I have been using Fireworks for a very long time and before that it was Paintshop Pro. However for the last year I have been wanting to learn Photoshop. I had tried using it in the past but gave up because it all seemed very foreign to me. So last weekend I decide no matter how difficult I would learn it. After spending a few hours reading a couple of books I dove in head first. Now after hours of trial and...

I was helping a friend with the design of a squeeze page today and it inspired me. It’s a single column, widget ready theme, with 3 column sidebar at the bottom and a page menu at the top. Download Squeeze Page | Preview Squeeze Page Please tell me what you think. UPDATE Yan from [Geeks Are Sexy] reported a bug in the header. It’s been fixed. Thanks Yan! AKPC_IDS += "198,";Popularity: 13% [?]

Like I do often I was reading my rss feeds from some of my favorite bloggers via Bloglines. I found a post on a blog that I had just added a few days ago. In his post he asked his readers what he should be writing about. This got my juices flowing, with a brain like mine it helps to hit at it a bit to get those juices flowing in the right direction. It was not the first time I had heard this question. In fact...

I have added some ad spots to MyBlogIt. The first is a new concept I’m trying. (New to me anyways). It’s a text link that has only a placement fee of only $5. And your link could be there a very long time… well maybe. Here is how it works. Now using ScratchBack see right sidebar I’ve also set up 2 other advertising opportunities. 125×125 buttons on the sidebar & a 468×60...

1 Slow Site Loads of unnecessary graphics or just a slow host will dramatically decrease your blogs readership. 2 Advertising overload Any site that bombards the visitor with ads; popup or otherwise is just a major turn off. 3 political statements Unless your blog is all about politics, a political or religious post can alienate your readers 4 Rambling The blogger that has no topic but blogs anyway. Or worse...

Today I’m introducing a biweekly contest. The prizes will very from week to week, but for the most part will be PayPal cash. How to participate: For each of the activities you can earn 1 point. Each point puts your name in the hat. RSS email subscription Comment within the contest period Be a member of MyBlogIt’s MyBlogLog community Have MyBlogIt listed in your Technorati favorites Follow my Twitter Social...

So I got a question today: How do I install a WordPress theme? After finding your new theme it’s very easy to install your new theme. Here is the quick guide: Unzip your theme Upload your theme to the themes directory Enable your theme from your WordPress dashboard You can use WinZip or my favorite zip utility WinRar to unzip your new theme. Next you’ll need to upload the theme directory to your...

As many of you may know I have not been a very good blogger of late. The reasons were personal; I wanted to but had a few personal hurdles in the way. The problems do persist but not as heavily as before. My fear was that all would be lost upon my return. However I am grateful to find the damage was much less than I feared. Sure my direct traffic has fallen but my subscriber base has grown and incoming links...

It was only a matter of time, WordPress is such an easy platform for most of us. I’m glad to see this book is coming out it should be a good read for both new WordPress users and those of us with more experience. WordPress For Dummies covers blogging basics, choosing a hosting solution or setting up a host, developing blog content, syndicating blog posts with RSS, launching a specialized blog (including...

Nick La of Web Designer Wall has some great WordPress theme modifications Is Google A god? Ok, I just found this, but you probably have know about it for some time. War of the themers My friend and contributor to MyBlogIt.net Small Potato lashed out at fellow WordPress theme designer adii. Was this just a publicity stunt? I thank so! If so it worked. Lorelle on WordPress is doing another great series on blogging....