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Putting nofollow back on links in comments

This blog has been a dofollow blog for quite a while, and I actually believe in the “fight spam, not comments” theory. However, the amount of spam I’m receiving this month, disguised as actual comments, is killing too much of my precious time. And since I think you’d all be better served when I have…

Looking for SEO aware WordPress developers

I’ll make it quick and easy: I’m getting too much requests for WordPress related work (plugins, themes, etc.). I don’t mind because I love to cherry pick, but I’d like to have a few people whom I could refer too. So please, if you’re a WordPress developer and you’re aware of SEO (hey, if you…

Move WordPress to a new domain in 10 easy steps!

A friend recently asked me how to move his blog, which is on /blog/ on his domain, to a new domain on its own. The steps to move WordPress are easy, but have to be taken in the right order to make sure you’re not annoying your users and the search engines. I know a…

WordPress plugins and SEO mailing list

I’ve decided to start a weekly mailing list on WordPress plugins and SEO, which will contain: Info on new cool plugins I’ve come across or have coded myself SEO tips for WordPress Speed optimization tips for WordPress Tips and tricks for increasing the conversation on and the community around your blog The tips and tricks…

A better SlideShare WordPress plugin

After doing my post about RIMC, I was kind of annoyed with the SlideShare plugins out there, as they had me change the default embed code, instead of just using it, so I’ve built a new SlideShare WordPress plugin. It allows you to set a default width as well, so it will automatically size all…

Ads Widget for WordPress

A quick post to show you a widget I’ve been working on for the last few days: a widget to ad ads to your sidebar, which I’m actually using in the sidebar. You can see the back-end interface for it on the right. It has a few options: randomize the ad positions shows an “advertise…

In Iceland!

After a long day of flight delays, planes with flat tires, and snow storms at the airport preventing easy landing, I’m now relaxing at the Hilton in Reykjavik, and preparing for the RIMC tomorrow. Had some great fun already with Hubert Diemel, Ton Wesseling and Dennis Mortensen from IndexTools. I’ll throw up the slides of…

Making money online – increasing profits

Making money online isn’t too hard, if you’re a web developer like me. You just sell yourself for a certain hourly rate and if you’re any good, projects will flow in. That’s what’s been happening for the last year for me at least. I started AlthA Web Design, and I’ve been swamped with work since.…

Upgrade your WordPress to 2.3.3!

WordPress just released a critical upgrade, 2.3.3, and you should really update now. The flaw that was found is the solution to a burning question I’ve had for a few times lately: how the **** are people editing posts on one of my blogs. (More specifically, css3.info, which is being syndicated at w3.org, and has…