How to Add a Plugin to a WordPress Blog
One of the great features of the WordPress blogging platform is the ease with which you can extend its functionality using plugins. WordPress maintains it’s own directory of plugins, and you can easily find…
Monthly Archive: May 2008
Pre-Writing Posts: Write Ahead for Best Results
Here’s a quick blogging tip for anyone who writes online (which includes you, if you’ve taken my advice and started a blog to promote your writing). Stockpile posts ahead of time and use WordPress’…
Link: 50 Awesome Open Source Resources for Online Writers
Job Profiles has a huge list of 50 open source programs, from word processors and spell checkers to weblog editing software and submission trackers, that online writers can download and use free of charge.…
Writing for the Web
Whether you’re creating content for your own site or seeking work writing on another site, you need to learn how to write for the web. Reading on a computer screen is a different experience…
Writing Ebooks Series Available as a Free Ebook — and a New Addition to the Site
It would be sort of hypocritical if I were to write a 5‑part series on writing ebooks if I didn’t put my money where my mouth is and pony up an actual ebook. So…
Write E‑books for Publicity and Even Profit: Part 5 — Promoting Your E‑book
Unless you’re Stephen King, your e‑book isn’t going to sell itself. You’re going to need to get out there and market it a little. First of all, make sure it’s featured prominently on your…
Write E‑books for Publicity and Even Profit: Part 4 — Distributing Your E‑book
OK, you’ve written an e‑book, fixed all the typos, formatted it nicely, and are ready to go. Now what? How do you get it to an audience? Well, that depends on your ultimate goal.…
Getting Comfortable with RSS
I had originally scheduled this post for later in May, but the folks at Daily Blog Tips declared May 1 RSS Appreciation Day and I decided to join in the fun. So you lucky…
