Fix for WordPress Images Wrap Problem

Posted December 8, 2010 | by strangeduck | in Blogging | 2 responses excerpt thumb

<div style=”clear:both;”></div>

Put the code above in your HTML view code, right after the image code, and hopefully it will clear things up.

The way WordPress and HTML work can drive one batty when you’re dealing with images. If your text keeps wrapping around your image, but you want… Read the rest

WordPress for Film Production Companies, Authors and Small Businesses

Posted June 12, 2008 | by irene | in Blogging | 31 responses excerpt thumb

Here’s my first quick post for the How to Market Cheaply and Effectively Using the Internet For Starving Artists and Other Small Businesses. It’s a quickie, and comes from an email I had with Alison Humphrey, who is working at Sarrazin Couture film production as well as at… Read the rest

Why You Should Have Your Own Domain Name. Period.

Posted November 25, 2007 | by irene | in Blogging | 7 responses excerpt thumb

If you’re a small business owner, a freelancer, self-employed, or an artist – you really should have your own domain name.

Having your own domain name says a lot about you. The first thing it says it that you’re willing to invest the $6.99 US* a year in your… Read the rest

Great Web Hosting Deal At AN Hosting Until November 22, 07

Posted November 12, 2007 | by irene | in Blogging | 4 responses

AN web Hosting package - $4.95 a month special deal

This is a great deal from An Hosting, one of the more reliable hosting companies out there.

Thinking it’s time for a site or blog? No more excuses – now is the time to jump in because $4.95 USD is a great price for hosting, and this package… Read the rest

One-Click Installs Are The Easiest Way To Set Up A WordPress Blog

Posted June 18, 2007 | by irene | in Blogging | 30 responses

Wordpress default theme - Kubrick blue

Non-techies listen up – now you too can have a WordPress blog set up and running at your own domain, in minutes!

The how-to instructions on how to do a manual install of WordPress can be rather intimidating. This is because you need to set up a database on… Read the rest

3 things I Learned From Getting Kicked Off Of Google

Posted April 8, 2007 | by irene | in Blogging | one response excerpt thumb

I sure did learn the hard way in my recent Google fiasco, the case where I mysteriously disappeared from Google’s pages.

My site Bitter Tonic was out of the SERP (Search Engine Results Page) for a total of 9 long, painful days. Then one day, just as easily as… Read the rest

Help! I Got Dumped By Google – And How It Could Happen to You!

Posted March 25, 2007 | by irene | in Blogging | 7 responses excerpt thumb

Last Wednesday morning I went to check my stats at my comedy blog, www.bittertonic.com, as I do numerous times throughout the day due to my stat-tracking addiction, and was pretty amazed to see that they were very low. I didn’t think too much about it as I continued my… Read the rest

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