Posts in “Blogging”

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

How To Create An IndieWeb Profile

I've written about the IndieWeb in the past, but it can be little complicated and confusing to get started. In this post I'm going to take you through creating an IndieWeb profile.

📅 23 June 2020

How Much Does It Cost To Run This Blog?

My wife recently asked me how much it costs me to run this blog. I wasn't really sure to be honest, so I looked into it and the results were surprising. So I thought I would share the details to give you guys a general idea how much it costs to run a blog.

📅 13 June 2020

My History With Blogging

Blogging takes tenacity, commitment and experience. I thought I'd write a post about my blogging history to show that none of us get it right at first.

📅 30 May 2020