http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WordPress.com Forums User Favorites: raincoaster en Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:36:15 +0000 http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-309763 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:00:29 +0000 timethief 309763@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>@everyone<br /> Thanks so much for your kind words. No hurry right on over to my blog <a href="http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com</a> and read all the great stuff I've prepared for you. ...lol :D </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-309761 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:55:54 +0000 osomuerte 309761@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Excellent information. I am eager to see the results. -Oso </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306641 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:16:01 +0000 otahminao 306641@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>thank you </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306595 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:54:38 +0000 funkink 306595@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Very helpful timethief, good for you </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306594 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:48:40 +0000 radiomovies 306594@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Thanks for the clear article - excellent and simple steps to follow.<br /> Cheers<br /> Philip </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306545 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:45:36 +0000 raincoaster 306545@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>You don't. You can see it because you're the owner and signed in, but nobody else can see it. If you don't want to see it, sign out. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306542 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:13:59 +0000 wwwnewsonline 306542@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>When posting, how do you take edit out, next to the time? </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306529 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:30:08 +0000 timethief 306529@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Okay then maybe I will. After all the bloggers who post here and others like them are the reason I have the blog. :) </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306474 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:59:10 +0000 raincoaster 306474@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Well, everyone else links to your blog; you might as well go ahead. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306435 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:09:47 +0000 smokeybones 306435@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Thank you very much for your help timethief, I will follow what you've said and let you know how it went. Truly appreciate the help :-) smokeybones </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306374 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:59:57 +0000 timethief 306374@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>@raincoaster<br /> Thanks. It's actually in a post on my blog but I was worried that if I posted the link to it here that I might be breaking a rule or something. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306371 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:56:58 +0000 raincoaster 306371@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I've already referred several other people to it. Brilliant stuff! </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306370 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:56:21 +0000 timethief 306370@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>@sensuouscurmudgeon<br /> Thanks. :) I hope smokeybones returns to read this. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306278 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:30:33 +0000 sensuouscurmudgeon 306278@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Very informative, timethief. I didn't know about the DMOZ Directory. Thanks. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306029 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:12:29 +0000 timethief 306029@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>This is a lengthy and very detailed answer so please bookmark it. I found your blog here <a href="http://mrlnavy.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mrlnavy.wordpress.com/</a> - well done. </p> <p>(1) Find <strong> technorati </strong> <a href="http://www.technorati.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.technorati.com</a> on the web. Register and create an account, claim your blog(s), tag them, and register your favorite blogs. You will find that the site has excellent instructions to help you work through all the steps.</p> <p>(2) Also be sure to register your blog so you get the attention of <strong> search engines. </strong> It is said that Google's directory comes straight from the DMOZ Directory so look into getting your blog site listed in it. The DMOZ has strict guidelines as to who is listed. Submission info can be made here <a href="http://www.dmoz.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dmoz.org/</a></p> <p>"If your site has been accepted into the Open Directory, it may take anywhere from 2 weeks to several months for your site to be listed on partner sites which use the Open Directory data, such as AOL Search, Google, Netscape Search, Yahoo Search, and hundreds of other sites. We make updates of the data available weekly, but each partner has their own update schedule."</p> <p>You should *NOT* submit your site to Google, Yahoo, and MSN more than once every 30 days.</p> <p>(a) Although <strong> Google </strong> says that manually submitting your pages to their index is unnecessary, they have an interface for you to do so. <a href="http://" rel="nofollow">http://</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/addurl/" rel="nofollow">www.google.com/addurl/</a> But don't be surprised if it takes weeks for Google to acknowledge your site's existence. Also register for a Google webmaster account <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5uhnzq" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/5uhnzq</a> </p> <p>(b) <strong> MSN </strong> will seldom visit a website unless invited by submission. <a href="http://beta.search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://beta.search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx</a></p> <p>(c) <strong> Yahoo </strong> frequents sites more than MSN but less than Google but will dramatically increase visits after submission. <a href="http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit" rel="nofollow">http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit</a></p> <p>(3) If you have assigned categories and tags to your post they will already be appearing on the wordpress.com tag pages in order of the date/timestamp <a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/political-issues/" rel="nofollow">http://en.wordpress.com/tag/political-issues/</a></p> <p>(4) The best way to get comments is to visit other blogs that are on subjects directly related to the subjects that you blog about and leave meaningful comments. When you do this the bloggers may reciprocate by clicking your username which will be linked to your blog and arriving on your blog. </p> <p>(5) Here’s how to link your username to your blog in your blog Dashboard –&gt; Users –&gt; Your Profile. Then scroll down to where it says ‘Primary Blog‘ and fill in the address of your blog and then click ‘Update Profile‘.