Blogging

Backup Your WordPress Blog

July 5, 2010
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Clearly things can go wrong online, so it pays to be aware and prepared. You wouldn’t leave your only copy of your manuscript outside on a windy day so why risk your blogging content?

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Basic WordPress Blogging Tips

June 20, 2010

I sometimes assume if I know something then it must be self-evident to everyone, but this is obviously not necessarily the case. I thought I would include some tips for people who are new to the WordPress platform.

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The Blogosphere: Part II

June 3, 2009

This is part two of my series on a talk given by James Maskalyk, Christian Lander and Antony Loewenstein at the Sydney Writers’ Festival recently.

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The Blogosphere: Part I

May 28, 2009

As part of the Sydney Writers’ Festival I recently attended a talk about ‘The Blogosphere’ featuring James Maskalyk, Christian Lander and Antony Loewenstein.

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WordPress Changes Lives

March 3, 2009

I confess I had never really considered WordPress in terms of its accessibility. I just discovered a wonderful video from Glenda Watson Hyatt on how WordPress as a platform and blogging more generally as a channel of communication have changed her life.

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Adding Sidebar Widgets In WordPress

February 19, 2009

I was recently asked how to change the sidebar in the atahualpa3 WordPress theme. The easy answer is through the use of widgets. However I have also made a PDF explaining this process in greater detail with lots of pictures to help along the way.

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What Should I Blog About?

January 6, 2009

What should you be blogging about? Well let me answer with that question with another question. Who is your audience?

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Why Start A Personal Blog?

January 5, 2009

People will tell you that personal blogs are the bane of the internet. Pundits of the idea will tell you that they they are self indulgent and have too broad a focus. However I recommend you start one. Why?

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