About Beth

  • Beth Hayden is a social media specialist and technology trainer. She has provided training, consulting, blog coaching and development services for New York Times bestselling authors, political commentators, personal development coaches and university professors; she is also the creator of the popular “Basics of Blogging” workshops.

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  • "I took [Basics of Blogging] and it was fabulous. I left with all of the tools to get my own business blog running immediately; worth every cent!"

    Corinne McKay, ThoughtsOnTranslation.com

  • "What I love about working with Beth is that no idea is too far out. Whatever I can think up, she'll ponder and support online. She takes everything in stride."

    -- Rebecca L. Self, Ph.D, author, XPat Adventures

  • "Beth is a blogging wiz! She is an expert at the technical side of things (making sure that everything works!) and also has a great eye for content and the sort of writing that will connect with the reader. Beth is also a fantastic teacher--she got my site up quickly and also taught me the basics of blogging so that I could take it from there."

    --Toby Rogers, Webmaster, Drjackrogers.com

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February 27, 2008

Typepad Announces New Templates

My favorite blogging tool, Typepad, has announced that they've recently made fifteen gorgeous new templates available.   Now it's even easier (and it was easy before!) to find a template that represents exactly what you want to say with your blog.

I especially like the fact that two weeks ago Typepad ran a survey regarding templates among all of their customers.  They compiled the results and then used the customer responses to develop and publish all the new template choices.  Great customer service is one of the reasons I don't mind buying Typepad's low monthly fee for my blogs.  They answer my questions and listen to my suggestions - gotta love that. 

Posted by Beth Hayden on February 27, 2008 in Tools, Typepad | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

January 01, 2008

Fantastic Feeds

Rss_2Wondering why you're seeing this symbol practically everywhere these days? It stands for "RSS", or "Really Simple Syndication". You may also hear folks using the term "feed" or "web feed".  You can use RSS to keep up with the overwhelming stream of online information we're trying to wade through every day. 

As useful as feeds are, they can be a real pain to explain to my clients.  XML? Feed aggregator? Huh? I can see my students' eyes glazing over.  After searching for a truly plain English explanation to use, I found this video, appropriately titled "RSS in Plain English", which was produced by Common Craft Productions. 

Go forth, and use web feeds!

Posted by Beth Hayden on January 01, 2008 in Tools | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)