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I’d Like to Say Nice Things About HostGator’s Support, but…»
Update 2/4/2010: I had reason for some support help from HostGator, so I tried out their chat support. It’s an entirely different experience. Dedicated attention from a single support tech…
If My Reader Could Contain Only 10 Feeds»
I have a lot of blogs and news sources in my reader. So many I can’t possibly read them all every day and stil get any work done. But there…
The Surest (and most common) Way for Companies to Shackle Their Social Media Efforts»
More and more companies seem to be getting the message: social media (blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) presents great opportunities for making connections with their customers and would-be customers. And yet,…
An Invitation to All New Mexico Business and Professional Bloggers»
I did something out of character a couple of days ago. I started a LinkedIn group: New Mexico Bloggers. For the most part, I’m not a group kind of guy…
Five Fundamental Website Design Principles We Think About at Evo»
There are lots of approaches to website design. Other designers may legitimately find much to disagree with in this short list, or have items to add (please!). But these are…
Blogging for Non-profit and Educational Organizations»
The other day I was asked, “Is blogging useful for non-profit or educational organizations?” My mom would be pleased to know I stifled my first thought about bears and what…
Getting Started with Google Analytics»
Google Analytics is one of the simplest and quickest ways to understand what is happening with your website. This video, from WordPress, explains how and why to create a Google…
WordPress Selected Best Overall Open Source Content Management System»
We’ve been on the WordPress-as-CMS bandwagon for several months. Recently, we heard WordPress was awarded the Best Overall Open Source Content Management System award in the 2009 Open Source CMS…
How to Restart Blogging After a Vacation or Long Layoff (or both)»
Just post it. Post anything. As long as it has to do with the focus of your blog. Doesn’t matter if it’s short; doesn’t matter if it’s good. Just write…
Fear of Blogging, and the Opportunity it Creates for People Who Aren’t Like Most People»
According to Seth Godin, there are two reasons people don’t buy (or do) things: 1. They don’t know about it. 2. They’re afraid of it. If you don’t know about…