It has seemed odd to me that some web developers like to give advice on building websites to their customers, and yet they have spent very little time on their own website (if they have one). They may know how to put the general pieces together and make a website look good or functional, but they do not know how to conceive a successful website. Instead of being the ultimate source for knowing how to make a site profitable and bring in traffic, we often times do what we are told and make a website, and our usefulness ends there. Continue reading
Separate Trackbacks and Pings from Comments in WordPress
I had known that the theme I use for this site in WordPress does not separate trackbacks/pings and comments on the post pages. I found this to be annoying because a trackback is not a comment and I want to separate these items. I did some searching and found several examples, but most of them only worked in WordPress 2.7. The examples do not work in the current version of WordPress. This article explains how to do this in the current version of WordPress. Continue reading
Lose 30 Pounds in 30 Days
Last week my wife and I started a new diet. It is a combination of a low carb and low fat diet with some wrinkles (I think it is actually considered a slow carb diet). I plan on posting every 1-2 weeks on our progress, but first I need to describe the plan. The goal is that we would lose 20-30 pounds in a 30 day period. On top of that, I do also want to get into better shape in preparation for backpacking and more energy throughout the day. Continue reading
The Easy Path is a Scam – It’s Not What You Want
It seems like everyone is interested in the “get rich quick” schemes, or a method for generating thousands of visitors for free in no time.
But the fact of the matter is that if these things were really easy for the average person to accomplish (or cheap), the market would quickly get flooded with people going this route. It is like we want all the benefits without the cost. Continue reading
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