Blogging from Your iPad

5 Apps for Blogging from Your iPad (via BloggingPro)

Blogging has always belonged to the land of desktops and laptops, but blogging from your iPad is getting easier all the time thanks to some smart, stylish apps. Here are the five best iPad apps we’ve found for blogging. 1. Posts Works with: WordPress…

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Using a Camera Slider for Great Looking Video Shots

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I’m always on the lookout for ways to get better looking video shots.  Each week, I release a show called DSLR Video Tips on lynda.com.  The episode is free for one week (you don’t even have to be a member, that’s how nice they are). The show is co-hosted by friend and long-time collaborator Robbie Carman.

Here’s two recent video we did all about sliders.  A slider can help you put a camera into motion to capture interesting shots with fluid movement.  Check out Robbie and DP Kevin Bradley.

What is a slider?

Performing camera moves add visual interest to a scene, but how do you make them smooth? Using a slider. In this tutorial, explore what camera sliders are and how they work; take a look at different slider options, from small, portable units to large sliders; and learn about remote-controlled motorized sliders.

Using a slider

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Web Elements that Slow Down your Blog

6 Overlooked Website Elements That Slow Down your Blog (via BloggingPro)

Load time and responsiveness are very important factors to consider when building a blog design to deliver content and services to the public. Think of your blog as delivering a service and if your site takes a long time to load its no better than going…

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Stats Wrangling I: Digging into Your Data

All About SEO on WordPress.com

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Search engine optimization basics

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New Themes: Circa and Quadra

WordPress is constantly updating and creating new responsive themes. The following post by Caroline Moore introduces us to Circa and Quadra.

New Themes: Circa and Quadra.

Evaluating Web Resources

It is always good examine web resources with a healthy dose of skepticism.  Assume that everyone who posts something on the web has a reason or agenda.

That agenda can be financial, political, religious, personal, recreational, informational or any of a host of other motivators.  Your job is to become your own filter guided by your already well-developed “BS” meter. Continue reading

6 Tips for Writing an Effective Sales Landing Page

6 Tips for Writing an Effective Sales Landing Page (via The Blog Herald)

Whether you’re selling the next big thing or launching a business for the first time, an effective sales landing page can be the difference between stagnation and success. A well-crafted sales landing page explains your product or service in detail…

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Uploading to ASU’s free student server space.

Personal Website How-To  By William Scott Grey

Have you built your own website? Did you go a step beyond the typical WordPress copy job? Do you want some place to display it  besides your own computer?

Do you want your website to go live on the internet?

Here’s a how-to on getting free server space for your website from the internet if you’re an ASU student.

If you are an ASU student you should have been given access to MyASU the online portal for ASU students.

Open the following PDF and follow the steps.  Good Luck.

Personal Website How To