Bloglines Problems
6th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Bloglines Problems

Numerous bloggers are reporting issues with Bloglines again today. I’ve been noticing it for at least 24 hours here – folders that say they have unread items that when you click on them have nothing in them as well as other folders that seem to be empty but which actually ...more
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Finding a New Rhythm as a Daddy Blogger
6th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Finding a New Rhythm as a Daddy Blogger

It’s been one month today since ProBlogger Junior came out of Beta and to say that life will never be the same again is something of an understatement. One of the common questions I’m asked by friends, family and readers is ‘how has the work/family life balance been going?’ Another ...more
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WordCamp Kicks Off
5th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

WordCamp Kicks Off

I’d love to be heading to WordCamp this weekend but due to the quick way it was organized and the fact that V would rip my head off if I even raised the idea of leaving the country a month after our little one was born I wasn’t able to ...more
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The Cost of High Quantities of Posts
5th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

The Cost of High Quantities of Posts

Does the quantity of content that you post to your blog add value to or devalue your blog? I suspect that there are many bloggers who think that by adding large quantities of content to their blog that they are adding value to it however in many cases constantly pouring ...more
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WordPress.com adds Private Blogs and Custom CSS Upgrades
4th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

WordPress.com adds Private Blogs and Custom CSS Upgrades

WordPress.com has had two new features offered to users in the last few hours. Private Blogs – the ability for publishers to request your blog be unlisted in search engines and the ability to only enable other WordPress.com members to have access to it. Custom CSS – this is something ...more
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Sponsor ProBlogger’s Group Writing Project
4th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Sponsor ProBlogger’s Group Writing Project

update: I’ve now found enough sponsors for the coming week’s project (which I’ve put off for an extra week). Thanks to everyone who has offered. Next week I’m planning another ProBlogger Group Writing Project which I think will be a lot of fun and that every blogger (of virtually any ...more
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Should Blogs Use The Extended Entry (more) Feature?
4th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Should Blogs Use The Extended Entry (more) Feature?

A reader this week submitted the following question: “What is your take on blog posts that show only the first few paragraphs on the main site and then require clicking on “more” or “continue” or some similar link in order to see the entire post? I know I rarely click ...more
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Reinvent Your Blog
4th of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Reinvent Your Blog

Warning – Tangent Ahead…. As I write this post I’m sitting in my favorite cafe sipping on a great coffee and getting ready to order some lunch. This cafe has been a regular part of my blogging workflow for quite a few years now. It’s just around the corner from ...more
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Managing Blog Workflow with Wridea
3rd of August 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Managing Blog Workflow with Wridea

Max Limpag shares part of his blogging workflow and how he uses Wridea to help him take blog posts from an idea stage to a ‘publish’ stage. His style is to work on a post over time and so finds Wridea useful to keep track of where he’s up to. ...more
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