“Blogging for Dummies” should be the title of all of my posts
Posted by Isabel on January 4th, 2007. Filed under: Blog Addiction.The King bought me a “Blogging for Dummies” book for Christmas. Yes people, it’s come to that. I admit I’m a dummy when it comes to blogging. And after reading the book I’m not sure how I made it as far as I have in the blogging world. I mean, by all accounts I shouldn’t have ever been able to figure out how to upload a picture. I’m just that dumb!
I did learn how to change my header picture this weekend. (It only took a billion hours to pick one I liked. And then figure out how to purchase it.) But now I can’t figure out how to change my header font size and color. I’ve searched online and nothing I’ve tried has worked. And of course, the book is of no help. Who cares because I love my new header picture. Love it. It added some color, which Durga told me was much needed.
I also learned how to check my stats. I know, bloggers are known for obsessing over their stats. Not me. But that’s only because I didn’t even know how to obsess over them.
And now I know how. Let the obsessing begin.
What’s the #1 search that has brought people here? Hair. That’s it. Just “hair”. How lame is that?
(Very lame.)
The other searches are much better. Things like “Steve Sanders balding”, and “addicted to Cheerios”. I’m not sure if Steve is in fact balding but I do know that Babboo is addicted to Cheerios. I even got a hit for “The King’s pain if your gain”, which I know The King will appreciate.
The one search that is most alarming to me is “how do I force my lover to leave her husband”. Um, you can’t force someone to leave their husband. But go ahead and try to. Maybe your lover is into stuff like being pushed around. Hey, maybe that’s why she likes you so much.
Oh well, what do I know? I’m the dummy here.
January 4th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Most of my stats come from people typing in Zoot or Socks for Zoot…
Hey you never told us how the king liked his awesome christmas present. Was he blown away?
January 4th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
I had NO CLUE you could buy “Blogging for Dummies,” but it makes complete sense, as they make a “dummies” manual for everything else! I also know very little about blogging, and desperately want to learn more, so I see a trip to the book store in my very near future! Thanks for the heads up!
January 4th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
I didn’t know you purchased your banners; I thought someone made them for you!
January 4th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Since signing up with TypePad, I’ve not done anything about checking stats. I think the program offers some services, and I know there are free sites I can subscribe to, but I’ve always been more interested in comments. I think I’ll look into more soon, though.
January 4th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
I’ve also been wondering about The King’s Christmas present. Spill sister.
January 4th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I can help you change the font size/color/whatever. Want me to walk you through it over the phone? Or I can do it for you!
As for the stats, I only like them to see the google searches that end up on my site. By far the greatest number come from those searching for “chunky highlights” or “chunky blonde highlights.” Hair here, too. Sigh.
January 4th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
You can pass the blogging for dummies book right over here. I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing half the time, but hey! I enjoy it, and that’s what counts, right? Besides, I enjoy your blog!
January 4th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
What is this new template talk I’ve seen in the comments and now your post? It looks exactly the same to me. Is there something wrong with me?
January 4th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
AHA! I refreshed. Adorable.
January 4th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
My favorite search hit I’ve gotten is “Covered in bird turd”. WhaaaaA?
January 4th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
i meant to tell you I was digging the new header!
And don’t feel dumb. Sometimes the themes that we use for wordpress don’t actually let you customize as much as you think you should be able too.
The only way I could change my header font was to delete it and then rewrite it (with no link) right into the header image photo. And then reupload the photo. If that makes sense?
January 4th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
You should try an entry with a few obscure words and phrases, and see what brings in the most hits. Of course, that may not bring in exactly the traffic you’re looking for.
I should check what is bringing people to my site. (Do I want to know??)
I have always loved your tag line, by the way.
January 5th, 2007 at 12:15 am
I was so dumb I didn’t even know they HAD a blogging for dummies book.
January 5th, 2007 at 12:42 am
Ahem. My main hits come from an Eskimo Joe song (Black Fingernails, Red Wine) that I typed up months ago when I first started blogging. Recently? It’s all about the toe sucking. Don’t even ask.
January 5th, 2007 at 1:05 am
Well, if you’re a blogging dummy I think that makes me a blogging imbecile.
I do, however, love to troll my stats to see where my blog comes up in searches. For me? Birkenstocks, Pitocin, and ‘1 cm dilated.’ Not all at once…but THAT would be funny.
And so very me: rocking my Birks while in labor.
January 5th, 2007 at 4:03 am
I used to obsess ove rmy stats until some of our searches started getting really weird and scary… naked babies… women pooping, naked pics of small boys and girls, etc…. just creaped me out!
January 5th, 2007 at 6:32 am
I like the new banner. And thanks Frema – I’m not the only one who didn’t know you buy those things. I was thinking, “wow, like, Isabel’s totally graphic design-ey.” But now I know you’re a blogging DUMMY! Ha ha Which of course makes me, like Lizzy, a blogging imbecile. Since it took me a good thirty minutes to figure out how to put Baby E’s age banner at the top of my page. And then I jumped up and down in joy.
January 5th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
You really shouldn’t feel dumb at all. there are some of us, ahem, who just use a Typepad template… and still have trouble with THAT! I just learned the very simplest html tags this year. You are ages ahead of me!
January 5th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Why is your new header eating all my comments? Is it something I said?
January 5th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Whoops. Guess i need to put “be more patient” on my new year’s resolutions list.
January 6th, 2007 at 3:05 am
Edgar downloaded blogging for dummies for me. I think if it was in book form I would read it. I am too much of a dummy to read a book online. Duh.