Monthly Archives: April 2009

Why do you blog?

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Steve

To have a reason is to have a purpose. Why do you blog? I started Eye On Silicon as a small tech blog on my Ideologics website early 2008. I decided that it needed its own home, and promptly bought … Continue reading →

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Increase your AdSense CTR by Removing Options

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Steve

Statistics say that returning visitors rarely click ads, but visitors from search engines love to click them. How can we use this knowledge to our advantage?

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PostLove Feature: Popular posts by category

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Steve

Following the previous Editor’s Choice post regarding the correct use of categories in WordPress, I’ve made some small changes to PostLove. Here’s a rundown: When you’re reading a post, the PostLove widget will display the most popular posts from the … Continue reading →

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How to use WordPress categories to your advantage

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Steve

As part of an effort to provide daily content, I’ve decided to start linking to posts that I consider great value to those who blog. I’ll be categorising these posts under one of the five head categories – but also … Continue reading →

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5 Invaluable WordPress Plugins

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Steve

Word Press is incredibly versatile – and I think it’s safe to say that plug-ins help achieve that versatility. As a tribute to those coders that help make my blog more versatile, I’m listing five Word Press plug-ins that I … Continue reading →

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Strategic ad positions for Google AdSense

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Steve

If a visitor to your blog doesn’t see something – will they click it? No! If you’re monetising your blog by selling advertising space, make sure the space is visible – it gives value to your visitors, and value to … Continue reading →

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10 Ways To Make Your Blog Professional

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Steve

If blogging is your profession, then appearance is everything. An employer wouldn’t hire a potential employee if he came dressed in jeans without a tie – but that employee could have been the best employee he would have ever hired. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming blog features

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Steve

I’m looking towards adding new features to my blog to make it more community orientated. For members of EyeOnSilicon.co.uk, I’d like to offer the following: Webmail with POP3 / SMTP – your_address@eyeonsilicon.co.uk Personal Home Page (with RSS feeds) That’s it … Continue reading →

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How do I fix my keyboard configuration in Windows Vista?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Steve

Many people have a problem with their keyboard configuration that they never bother to correct – simply because they don’t know how! If you find that some keys aren’t as they appear to be, you may need to configure your … Continue reading →

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How do I fix my keyboard configuration in Windows XP

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Steve

Many people have a problem with their keyboard configuration that they never bother to correct – simply because they don’t know how! If you find that some keys aren’t as they appear to be, you may need to configure your … Continue reading →

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