WordCamp Dallas Photos

This weekend I had the privilege to attend WordCamp Dallas. I asked many, many questions (I probably annoyed the crap out of everyone), but I really wanted to know the state of reader appreciation in the blogosphere. Almost all of the bloggers I talked to were completely for the concept, and several gave [...]

Six Ways to Tell Your Readers Apart Through Comments

When readers leave a comment on your site, the reader is momentarily focused completely on you, be it your thoughts, your words, or something else. Do your readers a favor, and provide some focus back on them.

With the launch of the new design, I had a chance to re-examine the comment section. I chose to more-or-less keep the comment section the same, however I made an effort to provide some special emphasis on allowing the readers to stand out.

Peeve Week 3 Update and Sponsors

I’m proud to announce that all the days for Peeve Week 3 have been sponsored. It’s now up to you to decide if you’d like to contribute a post for a particular day for a chance to win an awesome prize.

RA Project Redesign Possibilities

Today’s post is a guest contribution from Penny, who manages WP-Premiums.
Ronald recently left a comment on one of my posts about graphic design, saying that he was uncertain about how to arrange the site without making it too crowded or overdone, so I thought that it might be fun to provide some ideas on how [...]

Criticizing or Supporting Trends Without Revealing Monetary Interests

Every single day someone out there is supporting or criticizing with an idea or with someone simply because they have a financial interest in some idea. Such trends are concepts of manipulation. Agreeing or disagreeing with someone or an idea simply because you have some monetary interest in the issue, and you do not reveal [...]