Monday, February 13, 2012

Blogger to Wordpress think about it first! Part 2

Welcome the second part in my series about my journey from Blogger to Wordpress.  After reading the first installment in this series, it may sound like Wordpress is all that and a side of chips.  Well, there is a reason it's the most popular blogging platform.  But, don't discount Blogger just yet.  Google's platform has a lot to offer.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Blogger to Wordpress think about it first! Part 1

A lot of people start blogging on free platforms like Google's Blogger.  And why not?  It's free, it's reliable and you can run ads to your heart's content.  Heck, they even have adsense integration built right in! But, there comes a time when a move to a platform like Wordpress may be prudent.

Monday, January 30, 2012

High Bounce Rate? Blame Google Analytics

I've read a lot of stuff online from the experts, especially about having a quality blog.  One of the indicators that gets thrown around a lot is something called bounce rate. According to those in the know, if you have a high bounce rate in tools like Google Analytics, it means readers simply aren't engaged and sticking around.

Friday, January 27, 2012

The rebirth of SKW, is there more to come?

I've been spending time thinking about this original blog.  Steve K's World was started to function as a personal blog, a place for me to say random stuff out loud. Of course, lately I haven't had time to update this site (I didn't really update it before.  However, I have some ideas that might bring this blog back to life.