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these are just some tips or tricks i've learned in my time on soulcast. when you use a site as intensively as i have, you learn some things about it.

1. let people know that you exist in the first place by finding a few blog entries from the featured posts list that interest you. if you comment meaningfully, people will find you and be interested in what you have to say.

2. my users and my conversations are indispensable. however, don't ignore the most recent page, which is how i and others often find newcomers.

3. if you use the ' or " characters in the title of a blog entry, creating a link to it will be tricky--consider avoiding them if you can.

4. the little flags next to each person's comment in a blog entry (known as postmarks) serve 2 purposes: to hide comments you've already viewed--very helpful in a blog entry with a lot of comments; and add the blog entry to your my conversations page without your having to comment. use them just by clicking on the flag of the last comment you want to hide.

5. if you have a technical problem with the site, please don't blog it on your own blog page: blog it here. be sure you tell them who you are, what computer operating system you use, what web browser and what version of it, and lastly, confirm that java is enabled.

i know i'm just scratching the surface, esp because it's early and i'm undercaffeinated, but c'mon guys, i know there's a bunch of other hints/suggestions that we all might have benefitted from when we all first got here--what ones did i miss?

ed

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  • queenparanoia said on Jun 24, 2007....
    great tips ed!!! =)
  • polarheart said on Jun 24, 2007....
    these tips are invaluable, ed, thanks for reminding us and also informing the newbies! :-)
  • Illyriablue said on Jun 24, 2007....
    Thank you for posting this for the new people. Like me! I clicked on your blog, because you were at the top of the 'popular' list. I figured you were a good place to start my journey here. I will try and meet other people too, like you suggested.
  • evil_twin said on Jun 25, 2007....
    I've been here for awhile now, and I had no idea those flags could be used to add a post to your conversations without commenting! Very cool idea. I knew it would hide comments, but that's it. I'll be using that because sometimes I don't have anything to say, but I enjoy reading the responses to something. I like that!

    -evil_twin LA

    PS: Illyriablue....love that name. I'm guessing you're a Buffy/Angel fan?? We need to start a club...
  • sweetlady said on Jun 25, 2007....
    Thank you Silver for sharing those tips.  I have been here some months now but for most of the time I didnt get on here very much.  These days I am on here everyday mostly.
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 25, 2007....
    queen: hey, it's nothing you haven't said yourself in various comments that i've seen. :>

    polar, i think you've officially become the new welcome wagon to SC. :>

    illyriablue: hey there, thanks for visiting my blog! and i see you've already taken the commenting on people's blog entries to heart. :> and i too like your username. :>

    evil_twin: yeah, it's something that a lot of people have missed, i think. :>

    sweetlady: and it's wonderful to see you here more often. :>

    ed
  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    I already asked someone this and got an answer......but i forgot...sorry :-)
    how do you search tags?? please :-)


  • RollingC said on Jun 26, 2007....
    Thanks ed.....
    Rc
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    destinydiva: that's easy, you go to this page. at the end of that URL, add the tag for which you want to search. if you're using a phrase, separate the individual words with the + symbol.

    agloincome: i am not interested in commercializing my experience here in SC. please refrain from touting the service in my blog comments in the future.

    rollingc: you're welcome!

    ed
  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    thanks ed your a star :-)

  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    nah, i'm just this guy, destiny. :>

    ed
  • machershey said on Jun 26, 2007....

    Thanks for the tips, the most comments I've gotten so far is five, though I started blogging one week ago...

    I also have a blog at www.machershey.blogspot.com

  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    silver....as the official soulcast advise man :-)........can I ask you another question? (please :-)
    what is with all the colours I keep seeing dotted about on comments?
    like (colour-red)
    just curious...    :-)

    Destiny x
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    machershey: welcome to my blog! i've seen your comments here and there and i'll be sure to check out your blog. i'm familiar w/ blogspot but not a fan of the site, myself.

    destiny: i'm not quite sure i understand what you mean--you don't mean the links, do you?

    ed
  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    I'm not very good at explaining myself am I !!
    not the links , some comments begin... (colour=red)
    I keep seeing loads and now I'm trying to find one to show
    you ...I can't see any :-)  ....maybe I dreamt it??  lol
    will keep searching and c&p one here when I find one
    again.

  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    ah, you're seeing some older blog entries, i bet.

    originally, instead of HTML, the site used BBcode, which is the markup language used by many discussion forums, and when the site converted over to HTML, i guess the code didn't change over correctly in a few cases.

    you shouldn't see that in blog entries/comments that were posted after the switch to HTML.

    ed
  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    ahhhh   thank you , your a soulcast genius :-)
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    nah, just been here a while, that's all.

    ed
  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    :-)
  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    would I be pushing my luck if I asked another question??
    how do you include youtube stuff in a post? pleeeeease :-)


  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    assuming you're using either IE or firefox, there should be little buttons in compose mode that allow you to embed the youtube clip. soulcast provided this feature on november 14, 2006 and the original blog entry can be found here.

    i know that polarheart's got a blog entry about it--if i can find it, i'll link it, too. :>

    ed
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    ah, here it is. :>

    ed
  • destinydiva said on Jun 26, 2007....
    silver you are just too good :-)
    thank you xxx
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 26, 2007....
    bah, if polar was here, she'd have gotten it, too. :p

    ed
  • jadestar said on Jun 28, 2007....
    silver thanx for the tip re 'my conversations' - helped me trace stuff more effectively. I'll get to the other tips some other time :>
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 28, 2007....
    my pleasure. :>

    ed
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 28, 2007....
    agloincome: i know others like to use other blogsites as well--more sites = more clicks presumably. i don't recommend putting all your adsense eggs in a soulcast basket.

    however, i'm not in this to make money, so take that with a grain of salt.

    ed
  • crystalapps said on Jul 05, 2007....
    I just want to say thanks for the advice ! I am pretty new here ,so i have alot of looking around to do and alot of reading ! Thanks for the tips ! Crystal
  • silverwhisper said on Jul 07, 2007....
    hi there, crystal--welcome to my blog and thank you for visiting! it's my pleasure, but you'll find i think that many other soulcasters write similarly-themed blog entries.

    ed
  • redgoose said on Jan 14, 2008....
    thanks for the blog information Ed.
  • silverwhisper said on Jan 14, 2008....
    redgoose: welcome to my blog and thank you for visiting! i hope you find it helpful. :>

    ed

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