We couldn't be more pleased to introduce to you (some of you will already know her from 3 Boys and a Dog) our newest team member: Kelli Miller. Since owning a computer at the age of 2 (anyone remember the Commodore 64 computers?) Kelli has worked with hundreds of brands as the owner of the 3 Boys and a Dog blog and has worked herself up to a top voice among product reviewers. As if owning a blog that has 7 contributors (in addition to herself) isn’t enough, Kelli also owns Blog Print Media, a company that prides itself on helping Bloggers and Small Businesses create the print media tools … [Read more...]
Domain Name Resources
February 28, 2011
Domain Tools - offers a large selection of tools to test the domain name server. This is helpful if you are trying to use custom domain mapping for blogger Kloth - has tools to monitor domain and DNS (my favorite) MX Toolbox - tool to check your email (MX) records which is useful when you're installing google apps Traceroute - allows you to test your IP from various locations around the world, this comes in handy when you are changing hosts and want to know which host is live with your website InterNIC Whois - one of the reliable sites to show whois info for a domain name … [Read more...]
New Features in WordPress 3.1
February 23, 2011
The much anticipated release of WordPress 3.1 happened this morning. Although I was excited to see some more geekery what I'm pleased as punch with, is the pretty blue admin theme. More on that below! Here's a few things you may be interested in - and how to get around them: In new blogs, the edit post screen will be more streamlined. This means the extra boxes will be hidden. To add, remove, or edit the number of viewable boxes, click on the "Screen Options" tab at the top of the screen. As I mentioned above, a refreshed blue admin theme is available. If you don't already use the … [Read more...]
How to add images to the sidebars in WordPress
February 20, 2011
For many of us using images in our sidebar, we've had to copy/paste the code or links to get them in there. This plugin will save you from all that. Using the Image Widget plugin, you can use the simple upload link to upload images from your computer right into the sidebar - no html required! See a screenshot of what the upload screen looks like below. And follow these instructions to upload as many images as you like into any sidebar or widgeted area of your WordPress site. To install the image widget plugin: 1. Log into your website at www.yourwebsite.com/wp-admin 2. Go to the … [Read more...]
How I make Work-at-Home work for me
February 7, 2011
I get a lot of funny looks when I say that I run a business from home. I suppose most of the time that means I sell Avon. And when I say that I have a Nanny there are usually rolled eyes, and wouldn't that be great looks from others. When someone needs something at school, they assume I'm available because I work from home. Today I want to share what I've learned over the last 3 years of owning a small business. I have, and will continue to be, on a quest for wisdom that I can use in this journey. I have spoken to 100's of small biz owners at tech conferences and through email. … [Read more...]
