To some people words like "feedreader" and "rss" make their eyes glaze over and focus attention to that speck on your tooth. So why not loose the geekeze, and make it easy for readers to subscribe? Let them, "get an email every time you post" instead of "subscribe in a feedreader". Here are the subscription options and displays for some of the best sites out there: Copyblogger: This is my … [Read more...]
Do you leave ‘feedback’?
We're all bloggers here, right? How much do you LOVE comments? Last week, Heather let me know that my print links weren't working on my Strawberries site. So I went directlyovertoherblog and let her know everythingthatwasbroken there too. No, I kid. I really had no idea that the links for printing my recipes weren't working! That is important stuff if you're a food blogger! So while … [Read more...]
Hold a “Draw” Tech-style
Have you been to the bloggy giveaways carnival this week? It ends tonight! Go! Quickly! And, if you're ready to give away a present, this here is a great tool to 'draw' a nearly-random number: Like drawing numbers from a hat, without the hat. How very geeky of you! … [Read more...]
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Finding and Using a Gravatar
Is your theme gravatar-enabled? If it is, you'll see a small image in each comment. Gravatars are images that represent your online presence anywhere on the internet. Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatars. With WP 2.6 we can now include a default image that matches your site instead of the little grey head. We can set the size of the gravatar and placement within the comments. … [Read more...]