Just Pondering Part 416

I think that if the US president, Barack Obama were to create a blog on WordPress, it might turnout to be one of the top blogs.

The US president might have to disable his comment feature, because he would be bombarded with comments — comments from those who LOVE him and comments from those who hate him.

And in the first time in the history of WordPress, the servers might be overloaded (When we try to log in to our accounts, we might get a message from WordPress asking us to log in later or to please try again since their servers are down for maintenance).

Can WordPress handle such a large influx of people?

There are a lot of people who are joining WordPress on a daily basis; its community is getting larger and it’s already a big one.

I am hoping that it doesn’t take a popular figure like the US president to put WordPress to the test.

Some of the Happy Engineers at WordPress are probably rolling on the floor laughing; they are probably thinking: “Our WordPress servers could handle any large load that the human mind could ever fathom.”

Just Pondering Part 415

I think that I should be given a jersey with a WordPress logo on it since I am their unofficial ambassador (Hey, I think that would make a wonderful collector’s item).

On many occasions, I have spoken highly of WordPress. I genuinely believe that they have the best blog site on the planet and I have also spoken about its lovely community.

A few days ago, I thought about setting up an additional blog on another blog site for the sake of experimentation; my mind has changed. I will devote my time and energy to Renard Moreau Presents. The last things I need are distractions.

The folks at WordPress might be shocked when I tell them that I was able to set up a second blog. For the fun of it, I made one on Weebly and deleted it immediately after it was created. The theme was very beautiful; it was way better than what we have here on WordPress. However, it didn’t feel quite right; it felt as though I had entered a zone in the internet whose main emphasis was the sole promotion of small and large businesses and not of blogging.

My friend Alastair told me that it was difficult (I ventured into it and I found it to be easy; it was a simple drag and drop process). But, unfortunately, I was unable to freely manoeuvre myself around Weebly (Well, not bad at all for sticking my nose into something new and I did all of that in under three minutes).

I wouldn’t advise anyone to set up a blog on Weebly. As I said, although it looks strikingly beautiful when you have finished creating your personal blog, one is left with the feeling that it is all looks with no substance.

I believe that the reason WordPress and Google Blogger are the top blog sites is because they were specifically designed for blogging.

I find WordPress rather interesting, because I have spent a little over a year on it and I still haven’t discovered all of its secrets; it’s as though there is always something new to be learnt on WordPress.

To be honest, I would like WordPress and Akismet to sort out their spam issue. It’s as though my spam folder is a magnet for spam; I get too many on a daily basis.

I have even mentioned to some of you in the past that when I was on Google Blogger, I never received spam (It might sound very unbelievable to some of you who have never blogged on Google Blogger; believe it or not, it’s all true).

I guess that is the only downfall with WordPress; spam-bots are rather fond of it; which at times proves itself to be a minor annoyance.

I guess that I can safely say that there is no such thing as a perfect blog site since they all have various flaws of their own.

Despite the spam issue, I would prefer to blog on WordPress any day.

Also, WordPress blogs have a way of finding themselves all over the internet; it’s as though the various search engines are unable to ignore them.

Although I have spent approximately a little over a year on WordPress, I feel as though my blogging journey on this blog site has just begun.

Yahoo’s New Toy

Yesterday, Yahoo purchased Tumblr for the sum of, 1.1 billion dollars. Did Yahoo make a bad buy?

I have a strong feeling that Yahoo knows something that the average person doesn’t.

I will speculate that they probably wanted to flood those Tumblr users with a ton of adverts and use those people’s personal information for marketing research.

Word got out that countless Tumblr users made the migration to WordPress; our WordPress family is larger as a result of this.

For some unknown reason, there are a lot of people who are not fond of Yahoo (And I wouldn’t even start to speculate, because those speculations are too numerous to mention).

The big question on most people’s minds is: “What is Yahoo going to do with Tumblr now? Are they going to redesign the micro-blog site? Are they going to turn it into something spectacular? And, how are they going to boost Tumblr’s revenue?

I guess that you and I will just have to wait and see.

Just Pondering Part 414

Those of us who are part of the WordPress community should count our blessings; it is a nice place to blog and some people have only realized that when they left this blog site to go on another one to set up a blog.

