Hi, I’m planning on starting a video game blog in which I would review, preview an post basic info on games, products, events and things like news in the gaming community. Now my question is: since I am using this for review preview and comment, would this fall under the “fair use” doctrine even if I were to use google adsense and affiliate marketing? As long as I only show images [...]

One of the great things about WordPress is the number of themes that are available to change the look of your blog. There are both free and paid versions available. Changing themes is quite easy but… Finding just the right theme to fit your blog can be frustrating. And that is putting it mildly. You find one that you like just about everything but that one little thing. It may be… * the [...]

Squidoo is the idea of expert internet marketer and entrepreneur Seth Godin. The purpose of a lens is to allow the creator to present as much information as possible about one specific topic or product. Selling is encouraged, and for those who are serious about it, building lenses is a very lucrative income. You don’t have to be an expert programmer to build lenses either. This is an excellent [...]

These days, some may tell you it isn’t all about the blog anymore. To be seen on the Internet, and to promote your books, CDs, and other products, you have make friends online, and become involved in a network of like-minded people. If no such place exists, you are then charged with creating such a safe house in the hopes of attracting people who might enjoy what you write. The concept of the [...]

The recent release of WordPress 2.3 with new features and database changes begs the question, how should a webmaster plan and then implement the upgrade. Any upgrade that involves database changes should be undertaken carefully, and preparation is key to a successful upgrade. Typically, most webmasters install custom themes and additional plugins, and of course they upload extra files such as images [...]

To achieve deep indexing of your Squidoo lenses by search engines, you do not have to use the tortuous strategies that other webmasters (websites and blogs) have to use to get the desired outcome. Here are my Top Ten Tips on how to encourage search engines to deep index your Squidoo lenses. Tip 1: Have your primary keyword in your Squidoo lens url. There is no doubt that the search engines favor sites [...]

For those who don’t know, WordPress is a blogging platform. I allows you to create your own blogs, and put your own information up on the web using a WordPress host. There are two types of WordPress blog though. One is a free blog that you can host at WordPress.com. This is great if you just want to share some information with friends and family. However it is limiting in many respects. If [...]