A couple of days ago I had an email from someone asking me to name my top 10 blogs for publication on their website. Ordinarily this would be flattering enough. However, this request came from the Editor in chief of Blogs.com – a property of Six Apart who also own TypePad, Moveable Type and Vox […]
Category Archives: Blogging
How to write a ‘thank you’ post (or a collective memory)
As you may have heard the blog I run, Created in Birmingham, won the award of Best UK Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards. As well as being pretty pleased with the outcome I also found the whole thing fascinating. I’ve got a list of blog posts I’d like to spin off but I thought […]
My standard changes to a free WordPress.com blog
Every time I set up a new wordpress.com blog I make the same changes before I even start thinking about writing a post. The following is really just a crib sheet for myself, but someone may find it useful. A couple of notes first: There’s no single ‘right way’ to set up a blog. If […]