WordPress blogging software comes in two flavors: the freely-hosted version available at WordPress.com and the freely-downloadable version at WordPress.org. Which should you choose for your website?

We can all agree that WordPress has some staunch supporters. But who would have thought that one fanatical user would actually get the WP logo permanently tattooed on his arm?!

If you are on a Windows XP system, you are probably very familiar with the automatic updates which interrupt you as you work and prompt you to restart your computer. Tired of seeing it or losing unsaved work? You can turn the automatic restart off.

When you write a blog online, your posts can be read by anyone with an internet connection. And now, with free on-demand translation services, language is no longer a barrier. This is great news for those of us who are looking for more visitors, but this also creates a few important privacy and safety concerns.

One of the things that drives bloggers crazy is a wildly fluctuating FeedBurner subscriber count that goes up and down with no apparent explanation. But before you go into another chaotic panic, trying to figure out what you might be doing wrong (or right), here is a little secret that many people do not know: the FeedBurner subscriber count is not accurate.

In this worsening economy, online contests provide websites with a cost-effective way to generate traffic, build a mailing list, and gain inbound links. But not all contests work… Here are 4 tips to make sure that your contest is successful.

When visitors don’t use proper comment etiquette, how do you respond? Do you edit your visitors’ comments?

When businesses or freelancers decide to create blogs to supplement their websites, one question always pops up: “Where should the new blog be located?” Or in other words, should the blog be integrated into the preexisting website, or should it reside in a subdirectory, a subdomain, or on a completely new domain?