How to use Search Regex to search and replace across your site but not destroy your weblog with a single button click. Be careful out there.
Archives for 2008
How to move an old website to a new site address and retain Google rankings
How to use backlink analysis, Google’s site search and 301 redirects to keep your old backlinks and search engine rankings when moving to a new site.
&rlz= in Google referrer: Organic traffic or AdWords?
Troubled by the &rlz= showing up in your Google search logs? Don’t be. &rlz= is not some strange PPC identifier.
Foliopress SSL
SSL plugin that suites your needs. You can setup URIs that must be handled by WordPress only through https. Features three Es: Easy to install Easy configuration Easy to use Installation: Get (download) the plugin Unzip the contents Copy the whole directory into your WordPress plugin directory (usually located in /wp-content/plugins/) Go into Plugins management […]
Moving from Typepad to WordPress Definitive Guide
Typepad is an awful platform and very difficult to leave. We rescued Uncoy.com from SixApart’s clutches with nothing broken. Here’s how you do it.
The Key to Vaynerchuk’s Success Online
Want to succeed online? Start by letting go…”You are better off letting the world run wild. You cannot completely control your message any more. Be as authentic and awesome as possible or you will fall like the Berlin Wall.”
The Backup Manifesto
Is it enough just to pair up some hard drives? No more. I’ve just been through cleaning up duplicate backups and came up with some principles for backup.
Paying B2B writers | Reward Models for Online Publishing
How to reward online writers and encourage them not to write long wordy boring articles, but exciting, inspiring and controversial pieces.
Mobile Internet, Skype and Mac OS X
How to get Vodafone mobile internet working successfully under Mac OS X. No more crashes or dropped connections.
WordPress Ping Lists
The question is if we need to tell WordPress not to ping again on update? Also, is this WordPress ping listaccurate?
Domain Submission Center scam
Yet another fake domain renewal notice, this time from Domain Submission Center in Toronto. Learn how not to get ripped off.
Outsourcing in Europe
The very high euro – which seems to be carrying the local currencies with it – does make European outsourcing pretty much a local sport at this point.
Low returns, safe investment in Tech? No, it’s the dawn of a new golden age
Tech companies are bigger than banks. Has tech gone stale as an investment arena? No way – we are just at the start of a new tech business renaissance. But it’s a paradigm shift – to profit you have to get with the new program.
The ideal WordPress comment code
A bullet proof system for setting up comments right on a WordPress weblog and preventing any spam from appearing on your weblog.
New York Times Online: Ad Revenue Mismanagement = Unemployed Journalists
With the traffic, search engine rankings and original content they have, someone in the NYtimes media department is doing a seriously bad job of promoting and monetizing the site.
SBI (Site Build It) versus WordPress: How to Structure a Website
Weblogs are daily news. How do you turn a weblog into a permanent resource of value (and keep your traffic)? Keep writing, but just archive your content differently.
How to Convert a Clone CD Image to ISO
Converting a Clone CD Image to ISO format is almost impossible on Mac OS X. But there is a way.
SEO Images: Optimising for Google Images
Google Images is the greatest SEO reserve left in the world. Here’s a step by step guide to bringing in visitors from Google Images.
Monitor Size and Productivity: Many Small Monitors or One Big Monitor
What is better for productivity? A single 30″ monitor or a multitude of smaller monitors? Ask someone who’s tried both…
Keeping WordPress Overhead Down: How to Catch and Disable Greedy Plugins
How does one keep track of how much processor time and overhead any given WordPress plugin requires? PHP code and tips to help you catch greedy WordPress plugins before you get your shared hosting account disabled.
