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1 March 2010

New blog design: how and why and stuff

New month so it must be a new blog design here at shannonalbert.me.
I didn’t think that would happen when I designed it two months ago but here we are with a whole new look. As I mentioned in my weekly video yesterday, I redesigned my blog for a couple of reasons.
1.) To show that I [...]

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11 February 2010

5 screencast tutorials I made to help you improve your blog

I created 5 screencast tutorials about Internet and blogging related things based on questions I get a lot and things I see being done incorrectly. Please watch the ones that you think will be helpful. Some are easy and some a little bit more challenging. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments.
1. How [...]

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4 February 2010

4 new blogs setup – wanna see ‘em?

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So, Internet, I’ve been really busy ever since announcing that I was doing WordPress setups for free working on these four blogs. Let’s take a look at them.
1. Kami’s blog
Old blog: running on iWeb, a.k.a. the single worst product available from Apple
New blog: WordPress blog running Thesis
Friends, this is an item I can officially check [...]

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25 January 2010

I will setup your WordPress blog for free. Here’s how.

Blog friends! Starting today, I’m going to begin offering some blog services including setting up WordPress blogs for free.
Did she just say free?
Yessum, I did say that.
I believe strongly that WordPress is the best blogging platform for a professional-looking blog but it’s also the most difficult to get setup. To ease that transition, I’m offering [...]

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5 January 2010

How I redesigned my WordPress blog using Thesis

I knew when I was going to take on this topic it would require some work. It’s one thing to do it. It’s a whole ‘nother to ’splain to somebody.
OK, here we go.
This how-to post assumes you want a blog setup structurally the same as I have it. Even if you don’t, you should be [...]

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30 December 2009

What do you want from me in 2010?

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I realize that this is my blog and I can do whatever I want but I also want to provide value and/or entertainment to the people who read my blog. That’s why I’m asking you today to tell me what you’d like to see here in 2010.

More helpful posts that are article-style? About what?
More kid [...]

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15 December 2009

10 blogging lessons to learn from Casey’s mommy blog

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Several years ago when Casey and I worked together, she didn’t know how to do much in the technical realm. I IMed her at work once and it confused her. So when she moved to Colorado and told me she wanted to start a blog to share information about her and her family, I knew [...]

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2 July 2009

10 things I learned in this blog's 1st month

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It’s been a great first month here on RemarkablyClever.com. Here are 10 things I’ve learned so far.
1.) Stat addiction
When you work hard to create posts and you try to get the word out about your blog, the desire to watch the stats is reallly strong. I had hoped I would get over it by now [...]

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26 June 2009

How to create a professional blog without hiring anyone

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I’ve been asked several times recently via email, Twitter and in person how I setup this blog. For example, I got this email from Karol.
I really like your blog’s design and see you’re using Thesis. Did you do it yourself or did you hire someone? I’m looking for a designer.
Thanks!
Karol
I responded [...]

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22 June 2009

5 blogs to inspire your creativity

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There are many fantastically creative and inspiring blogs to read. Blogs to teach you how to decorate, party ideas, scrapbooking. Here are 5 blogs to inspire your creativity.

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