Comments for Jeff Chappell http://jeffchappell.com Freelance writer, editor, photographer & various species of nerd & geek Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:35:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Blog by In Which the Gecko Barks About Books | The Gecko's Barkhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/barking-book-reviews-blog-garners-attention/#comment-3655 In Which the Gecko Barks About Books | The Gecko's Bark Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:35:05 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1108#comment-3655 [...] latest from one of my favorites: The Drowning Girl: A Memoir, by Caitlín R. Kiernan.Consequently, Barking Book Reviews has been getting some interesting attention from without, which you can read about on my quote-unquote professional site.As I note there, where will it lead, [...] [...] latest from one of my favorites: The Drowning Girl: A Memoir, by Caitlín R. Kiernan.Consequently, Barking Book Reviews has been getting some interesting attention from without, which you can read about on my quote-unquote professional site.As I note there, where will it lead, [...]

]]> Comment on SEO Plugin Boo-Boo by In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappellhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/seo-sitemap-plugin-booboo/#comment-3653 In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappell Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:23:30 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1065#comment-3653 [...] for WordPress that I’ve found – and I’ve tried others before and since – I had a problem with an update of the WordPress SEO plugin by Joost de Valk. I used that experience to write a post about software upgrades, and how one should be careful, and [...] [...] for WordPress that I’ve found – and I’ve tried others before and since – I had a problem with an update of the WordPress SEO plugin by Joost de Valk. I used that experience to write a post about software upgrades, and how one should be careful, and [...]

]]> Comment on Inadvertent SEO Traffic: Good Practice Drives Extra Impressions by Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon? What Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon? | The Gecko's Barkhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/inadvertent-seo-traffic-good-practice-drives-extra-impressions/#comment-3516 Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon? What Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon? | The Gecko's Bark Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:17:42 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1088#comment-3516 [...] weeks after surgery, and walking around unaided even before that.Yay me. And here’s some blatant SEO: fuck yeah.He said there was no reason for me to come back to see him, unless I developed problems of some sort [...] [...] weeks after surgery, and walking around unaided even before that.Yay me. And here’s some blatant SEO: fuck yeah.He said there was no reason for me to come back to see him, unless I developed problems of some sort [...]

]]> Comment on In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic by Jeff Chappellhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/image-tag-boo-boo-drives-traffic/#comment-3480 Jeff Chappell Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:57:18 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1096#comment-3480 Hi Kevin,Thanks for the comment. I'll check out your plugin comparison; it sounds interesting. Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the comment. I’ll check out your plugin comparison; it sounds interesting.

]]> Comment on In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic by Kevinhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/image-tag-boo-boo-drives-traffic/#comment-3472 Kevin Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:22:01 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1096#comment-3472 Hi Jeff, Kevin Stacey here..First off, this post is extremely thorough! I don’t see too many bloggers going into detail like you have…that’s the mark of a blogger who knows their SEO plugins in how they relate to the SERPS. Your "boo-boo" is quite intriguing indeed. For optimization, free plugins like Yoast and All in One SEO Pack are really great as they lays down the basic SEO foundation for a WordPress site, but every blog is different and nothing works best for everyone.I always suggest looking at a side-by-side comparison of the best seo plugins for WordPress in order to make an informed decision of what the best plugin is for that blogger and their website’s specific needs.Here’s my most recent write-up on the subject:SEO Pressor vs Easy WP SEO vs Scribe SEO http://www.bestseopluginforwordpress.com/wordpress-seo/the-best-seo-plugin-for-wordpress/Check it out and let me know what you think.Great article btw…I’ll be referencing this post on my main blog. Hi Jeff, Kevin Stacey here..

First off, this post is extremely thorough! I don’t see too many
bloggers going into detail like you have…that’s the mark of a blogger
who knows their SEO plugins in how they relate to the SERPS. Your “boo-boo” is quite intriguing indeed. For optimization, free plugins like Yoast and All in One SEO Pack are really great as they lays down the basic SEO foundation for a WordPress site, but every blog is different and nothing works best for everyone.

I always suggest looking at a side-by-side comparison of the best seo plugins for WordPress in order to make an informed decision of what the best plugin is for that blogger and their website’s specific needs.

