Monthly Archives: February 2010

My Fast and Dirty Fix for Coming Up with a Good Post Topic

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Anne

Keeping a blog fresh with regular posts can be a challenge. At some point or another, we all feel we have simply run out of  stuff to write about. Some people call this “Writer’s Block” and there are as many … Continue reading →

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Are You a Blogger or Webmaster?

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Anne

I started doing “this” back in 1997. “This” means creating websites, promoting them and monetizing on the traffic (as opposed to creating websites for other people’s business need). It’s a pretty common business model for most of us. The Age … Continue reading →

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Web News & Views #7

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Anne

Haven’t done  a news & views roundup in a while, so time to check my RSS reader folders and link to some good webmasters reading material. Search Engine News Bing’s Stefan Weitz: Where Is Search Going? Weitz provides some interesting … Continue reading →

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Would You Have (Semi) Nekkid People on Your Blog?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Anne

I won’t name any blogs, but I have seen this on several blogs. Every once in a while, either as a regular feature or just a once-in-a-while thing, they post what might be described as “sexy pictures”. Nothing explicit, nothing that … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Posting Today

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Anne

As some of you know, I live in Israel.  It’s supposed to be winter time here in February, but it definitely is not. I have a household full of six kids (only two of which are my own), making this … Continue reading →

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Eight Reasons Why You Need to Start Buzzing

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Anne

Google officially rolled out their Buzz service yesterday. Logging into your Gmail account, you should already be seeing it there. If nothing else, it’s bound to cause a major buzz. I would have skipped the lame joke, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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Google PageRank Soon Gone?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Anne

Can you imagine your world without the little green bar? You may just have to get used to the idea as many SEO experts think this exactly where we’re heading. Google has been hinting about this for a while now. … Continue reading →

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The Thesis Theme – First Impressions

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Anne

I finally gave in to peer pressure and bought the Thesis theme for my blogs. All the cool blogs seem to be running on Thesis nowadays, so I figured it’s worth a shot. Total disclosure moment: I honestly am not … Continue reading →

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