Series

Freelancing

  1. The Successful Freelancer Knows How to Compartmentalize
    Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2009

    In this post I tackle some of the pitfalls of going freelance: time management, limiting the work hours, keeping a lid on the amount of worrying, and respecting our own time as valuable to us and others.

  2. Reader of the Week: Miryam Stenger - Day 22 - 31-DBBB Challenge
    Posted on: Monday, April 27th, 2009

    In this post I publicly thank one of my readers, who commented on my article about Freelancing and Compartmentalizing. I also suggest to extend the article into a series.

31-Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge

  1. Day 1 of the 31-Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge: The Elevator Pitch
    Posted on: Monday, April 06th, 2009

    In this post I accept the Challenge launched by Darren Rowse, the 31-Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge. The task for today, day 1, is to write an Elevator Pitch for our blog -- if you only have the time of an elevator ride with someone, what would you tell them about your blog to convince them to become readers. Great fun!

  2. 5 Great Reasons to Have an aStore (Amazon Store) - Day 2 - 31-DBBB Challenge
    Posted on: Tuesday, April 07th, 2009

    In this post I fulfill the task for the second day of the Challenge, which is to write a "list post." I also announce the opening of my very own Amazon Store (aStore for short).

  3. Promoting a Post in Your Blog - day 3 - 31-DBBB
    Posted on: Wednesday, April 08th, 2009

    In this post I describe how I tackled the task of the 3rd day of the Challenge. Today we were supposed to choose one of our best posts and promote it in various different ways. I chose four ways to promote my post on Freelancers and how they can manage their time and I detail how I went about it here.

  4. 31-Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge Roundup - Days 4-21
    Posted on: Sunday, April 26th, 2009

    In this post a summary and roundup of days 4 through 21 of the 31-Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge promoted by Darren Rowse of Problogger. I also express my opinion as to which of the tasks are most important for the growth and betterment of a blog.

  5. Reader of the Week: Miryam Stenger - Day 22 - 31-DBBB Challenge
    Posted on: Monday, April 27th, 2009

    In this post I publicly thank one of my readers, who commented on my article about Freelancing and Compartmentalizing. I also suggest to extend the article into a series.

RSS Feeds

  1. RSS: what it is, how and why you should get it.
    Posted on: Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

    This is the first post in a series that will teach readers what RSS feeds are and how to sign up for feeds from the sites they are interested in following.

  2. Create a Google Account
    Posted on: Friday, January 09th, 2009

    In this post we take the first step toward learning how to receive RSS feeds from the websites we want to follow by creating a free account with Google.

  3. How to Create an iGoogle Page
    Posted on: Friday, January 09th, 2009

    In this post we learn how to verify our email address with Google and switch our homepage from Google to iGoogle, with a few widgets added to the page, for fun.

  4. How to Customize Your iGoogle Homepage
    Posted on: Friday, January 09th, 2009

    In this post you will learn how to customize the iGoogle page and how to add the Google Reader widget. Then you will sign up for a blog (hint, this one!) and see what Google Reader looks like.

  5. An Overview of Google Reader
    Posted on: Thursday, January 15th, 2009

    In this post we look at Google Reader's main features and see how much fun it can be. The usefulness of having a reader as opposed to receiving feeds in email inboxes cannot be overstated, so by all means read and watch the video!