Comment Spammers: 2nd Time’s the Charm
There’s a new level of blog comment spam out there that’s as wonderfully clever as it is evil. Here’s how it looks: Imagine you wrote a blog post about kola nuts. A few days later, you see this comment...
View ArticleShould You Hire A Ghostwriter to Write for Your Blog?
Someone I know recently asked a private group of bloggers the question: When, if ever, is it appropriate to pay a ghostwriter to write for your blog? There’s a really thought provoking article on...
View ArticleSelf-Named Domains Are Hit Or Miss
I’ve owned DanielDessinger.com for many years now. At first it was going to be a supplemental personal blog. Then it was going to be a professional show-off-my-skills blog. Then it became a simple...
View ArticleWhy I Switched to Medium After 11 Years of Self-Hosted WordPress
I began my WordPress odyssey one year after Heather and I married on an island beach in the Caribbean. So when I say that I’m leaving WordPress for another CMS, a lot of emotions are involved. It’s an...
View ArticleI Switched Over To Medium Then Fear Paralyzed Me
Every time I get halfway through a post, this heavy weighing my chest and I can’t think clearly enough to complete another sentence. A few weeks ago, I published an article announcing my switch from...
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