I’m happy to announce that the second edition of Technical Blogging is now in print. It took several months to reach this point but the book is finally here. Where to buy it My publisher’s website offers the option to order a DRM free ebook (in PDF, .pub, and .mobi format) as well as a […]
The Second Edition of Technical Blogging Is in Beta
After several months of work, I’m happy to announce that the second edition of my Technical Blogging book is finally in beta and available for purchase here. If you haven’t read the first edition, grab this second edition now. This version is virtually complete (minus one chapter on social media) and it will give you […]
How to Future-Proof Your Blog Against Google’s Algorithm Changes
A couple of days ago I was giving a presentation on chatbot building and the business opportunities that they represent (also the subject of a free chatbot course I created). I was very fortunate to have an engaged audience that asked many great questions. One of which is particularly relevant to this blog. An attendee […]
The Inverted Pyramid of Blogging Income: How Pro Bloggers Make Money
Serious blogging takes effort, so it’s understandable that bloggers tend to expect some form of monetary reward. Sure, blogging can be fun and its own payoff, but most bloggers have certain expectations, or at least hopes, when it comes to their blogging income. Sadly, many people find themselves disappointed by the results. One of the […]
Technical Blogging Will Be on Hold Due to Tragic Circumstances
I regret to inform you that Technical Blogging will be on hold for a good while due to tragic personal circumstances. On the evening of Thursday, October 13, 2016, an 18 year old girl having a domestic dispute with her mother allegedly set her own house on fire. The fire spread quickly to the whole […]
Share the Conversations with Yourself
I have an ongoing conversation with myself. It takes place inside my head. I’m not alone. We call it thinking. I think about a lot of things each day, though I capture very few of these thoughts on paper. Sometimes I’ll share them, summarized, wrapped in a blanket of humor, on Twitter. Even more seldom, […]
Finding Time to Blog
Let’s talk about finding time to blog. Technical bloggers tend to be busy professionals. So much so that I often hear remarks such as, “I would love to do so, but I simply don’t have the time needed to blog”. Some even start a blog, only to stop updating it after the initial enthusiasm wears […]
Short vs. Long Content Posts
Is it better to write ten 400 words posts, or one 4,000 word post? The answer to the short vs. long content post conundrum, as it’s often the case in life, is “ it depends”. A frustrating answer, I know. But let’s inch our way to a better assessment of what exactly it depends on. […]
But I’m not an expert
For the past several years I’ve been an advocate of leveraging blogging and social media to boost one’s career (among other reasons). The common objection A common objection I get, particularly from people just starting out in their careers, is: “But I’m not an expert”. Fellow programmers are especially partial to this thought pattern. Listen, […]
Embedding Code and Formulas in Your WordPress Posts
Recently I wrote a post for my programming blog that included both mathematical formulas and actual code. It got me thinking about the fact that most of my readers here might need to do the same. Those of you who use WordPress will probably know that there are countless plugins to achieve just that. That in […]