Recently, I read an article from a lady who left WordPress and returned. She thought that the proverbial grass was greener on the other side; she admitted that she was wrong about her assumption.

Some blogs would obviously take time to grow and amass a large following.

I can even make an educated guess by saying that your blog is not the same when you first started. You refined your ideas and your writing and you even personalised your theme to suit your taste.

I can also add that the longer you stay on WordPress is the more it is going to evolve into something great.

Besides, we on WordPress, without a doubt, are part of  a friendly, loving and highly supportive community.

6 Pointers That A Person Can Use To Enhance Their Blog

Be True To Yourself

There are some blogging experts who believe that in order for your blog to be attractive to others, you have to choose a niche that the majority of people would be interested in — something in the lines of celebrity gossip, entertainment news, fashion, sports and your everyday run of the mill news; while these categories do attract lots of attention, it isn’t mandatory that you jump on that bandwagon.

What is really important is: find a niche or a topic that you genuinely LOVE. Although some of the experts have claimed that most people don’t really care about what you think, you can prove them wrong.

Now, if you are a highly skilled artist (or a mediocre one), you can create a blog that features your artwork. Don’t force yourself to write an article on insects if your heart is telling you to go into the direction of art.

We all have an area that we are good at. Some of us are good cooks, bakers, writers, musicians, dancers, information and technology experts, psychologists and financial experts, to name a few.

What are you good at? You can base your blog on those strong points of yours.

Learn To Play By Your Own Rules

Although there are countless guidelines available on the topic of blogging, you still need to bend a few of those so-called rules. For example: if they say that you shouldn’t exceed 250 words per article, push the limit. Write one that has 305 words.

For the record, I came across a few long articles and was daunted by the fact that if I went through the entire thing, I might miss out on reading other short stories.

Then there were other instances where I enjoyed some long articles from, Wes Annac.

Now, some people can get away with writing long articles while others cannot; I would advise that you use your discretion where this is concerned.

Experiment Regularly

We human beings are known to redecorate our homes and our offices where we work. So, it wouldn’t be a far-fetched idea if we decided to redecorate our blogs; we can do this by experimenting with various themes (other people in the blogosphere would know them as, Templates).

You can even customise your header; the title of your blog could be in some type of cool stylish letters or you could upload a breathtaking background picture for your blog; do anything that would make it pleasing to the eye.

Make Things Easier For Your Readers

A few months ago, I had a black theme; it’s background was a dark one and the print was in white.

Then one day, my friend Sindy told me she had trouble reading the white print in the dark background and she joked about it being a little hard on her “Old Eyes.”

Without delay, I made a few changes; I found a new theme; one with black print on a white background.

I remembered her giving thanks in the comment section for showing such consideration.

Always Be Polite To All Those Who Commented On You Blog

Now, there would be times when a reader might be flustered about something you wrote and they may want to blow off some figurative steam in your comment section.

Now, if you are like me and you didn’t program your comment feature to await moderation, chances are, you are going to encounter some unpleasant surprises.

Be diplomatic and tactful when it comes to responding to all comments; including those comments that you are not in agreement with.

Radiate LOVE to the person who made the hateful comment; it’s the best way to handle the situation.

Never Be Too Anxious To Press Publish

The most educated blogger on the planet is capable of making mistakes; for this reason, they should proofread their own work.

There are times when a person may read over their article and the errors elude them; from experience, I recommend taking a short break from blogging. You can spend about approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour doing something else; that gives the mind some time to rest and revitalize itself.

When you go back to your proofreading, you might be surprised of all the errors that eluded your consciousness.

The Conclusion

Since the creation of weblogs (that is what they were actually called when they first appeared on the internet), people have been experimenting with various methods to make them more palatable to the public.

I genuinely believe that the implementation of these 6 pointers (without a doubt), will enhance your blogging experience.

Just Pondering Part 413

There is a saying which goes: “All good things must come to an end.” I am fully aware that I cannot keep Renard Moreau Presents up and running forever — one day, I will kick the figurative bucket.

In the meantime, I can enjoy the numerous blogs from friends on WordPress and I can update my blog, so my loyal readers can come across something to enjoy whenever they click on my URL.

I know that when I make that permanent transition to a higher plane of existence, you would have no choice but to find another blog that is entertaining, informative and motivating.

