Posted on May 24, 2008 by Yan
Jonas Bonér wrote a very nice article on The Art of Minimalistic Design. Let me quote his thought of what minimalism is, “…where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features and core self expression”.
I love minimalist design for its sheer simplicity. Minimalism does away the unnecessary frills and presenting a user-interface that [...]
Posted on May 23, 2008 by Yan
Without a doubt one of the biggest advantages of using WordPress is the ability to extend its functionality with the use of plugins. You can practically do anything to better optimize the performance of your blog.
From adding a ‘Contact Form’ to creating a ‘Sitemap’ or any feature you can think of, chances are, due to [...]
Posted on May 20, 2008 by Yan
The WordPress function wp_get_archives(’type=postbypost’) displays a lovely list of posts, but sadly to say, it won’t show the date of each post. Now, whether to show the post date or not is up to each individual taste. I’m in the opinion that having a post date will increase readability which is good from users’ perspective.
Thanks [...]
Posted on May 19, 2008 by Yan
Let’s get back to the basic today, shall we? Just in case, you were unsure as to whether your blog has been picked up indexed by Google. What’s the point of a blog without an audience, right? Your blog needs traffic, so to speak. If ‘Content is King’ then ‘Traffic is the Queen’. Therefore being [...]
Posted on May 18, 2008 by Yan
It’s just so amazing the kind of money someone will pay for a domain name. I mean the kind of money that could last a generation to some people. You’ll be surprised that tens of millions of dollars are exchanged during the resale of domain names every year. Phew!
Well, I’m not in any position to [...]
Posted on May 17, 2008 by Yan
Do you know WordPress 2.5 has a built-in Gravatar feature? Have you tried to enable it and still no picture of you appearing beside your name or your commentator’s name? Well, I ditched it altogether and instead I place a code into my comment section without even enabling it in the first place. And I [...]
Posted on May 16, 2008 by Yan
I love my WordPress and will continue to do so. It has been - and will always be - my primary choice of blogging platform simply for its ease of use and popularity.
Now if you are new to WordPress, please allow me to present to you my 20 reasons why I choose WordPress over other [...]
Posted on May 15, 2008 by Yan
It has been said often times that the most effective way to direct traffic to your site is through commenting. It is only by way of commenting, you are able to express your opinions and thoughts on the issues being discussed. As such, it provides a medium to engage in a two-way conversation.
Naturally when you [...]
Posted on May 14, 2008 by Yan
I am not really a fan of RSS Directory, not yet, I rarely never submit my RSS feed to any directory. Am I on the right track? I don’t know, you tell me. But somehow I sold myself to the idea of using RSSHugger as one of the way to promote this little blog.
What is [...]
Posted on May 13, 2008 by Yan
There is a common misunderstanding among new bloggers that whenever they leave their URL online either by submitting to directories or commenting on blogs, their footsteps, so to speak, will be discovered by Google and other Search Engines. It was the same misconception I had that I hope you wouldn’t have.
The answer to the above [...]