Monthly Archives: February 2012

How to Use Pinterest

02/27/2012   Writing, Marketing, & SEO   No comments

I started using Pinterest a couple of weeks ago. I’m still trying to figure out how to best utilize it, but the simple explanation is that you can use it as a  cork board of sorts, to save notes about things you’ve found on the web. It’s image-driven, which is really important, but I’ll get into that another day.

I’ve had quite a few people ask me how to use Pinterest. It’s really easy. Tristan from Bloggin Bookshelf made a short tutorial on YouTube, and he seems to cover the basics well. Check it out for yourself!

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Free vs. Paid WordPress Blog Themes

02/23/2012   Writing, Marketing, & SEO   No comments
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I just wanted to take a quick moment today to talk about an experience I really should have gone over before. As I’ve worked this week to get a series of blogs up and running, I was faced with the question we’re all faced with – what type of WordPress theme will I use when designing my layout? Your options are typically free or paid.

Free WordPress Themes (Sort Of)

Some people will tell you that you absolutely must invest in a premium theme that you’ve paid good money for (good money can be anything from $20 to $250) – and that’s just to use a pre-designed theme. 

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Social Media: Community or Chaos?

02/22/2012   Guest Posts, Writing, Marketing, & SEO   No comments

The Internet in general and social media such as Facebook and Twitter in particular allow much faster communication among more people than any other tool or method in history. This has changed the way we buy and sell products, the way we conduct political campaigns and protest movements, and the way we stay in touch with each other.

The Idea of Social Media

The idea that this communication acceleration is facilitating a new definition of community, in which members of a community may live thousands of miles apart and even never have seen each other in person, is obvious and has been expressed many times. To some extent the truth of it is undeniable. If two people have Internet access and at least one language in common, it’s possible for them to associate with each other no matter where they live. But at the same time, just as the concept of community is morphing into something new, something not defined by territory, is it possible that so is the concept of conflict between communities? Are we growing into a species without territorial conflict, which would in the long run mean a species without war? Or are we, instead, morphing conflict and war themselves into something without borders or territories, something more chaotic and multi-vector than they have been in the past?

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Revamping the Blog

02/20/2012   Deb's World   No comments

I admit to being a bit remiss over here on my own blog. I’ve been so tied up with writing and blogging for others I sort of forgot about myself. This will change in the coming days.

Right now I am working on tweaking this new theme a bit.  There used to be a slideshow of default images at the top of the page, but I removed it for the time being. I need to get rid of some of these strange ad slots (or advertise their availability).

I plan on using the blog to talk about life and my experiences with all the things I do. That was always the intent, anyway. I’m also going to create a weekly showcase of stuff I’ve written for my other sites around the web. I hope that will give you a better insight into what I do as well.

I do believe I’m going to open the site back up for guest posting as well. Why not share some space in the web world, right?

Please bear with me a bit. Obviously, the site is now under construction!

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