</p> <p>Once you’re done click “Update Profile”. Voila! Now every time you sign into the forum we can all click on your username and your blog will be linked to it. And every time you leave a comment on a blog your username can be likewise clicked and your blog can be instantly located.</p> <p>Note that there is a complete record of every post that you make to the forum on your forum profile page. Also note that when you mark a forum threads as “favorites” that you will find them listed on the forum profile page too. And everyone in the forum can access your forum profile by simply clicking on “Member” next to your username.</p> <p>Best wishes for happy blogging. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-blogging-2#post-306024 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:52:00 +0000 smokeybones 306024@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Hi, I am new to blogging and have made several comments on my new blog. How soon will my comments go out to the world? Is there a way I can check to see if my blog is being viewed by the public? i've received no comments yet. Thank you very much for your help.</p> <p>Smokeybones</p> <p><a href="http://mrlnavy.wordpress.com/wp-admin/" rel="nofollow">http://mrlnavy.wordpress.com/wp-admin/</a> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253392 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:52:05 +0000 teck07 253392@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I forgot to mention that Jing will capture the graph.</p> <p>Works on Mac &#38; Windows </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253385 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:39:42 +0000 raincoaster 253385@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Thanks, I'm going to bookmark this thread, because it's a handy tool I basically can't use at all right now. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253379 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:28:36 +0000 tellyworth 253379@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>It might have something to do with the fact that the graph is displayed by Flash. (That shouldn't be a problem, but who knows).</p> <p>For the record, on a Mac: command-shift-4, then click and drag over the area you want. It'll save a png file to your desktop. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253369 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:58:33 +0000 teck07 253369@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>About <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0vSXm4sp8">Jing project</a> (You tube Video)</p> <p>Also Here is a YouTube Video I created showing Jing Project In action<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV5lZqgQP94">Jing Project, Capabilities</a> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253367 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:54:06 +0000 teck07 253367@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p><a href="http://www.jingproject.com/">Jing Project</a> Is great for this (Screen Capture Software) </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253351 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:58:46 +0000 raincoaster 253351@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Thanks, will do. Much appreciated! </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253350 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:58:20 +0000 mark 253350@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I'll screencap whatever you need - email me with the info? </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253348 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:56:24 +0000 raincoaster 253348@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>If I hit it without hitting Shift, I just get Print. I print to PDF and get everything except the graph. It's weird. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253347 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:49:51 +0000 thesacredpath 253347@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I typically just hit print screen (without shift) and then open paint or something with a new blank document and then hit ctrl-v. It's been a while since I mucked with it on Windows. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/screencapping-advice#post-253343 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:45:11 +0000 raincoaster 253343@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I had some fabulous stats yesterday and am trying to take a screencap, but Shift, Print Screen doesn't actually do anything much. I can't just paste that into Paint; it doesn't show up as saved. I can't paste into Word either. I can save it as a PDF, but the actual GRAPH is missing, which sucks, because it looks like a skyscraper on a prairie. Mere numbers don't have that impact. Would this have something to do with me running Adblock Plus? I can see the graph fine on the page, but it just won't show in the PDF. Anyone know a workaround? Any staff care to make a screencap for me? Halp! </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/help-me-8#post-251344 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:57:48 +0000 raincoaster 251344@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>What you want is the Whosamongus widget. Get it at <a href="http://whos.amung.us/" rel="nofollow">http://whos.amung.us/</a> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/help-me-8#post-251312 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:40:33 +0000 demyanlavor 251312@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>STATS! </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/help-me-8#post-251239 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:02:58 +0000 thesacredpath 251239@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>If you want your stats to display on your blog pages, then go to design &gt; widgets and put the "blog stats" widget into your sidebar. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/help-me-8#post-251237 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:00:51 +0000 beemeister 251237@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Open you Dashboard and click on the name of your blog in the upper left hand corner. Then click on Blog Stats. Also, you can click on My Account in the Navigation Bar at the top left of the screen, and select Stats from the drop down menu. </p>