AS IMPRESIVE AS EVER: Full Screen Editor in WordPress 3.2

WordPress is a popular blogging tool and publishing platform, powered by PHP and MySQL. The team at WordPress began work on this latest version right after the release of the 3.1 version. It was only in May 2011, that the beta version was released for testing. Even before the official launch, WordPress 3.2 had gained immense buzz amongst its user via blogs and forums. It is now time to check whether these expectations were met or not. However, it is crucial to know whether your hosting provider has PHP 5.5.4 and MySQL 5.0. This version does not run without it. (more...)

The Essentials of Website Redesign

This is a guest post by Chloe Henderson. Website and internet technology are constantly evolving into more efficient and more robust platforms. It is important to incorporate new technologies in order to maintain a competitive and marketable internet presence. Redesigning a website should take a few basic factors into account: the platform used, the user experience for visitors, and website host. (more...)

4 Effective Ways To Structure Your Blog Posts

Are you struggling to engage readers? Is your page bounce rate off the scales? In this post, I am going to share with you 4 effective ways to writing more engaging and compelling content. Personally, I’ve found this 4-step structure extremely using when writing. For a moment, cast your mind back to when you last read a blog post, chances are you scanned through it picking out the most important bits. (more...)

I Zone Out When I Blog

After doing a bit of a data clean up on my Phone, I discovered that around 80% of my blog posts had been sparked off by me tapping away on my BlackBerry. I tend to use my phone to jot down blog post ideas/structure and then flesh them out later. I find that this works for me, as it suits my current lifestyle. To further increase my productivity, I normally plug in my Sennheiser CX300II earphones and find the hardest inspirational instrument track. This is my cup of tea. (more...)

Reasons Why Many Blogs Fail

Blogs can be a great medium to express and share views to the big world. They are also a fantastic platform for building and assisting online businesses. However, due to several reasons many blogs fail to take off. In this post, I will be highlighting some of the reasons and how to steer clear of them. Bad content First up is Bad content. This is usually information or service you are offering. If the information inaccurate or poorly presented, this could be a big turn off. You can improve your writing skills by researching, reading or even getting someone to proof read your stuff. You may wish to read my post on this subject. (more...)

Are non blog owners also bloggers?

This is a guest post by my lovely wife Yemi', of MsLuffa After reading Build a Superstar Blog ebook, my wife and I got into a bit of a discussion.  She's convinced that even though you don’t own a blog, you’re very much a blogger. It didn’t make much sense to me, mainly because in my head a blogger is someone who owns and manages a blog. But she believes that some readers and visitors take part in the blogging process – reading entries, posting comments, and promoting blogs so much that they are bloggers themselves. ...She writes; It’s easy to get caught up in a blog bubble and assume that everyone we’re interacting with on our blogs are bloggers. Well, yes and no. (more...)