Is this a Lifestyle Blog – my return to blogging more consistently

I haven't posted anything new to my blog in over a year. The reason for this is because I thought my blog isn't about any single topic that I would never be successful with it. Everything I read about blogging says you must pick a niche for your blog to become successful with it. In …

Add Google AdSense to Genesis Framework Theme

If you would like to add Google AdSense advertisements to your genesis framework theme, here is the method I use. These instructions assume your genesis child theme is using html5. If you are not using an html5 child theme, the code below will need to be modified slightly. 1. Add the following 2 code sections …

Add Google Custom Search to Genesis Framework Theme

If you would like to replace the default WordPress search with Google custom search here is the method I use. This implementation of Google custom search is reliant on using the Genesis Framework. 1. Create a Google custom search engine Go to http://www.google.com/cse and create a custom search engine for your site. Make sure that …

Optimize WordPress for Page Speed YSlow and Zoompf

Here are some optimization techniques to optimize your WordPress site for Google Page Speed 1.10.2, Yahoo YSlow 2.1.0, and Zoompf. I installed a completely new WordPress 3.1 site with no plugins and using the default Twenty Ten theme. Here are the relevant scores on a fresh install: Test Score Page Speed 87 YSlow 93 Zoompf …