Several weeks ago, I read Matt's "How I Got 283k Feed Subscribers in 1 Day." The way he did it was to take TechCrunch's FeedBurner FeedCount chicklet and put it on his own site. By changing the link on the image to point to his own RSS feed, though, few would realize that he didn't actually have that many subscribers. I found it very interesting, but that was about it since I knew I'd never have any reason to fake my feed count. Over the next few weeks, though, I found myself repeatedly coming back to this statement: I can see the logic behind someone wanting to use a more popular feed image. Showing a larger subscriber count than what your blog has naturally makes your site seem more popular which unfortunately makes new visitors more likely to stick. Keep reading »

One of the best things about WordPress is the number of plugins available that let you customize it to the way you blog. Just like with WordPress themes, though, wading through all the available WordPress plugins can get overwhelming very quickly. So, I wanted to take some time out to list my favorite plugins. These may not be the best plugins for your particular blog, but they're some of the most useful ones out there. Keep reading »

Mark at Business is Personal generates more genuinely great content consistently than any other blog I know of.  He hits a homerun just about every time up to bat.  ...

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I know this is a constant refrain for me, but for every person who finds success using a shortcut, there are thousands who never will because they use shortcuts.  Seth ...