http://www.webbriefcase.net How to Set Up a Blog Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:54:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2010-02/how-to-change-your-navigation-with-the-thesis-theme/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2010-02/how-to-change-your-navigation-with-the-thesis-theme/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:31:13 +0000 Bina http://www.webbriefcase.net/?p=972 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg1(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg1' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg1' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } If you’ve been reading my posts then you know that I use the Thesis theme for the WebBriefcase website. The main reason I like it is because it makes it easy to optimize and monetize my blog. It also has many features that make otherwise  tedious tasks something to look forward too. Seriously. In this [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2010-02/how-to-change-your-navigation-with-the-thesis-theme/feed/ 0 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2009-04/choosing-a-cms-to-run-your-membership-site/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2009-04/choosing-a-cms-to-run-your-membership-site/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:20:09 +0000 Bina http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/?p=598 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg2(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg2' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg2' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } Image by mr.throk via Flickr When I first started the WebBriefcase.net site, my first choice for managing content was WordPress. At the time though, WordPress was just not powerful enough for what I had in mind i.e. run a video tutorial membership site. So, I moved to Joomla. Although Joomla was simple enough to learn [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2009-04/choosing-a-cms-to-run-your-membership-site/feed/ 6 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-06/easy-to-use-online-password-manager/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-06/easy-to-use-online-password-manager/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:36:26 +0000 Monika http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/?p=308 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg3(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg3' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg3' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } PassPack is an online password manager that allows you to store all your login details in one convenient place. Tools like these are definitely very useful for any webmaster since with a growing business comes more and more scribbled notes of paper that contain passwords, login details and lists. With a true one click login [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-06/easy-to-use-online-password-manager/feed/ 1 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-05/customize-your-wordpress-blog/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-05/customize-your-wordpress-blog/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:27:58 +0000 Monika http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/?p=294 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg4(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg4' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg4' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } WordPress is the preferred choice blogging platform for a lot of bloggers these days. The other day, WordPress celebrated their fifth birthday and they have certainly come a long way since they started out. When bloggers first download their WordPress theme, they often don’t know what to do to customize the looks of their blog [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-05/customize-your-wordpress-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-05/when-demographics-matter-for-webmasters/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-05/when-demographics-matter-for-webmasters/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 13:20:59 +0000 Monika http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/?p=275 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg5(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg5' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg5' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } If you are anything like me you would probably wonder what our readers want to know from us. What makes them click, act, comment and interact with our blog’s community? This is especially of importance for new webmasters and blog masters, since unless we know what makes our readers tick, it is highly unlikely that [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-05/when-demographics-matter-for-webmasters/feed/ 0 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-04/building-link-clusters/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-04/building-link-clusters/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:54:52 +0000 Monika http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/?p=257 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg6(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg6' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg6' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } If you blog to reach amazing heights in the search engines you might be interested in this particular post about building link clusters. Link clusters are site wide links that point from older posts to newer ones and vice versa. Before you start out, you will first need to know which keyword you actually target. [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2008-04/building-link-clusters/feed/ 3 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2007-08/finding-good-content-for-your-website/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2007-08/finding-good-content-for-your-website/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:13:15 +0000 Monika http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2007-08/finding-good-content-for-your-website/ function sbmgValidateFormPostPg7(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg7' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg7' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } In order to keep bringing search engines and traffic your way, your website needs to boast good content. But that doesn’t mean you have to sit down for hours on end to write great articles for your web pages. Instead, try some of these popular content generating techniques and strategies. Content Generation Hire ghostwriters to [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2007-08/finding-good-content-for-your-website/feed/ 0 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2007-03/ditch-your-html-editor-for-a-cms/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2007-03/ditch-your-html-editor-for-a-cms/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:09:01 +0000 Bina http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2007-03/ditch-your-html-editor-for-a-cms/ function sbmgValidateFormPostPg8(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg8' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg8' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } So, you have your own web site. Fantastic! What was that? You use Dreamweaver? Superb! No? Not superb? Let me guess. You’ve building web page after web page and your site now consist of 50+ webpages with the numbers going up. And you’re pulling your hair out trying to keep all that content under control. [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2007-03/ditch-your-html-editor-for-a-cms/feed/ 1 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/buzz-monitoring-and-tracking-tools/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/buzz-monitoring-and-tracking-tools/#comments Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:43:47 +0000 Bina http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-11/buzz-monitoring-and-tracking-tools/ function sbmgValidateFormPostPg9(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg9' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg9' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } Smashing Magazine just posted what they call the best buzz-monitoring, observing and tracking tools a web-developer might be willing to use analyzing and monitoring his/her recent web-projects. Although targeted towards web developers, this list can be used by anyone who owns and runs a web site. You’d like to improve the link popularity of your [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-11/buzz-monitoring-and-tracking-tools/feed/ 0 http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-10/web-site-statistics-with-google-analytics/ http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-10/web-site-statistics-with-google-analytics/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:09:26 +0000 Bina http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2006-10/web-site-statistics-with-google-analytics/ function sbmgValidateFormPostPg10(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg10' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg10' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } Finally! I’m part of the group that checks my web site statistics with Google Analytics. It’s time to dive in and check out what the big hoo haa is all about. And I must say, my first impression is – Wow, this is a free web site statistics program taken to a new level. I [...]]]> http://www.webbriefcase.net/2006-10/web-site-statistics-with-google-analytics/feed/ 0