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Content Management Systems for a Fast Backend

Web designers are not often concerned with the performance of their website. This is often left up to the developer(s) who need to cater both frontend and backend codes. Considering how popular the open source movement has become I wanted to delve a bit deeper into which solutions may provide the quickest user access. I [...]

Tools for Bloggers

Blogging has become a time consuming professional job. Long gone are the days that blogs where kept part time or as a hobby. If you write a lot for one or different weblogs, it is essential to have to the right tools to keep organized and work fast. Having a standard work-flow is essential and [...]

Three WordPress alternatives for your blog

These blogging systems are definitely worth a look.

Writing RSS-Reader Friendly Posts

Tips on formatting your blog posts to look better in RSS Readers.

3 Reasons Why Web Designers and Developers Should Blog

I know many web designers and developers blog. But for those who don’t, here are couple reasons why you should.

Five ways to keep me from unsubscribing to your feed

Ah, RSS feeds- my favorite bit of “push” technology, where the good stuff comes to you, every day, several times a day. Current events, celebrity news, recipes, even Facebook updates, can all be delivered to one place, without having to browse or make new tabs. The question is, with so many wonderful sites out there, how [...]

The Types of Content in Web Design and Development That Send Traffic

What types of content do well in the web design and development arena? I did a little research to find out.

5 Reasons I Don’t Read Your Blog and How to Change That

Blogging, in the long term is all about growing and getting better. Everyone wants to be read by more people, get more comments and have a huge blog, but not everyone can do that. There are many things you can do to turn a reader away very quickly, and you should really avoid these things. [...]

SEO and Personal Blogs, What to Do?

Running a personal blog can be great. You have total free reign on the topics, you can build relationships with readers and you can express yourself in any way you like. Running a well read, well visited personal blog is even better. It’s no secret that the best traffic is organic traffic, from search engines. [...]

WLTC Essay Contest Results

Many of you probably heard of the Weblog Tools Collection’s recent Essay Contest that was started a while back. Our very own Ronald (Ronalfy) entered his article on “What Not to Blog About“, and while he did not win, his article was viewed the most times out of any of the entries (5000+ Views on [...]

Things You Should Avoid Blogging About

When writing for a blog, there are what seems an endless amount of topics to choose from. Bloggers write about design, cars, blogging, technology, gadgets, and more. However, there comes a time when bloggers are running on empty and can’t decide what to write about. During those lull-in-blogging moments, certain bloggers may be tempted to write about topics as useless as making a grilled-cheese sandwich.

ReviewMe Review

Review Me, the new service from the people behind Text Link Ads, pays you to write reviews. So just how well do they do? It’s our turn to review them.