Gravatars – What, Why and How to Get One

A quick guide to the gravatar If you’ve noticed, when you leave a comment on a blog post, that other commenters have images of themselves alongside their comments but your comment has only a grey “mystery man” blob or a symbol like the one in the margin here, where the others have pictures of themselves, […]

If You Want to Plug Your Product in a Comment, be Honest

I don’t have a fundamental problem with someone mentioning their own product or company in a comment here. If you think your product is the best thing since sliced bread and there is a reasonable connection to the topic covered in the post, why not? if you don’t believe in your product, who will? What […]

Practical Tips at Carnival of Blogging Success

For an excellent selection of blogging tips, it’s worth checking out the current Carnival of Blogging Success, hosted by HomeBizBlogger’s Eve Lester. I’ve selected just three as a sample. First, if you’re still wondering how people do those screenshots you see here and there and whether you need some fancy software to do so, check […]