Here’s my most recent write-up on the subject:

SEO Pressor vs Easy WP SEO vs Scribe SEO
http://www.bestseopluginforwordpress.com/wordpress-seo/the-best-seo-plugin-for-wordpress/

Check it out and let me know what you think.

Great article btw…I’ll be referencing this post on my main blog.

]]> Comment on Inadvertent SEO Traffic: Good Practice Drives Extra Impressions by In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappellhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/inadvertent-seo-traffic-good-practice-drives-extra-impressions/#comment-3408 In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappell Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:56:18 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1088#comment-3408 [...] Unrelated Terms, Help People Find Your Pick-i-nic BasketIn this previous post I talked more about search engine optimization (SEO), image tags, title tags, and how they can drive a lot of traffic that one might not expect and otherwise wouldn’t get. [...] [...] Unrelated Terms, Help People Find Your Pick-i-nic BasketIn this previous post I talked more about search engine optimization (SEO), image tags, title tags, and how they can drive a lot of traffic that one might not expect and otherwise wouldn’t get. [...]

]]> Comment on Image Tags, Keywords and SEO by Image Tags, Keywords and SEO, II | Jeff Chappellhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/image-tags-keywords-seo/#comment-2684 Image Tags, Keywords and SEO, II | Jeff Chappell Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1029#comment-2684 [...] Gecko’s Bark, it’s partly due to luck.As noted previously here, when I first started tracking The Gecko’s Bark through Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools, I learned that some accidental keyword optimization drove a lot of unexpected traffic to my site. [...] [...] Gecko’s Bark, it’s partly due to luck.As noted previously here, when I first started tracking The Gecko’s Bark through Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools, I learned that some accidental keyword optimization drove a lot of unexpected traffic to my site. [...]

]]> Comment on SEO Plugin Boo-Boo by Jeff Chappellhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/seo-sitemap-plugin-booboo/#comment-177 Jeff Chappell Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:21:23 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1065#comment-177 Ah, a word from the plugin author and SEO master himself! Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for a great plugin! And yes, I can imagine how difficult it must be to maintain a plugin as versatile as yours and keep it compatible with WordPress through its various iterations.Once again, thanks for the efforts. And of course I'm sure all your users are glad to hear that you were able to fix the conflict with the ugly links redirect. Ah, a word from the plugin author and SEO master himself! Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for a great plugin! And yes, I can imagine how difficult it must be to maintain a plugin as versatile as yours and keep it compatible with WordPress through its various iterations.

Once again, thanks for the efforts. And of course I’m sure all your users are glad to hear that you were able to fix the conflict with the ugly links redirect.

]]> Comment on SEO Plugin Boo-Boo by Joost de Valkhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/seo-sitemap-plugin-booboo/#comment-175 Joost de Valk Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:22:01 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=1065#comment-175 Thanks for the post :) In 0.4.2 you should be able to check the permalink redirect box again, as the incompatibility within the plugin (d0h) is fixed. Upgrades like these are painful, but necessary to get to an end result that I know will survive several WordPress versions and years, although I have to admit this one was particularly painful :) Thanks for the post :) In 0.4.2 you should be able to check the permalink redirect box again, as the incompatibility within the plugin (d0h) is fixed. Upgrades like these are painful, but necessary to get to an end result that I know will survive several WordPress versions and years, although I have to admit this one was particularly painful :)

]]> Comment on Out, Damn’d Quote! by Widget Titles, WordPress and Broken Code | Jeff Chappellhttp://jeffchappell.com/blog/wordpress-white-screen-death/#comment-159 Widget Titles, WordPress and Broken Code | Jeff Chappell Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:21:00 +0000 http://jeffchappell.com/?p=990#comment-159 [...] a Widget Title Would Break the CSS of the Widget Underneath?A few weeks ago I wrote here how one misplaced single quotation mark managed to break an entire WordPress site, resulting in the dreaded WordPress White Screen of Death. The other day I experienced a somewhat [...] [...] a Widget Title Would Break the CSS of the Widget Underneath?A few weeks ago I wrote here how one misplaced single quotation mark managed to break an entire WordPress site, resulting in the dreaded WordPress White Screen of Death. The other day I experienced a somewhat [...]

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