10. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
11. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
12. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
13. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
14. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
15. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
16. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
17. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
18. Day One: Genesis
To-do list: Ummm, build a blog? Configure a
blog? Pick a theme? Yeah, that...
Today’s motto: Sure, why not build yet
another blog...?
33. Day Four: Heavens
To-do list: Set crazy goals. Find more authors.
Pressure your friends and co-workers.
34. Day Four: Heavens
To-do list: Set crazy goals. Find more authors.
Pressure your friends and co-workers.
Today’s motto: It’s who you know...and the
sky is the limit!
38. Day Five: Creatures
To-do list: Configure, configure, configure.
Themes, plugins, spam protection, etc. etc. etc.
39. Day Five: Creatures
To-do list: Configure, configure, configure.
Themes, plugins, spam protection, etc. etc. etc.
Today’s motto: Should have installed
Maintenance Mode!
48. Day Seven: Rest? Hah!
To-do list: All those empty pages with
placeholder text? Fill them ASAP...
49. Day Seven: Rest? Hah!
To-do list: All those empty pages with
placeholder text? Fill them ASAP...
Today’s motto: It’s about the content, stupid -
not the plugins!
54. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
55. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
56. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
57. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
Teaching authors WordPress via email.
58. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
Teaching authors WordPress via email.
Setting up publicity for “official launch.”
59. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
Teaching authors WordPress via email.
Setting up publicity for “official launch.”
Blah. Blah. Blah. Blah.
60. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
Teaching authors WordPress via email.
Setting up publicity for “official launch.”
Blah. Blah. Blah. Blah.
Moral of the story: I’m spending the first
kid-free Saturday in a month doing *this*?
61. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
Teaching authors WordPress via email.
Setting up publicity for “official launch.”
Blah. Blah. Blah. Blah.
Moral of the story: I’m spending the first
kid-free Saturday in a month doing *this*?
Hell, yeah....!
62. Day Eight:
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
Teaching authors WordPress via email.
Setting up publicity for “official launch.”
Blah. Blah. Blah. Blah.
Moral of the story: I’m spending the first
kid-free Saturday in a month doing *this*?
Hell, yeah....!
63. Day Eight: by
Blog
Bourbon
To-do list: Freaking out of control!
Configuring stats packages.
Getting RSS feeds optimized, site listed.
Waaay too much time messing with CSS
and theme configurations.
Configuring email accounts.
Teaching authors WordPress via email.
Setting up publicity for “official launch.”
Blah. Blah. Blah. Blah.
Moral of the story: I’m spending the first
kid-free Saturday in a month doing *this*?
Hell, yeah....!
81. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what
you knoweth
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts
82. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what
you knoweth
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts
• Thou shalt respect those
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
83. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what
you knoweth
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts
• Thou shalt respect those
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
• Thou shalt always give
credit where credit is due
84. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what
you knoweth
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts
• Thou shalt respect those
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
• Thou shalt always give
credit where credit is due
• Thou shalt comment,
comment, comment
85. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what • Thou shalt not judge a value
you knoweth of a post by the number of
comments it generates
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts
• Thou shalt respect those
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
• Thou shalt always give
credit where credit is due
• Thou shalt comment,
comment, comment
86. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what • Thou shalt not judge a value
you knoweth of a post by the number of
comments it generates
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts • Thou shalt not obsess about
page views. (Just worry
• Thou shalt respect those about content.)
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
• Thou shalt always give
credit where credit is due
• Thou shalt comment,
comment, comment
87. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what • Thou shalt not judge a value
you knoweth of a post by the number of
comments it generates
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts • Thou shalt not obsess about
page views. (Just worry
• Thou shalt respect those about content.)
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
• Thou shalt not link every
• Thou shalt always give post back to your own blog
credit where credit is due
• Thou shalt comment,
comment, comment
88. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what • Thou shalt not judge a value
you knoweth of a post by the number of
comments it generates
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts • Thou shalt not obsess about
page views. (Just worry
• Thou shalt respect those about content.)
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
• Thou shalt not link every
• Thou shalt always give post back to your own blog
credit where credit is due
• Thou shalt not ever pick
• Thou shalt comment, fights with your co-authors.
comment, comment
89. Ten Commandments from
the OurPDX authors
• Thou shalt bloggeth what • Thou shalt not judge a value
you knoweth of a post by the number of
comments it generates
• Thou shalt always read each
other’s posts • Thou shalt not obsess about
page views. (Just worry
• Thou shalt respect those about content.)
who call ‘dibs’ on posts
• Thou shalt not link every
• Thou shalt always give post back to your own blog
credit where credit is due
• Thou shalt not ever pick
• Thou shalt comment, fights with your co-authors.
comment, comment
• Thou shalt not engage with
the asshats
93. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors
• Our 270
commenters (and
their more than
1000 comments)
94. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors
• Our 270
commenters (and
their more than
1000 comments)
• The 230 RSS
subscribers
95. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors
• Our 270
commenters (and
their more than
1000 comments)
• The 230 RSS
subscribers
• The 103 Twitter
followers
96. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270
commenters (and
their more than
1000 comments)
• The 230 RSS
subscribers
• The 103 Twitter
followers
97. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270 • Guilty Carnivore
commenters (and
their more than
1000 comments)
• The 230 RSS
subscribers
• The 103 Twitter
followers
98. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270 • Guilty Carnivore
commenters (and
their more than • Janet Tingey
1000 comments)
• The 230 RSS
subscribers
• The 103 Twitter
followers
99. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270 • Guilty Carnivore
commenters (and
their more than • Janet Tingey
1000 comments)
• Jason Grigsby
• The 230 RSS
subscribers
• The 103 Twitter
followers
100. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270 • Guilty Carnivore
commenters (and
their more than • Janet Tingey
1000 comments)
• Jason Grigsby
• The 230 RSS
subscribers • Justin Tadlock
• The 103 Twitter
followers
101. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270 • Guilty Carnivore
commenters (and
their more than • Janet Tingey
1000 comments)
• Jason Grigsby
• The 230 RSS
subscribers • Justin Tadlock
• The 103 Twitter • My kids, Z Rex and
followers The Mogul
102. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270 • Guilty Carnivore
commenters (and
their more than • Janet Tingey
1000 comments)
• Jason Grigsby
• The 230 RSS
subscribers • Justin Tadlock
• The 103 Twitter • My kids, Z Rex and
followers The Mogul
103. My thanks to...
• Our 17 Authors • Aaron Hockley
• Our 270 • Guilty Carnivore
commenters (and
...and all of•you!
their more than Janet Tingey
1000 comments)
• Jason Grigsby
• The 230 RSS
subscribers • Justin Tadlock
• The 103 Twitter • My kids, Z Rex and
followers The Mogul