One of the advantages of using WordPress is the vast assortment of plugins available. You want to do something with your blog…there’s a plugin. If there isn’t, someone’s working on it. It’s easy to get carried away with setting up plugins, and truth be told there aren’t many that are absolutely critical for most blogs. […]
Archives for September 2006
Help Manuals Are Obsolete
No one reads help manuals anymore…do they? Help manuals are notorious for being poorly written. Have you ever tried to build an IKEA shelving unit? And that even comes with pictures! Most manuals for software (which is the industry I work in most of the time) are insanely complex, technical and dry. I’ll admit to […]
Make Your Contact Info Readily Available on Your Blog
There’s absolutely no reason to exclude contact information from your blog. It just doesn’t make any sense. Yet…it’s rampant throughout the blogosphere. I recently participated in the BlogDay festivities by seeking out 5 blogs I had never visited before, linking to them and emailing their owners to let them know. I was amazed at how […]
The Great Big Small Business Show – Episode #4 – Customer Service
The latest podcast episode of The Great Big Small Business Show is all about customer service. It’s one thing I’m passionate about. It’s something I’ve always focused on in building my businesses, and I’ve written about it in the past as well. Even when clients leave you, think about providing great customer service. In the […]
6 Basic Tips For Using WordPress + 1 Bonus Tip
Here are 6 basic tips for using WordPress. They include: (1) Find a good theme (2) Edit your theme carefully (3) Create a list of categories (4) Use plugins judiciously (5) Change the permalink structure and (6) Change the height of the post box. With these tips and the bonus tip on archiving through the use of optional excerpts you’ll be able to get the basics of a blog going in no time!
How To Pick the Best Theme in WordPress For You
Thinking of using WordPress for your blog? Then you’ll need to pick a theme. And picking a theme isn’t easy! There are hundreds and hundreds of them. It’s amazing actually… The theme you pick is critical, because it will represent a significant part of people’s first impressions when visiting your blog. And we all know […]
Welcome to Instigator Blog!
Hopefully many of you are coming from the IGotNewsForYou blog where I’ve been posting since January 2006. I decided to take the plunge and move the blog to WordPress. As well, the blog didn’t fit with what I want to do at IGotNewsForYou and I wanted to branch out into further discussions, new projects, etc. […]
The Secret to Successfully Delegating Work in 6 Steps
Entrepreneurs and small business owners typically have a hard time delegating to others. We’re control freaks, obsessively detail-focused and so invested emotionally into what we’re doing that it’s hard to let others do some of the work. We have no choice. Delegating is critical to a small business or entrepreneurial venture. No one person can […]
Moving For The Sake of Moving is NOT Progress
I’m in my car heading home for the evening. I’ve got two options: A shorter route, but it always has some degree of fairly bad traffic. A much longer route, which rarely has traffic, and the traffic is never as bad as the first route. Which route should I take? I recognize the fact that […]