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Archive for May 2007

May 17th, 2007

WordPress 2.2 Released

WordPress has released version 2.2 for public download. Here’s a list of new features for the edition:

Improved comment editing
Widgets (no longer a plugin but available under Presentation tab)

Widget capability added to Default and Classic themes
Archives and categories widgets have option to display in pulldown box

Deactivate Plugins automatically
New Blogger Import
Fewer clicks […]

By kris -- 0 comments

May 16th, 2007

Google Reader Hacks for Time Effectiveness (Part 2)

Before reading check out part 1: Google Reader Hacks for Time Effectiveness

Learn even more shortcuts. Yesterday’s condensed list of shortcuts was far from complete. Here’s even more shortcuts you can use to help you on Google Reader:

n/p - Scan up/down
enter - open/close item
v - opens item source (great for incomplete feeds)
1/2 - expanded/list view
gs - […]

By kris -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2007

Google Reader Hacks for Time Effectiveness

Reading feeds can be one of your longest tasks of the day especially if you have upwards of 100 (or many, many more) feeds that are being constantly added every hour. The task of reading can be overwhelming, especially without proper management and hacks to increase you time effectiveness:

Learn the ins and outs of your […]

By kris -- 0 comments

May 14th, 2007

Automattic Stats…A Real Solution?

This week Automattic announced that the stats program, already employed on Wordpress.com blogs, would be made available on all wordpress blogs provided you install a simple plugin. I have used my fair share of stats programs, most notable Google Analytics and Performancing Metrics with varying success, although I still use them both on my major […]

By kris -- 4 comments

May 13th, 2007

Weekly Recap: Wordpress Plugins and Blogger Salaries

- Web Happenings: Site Flipping, Icons, and More…
- Stay in Touch (And Keep Your Info Private) With Contactify
- 5 Must Have Wordpress Plugins
- Top 10 Blogger and Webmaster Salaries
- Legal Blogging
- Traffic Generation Ideas to Ponder
- Web Happenings: Technorati “Authority”, a Startpage Showdown, and More…
- The 7 Levels of Revenue

By kris -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2007

Web Happenings: Site Flipping, Icons, and More…

- Nate Whitehill has a brief introduction to website flipping (a future topic to be addressed here on Workboxers)
- Lifehacker has tips on using Google Notebooks to manage, well, just about anything. This is a great article and something I am going to do so I keep track of everything in one location. On a […]

By kris -- 1 comment

May 11th, 2007

Stay in Touch (And Keep Your Info Private) With Contactify

Contactify is a free online service providing contact pages to keep you in touch with your readers, business contacts, or anyone you give the link to but the benefit of the service is not just the simple contact page but how the page is delivered.
Getting started with Contactify is simple. All you have to do […]

By kris -- 0 comments

May 10th, 2007

5 Must Have Wordpress Plugins

Thought I’d get a little more personal and divulge the top 5 wordpress plugins I use across my sites and why I like them so much…

Instant Upgrade - One of the biggest pains of managing your own Wordpress website (and a large benefit of being in a blog network and having them manage it for […]

By kris -- 14 comments

May 9th, 2007

Top 10 Blogger and Webmaster Salaries

Paula Mooney has compiled a list of earnings for bloggers and webmasters and it is an inspirational bunch to take a look at. The list goes far beyond the top 10 (right now it sits at 60) but here are the top 10 earners from the list:

Markus Frind ($3,650,000.00)
David Miles Jr. and Kato Leonard
Jason […]

By kris -- 2 comments

May 8th, 2007

Legal Blogging

No I’m not talking about blogging about legal issues! The issue at hand has been raised many many times and will continue to be raised as long as blogging remains a popular medium. The issue is the legal status of certain blogging practices and the lack of concrete answers on many topics. Here is a […]

By kris -- 0 comments

May 7th, 2007

Traffic Generation Ideas to Ponder

Here is a list of ways to generate traffic but keep in mind not every one will work for you. Mull over them in your head, prioritize, and implement them to drive traffic to your site…

Comment on similar blogs
Write “how to” posts
Ping
Condense and clarify
Diversify
Blog carnivals
Design tweaks
Call for comments
Utilize forums
Remain active
Social networks
Word of mouth
Network offline
Contests
Trackbacks
Thinking outside […]

By kris -- 3 comments

May 6th, 2007

Web Happenings: Technorati “Authority”, a Startpage Showdown, and More…

- After major gaming of the Technorati favoriting system thanks to come links and programs that circulated the net Technorati removed the top 100 favorited list and has instead starting dishing out “authority” ranks. The move is likely the first of many changes that should come to the service that has remained stagnant despite stellar […]

By kris -- 1 comment

May 5th, 2007

The 7 Levels of Revenue

A coworker of mine here at b5 and advertising guru Chad Randall has listed a countup of the seven levels of revenue for your blog. Here’s a barebone version of the list:

Level 1: Google Adsense
Level 2: Affiliate Programs
Level 3: Ad Networks
Level 4: Automated Text Links
Level 5: Fixed Text Links Ads
Level 6: Graphical Banner Ads
Level 7: […]

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May 4th, 2007

GnuCash Now Available on Windows

Update: After searching it appears that the GnuCash windows is still a little ways off so I am am going to resume my search. If you have any suggestions for open source accounting software be sure to leave a comment and I’ll try it out and give a link back to whoever makes the suggestion!
When […]

By kris -- 0 comments

May 3rd, 2007

10 Ways To Become More Efficient

Efficiency above everything else is key to getting your workdone on time without putting a strain on the rest of your life. Here are 10 ways you can make your life, both in business and at home, more efficient:

Refine your to-do list: All to many people have to-do lists with things that need to be […]

By kris -- 4 comments