Wordsmiths know that words you choose “paint” a picture in the mind of the reader. Therefore, writers choose their words carefully, especially if they want the reader to “see” (visualise, if you insist) something from a certain angle or perspective. Marketing gurus also know this. In fact, it’s their bread and butter (literally) to know … Read more
Sandboxes are useful places where you can fool around in and not do any real damage. In upgrading this version of WordPress, running it on a “SandBox” LAMP server sitting in my basement, saved both time and money. Installing it on a live site can have serious consequences if mistakes are made and your web … Read more
As I suspected, upgrading your site is easier said than done. The first order of business is to make sure that you don’t lose the content already on your site. This means that you either (a) manually make a backup of each and every post and comment or (b) use the tools at your disposal … Read more
Upgrading your site is a daunting undertaking, fraught with many unexpected twists and turns. Reading forum posts on “how easy” and ‘straightforward” it is to update you site’s back-end to the latest version might be “simple” for website developers and webmasters who eat programming code for breakfast, but if you are just a mere blogger, … Read more
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) specialists have been posting comments, promising an “increase in traffic” should I use this plug-in or that software solution. Following the links, you inevitably run into a page demanding “only $$!” for a chance to boost your blog’s rating – and of course your bank balance. Promises of how my listing … Read more