Danger Will Robinson! CommentLuv and Feedburner DANGER and how you can fix it

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Danger Will RobinsonNOTE!  I wrote this post almost a year ago and it’s still relevant to this day.  If you use Feedburner, you’ll probably be asked to move your account over to Google.  And if you do so, you HAVE TO MAKE SURE!!!!! that it doesn’t steal your commentluv lnks!  My latest two sites, http://www.dietbrainery.com and http://www.fitnessbrainery.com , had this problem until I fixed them this morning.

The instructions are almost the same as below - the only thing thing that has changed is that instead of looking for Feedburner Stats Pro, look instead for "Configure Stats" on the Analyze tab.

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Morning! One of my favorite Wordpress plugins has to be CommentLuv - that wondrous beastie that retrieves one’s last post and tacks it on after comments. I utterly adore it, as does thousands of other successful bloggers online as well.

Look!But! Did you know if you use CommentLuv AND Feedburner TOGETHER…all of your CommentLuv links do NOT go back to your site?

Instead, they point back to

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Posted on : Mar 08 2009
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Posted under Marketing, Niche Marketing |

Are you painfully enduring wisdom?

Lack of WisdomMorning!

My gosh, what a, ahem, unique weekend and start of the week!  I’ve come to the conclusion that not only is parenting and life a hero’s journey fraught with more emotions than a Punk Rock gospel revival, but it’s also one that causes you (if you lose the ego) a tremendous opportunity to learn as well.

Take a plastic slinky. 

Yes indeed, a blue plastic slinky….a blue plastic slinky that two over-exuberant single-digit boys broke together. 

Give each half to one boy….and see how they choose to react.  Behold: Read more »

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Posted on : Sep 23 2008
Posted under Family, Insights, Marketing, Maturity, Motivation, Niche Marketing, Personal, Professional |

Ferrari Comments dot com domain for sale (car, automobile, niche blog)

Ferraris For Sale!Morning!

Today’s domain that I just got ready for sale is

Ferrari Comments dot com

I bought this domain as part of my automotive suite of sites back about 3 years ago or so. 

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Headsup on MUST-have tool for profitable blogging

Expert WordpressMorning!

You know, quite often I’m asked, gee Barbara, there are so many ways to I can make my blog profitable and add all those nifty Web 2.0 thingees to it, but I’m just not that technically adept…..can I still make my blog look like its been designed by an experienced  problogger?

And to those folks I respond:

If you want to get a Web 2.0 blog up and running ALREADY configured with all the great SEO and social networking goodies that are popular today…you want to keep reading.

This tip involves optimizing and Web 2.0izing your Wordpress blog with *zero* research effort on your part (as all the tools are provided for you).  Read more »

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Your Home Theater News.com domain for sale!

Your Home Theater NewsWell, I’m just about ready to start selling some of my 1,000+ domains!

Up first for your viewing pleasure is

Your Home Theater News.com

I bought this domain back in 2005 and built a custom home theater store with it.  However, as home theater really isn’t a passion of mine, and the best way to make money online is to, ahem, follow your passions, I’ve decided to put it up for sale so someone else can really make it shine.

There are many things about it which will intrigue you!

One, the domain name itself - it has Your and News: the first word causes readers to associate it with themselves, and the second word brings to mind current Read more »

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20 Stellar Resources for how to buy and sell domain names and websites

Buy and sell domainsMorning!

And how has your day been treating you so far?

  • Ever get an insane desire to sell one of your domain names?
  • Or…have you even been steamrollered over by a superb idea but the domain name you craved….was taken?

In both of the above cases, researching buying and selling domain names is a very wise thing indeed! 

For example, I own several rather creative domains that are kinda sorta just sitting there….I’m currently toying with fixing them up and flipping them to the specific industry niches.  More on that as it develops!

But anywhos, let’s return to Read more »

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Shredding APART your Google Analytics for the Juicy Stuff Plus 11 Other Goodies

Angst!Morning!

If you’re like the majority of bloggers, you most likely have Google Analytics happily installed on your site.  I know I do!  And the data presented can be quite useful indeed….but I’ll bet you weren’t aware of these five super tips courtesy of Beyond the Dashboard: 5 Tips for Data Diving in Google Analytics: Read more »

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Import NOW Liz Strauss Blog Showcase Feed List!

Morning all,

Ah, what a wonderful Sunday I have experienced!  First off, learned some superb BJJ techniques that took the word ‘intense’ to an entirely new level….

(scary as heck but wow, did I learn to control (kinda sorta) breathing, fear, etc…. I am truly blessed with excellent instructors.  Two thumbs up!)

and then I strolled back to my computer to see Liz had put up all the blog participants from her blog showcase!

Geek that I am, I couldn’t resist trying to make an OPML file so everyone can import all the blogs that were featured on Liz’ Blog Showcase!  And after clearing it with Liz, I decided to share it here on my blog.

Simply import the file

http://www.barbaraling.com/liz1.opml

into your feedreader, and enjoy!  A new folder will be created that is named

Liz Strauss Blog Showcase

and you’ll be able to see all the blogs that were showcased in alphabetical Read more »

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7 CRITICAL Must-do Steps in Preparing for Liz’ Blog Showcase

Blog Showcase ChecklistMorning!

Unless you’ve been residing inside your refrigerator to escape the heat and thus have lacked communication with the known blogosphere, you’re probably aware that Liz Strauss will running a Blog Showcase this weekend.  This generous event will enable you to introduce your blog to her entire community.

I highly recommend you participate!

….With a suggestion, that is…..

Before you list, ask yourself.

What kind of first impression do I want to offer Liz’ visitors?

I thought about this long and hard….and gave my blog an overhaul that’s still in progress as we speak (type?  Communicate?  You know what I mean.  :)  ).  And because sharing is what I do best, I pulled together everything I implemented into the following handly list for you.  Enjoy! Read more »

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For NEWSLETTER Subscribers Eyes only - Creative Stumbleup Tip

Top SecretMorning,

Sometime this weekend, I’ll be sharing with my newsletter subscribers ONLY a neat Stumbleupon trick I devised from my experiences with other social networking sites. 

Thus, if you’ve not yet subscribed, take this opportunity to do so over at my newsletter page….not only do you get great tips (and the like but occassionally I manage to secure great discounts for you as well!

I’m still a newcomer Read more »

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