Sabra Duffiney

Tired of the same old look of your blog but aren’t sure how to change it? Try this…

1. Download a new theme to your computer. Make sure it is a .zip file. If it is not already a .zip file (compressed) then you will need to right click on the folder and ‘send to’ –> ‘compressed zip folder’.

2. Go to your WordPress Administrator log in panel and log in.

3. Select the ‘Add New Themes’ button under the ‘Appearance’ block of the admin panel.

4. When this page is finished loading, be sure to select the ‘upload’ text directly under the ‘Install Themes’ title.

5. Click the ‘Browse…’ button to search your computer for the .zip file that you downloaded or compressed.

6. Select the file and then click the ‘Install Now’ button. Please note that this does not immediately install the new theme to a live state without your confirmation. It will then give you the option to Preview, Activate or Return to Themes Page.

7. When you are ready to activate, click the activate text on the confirmation page or go to your Themes page to activate. That’s it!

Check out Green In Mind, a new WordPress template that is now available from SabraDuffiney.net! It is a free, easy to manage WordPress Theme available for download here. More themes are coming soon, and as always feel free to contact me with any ideas or suggestions!

I want to say Thank you to everyone who participated in Earth Hour. On Saturday night, hundreds of millions of people in 125 countries on all seven continents united to demand action on climate change. It is being described as the largest mass demonstration in history.

Did you or your business participate in Earth Hour? If you did, why? Our family sat around a bunch of candles on the coffee table playing acoustic instruments and singing songs. How did you spend the hour? I am a supporter of Earth Hour because I believe we can make a difference. Why are YOU?

Tonight, Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. the world will send a powerful message that climate change is a priority that must be dealt with now. By turning off non-essential lighting for one hour—Earth Hour—hundreds of millions of people across the globe will show their support for lasting action to protect Earth’s natural resources, environment and climate, now and into the future.

Led by the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour has grown from a city-wide effort in 2007 to a global phenomenon that has captured the world’s attention. Each year, individuals, organizations, businesses, and state and local governments come together to show their support by turning off the lights in homes, the workplace and at iconic landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Las Vegas Strip, Sydney’s Opera House and more. In 2009 alone, hundreds of millions of people turned out for Earth Hour – spanning 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents.

We are proud to be an official supporter of Earth Hour. On March 27, we will be turning off all unnecessary lighting and computers as well as turning the website black for the day to help raise awareness. We ask you to join with us and millions of Americans and others around the wold in making Earth Hour 2010 the biggest effort yet. Getting involved is easy.

1. Sign up at EarthHour.org

Show your support, find out what Earth Hour events are happening near you and get tips on organizing fun events in your community.

2. Spread the Word

Invite your friends and family to join the movement, become a fan on Facebook and post a link to EarthHour.org on your profile page.

3. Turn off the lights

Turn off your non-essential lighting at 8:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 27.

Learn more about Earth Hour at www.EarthHour.org.

“Want it? Go get it!”

Those are the words of Will Smith along with many others on his path to Success and Happiness. I have always had a great respect for this man. He has gone from some poor kid in Philly with nothing more than a dream to a multi-million or billion dollar man who has been an actor, musician and one heck of an inspiration to millions.

I was born some poor kid in Northern Michigan and honestly I’m no Will Smith, but the path that he speaks of is how I became who I am today. I am no longer that poor kid in Michigan, but someone who has taken control of their own life and am making my dreams come true … “One brick at a time” as Will says.

I have been keeping an eye on Will Smith since I myself was a child watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air after school. Even then he was an inspiration. Uncle Phil had become a judge only through many hard years of being a lawyer, living in apartments and more. Will had come from nothing as well and was experiencing a whole new world of life. I felt a connection with him, seeing that there was more to life than the streets of Philly just like I started to see that there was more to life than what I knew.

Today, I found a video that demands to be shared. I watched it a couple of times before I decided to blog about it. I feel that more people should see this and understand what it is he is trying to say. I am daily living proof that these ideas are beyond real, they are just the truth. I hope you enjoy this little video about success … I did.

Entrecard has finally come out with a toolbar to help with your daily dropping. The long awaited EntreBar is now available for download and is completely free. There is only one stipulation: It requires you to be running FireFox 3.

The new EntreBar includes features such as Quick Account Switching, Your Entrecard Menu, Who to Browse, How to Browse, Jump Buttons, One Touch Favorites, One Click Advertising and the Entrecard Site Menu. You can learn all of the details of the new EntreBar on the Entrecard Blog or download it now from the EntreBar Download Page.

Search Engine Optimization plays a major role in getting your website indexed. Search engines have ‘bots’ that crawl your web pages and if you have implemented SEO techniques then you have a better chance of getting indexed quickly.

After viewing your website, the search engine direcory keeps a cached copy of your web pages in their index. That means that they make a reference copy of every page and keep that in their records. When a user starts searching with a particular keyword, it is capable of displaying a list of relevant web pages. The higher your search engine indexing level the easier it is for potential visitors to find you.

First your website should have quality content and good navigation along with regular maintenance. All links should work properly. Use solid keywords in your title and post to help gain more SEO traction. Updating your content regularly is a must, especially if you are a blogger.

You can also submit a sitemap to Google’s Webmaster Tools and Google will give you some insight. Once your site is verified with Google Webmaster Tools, this will help you get indexed more quickly as well. If it is a new site, then you can get your site on the map a little quicker with this tool.

As I have mentioned in previous posts … after that, it’s all about the back links (see previous post). The more quality links and back links you have, the higher the page rank that will be offered by the search engine.

Another method is posting in forums and commenting. They are both easy ways to gain backlinks. Join a forum that is related to your website and post content with your name and link to your site. Search engines access all well known forums on a regular basis, so they will pick up your back links quickly.

One more process to help SEO is blogging as most of us are aware. Since search engines thrive on new content, these type of sites are indexed very quickly. There are many places you can create a free blog such as WordPress and Blogger.

I want to say thank you to all of my entrecard droppers. Here are the top 10 entrecard droppers for January 2010. I apologize for not posting one last month, but I will be keeping up with future months.