http://lorelle.wordpress.com Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Tue, 21 May 2013 06:57:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/blog-exercises-backups-and-alternatives/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/blog-exercises-backups-and-alternatives/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:06:23 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8680 I didn&#8217;t expect to return home after a meeting this morning to find I have no telephone or Internet access on this bright sunshine, calm weather May day. I&#8217;ve got classes to prep for, sites to review for students and clients, article deadlines, these blog exercises to publish and keep to my year long commitment, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8680&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/blog-exercises-backups-and-alternatives/feed/ 1 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Server, portable drives, and other backup equipment in the Lorelle jungle. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/blog-exercises-prepare-for-summer/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/blog-exercises-prepare-for-summer/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:04:10 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8658 It’s Editorial Calender check-in and check up time. May is the shift from spring to summer. From blossoming flowers to green leafed trees casting shade, the weather is changing, bringing warmer days to the northern hemisphere and colder temperatures down under. For those of us living in the Pacific Northwestern United States, we are experiencing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8658&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/blog-exercises-prepare-for-summer/feed/ 2 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Summer brings out parades and princesses such as the Southern Bell Princesses of Mobile, Alabama - photograph copyright Lorelle VanFossen. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/blog-exercises-how-to-write-about-something-someone-else-wrote/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/blog-exercises-how-to-write-about-something-someone-else-wrote/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:51:54 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8651 In the early development of the web, blogs were classified as echo chambers, vessels of redundant content as every original idea was shared, reshared, quoted, and spread across the web at rapid speed. Some estimates state that less than 2% of all the content on the web is original. It&#8217;s mostly regurgitation of the same [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8651&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/blog-exercises-how-to-write-about-something-someone-else-wrote/feed/ 3 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Example of a blockquote on Lorelle on WordPress. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/blog-exercises-excerpts-and-continue-reading/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/blog-exercises-excerpts-and-continue-reading/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 11:41:34 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8644 Encountered the front page of a blog where the posts ran on and on and on and on, stretching across the length of the page? Do you ever wish you had more control over the length of your posts on the front page of your site? This Blog Exercise explores the use of the &#8220;more&#8221; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8644&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/blog-exercises-excerpts-and-continue-reading/feed/ 1 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Example of the WordPress Visual Editor and the more button and excerpt indication. Example of the more or continue reading tag in the WordPress Text Editor to create an excerpt. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/blog-exercises-how-long-are-your-paragraphs/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/blog-exercises-how-long-are-your-paragraphs/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:25 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8639 How long are your paragraphs? Have you measured them lately? One of the telling differences between traditional writing and writing for the web is the length of the paragraph. Look at the example below. Which is easier to read? On the left, the paragraphs are huge, long blocks of text. On the right, the paragraphs [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8639&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/blog-exercises-how-long-are-your-paragraphs/feed/ 3 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. example of long verses short paragraphs in blog writing Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/blog-exercises-dissecting-post-categories/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/blog-exercises-dissecting-post-categories/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 11:17:07 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8624 In a recent article, Noah Weiss shared his struggle to figure out categories and tags on his personal site. I know many of you following these Blog Exercises have also struggled to figure out your categories, so I thought Noah&#8217;s site would be a perfect example, He has gratefully given me permission to rip his [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8624&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/blog-exercises-dissecting-post-categories/feed/ 3 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Example of the front of the site of Noah Weiss. Example of the list of archives and categories in the sidebar of Noah Weiss. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/wordpress-anniversary-comment-spam-lessons/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/wordpress-anniversary-comment-spam-lessons/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 05:57:55 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8618 It&#8217;s hard to believe that I&#8217;ve learned much from comment spammers over the years. I&#8217;ve learned that they are among the most hated folks in the world, yet you have to respect them as well. As I look back on ten years of blogging with WordPress on this 10th Anniversary year, I realized that comment [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8618&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/wordpress-anniversary-comment-spam-lessons/feed/ 14 Lorelle Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/blog-exercises-list-your-resources/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/blog-exercises-list-your-resources/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:55:39 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8390 In &#8220;Blog Exercises: What Are Your Reference Articles&#8221; your blog exercise was to identify your reference articles from within your site and list them on a Page or in a post as a reference list. Today&#8217;s blog exercise is to identify and publish your resources beyond your site, the reference material and sources you count [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8390&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/blog-exercises-list-your-resources/feed/ 0 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/blog-exercises-fall-in-love-with-words/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/blog-exercises-fall-in-love-with-words/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:46:02 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8383 There are certain clues that tell you how much a restaurant will cost. If the word &#8220;cuisine&#8221; appears in the advertising, it will be expensive. If they use the word &#8220;food,&#8221; it will be moderately priced. However, if the sign says &#8220;eats,&#8221; even though you&#8217;ll save money on food, your medical bills may be quite [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8383&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/blog-exercises-fall-in-love-with-words/feed/ 0 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/blog-exercises-who-changed-your-life/ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/blog-exercises-who-changed-your-life/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 11:25:37 +0000 Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=8379 This is one of the special Blog Exercises this year, a chance to really celebrate who you are and those who helped make you. As we travel through life, people change our lives on a daily basis as well as for a lifetime. Today&#8217;s exercise is focused on those who stepped in your path and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&#038;blog=72&#038;post=8379&#038;subd=lorelle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/blog-exercises-who-changed-your-life/feed/ 1 Lorelle Blog Exercises on Lorelle on WordPress. Blog Exercise Task from Lorelle on WordPress. Feed on Lorelle on WordPress Feedburner icon