There is no need for you to worry, because I am in great health and I still have lots of life within me (Hmmm. But, then again, there are healthy people who have made the transition into the world of Spirit, leaving everything that is of this low vibratory existence behind).

I know that some of you would be concerned if you discovered that I stopped updating this blog.

Although, I have no intentions of abandoning this wonderful blog of mine; I wouldn’t have much of a choice when my proverbial number is up.

Just Pondering Part 412

Believe it or not, there are those who live outside of the system; they do not own a birth certificate, they do not have an identification card, they do not have a bank account of their own, they do not own a computer and they do not own a cell phone.

You may think that such people only exist in so-called primitive cultures or remote tribes in the desert or forested areas in other parts of the world. But, there are some people who are living outside of the system that reside in well-developed countries like the United States, Great Britain and Canada, to name a few. It is hard to comprehend that such a thing is really taking place in the 21st century.

But, why would people choose to live like that? I could only speculate the reasons why a person would choose to do such a thing. Maybe, they have made the conscientious decision to remain undetected and for some unknown reason, they prefer to be ghosts within our modern-day society.

The Creation Of A Contact Page Can Be A Blogger’s Greatest Asset

How far would you go to keep in touch with your readers? Some website administrators have included their phone numbers and their email addresses, so their readers can contact them if they would like to ask them a question or to have a certain issue resolved; I think that is a wonderful idea.

In regards to email addresses, I think that a separate email address (not the one that you used to set up your WordPress account), should be the one to use for liaising with your readers; here is the reason why: the email address that one uses to set up their WordPress account, is the one that receives all of your WordPress notifications; it lets you know who liked which post and it also informs you of who followed your blog. If you are like me, you probably receive countless notifications on a daily basis and a person’s email can get lost among all those notifications. It is also a little difficult to scroll down all of those notifications until you find an actual email from someone. If you only have one email account, I would advise that you create another for this purpose. For example, if your blog is called: Poetic Justice, you can create an email in the lines of: poeticjustice@outlook.com; this would make things a lot easier for you, because that email account was specifically created for the purpose of communicating with your readers.

Cellular phones are also a great way to keep in touch with your readers; they can either call you or send you a text message.

In regards to cellular phones, there are a lot of cheap ones on the market. You can purchase one that works on a prepaid plan; there is no need to take out one that works on a monthly billing cycle; unless you believe that is the better way to go.

Remember, that the sole purpose of that cellular phone is to receive calls from your WordPress readers; so you really wouldn’t be using it unless you are answering calls from your readers. Or, you have chosen to return missed calls from your readers.

If you wish to take things a little further, you could even include your Skype and Google Plus contact information.

For the record, you are not obligated to go this way. But, including your contact information on your blog gives it a nice profession touch.

The Issue Of The Deactivation Of The Comment Feature

For quite sometime, I have noticed that there are a handful of bloggers on WordPress who chose to disable their comment feature; while there are countless reasons on their behalf for doing this, I would like to know their reasons for choosing to go down this figurative path.

I am sure that there were times when you encountered an article that you really loved and you wanted to share your LOVE and appreciation by commenting; then the harsh reality slaps you in the face — the website administrator disabled their comment feature and as a result of that, you had no choice but to keep your comment to yourself.

I could only speculate by saying that those bloggers were probably proverbially burnt in the past. For example: if their blog is a controversial one, they probably received a large number of hate-filled comments.

Or, the website administrator is so busy that they do not have the available time to respond to comments.

What are your views on this?

I would also like to hear the viewpoints of those who disabled their comment feature. I am eager to learn their true reasons behind their decision.

Just Pondering Part 410

Those of us who own cell phones should know when it is appropriate to have our handsets ring aloud.

For example: if we are at the theatre, cinema, opera, church, a lecture, or the library, we should see to it that we either place them on silent or vibrate mode; the purpose for this is so that we don’t rudely interrupt those who are in the same vicinity with us.

Apparently, we have a lot of people who are inconsiderate and they couldn’t care whether or not if they disturb the peaceful setting in a room.

There are a lot of people who need to learn the art of discretion. There is a time and place for everything and everyone should intuitively know when it is okay to have our cell phones ring aloud and when we should place them on silent or vibrate mode.