The problem with free emails

A post on Mashable has described what looks like a bug in Gmail, seeming to affect thousands of Gmail users since a few days ago. Not sure if it is a bug or a real problem with Gmail, but it’s worrying, not least because Gmail was starting to grow on many new users, who were… Read More »

Steps to improve your English

English rules the Web. If you are not proficient in English, it’s hard to get around the Web. Most sites are in English. Most applications are developed for English audiences, and most tutorials are in English. So let’s face it, having a good command of English is, (fortunately or unfortunately) essential. For a self confessed… Read More »

3 lesser known but useful WordPress plugins

WordPress is endowed with hundreds of plugins, all contributed by their authors in true sharing spirit. It’s one of the main reasons why it is the most popular blogging platform of all time. But out of the hundreds of plugins, how many does a WordPress user need at any given time? Not many. Over the… Read More »

Customer service: An often overlooked aspect in business

In the course of our daily lives, how many of us encounter bad customer service? Frankly speaking, bad customer service is a lot more prevalent than we believe, and growing by the day. How many times can we name the store, service, or website that didn’t provide good value for our money? And yet, this… Read More »

Some advice for Reconsideration Requests

I could not help but notice the latest Google PageRank smackdown has really been on a larger scale than I thought. It appears almost every blog that was doing paid or sponsored reviews suffered drastic drops in their PageRank; a dropdown to zero in most cases. If previous estimates were anything to go by, perhaps… Read More »

Why I’m keeping my job for the moment

Of late, I have been having a lot of time constraints due to work, and I regret not being able to update my blog as often as I should. Maybe some might think that I am a full time blogger, but to be honest, I am not. As much as I would like to be… Read More »

Are you still on BlogRush?

I just put the BlogRush widget back on my blog. Although I did take off BlogRush previously, and so far I have not put it on for a month, I decided to continue with it for the time being. There might be some of you that have received John Reese’s email about BlogRush updating to… Read More »

When WordPress is not enough: Real CMS power required

WordPress is probably the most popular blogging software for bloggers worldwide, but sometimes, we may have bigger ideas requiring bigger features than WordPress can possibly handle. That includes all the other blog scripts as well. Sometimes, we may not want to “blog.” In fact, some of us may not be interested in that whole blogging… Read More »

Category: CMS

When old is gold in SEO

Today’s one of those rare times when I blog about SEO… Everyday, the Web is being added manifold by hundreds of thousands of new pages, or websites. How does a search engine keep up with the huge increases everyday? One of the most important things they look at, with regards to a website, is age.… Read More »

Category: SEO

The current richest man in the world

There will always be an enduring fascination with the REALLY rich guys who make up the list of “Richest Men in the World.” The current list in the Forbes top 5 has seen several mega billionaires trading places this few months alone. Fueled by soaring commodity and telco stock prices (albeit fluctuating), the top billionaire… Read More »