You can never be too prepared when it comes to internet security, so I have posted a continuation of my previous post, 10 Simple Steps to Secure & Protect your WordPress Blog, with an additional 5 tips to make it 10 times more difficult for your WordPress site to be compromised by hackers.
Here are 5 additional tips and practices to ensure that your investment of time, energy and money in your blog never goes to waste.
As of the beginning of 2009 there were approximately 
133 Million blogs online. This is a pretty large market and also the perfect playground for unscrupulous persons who live for spamming, scamming and just creating malicious programs that can seriously compromise and disable unsuspecting sites. As wordpress blog owners, we need to do everything possible to ensure that our sites are never exploited.
A surprisingly large number of websites have 
usability and presentation issues that are a result of poor design planning and pre-launch usability testing while some are just the result of a lack of common sense, in the most extreme cases. The ease at which your web audience can find, understand and make reference to your content can make or break your blog. This can mean the difference between earning a quick buck here and there versus a sustained revenue stream from your site. Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I wrote a review of a blog owned by a friend of mine, Kirk Brown of Jamaipanese.com – A Jamaican-Japanese Enthusiast. I’m always on the look-out for successful and creative local blogs to review and showcase, since I’m a strong believer of the fact that here in the Caribbean we have some very dedicated and successful bloggers who are ready to push their blogging sites to the next level. Attracting greater amounts of traffic, increased opportunities for monetization and increased contribution to the Caribbean blogosphere.
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I adore the WordPress Content Management System (CMS) because it works 
and is very easy to use and learn. About 2 months ago, I decided to start this blog because I believe that I can contribute a great deal to the Jamaican and Caribbean web design and technology market and provide assistance for those who seek the knowledge of establishing a successful presence online. I’m not the best of the best yet, but I’m holding my own. Continue reading →
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How to Highlight Author Comments & Edit Your Reply Button in Thesis
Ok, I have fallen in love with Thesis and its endless customization capabilities. Since installing and editing the theme over the weekend, I have learned quite a lot of customization techniques through experimentation and reading other tutorials online. So today, here’s a short tutorial on how to add a little spice to your dull reply button in thesis and also how to highlight your author comments on posts so that it stands out.
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