In case you haven’t noticed, I’m sharing more and more content here on blog – thanks in part to Pressgram.
I’m starting to get back to how I was blogging originally – just sharing fun stuff and thoughts on a whim – rather than posting them to Twitter, Facebook or elsewhere.
Seems most social networks have become more and more of an echo chamber – everybody broadcasting with few people really listening – so I might as well own all the content if no one’s really paying attention.
Three months into the new year and I’m still coming across several websites that I manage that are still showing a copyright for last year.
DOH!
It’s easy to forget as the calendar rolls over to update all your copyright (or Creative Commons) tags on your websites, so why not automate it?
Simply replace the latest year (i.e. © 2005-2010 Jonathan D. Blundell) with this simple code:
<?php echo date('Y'); ?>
So you’re resulting copyright line will look like this:
© 2005-<?php echo date('Y'); ?> Jonathan D. Blundell
And every year, your copyright statement will update with the current year.
Easy peasy!
Now I just need to go update this in all my footers… DOH!
I doubt it’s a secret, but I would love to be able to blog/podcast full-time (here, here, here or even here) if I could, or at least add a decent supplement to my regular income (click the “stuff I like” page up top to find some ways you can do that – hint, hint).
And from time to time, I receive random offers to advertise this or that product on my blog for various amounts of lengths of time and money.
Most of the time I trash the offers (solely based on the e-mail or the type of product they want to sell), but depending on the offer, I may take the time to actually investigate the offer and respond.
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I always have fun looking at stats for my various websites.
The other day, after receiving another gift card from Amazon Associates (I get a small percentage from every item ordered through one of my websites), I thought I’d check into what people are buying via my websites/Amazon store.
Most of the items have only been purchased once but a few have risen to the top as “best sellers.”
And in case you’re wondering — Amazon is actually not my #1 way of bringing in a little extra cash from my blogs. Right now it’s affiliate ads for Leo Babauta’s and Joshua Becker’s e-books.
I’ve been averaging $15 or so each month recommending their two books (which I do highly recommend), where as Amazon typically only brings in a couple extra dollars a month.
Do you use Amazon Associate ads/links on your blog?
What are your top sellers?
Ever been surprised by something someone purchased through your links? (Darren Rowse actually had a fun post about this last week — he beat me to publication — doh!)
As another year comes to an end, I must say, I’ve really enjoyed another year of blogging here and elsewhere.
Here’s a look back at the top 10 posts on my blog…
Ustream videos not working? Fixed! – Apparently I wasn’t the only one having this problem. Several sites linking to this post for their users hasn’t hurt it’s popularity either.
How I’m running a G1 on AT&T with Android 2.2 – One of the great advantages to the Android OS is it’s ability to be customized – just like upgrading the first Google phone to the (at the time) latest and greatest OS.
Texas foster care statistics for 2009 – Glad to see this one in the top 3. Hopefully it inspires action.
Caedmon’s Call Raising up the Dead – Initial Thoughts – A review of Caedmon’s Call latest release.
13 great starter apps for Android – Another tech post for fans of the Android OS.
Review: The Sovn Oxygen Pillow – This was a fun process of doing a review of something I knew very little about but was anxious to find out about.
11 Kingdom Bloggers to watch in 2010 – A list of recommended bloggers for 2011. Still stand by the list – a great group of bloggers.
Ways to give aid for Haitian relief – There’s still a need and still ways to help.
1 Timothy 5:8 – How do you read it? – Some thoughts on Mark Driscoll’s hard stance on men and women and working outside the home.
Jesus is a liberal Democrat and Stephen Colbert is a genius – Stephen Colbert at his best — reminding us that “either we’ve got to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that he commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition — and then admit that we just don’t want to do it.”
Looks like tech related posts continue to be my most read but I’m glad to see issues like foster care and helping others in Haiti take a prime spot in the top 10 as well.
Perhaps a tech blog should be in the future? Probably not – but still looking forward to seeing what 2011 will bring.
So what was your favorite blog post this year? On my blog or elsewhere?
An old proverb tells the story of a person who repeated gossip – some rumor about a neighbor.
Soon, the whole community had heard the rumor.
Later, the person who spread the gossip learned that the rumor was untrue.
The person was very sorry and went to an elder in the community who had a reputation for great wisdom to seek advice.
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