Category Archives: Blogging & Publishing

And Now WordPress 3.8…

Days after updating joehertvik.com to Wordpress 3.7.1, I took the jump and updated again to the new released Wordpress 3.8. Continue reading

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Google Analytics and WordPress–Where to put the Script?

I just started using Google Analytics (GA) to monitor my Web site, and I had a problem knowing where to put the Google script code on the site. I was originally putting it inside each individual post. But that was … Continue reading

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Surviving a WordPress Upgrade on GoDaddy

This weekend, I ran an upgrade on the WordPress software I use for running this blog. I was running WordPress 3.4.1 and I updated it to 3.7.1. My hosting provider is GoDaddy and the update was fairly effortless. However, from … Continue reading

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Joehertvik.com is looking for a few good guest authors

Contact Joe Hertvik if you’re interested in writing a guest post for his blog Continue reading

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Subscribe to joehertvik.com–Get New Posts by Email

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A Quick Marketing Plan for Promoting Content Through LinkedIn & Twitter

As a follow-up to my article on Five Simple Ways to Promote a Blog Post, a customer emailed me and asked me for ideas on how to market a new white paper. To that end, here’s a quick marketing plan … Continue reading

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Five Simple Ways to Promote a Blog Post

Being a writer, marketer, and blogger, I’m always interested in the best ways to promote content: to put it out in front of the people I’d like to see read it. I look at every new blog post and article … Continue reading

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What is a Technical Writer?

Someone who answers questions that have only recently been asked. Read more […]

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Solved: WordPress 404 Dashboard Error Problem for joehertvik.com

I had one of those pulse-pounding moments over the last 24 hours with the joehertvik.com Web site. This site runs on WordPress hosted through a Go Daddy account. Last night, I was trying to update WordPress to 3.4.1 from the … Continue reading

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New Jetpack Comments for WordPress Allows Readers to Post Comments from Twitter or Facebook Accounts but not Linkedin

The Jetpack plug-in for WordPress blogs has added comments to its functionality. According to JetPack: We’re breaking down the barriers between you and your audience. When someone reads an article on your site and wants to comment, they can now … Continue reading

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Call for Guest Bloggers for joehertvik.com

Like to post your thoughts here on joehertvik.com about the IBM i system, PureSystems, creating marketing materials on technical subjects, tech writing, or LinkedIn or Twitter tips for industry managers, vendors, or writers? For a limited time, I’m experimenting with opening … Continue reading

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