The winner from last week’s competition about TaiChung is Michael Turton who guessed correctly that I was taking the picture from the 25th floor of the Splendor Hotel in Taichung. We actually stayed in the more affordable rooms on the other side of the main entrance, but we both like the hotel and the rooms quite a lot,… Read More »
not one of the ten commandments… Read on. Ade’s blog just recently posted about the 80/20 rule and how it applies to bloggers. In this post, I would like to point out some of the reasons why I think the 80/20 rule may be flawed, and you’d be wise to consider NOT applying it to your blog’s readers.… Read More »
Today is the last day in 2007, and in Taipei, we’re already approaching the end of the year with the usual fireworks at 101! If you haven’t seen them, they’re quite spectacular. I’ve added a video. After the video we’ll look at 2007 in review. It has been an amazing year on InvestorBlogger… As I start to recap… Read More »
Many bloggers are members of forums, and tend to be quite active members at that…! But many forums prohibit or curtail promotion of your blog in posts. However, it is possible to promote your blog alongside any posts you make… how? In your signature! Your Signature No, it’s not your name. It’s text that appears at the bottom… Read More »
After yesterday’s super long post, I’m going to keep things much shorter and sweeter today. … There are actually two major computer shows in Taipei every year. The first one, everyone knows is Computex. But the second one is IT Month, and last year it attracted over 750,000 visitors as it toured the island. That’s not bad going.… Read More »
Google: Are they going to buy content now? Wordpress Magazine Themes and much more!
I have had an old blog located at http://www.my.investorblogger.com for quite some time. In fact, that was the original blog that was posted here, but when I decided to redo this blog (and blow my PR5 ranking in the process), I moved it the subdomain. It was a move that I deeply regretted for that reason… I didn’t… Read More »
Colleen Lane from Tricities Real Estate recently wrote back asking how I did the pictures on the blog, especially her posting: Thanks! That blog entry is very nice looking. Other that using screenshots, how are you doing the drop shadow, and especially the ‘ragged edge’ look you did on the resources image? Colleen :o) BlogDesk is the secret… Read More »
Revised since first posted! From today (dates revised) until June 15th, I’m running a very special promotion, in support of Kiva.org! This is your chance to participate in a unique charity event and win a $25 gift certificate for Kiva.org! You win the chance to help someone, increase traffic to your blog and SEO, share your stories, and… Read More »