Mill Services Blog http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog Thu, 17 May 2012 04:15:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Convert Your Blog RSS Feed to an Email Newsletter http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/convert-your-blog-rss-feed-to-an-email-newsletter/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/convert-your-blog-rss-feed-to-an-email-newsletter/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 04:15:21 +0000 Martin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=87 Let’s face it, RSS feeds are not read by ‘normal’ people.

Real, non-techie people haven’t a clue what RSS is, or how to use Google Reader.

That’s OK if your blog is about geek or tech subjects. But if you’re trying to get regular readers for a site about cross stitch, don’t expect RSS readers to hit even the double figures if all you have is a feed button on your blog.… Read More

]]> http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/convert-your-blog-rss-feed-to-an-email-newsletter/feed/ 0 How to Add a Photo to a WordPress Profile http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/how-to-add-a-photo-to-a-wordpress-profile/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/how-to-add-a-photo-to-a-wordpress-profile/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:25:52 +0000 Martin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=74 Adding a profile picture to WordPress is much easier than you might think.

But it also doesn’t work in anything like the way WordPress normally handles graphics, so confusion is OK.

So Why Add a Profile Picture to WordPress?

Three very good reasons.… Read More

]]> http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/how-to-add-a-photo-to-a-wordpress-profile/feed/ 0 How To Get A ClickBank Refund http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/how-to-get-a-clickbank-refund/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/how-to-get-a-clickbank-refund/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:40:03 +0000 Martin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=60 You automatically get a 60 day money-back guarantee with Clickbank – so here’s how to get a ClickBank refund.

OK, first things first. Clickbank is a reputable, ethical provider of digital products – that’s software and ebooks to you and me. They don’t produce any products, they just act as the payment gateway and product delivery system for people who want to sell those products.… Read More

]]> http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/how-to-get-a-clickbank-refund/feed/ 0 What IS The Hello Dolly WordPress Plugin About? http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/what-is-hello-dolly-plugin-about/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/what-is-hello-dolly-plugin-about/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:12:58 +0000 Martin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=53 hello dolly pluginIf you’ve ever installed a WordPress plugin, you’ve seen ‘Hello Dolly’!

What the heck is it doing there? Just what does it do?

And more to the point, why does it insist on installing itself again every time you upgrade WordPress.… Read More

]]> http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/what-is-hello-dolly-plugin-about/feed/ 4 Passive Income Blogs Make Early Retiree RV Warriors http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/passive-income-blogs/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/passive-income-blogs/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 05:29:12 +0000 Martin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=46 passive income crazy RVWe may not all have the dream of retiring early and hitting the open road in a luxury RV.

But whatever your early retiree dream is, building passive income blogs has got to be one of the most popular (and still realistic) ways to achieve that dream.… Read More

]]> http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/passive-income-blogs/feed/ 0 How To Redirect Affiliate Links http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/how-to-redirect-affiliate-links/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/how-to-redirect-affiliate-links/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:57:09 +0000 admin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=41 redirect affiliate linksIn a nutshell, it’s really easy.

You don’t really need software for this.

Whether it’s php, asp or just plain old HTML, just a few lines of code is all you need to do nice clean looking redirects for your affiliate links.… Read More

]]> http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/affiliate-marketing/how-to-redirect-affiliate-links/feed/ 0 Webdings And Wingdings Chart? http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/web-design/webdings-and-wingdings-chart/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/web-design/webdings-and-wingdings-chart/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:52:34 +0000 admin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=31 If you’ve been struggling to choose Webdings and Wingdings symbols, or been hunting for a Wingdings list, character map or symbols chart that works in Firefox – here’s an easier way!

This is going to be one of those posts where most people say “d’uh, everyone knows that” – and the rest of us slap our forehead and exclaim “so that’s how you do it”!… Read More

]]> http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/web-design/webdings-and-wingdings-chart/feed/ 6 WP-Cache Error & WordPress Login Error? http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/wp-cache-error/ http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/wordpress/wp-cache-error/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:17:35 +0000 admin http://www.millservices.co.uk/blog/?p=5 Are you seeing this error message at the top of every page of your WordPress blog? (The fix is below…)

Warning: sem_get() [function.sem-get]: failed for key 0x152b: Permission denied in /home/username/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-cache/wp-cache-phase2.php on line 98

You might also be getting something like this at the foot of every page too:-

Warning: sem_acquire(): supplied argument is not a valid SysV semaphore resource in /home/username/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-cache/wp-cache-phase2.php on line 107

You’re not the only one.… Read More

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