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How to install WordPress on Dreamhost – first screencast on Blogsolid.com

January 27th, 2010

By Matt Lukan

Blogsolid slowly becomes my experimental playground. It’s the first website of mine, where I introduced Google Ad Manager. Now I’m giving you my first screencast. Yes – this is the first screencast I have ever done.

I had to learn how to do these to make an advert of a product I will launch soon on one of my websites. I figured that instead of showing my attempts to my fiancé, what I usually do with anything new I create, I will use you guys as my fist audience.  :) Read the rest of this entry »

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Blogsolid December 09 stats

January 8th, 2010

By Matt Lukan

The first month of my Blogsolid ownership is gone. It’s time for the first stats.

Visitors

• 4015 visits:
  • 60.25% referrals
  • 19.85% search engines
  • 19.85% direct
  • 0.05% other
  • 1.86 pages/visits
• bounce rate 66%

Let’s analyze: Read the rest of this entry »

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Final Blogsolid design changes

December 21st, 2009

By Matt Lukan

I finally finished working on changes to Blogsolid.

Here’s what I changed: Read the rest of this entry »

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Choosing and using wordpress plugins if you’re not a coder

December 17th, 2009

By Matt Lukan

Plugins add a substantial amount of functionality to blogs. Practically every blog has a good few of them. I also use several plugins on Blogsolid to enhance it a little bit. But plugins also have a dark side – they can overload your server or expose your installation to hackers.

Today we will look at how to choose and use plugins safely. Read the rest of this entry »

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When you flip a website go for the quick wins first

December 14th, 2009

By Matt Lukan

One of the dangers when flipping a website is the will to be too good. You purchase the site with a view of all the things you intend to do with it. You would gladly chain yourself to your computer, work like hell preparing everything all and then, when everything is ready, release your new beautiful baby to the world.

Well – that would be a mistake and here is why: Read the rest of this entry »

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The plan for Blogsolid

December 8th, 2009

By Matt Lukan

To keep it short and to the point:

I will try to turn Blogsolid into a mainstream blog about blogging and make money in the process.

Goals for the next 12 months:

• Double the traffic
• Monetize – by November 2010 Blogsolid will be making over $500 a month.

Read the rest of this entry »

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The beginning

December 8th, 2009

By Matt Lukan

A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct.

Dune by Frank Herbert

We cannot start our journey without defining exactly where we are. Read the rest of this entry »

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I bought Blogsolid.com

November 20th, 2009

By Matt Lukan

Well I did it. I bought Blogsolid.com. I’m sitting here now, typing my first post.

It’s an exciting feeling – kinda like taking your new car for the first ride. You’re not sure how everything works yet, but already want to get to the highway and check what this baby can do. One difference is that all of you are riding with me today. The reader shows 679. So buckle up and enjoy the ride.

Before I continue though, I have to admit that I feel also a bit awkward. I have never bought a blog before. I bought and sold websites, but never a blog. Read the rest of this entry »

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Blogsolid For Sale

October 9th, 2009

By Imar

Anyone interested in owning this great blog and awesome domain name? Check out the auction on Flippa.com!

I believe this site has huge potential to be developed further. Unfortunately, recently I have not found time to devote the necessary attention to running it. I think there is a “solid” foundation in place and that’s why I am looking for someone who can build forth upon it.

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Exploring Google Webmaster Tools

February 5th, 2009

By Imar

During the last couple of days I have applied several tweaks to optimise Blogsolid’s chances of getting indexed highly and today I started using Google Webmaster Tools. I’m an avid Google Analytics user, but for some reason I have never paid any attention to GWT (I’ve decided to abbreviate – “Google Webmaster Tools” is a mouthful!).

If you don’t have a Google account, you will have to sign up to use GWT. If you already have one, it’s simple to add GWT to your bag of goodies, however it doesn’t appear listed with the common Google apps. You can find it at google.com/webmasters/tools/.

GWT has a no-frills interface that allows you to adjust a few SEO nuts and bolts, but there are three things you need to do to get started: Read the rest of this entry »

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