Optimization Archive

WordPress Optimization - 5 Ways to Clean Up and Speed Up Your Blog

The beautifully streamlined WordPress 2.5 is officially here, and that makes it the perfect time to do some back end reviewing of your blog. Besides, it's Spring! I can't ...

Pink Adaptations - Wordpress Theme

Introducing Pink Adaptations - a free Pink for October Wordpress theme! I'll be proudly displaying this theme here on DA as soon as I finish a few last minute tweaks ...

Do It Yourself Branding, Comment Style

So often, that which a blogger learns is by pouring over other blogs, and books, and various how-to sites. On occasion (at least in my case), it's because of all ...

Is Your Blog Scannable?

They say nobody reads websites. Instead, most people scan the pages they visit. I can buy that. I don't remember the last time I read an entire web page from ...

Create a Branded Search Plugin For Firefox

We as bloggers are often focused on ways to extend our reach, and we occasionally get caught up in articles with headlines like "15 Ways to Increase Readership!" or "50 ...

Starting Out With SEO

As I learn more about search engine optimization, I'm discovering some recurring fundamental truths: SEO requires patience and a lot of experimentation SEO is very time consuming SEO is difficult to test and ...

Rapid Development Toolset for Wordpress Theming

One of the things I love to do is play around with Wordpress themes - pulling them apart, piecing them back together, and learning something new almost every time. I've ...