What's the Difference Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org?

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I've gotten many questions lately about WordPress, and specifically, what the difference is between a WordPress.com blog and a WordPress.org blog. There's definitely a difference and I'm the first to admit, it's confusing. I thought of an analogy that I hope will make it easier to understand. Of course analogies always break down at some {Continue reading…}

How to Embed and Resize a YouTube Video in a Post

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YouTube makes it easy to share videos in your posts, but resizing them to make them fit well isn't as straightforward. Here's a brief rundown of sharing, linking, embedding and resizing. Can't see the video? Watch it here. Video Notes: Click the "Share" link on the video page. Grab the highlighted code for text links. {Continue reading…}

How to Add Text or a Watermark to a Photo

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There are many reasons you might want to add text to your images. It's very simple to do so let me show you how… Add a watermark You may want to add a watermark to your images like I did at the bottom of this photo: Make your posts Pinterest-worthy Or you might want to {Continue reading…}

How to Make a Photo Collage

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A lot of people have asked me how to make a photo collage now that Picnik is no longer working. I previously wrote about some alternatives to Picnik, but here is another one. Alex from iPiccy emailed me to let me know about the new collage tool they added recently. Here's how it works: Can't {Continue reading…}

Image Finding Tool: Compfight

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Compfight is a handy tool to find Flickr images without having to search through the cumbersome interface of Flickr itself. Simply type in keywords for the type of image you're looking for and you're set. Use the filters in the left column of the search results to sort through the results quickly. (There's also a Compfight {Continue reading…}

How to Add Something to Your Feed's Footer

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I have recently started using Tentblogger's RSS Add Footer and I'm a fan. If you're a subscriber of mine (if not, wanna be?), you may have noticed the link to my ebook in the footer of my emails: What does it do? Here's TentBlogger's description: …easily add content, links, or anything else you'd like at {Continue reading…}