I was reading ShoeMoney today and noticed that the sponsored themes debate is still raging on. Specifically, Weblog Tools Collection is very vocal about this (see this post).
Here is my view on the subject :
- I do not believe that designers should embed copyright links using encrypted code. It should be clear before downloading how many copyright links are in the theme
- The decision to remove links should be the designers. Bottom line, if you do not intend in keeping the copyright links then you should not use the theme.
- I believe that a lot…
I read a post by Jason Neuman of JakelDaily a few days ago in which he encourages readers to list their blog for sale somewhere to get cheap traffic. Jason got the idea from a post John Chow wrote the day before. John has wrote some fantastic posts in the last few months but I have to say this is very bad advice. OK, perhaps bad advice is a tad strong, however it remains a very poor way to promote your blog.
Before I explain why pretending to sell your blog to get traffic…
I’ve been promising some more pics for a while but unfortunately, most of the pics of the trip are on my friend’s laptop. However, I’ve managed to find a few for you guys. Enjoy 
* Tara from Graphic Design Blog tagged me a few weeks ago in this post to post some pics. Sorry for the delay Tara
Doing the Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand
We did a full days hike up up Mount Tongariro AKA Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings. It took us about 6-7 hours to complete. Quite tiring near the…
The downtime i experienced last week with my current host was the final straw. Shortly afterwards I started looking into which hosting company to transfer to. Eventually I decided to go with WiredTree. I read a lot of good things about the company and so far the support has been excellent so I’m sure I’ve made the right choice.
The package i went for has the following :
Hardware
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 ** (Free Upgrade to E6420) **
2GB ECC DDR2
Primary Disk:
250GB SATA II 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
Backup Drive:
250GB SATA…
The next big page rank update from Google is pencilled in for late July or early August 2007. This is a very signifcant update for BloggingTips as our page rank is currently zero due to me moving the domain so near the start of this project.
With a few weeks left before the update, I thought it would be a great time to test how accurate page rank prediction tools are. Some people think that are useful whilst others think they are a waste of time. For this test I have chosen the…
Another links roundup for you all
Company Blogging 101 - Some tips for company blogs from Matt Cutts.
55 Essential Articles Every Serious Blogger Should Read - An absolutely massive list of blogging related articles from Matt Huggins.
Freedom Or Security - Are you looking for freedom or job security?
Viral Tags - Viral Icons - Viral Links - Not For Me! - Good to see another good blogger avoiding viral tags. Nice one Jonathan.
Don’t Be A Monkey Blogger - Mona tells you to stand out from the crowd.
How to Find Advertisers for Your Website: The Ultimate…
