Update: And we are back with Illacrimo. Our intrepid designer just wasn’t happy enough with the way things looked, and had to go back and make it perfect. I didn’t know that it wasn’t already, but then again, that’s why I am not a designer. — We have a great three column theme for you [...]

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It seems that made-for-Adsense (MFA) blacklisting is affecting the rest of us earning from Adsense. Digital Inspiration reports of a seemingly across-the-board drop in Adsense earnings by publishers. Coincidentally this is happening during the time when Google cracks down on MFA sites. Adsense publishers report that earnings per click (EPCs) are down. Clickthrough rates (CTRs) [...]

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I have a confession to make. I don’t really go visiting websites anymore. For the past month, I’ve just been using my RSS feed reader (Google Reader) for most of my daily reads and research. Why not? It’s a very streamlined process to get the low-down on what’s new and fresh without the fuss of [...]

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David, over at Blogging Pro, posted this interesting bit for probloggers (like myself) who need to catch up and meet that post quota. It actually features this bit from Bloggers 4 Hire and these important tips.

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I’ve put this on my personal blog but I forgot to write about this here on LifeSpy. As a blogger it’s nice to know how many people are reading your blog at a given time. Sure you can keep track of your stats with Google Analytics or Blog Flux’s MapStats but these are usually updated [...]

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I’ve been working with WordPress offline for very practical purposes. It lets me try out themes without having to consume bandwidth on my web host. I just use it whenever I’m trying out my meager skills with PHP, MySQL, and WordPress. I haven’t really thought of letting others know how I do it until a [...]

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A lot of bloggers (including us here at LifeSpy) use the WordPress engine. I also use it for my personal blog. I just love its robustness and user-friendliness. It just keeps getting better with every release! And lo and behold, roughly 5 hours ago, WordPress 2.2 (nicknamed Getz) was rolled out. Here’s a list of [...]

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I’ve featured a couple of web resources for color scheme picking for design purposes. And I do have a bias for ColorJack:Sphere ever since I started using it. But for those of you who are looking for other resources on color schemes (whether you’re an advanced designer or a fledgling), here’s a massive resource of [...]

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I remember this article on Network World some time ago – Telecommute. Kill a career? Three months as a problogger, I start to reflect about it. Prior to this blogging gig, I was building a career as a marketing manager for an IT firm and I also served as a web content consultant. Now I’m [...]

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  The look of your blog is very, very important. In fact, it’s one of the most important aspects of your blog. If readers don’t like the look of, or can’t navigate your blog, then there is absolutely no chance that they’ll be sticking around. If you’re just getting started, then there are several free [...]

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Trolls. Not the mythical creature or those dolls with fuzzy hair. Trolls. Those nasty hecklers who do nothing but annoy and launch asinine diatribes against bloggers, discussion board members, chatrooms, etc… If you’ve been around the Net for quite some time, you know who I’m talking about. They can be really irritating or at times, [...]

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WordPress is a really great blogging engine. Tons of plug-ins to suit just about any blogger’s need. While there are tons of free themes to go around with, you might still not find a theme to your specifications. Sure, WordPress templates are easy to customize – for one who knows HTML, CSS and PHP. Let’s [...]

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Blogging is very simple. It can seem complicated, and there is truly enough information to write an entire book (or two) on the subject, but if you’re looking to start blogging – you can actually get started in just a few minutes. If you’re looking to to start a career blogging…well…that’s going to take a [...]

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Blog Flux (your one-stop site for all your blogging needs :p) has recently added forums to its range of services. This is from David over at Blogging Pro: With the Blog Flux forum, you can get help with WordPress, support for the many themes we hope to release, as well as conversations about advertising, and [...]

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If you like this site’s new design, then you might want to take home a similar neat and clean (but spiffy!) design for your own use on your WordPress blog that looks like this: LifeSpy founder, David, announced over at BloggingPro that Blogging Pro’s theme is up for grabs! The masterful designs are courtesy of [...]

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