It's hard to believe that the Summit is over. It was starting to feel like part of my regular routine, to pack up work early and start listing to great speakers for a while! There were 18 sessions in total, and ...
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Category Archives: Blogging Bits
10 WordPress Plug-Ins I Discovered at WordCamp
One topic that seems to be a common interest among WordPress users at all levels is the vast variety of plug-ins available, so I'm going to conclude my coverage of WordCamp Toronto with a look at some of the plug-ins recommended by the ...
WordCamp Toronto 2010: My Top 3+1
Since my last post, I've been busy putting the finishing touches on my new blog theme. I hope you like it! Now that I'm up and running again, I'd like to share some of the highlights of last weekend's WordCamp, as promised. A few people I spoke to before the event said they ...
Blog-Off II Wrap-Up
Tomorrow is the final day of the Blog-Off II competition, and I'd like to thank those of you who have read and commented on my posts on the Community Marketing Blog. If you haven't had a chance to do ...
Blog-Off II Begins – and I'm In!
I thoroughly enjoy blogging and social media, and although I don't have special training in either one, I observe what other people do, try to emulate what I like, and avoid doing the things I find annoying. I guess I ...
A Web Makeover
If you've had a website for several years, you know that after numerous updates, changes, and additions, inconsistencies in design, format, and even content can occasionally appear on your site. Even a carefully maintained site can begin to look tired over time. When Daisy Wright of The Wright Career Solution contacted ...
How Secure is Your WordPress Site?
For several weeks, I've been seeing warnings about WordPress sites being hacked, but I didn't worry about them too much, since all my sites were already at 2.7 or higher. Admittedly, I was a little reluctant to upgrade to 2.84, having run into ...
WordPress Plug-Ins You Just Don’t Hear About
One of the many things I love about WordPress is the fact that there are plug-ins for practically anything you can imagine - and then some. Some plug-ins are so popular that nearly everyone with a WordPress site uses them, or is at least ...
The Wonderful World of WordPress
It's been many weeks since FoVA, and I just realized I haven't told you about the last workshop I attended! I know quite a bit about WordPress, but I want to learn as much as I can, so I was ...
Have You Chosen Your Niche?
I've heard it said that "the proof is in the pudding." I wasn't quite sure what that meant, so I looked it up and learned that the complete quote is actually "the proof of ...