Posts in “Blogging”

Pimping My Type - Improving My Website's Typography

I recently had a session with the incredibly talented Oliver Schöndorfer of Pimp My Type, who gave some great tips for improving my website's typography.

📅 29 September 2021

The Importance Of An About Page

Having a useful about page, like mine, is very important as it lets your readers both learn about you, and connect with you.

📅 19 September 2021

The Hunt For Better WordPress Hosting

I've recently been trying to improve my WordPress hosting workflow, and the related costs involved. It hasn't been a great success so far.

📅 03 September 2021

Migrating From Yoast To RankMath Broke My Site

I've been a Yoast Premium user for a few years now, but decided to switch to RankMath recently. It didn't go well.

📅 28 July 2021

Online Conversations & Website Engagement

I was reading a post on online conversations by Manu last night, and the whole thing resonated with me. So I wanted to jot down my thoughts about online conversations and why I think it's broken.

📅 03 July 2021

Chasing Visitors - The Web Analytics Rabbit Hole

When I check my web analytics the response is often frustration, or even mild anxiety. I'm in a perpetual cycle of thinking

📅 25 June 2021

Internet Cold Callers & Their Link Sharing Emails

I regularly get emails from site owners asking me to link share with a post on their site. But one link sharing request I got recently was a doozey…

📅 16 June 2021

My Thoughts On Micro.Blog

I recently signed up for a Micro.Blog trial, so wanted to talk about my thoughts on the service and whether I will continue to use it.

📅 12 February 2021

How To Build A Jekyll Site Using Simple.css

A complete and verbose guide on how to build a Jekyll site using Simple.css. Building a site with Jekyll can be difficult, this guide...

📅 10 January 2021

My Writing Workflow

I recently flipped from WordPress to Jekyll, which had an impact on my writing workflow. This post talks about how that workflow has changed.

📅 19 December 2020