalinks, Traffic & SEO.

Again, I apologize for being so slow and for not writing this tutorial personally, but trust me, this guy did a better job of explaining it than I would have done since I didn’t do it the right way when I moved. So, those of you who wanted this information are better off reading his post.

One of the best security tactics you can employ on your WordPress blog is to do regular upgrades as each WordPress update is released. Not only does upgrading help thwart hackers, it usually also offers you some cool features that the earlier version didn’t have. For instance, WordPress 2.9 isn’t a major overhaul, yet it now provides the following useful items:

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In order to build relationships with your readers, communication is vital. Unfortunately, placing a live-link email address into your blog is an open invitation for spammers to invade your in-box. A good alternative is the addition of a contact form page. While the form may not appear as personal as a direct email message, it actually goes directly into your email in-box and you can respond to the sender directly from your email platform.

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