In this 2,000+ word, massive article, 12 Google services fight their non-G alternatives to boost your blogging career. Way beyond first blood.
1. Blogger vs. Wordpress
The first dilemma when launching a new blog comes pretty early. You have to decide which one of the numerous blog engines you want to choose to provide the CMS background for your blog. Although there are a number of available options, the vast majority of bloggers tend to pick one of the two (three, really, but I only want to cover free services here so that disqualifies Movable Type immediately) most popular blog engines: Blogger or Wordpress. The subject of which one you should choose has an extensiveliteratureon the web, so I’m not going to dive deep into details here.
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. You may or may not like New Year’s resolutions, but since New Year’s Eve is literally around the corner, it is worth to give change a thought. Especially, since, we’re closing a year so full of changes. To make the process of picking your perfect New Year’s resolution, and more importantly, to help you stick to it, I have put together a vast list of brilliant resources on the subject. Forget the financial crisis: 2009 is just gonna be great! So, without further ado, here comes everything you’ve always wanted to know about New Year’s resolutions, but never dared to ask. Continue reading ‘33 Ultimate resources to pick the perfect New Year’s Resolution (and to stick to it afterwards)’
It hasn’t been a week yet, but I’m already wandering from my original plan. I mean I know myself quite well, I had 30 years to get to know myself, but I’m still reticent to believe surprises like that. Anyway, the charity blog I launched yesterday can be found at http://zsoltballa.com/give.
Okay, it’s a bit more complicated than that. I’ve always been dreaming about building up a business on the Internet, including content and service sites, and I got very enthusiastic when I made my first move last week, and decided it was high time I started. So last Friday I registered the domain http://zsoltballa.com (although my real name is Balla Zsolt, but Hungarians, like the Japanese and the Chinese use family and surnames in reverse order, so the English compatible version of my name is Zsolt Balla), and started this blog.
Funnily enough, I first intended to to write up two separate posts on two separate subjects. One would have been on the rules, and the other (you’ve guessed it) on what this blog is not going to be.
But when drawing up the two posts, it turned out to be one. Laying down the rules proved to be nothing else but stating explicitly what this blog is not going to be and what is it that I am not willing to do (ie. the rules). So, here they are now. Continue reading ‘The rules (what this blog is not going to be)’
