Tags are usually one- or two-word (three at the most) descriptions (or keywords) of a blog post. For example, I might tag this article “define tags” and “define categories”. The… Read More »Do you know the difference between tags and categories?
Remember way back in 1994 and 1995 when you actually surfed the ‘net? You could start out at one page and end up in a completely different spot and nothing… Read More »Tutorial: Using StumbleUpon for Traffic
One of my gigs in the past year has been writing a monthly column about blogging at 5 Minutes for Mom. If you don’t know Janice and Susan, the twins… Read More »Tips for Blogging as a Career
A hexadecimal value (or hex code) is a six-digit alpha or numeric value that is read by a browser to produce a specific color. For example, the hex code for… Read More »What is a hexadecimal value?
I asked my friend Shazia to help me explain this one. She was on the same panel I was at BlogHer08 and discussed plug-ins and widgets and the difference between… Read More »What is a plug-in?
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is used within an HTML document to determine how an entire page or web site looks (fonts, headings, background images, etc.). By changing… Read More »What is CSS?
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It’s a simple programming language that tells your internet browser how to read your text and display it. For example, if you’d like to… Read More »What is HTML?
SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. Search Engine Optimization refers to how you are ensuring that search engines can find your site. Search engines are based on text searches.… Read More »What does SEO stand for?