Business Strategy, Personal Development, Marketing
A while back I setup a WordPress website called BrianNelson.pro on Amazon Lightsail as sort of a proof of concept and as a way to get some experience with WordPress on Amazon Lightsail. The idea was that by running a website there, I could see if that would be good hosting for WordPress sites I … Read more
Man, tricky computer problems are both what makes being a computer guy fun, and also what makes it so frustrating. Today’s issue — well, today’s and yesterday’s issue– was a tricky bug where when I tried to share a post from my WordPress blog to Facebook, it was giving me a 404 File Not Found … Read more
I’m an old school tech junkie from way back. Not punch cards way back, but green screen terminals way back. I can’t resist new toys, new technologies, and new idea. However, I’m also practical. As a father, small business owner, and freelance financial writer, my hands are full. So, when it comes to trying out new … Read more
Looks like there aren’t a lot of reports of catastrophe when updating to WordPress 4.9, so I’ve taken the plunge and updated this site and some of my others. So far, it seems that most of the improvements are under the hood, with the exception of implementing some features that allow for better “customization” of … Read more
Lately, I’ve noticed that there are actually far fewer experts out there than we are led to believe. There are numerous blogs, websites, and people who hold themselves out as experts on WordPress, or SEO gurus, or professional online designers, and so on. However, a collection of recent updates to the core platforms that these … Read more
Update: Since the beginning of 2013, WestHost has proven less reliable than necessary. I can no longer recommend them. Check here for the latest on WestHost reliability or lack thereof. Shared Web Host Companies and Fantasy Limitations Or No Limit Fantasies Once upon a time, all web hosting companies sold hosting plans with a cap … Read more
Pondering the questions that make the Internet move. What do Technorati, WordPress, Google, and more do right or wrong to make my life better or worse?
If you keep getting the Warning: Your backup folder MIGHT be visible to the public error even though you copied the .htaccess file to the correct folder, there might be a glitch with your Path to Backup setting, but it’s not what you think.
To secure your WordPress blog, many experts will recommend that you create a new WordPress administrator account and delete the default WordPress admin account. The idea is that since every WordPress installation comes with an admin user, you’ve given away half of the battle for security. Automated hacker bots can come at your WordPress blog … Read more
A lot of people use WordPress to build and run their blogs. A lot of people use Photoshop to mock-up an layout of their web site design and then use that layout to create the actual website layout, usually via some sort of grid. There are a growing number of WordPress Theme frameworks than can … Read more
For many years now, I have just followed the conventional wisdom when it comes to maximizing things like pings, trackbacks, feeds and WordPress. But, lately, I’ve been looking into it a little bit more, and I have come to find out, that 99% of what is out there isn’t conventional wisdom, its slightly re-written copies … Read more
Here is a good lesson for business owners and management. Do not pretend that you don’t know what is going on in the business world. It only makes you look like a fool. There was an episode of the West Wing in which the staff insist the President not use his opponent’s name because it … Read more