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Exclusive Interview: Michael Pinto of Fanboy.com

September 26th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

You know the feeling when you’re just aimlessly surfing the web and all of a sudden you strike gold? Well, that happened to me one day… I stumbled upon a blog filled with fantastic news about comic book heroes, space travel, arcade games and cult movies. The great thing was, fresh content just kept coming day after day. I was instantly hooked.

Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you Michael Pinto - the man behind fanboy.com.

Welcome to Blogsolid, Michael. During the last few months, your blog fanboy.com has made a fanboy out of me. How did fanboy.com come about and how long have you been blogging? Read the rest of this entry »

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Wordpress 2.3 Launches

September 24th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

The hype surrounding Wordpress version 2.3 launching today (September 24th 2007) did not quite reach Snakes on a Plane level, but Wordpress fanboys and fangirls the world over are quite excited. The wildly popular Wordpress is described as a “personal publishing platform”. This is a fancy way of saying cool blogging software.

There are promises of many great improvements, but as far as I can tell, there are two main features to look forward to in WP 2.3: Read the rest of this entry »

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Start a Wordpress Blog on Your Own Site - Part 1: Finding the Right Host

September 20th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

So you know a little about designing websites and you know a thing or two about blogging. Now you want to start blogging on your own website, or convert your old site into a blog. Everyone else seems to be doing it, so it can’t be that hard, but where do you start? This series will contain a few ideas about how to get going with your very own Wordpress blog.

Decide on a web host

I suggest you start doing some research about web hosting even before thinking of a name for your website. Consider the following: Read the rest of this entry »

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Blogger.com Launches Blogger Play

September 17th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

Blogger.com launched a new feature today. They call it Blogger Play.

All the newest photos that get uploaded to Blogger.com blogs around the world are presented in the form of a never-ending slideshow. You can pause the slideshow and view information about the blog the photo belongs to. Read the rest of this entry »

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That Ugly Blogger Navbar

September 17th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

I received a comment from Greta asking “Do you know how can i remove the ugly Blogger toolbar?”

Hi Greta.

You are able to ditch the Blogger navbar if you are hosting your Blogger.com blog on your own domain and publishing via FTP. If that sounds like Greek to you, don’t worry, read on. Read the rest of this entry »

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Five Benefits of FeedBurner

September 14th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

RSS is an essential technology for successful blogging. Since most of your regular readers will want to subscribe to your blog’s feed, it is a good idea to gain some knowledge about RSS and the value it offers. I assume your blog is equipped with at least one RSS feed, but do you use FeedBurner?

Owned by Google, FeedBurner is a free service offering tools to help you make the most of your feed. Here are five things I enjoy most about “burning” my feeds: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Solid Growth | 9 Comments »

Five Pros and Cons of Blogging

September 14th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

Blogging has become an immensely popular activity, no doubt about that. In fact, if you’re reading this, chances are you already have a blog of your own, or at the very least, are thinking of starting one.

As with all things in life, there are some pros and cons that come with the deal. Here are my top five reasons to blog… and my top five reasons not to blog: Read the rest of this entry »

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Wordpress: Solving The YouTube Problem

September 7th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

I was quite surprised when I recently tried to embed a YouTube video in a post on my Wordpress blog and it did not work properly. Upon researching the matter I found that it is a known issue. Wordpress does not like strange things embedded in posts and unfortunately, YouTube is one of those things!

A number of video-related plugins are listed on the Wordpress Plugin database. Many of these plugins have multiple features, but I was just looking for the simplest solution to embed a YouTube video in my post… Read the rest of this entry »

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Blogger.com Custom Header

September 5th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

Blogger.com is a free blogging service owned by Google and it is very popular among new and seasoned bloggers alike. A great benefit of Blogger.com is that it allows you a lot of control over the look and feel of your blog.

An original header creates a good first impression with your visitors, so why not get creative and surprise your readers with something special? It’s not as difficult as you might imagine… Read the rest of this entry »

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