Category Archives: Blogging

The journey begins

When setting up a website you need to consider a few things -  who your target audience is, what their needs are and how you can meet their needs. In anticipation of meeting their needs, the Linking209.com website has been setup … Continue reading

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Linking209 website is born

In February 2010 some friends and I decided to start a networking group called Linking209.  Its name focuses on a specific region covered by the 209 area code.  The primary focus at this time is Stanislaus County, San Joaquin County and surrounding areas.  In other … Continue reading

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MrWes celebrates 200th blog post

I’ve reached my 200th blog post.  It’s been a long road to get here, but the journey has been worth it. Where I’ve been: During this past year, I have done a lot of growing in my blogging and presentation skills.  I have … Continue reading

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Are my blog posts too short?

Many times, I wonder if I say too little or not enough.  When I was in elementary school, my teachers would tell me to write in more detail.  They would say I had not written enough detail.  I should be more … Continue reading

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8 questions and answers about Twitter

The other day, I received a question regarding how all this Twitter stuff works.  I spent a little time explaining the concepts and then decided that I should write a blog about it.  I’m sure everyone would like to hear … Continue reading

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Finding the right WordPress Theme

Choosing a WordPress theme is a very formidable task. Not only do you have the challenge of finding something that looks good to you, but you also have to worry about whether your viewers will appreciate it.  Your big question should … Continue reading

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Being critiqued is hard to do

I recently joined a blogging community called Problogger.com.  This is a group of bloggers that range in experience full time proffesional bloggers to bloggers who are just starting out. There is a section in the Problogger forum to invite fellow bloggers critique your blog, so you … Continue reading

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I learned something new today

I have learned a new lesson related to my craft. Apparently, some websites practice what is called website scraping. This is where they grab your content and then republish it as their own.  Yesterday, I posted “9 ways to keep your … Continue reading

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Google Analytics and Internet Demographics

One of the goals I have for my blog is to be visited by someone from each of the 50 United States.  Tracking this data has been easy with Google Analytics.  My blog has been consistently visited by people from … Continue reading

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An elevator speech for my blog

The first exercise in 31 Days to Build a Better Blog is to write an elevator speech for my blog.  This has been a little challenging for me because I never though of trying to describe my blog to someone in … Continue reading

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