Comments on: Blogging Q & A (or Tech Geek Speak)

By: Duchess

Duchess — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:21:00 +0000

I want to know how people know what visitors type into Google to find them — if you see what I am trying to say.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:44:03 +0000

Driving traffic, always a good topic. Also, I don’t understand really how trackbacks work, maybe this is related to the question above about comment tracking?

By: Marue

Marue — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:18:10 +0000

I’m getting back up to speed on HTML and will re-tackle CSS shortly. If I want to learn PHP from the ground up, where should I go? Is there a good web site or book you would recommend? I would eventually like to do my own blog templates but for now I need to work out some glitches in the template I am using. I can’t change templates every time I run across an issue. Thanks.

By: janissmyth

janissmyth — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:10:54 +0000

Okay! I have answers for everyone, and it’s all fairly simple. I’ll be back this evening and we’ll get down to business.

By: Duchess

Duchess — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:30:56 +0000

I think q&a is a great idea. I have lots! At the moment I want to know how to get the RSS feed thingy on my site (in the unlikely event anyone wants to subscribe…)

As to your general poll, all those topics sound good. I’m interested in etiquette, because it is a bit of a minefield, I think, for new bloggers.

By: Ann at One Bag Nation

Ann at One Bag Nation — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:56:41 +0000

Hi,
I think any and all of those topics are good.

My current burning issue is that I’m hoping to start a new self-hosted blog and I’m really struggling with whether to use a free theme or buy one. I’d be more than happy to buy if I felt confident about being able to customize it, but I know next-to-nothing about how to do that.

Really looking forward to your articles!

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:53:09 +0000

Thanks for asking! I think my top issues are driving traffic to my site and understanding how to take advantage of stuff like Twitr.

Your suggestions of the top three add-ons or ways to drive traffic,and how to set them up and use them (implementation – the tricky part!!), would be great.

My burning question is this: How can I track comments I make on other blogs? I tried to sign up for Com.ments but couldn’t figure it out. So, I leave comments on a few blogs but don’t always check back for responses. From what I have read, commenting on other blogs is a great way to drive traffic but I know I’d be more likely to do it if I could keep track of responses.

Thanks again for helping us all out!

By: Becky Lane

Becky Lane — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:47:37 +0000

I have a somewhat urgent concern. Someone just listed me as a “Blog that’s fun to read” on her site. I am now supposed to list 4 or 5 of my favorites as links on my site, and pass the “award” on to them, but I don’t know how to do any of that. Also, I am a member of Story Circle Network, and would like to post their link button on my site, but don’t know what to do with the html stuff they provide. Sure hope I’m not the only tech moron out there!