Tips for protecting your blog
If you’re concerned about protecting a Wordpress blog from nasty people, this post has some pretty interesting ideas, like password protecting your admin directory and removing the line that broadcasts which version of WP you’re using.

Tips for protecting your blog

If you’re concerned about protecting a Wordpress blog from nasty people, this post has some pretty interesting ideas, like password protecting your admin directory and removing the line that broadcasts which version of WP you’re using.

This is worth bookmarking: The 500 Dollar Per Month Comment Thread
Mark threw open a discussion where people making over $500/month profit on websites could advise people making less than that. If you’re making less, you’re welcome to discuss your strategy and get feedback, or just ask questions.
There are a lot of ideas and inspirations in [...]

This is worth bookmarking: The 500 Dollar Per Month Comment Thread

Mark threw open a discussion where people making over $500/month profit on websites could advise people making less than that. If you’re making less, you’re welcome to discuss your strategy and get feedback, or just ask questions.

There are a lot of ideas and inspirations in there. There’s one or two bullshit posts where someone says, “Oh, anyone with a sixth grade education can just throw up a website and learn SEO and make that much” which is just not, I assure you, true. Some people will get lucky and make that much. Most of us? No. For one thing, which SEO theories do you follow? Which ones work in which niche? Which niches are going to be hot? Which ones are going to fizzle and burn before you can cash in?

Are Friends More Influential Than “Influencers”?
Grokdotcom analyzes a recent study revealing that people trust the recommendations of friends and family over bloggers and social networkers they see online. The opening line of the article is just right: “This may not come as a shock…” Indeed.
There’s value in networking online, but I think you find yourself [...]

Are Friends More Influential Than “Influencers”?

Grokdotcom analyzes a recent study revealing that people trust the recommendations of friends and family over bloggers and social networkers they see online. The opening line of the article is just right: “This may not come as a shock…” Indeed.

There’s value in networking online, but I think you find yourself doing it all wrong when you imagine you’re going to become some trusted voice in people’s lives. You’re not. Your goal is to make some actual pals online - people who count you in their trusted circle - and from that hub, you have an extended “family” formed by the various trusted circles of all the people who trust you. Your recommendations will radiate out indefinitely if you can motivate a handful of people to each tell another handful, and so on.

This looks like an interesting tool for polling your visitors.

This looks like an interesting tool for polling your visitors.

It’s the bit about selling ads to yourself that sucked me in.
I was wondering what the hell local SEO is. Oddly, it’s just what it sounds like.
Learn SEO Basics: Internal Anchor Text

• It’s the bit about selling ads to yourself that sucked me in.
• I was wondering what the hell local SEO is. Oddly, it’s just what it sounds like.
• Learn SEO Basics: Internal Anchor Text

Find out how many Google Reader subscribers any website has
Some straight talk about all this crap with Yahoo
SEO Lightbulb changing jokes. #4 is definitely my favorite.

• Find out how many Google Reader subscribers any website has
• Some straight talk about all this crap with Yahoo
• SEO Lightbulb changing jokes. #4 is definitely my favorite.