Some Quick Updates

by Eric Socia

i’ve made a few small changes to my blog today, as you most likely can tell.

first off, i changed the theme. while i certainly liked the look of the previous one, “bluememories,” i didn’t think it looked professional enough to match what i’m aiming for. the current one, called SpotLight 1.3 created by Stephen Reinhardt and modified by Sadish Bala, seems to be more along the lines of what i’ve been looking for.

next, i finally got the permalinks working. i tried messing around with them when i started this blog, but i couldn’t get them to work. not even the ‘almost pretty’ permalinks. but, since i upgraded to WordPress 2.3.1, everything seems to have come together for me.

also, as i just mentioned, i have upgraded my WordPress installation to 2.3.1. this is a security/but-fix release, which seems to have completely destroyed all of the little annoying errors i’ve been getting recently. so things are definately looking up!

and finally, as stated in my previous post, BloggingZoom: Get Zoomed And See The Difference!, i signed up for BloggingZoom (which i highly recommend to everybody who wants more traffic directed to their blog). the results were immediate! after making my very first submission, i got a huge spike in page requests, and even received my second comment ever! amazing! i can’t stress enough how wonderful this service is. if you haven’t heard of it yet, and haven’t read my quick-n-dirty review, click the above link and read about it, then go check it out as soon as you’re done. i can practically guarantee that it will work for you just as well as it has for me, if not better!

all in all, it’s been a good week for me in terms of my blog…
i started in on NaBloPoMo, and have already posted more than once each day, which is HUGE for me..
upgrading WordPress went on without a hitch..
installed a much smoother / more professional-looking theme..
and, again, thanks to BloggingZoom, i’m finally starting to get at least somewhat decent traffic headed my way.

now all that’s left is to get the readers to stick around, and maybe even come back for more!

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