March 2008

This morning, Mr. 4-Hour Workweek let us all in on a little secret he’s been keep from us for over a year! His famous blog — is a sham. It’s not his famous blog, it’s Vanhishikha “Van” Mehra and Roger Espinosa’s famous blog — they just call themselves “Tim Ferriss.”
Is this a superb way of […]

Part eight of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
We want to find something like this (which allows us to style the way the link looks normally):
a, a:visited […]

I woke up early, put on some warm clothes and headed to “The Terrace” to get some breakfast with a good friend before she left for Santa Barbara to finish the degree she’s always wanted. Big “shout out” to her for that — it’s never too late people. After the meal, which was […]

Note: This free promotion has ended…for now. Check back later and I may be opening it back up.
All I ask is that you write a short post which links back to my new services page, where I offer the 125×125 banner design. *Note: Your site must be at least 3 months old and updated regularly.
So […]

In response to the recent Technorati Favorites Link Exchange.
Motivation
On the surface it may seem as though gaining a leg up in the Technorati “top 100″ (by fans), was my only angle here. It wasn’t. In fact, of the six reasons, it was lowest on the totem pole:
1. Engage the Entrecard community. Some of you Entrecard […]

Part seven of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
The ordered list, by default, is fine and generally shouldn’t be changed. It simply lists things by number like so:

Hello
this […]

What is it and how does it work?
Inspired by Maki, this exchange will, hopefully, increase your “favorites” count in your Technorati profile.
By participating in this exchange, you make a commitment to add everyone who has added you to their Technorati favorites.
Why Participate?
Meet new people — learn new things — pump up your ego. The ultimate […]

It’s been quite a few years since the term disruptive innovation was coined by Clayton M. Christensen in his book The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth - a sequel to the highly regarded business publication The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business, where he first presented […]

Gyutae Park from Winning the Web is throwing another contest. He’s killin’ it with the prizes — they’re pretty awesome: Cash, Affiliate Summit East conference pass, SEO Book training program memberships, SEOmoz Pro membership, banner design, premium blog themes, web hosting, consulting from Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips, advertising, and more.
Go check it out.

Part six of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
Open up your style.css file and look for the following:
blockquote {
padding-left: 10px;
border-left: 5px solid #ddd;
color: #666;
}
The red part is what […]

Jonathan Fields is running a contest to have his new book cover be designed by YOU. The book is called, Cash In On Your Passion: How to make a great living doing what you love.
“It’s wildly unorthodox, I know…But that’s not stopping me and my publisher, Broadway Books, a division of Random House, Inc. (“Sponsor”) […]

Part five of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
There are two files you will be working with:

index.php
style.css

You can find these in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - they’ll be listed on the right hand side.
First we need to find what our post paragraphs are called. Open up index.php and find the following code (the red […]

The Jordanstown campus of the University of Ulster has a student run blog surrounding the ideas in the “E-business Innovation” module. A couple days ago they talked about the three social factors that can hold back the open innovation potential of companies: Apathy, culture and tradition and psychology.
Go check it out.
These hindrances are not only […]

Part four of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
Finding Imagery
The best way to go is by using Flickr to find Creative Commons images with the Attribution License. That […]

Steve Shapiro posted a 16 question innovation “diagnostic tool” on his website:
“It may help you assess just how innovative your organization is. It is, admittedly, quite tongue in cheek and not a serious diagnostic. But who knows, you might just learn something. Send this to your colleagues and see if they agree with your answers!”
The […]