Hello, recently I changed my profile photo. :)
I know, I know, applauses, thank you, calm down now. :))
During this time, I made quite a research on creating / editing / changing the profile photo.
Below, some tips I found to be valuable during my research.
Lets’s say you have a WordPress blog and you want to write a blog post.
You write it, you publish it, and when you post the link to the blog post on Facebook, it looks like this:
, although you’ve taken every measure to have og:image, og:title and the rest implemented correctly (How To Add Open Graph Meta Tags To WordPress | Elegant Themes Blog).
You try to refersh Facebook, you clear the cache on your blog, and nothing happens. You know that if you will wait, after a while, things solve by themselves, and the image appears. But you want a quick solution. How to solve it?
From time to time, specific for a single project, I create a WordPress web site. I put a WordPress theme, add some user accounts.
It is actually simpler to handle a small WordPress web site, rather than create the files in HTML, even for a small project, with only a few links to it.
But the project, being small & tiny, by its definition, ends after a while.
Three things happen after some time passes:
After some thinking, I found that it’s simpler and easier to just convert the WordPress into plain HTML web sites. See a live example » (see how the web site used to look in the past, on WordPress »). I’ve done a few others, for other web sites.
What are some takeaways on the project?
(1) Keep the domain as it is for the new ecommerce. Put the ecommerce on site.com. (2) Move the blog from site.com to site.com/blog (3) Redirect 301 the old links to the new links. (4) If you move something, you will likely lose about 30% of link value, even if you do redirection. After a year, you will lose around 40% of the current link value. (5) Read: Domain Migrations: Lessons from the Moz Transition – Webinar – Moz Redirection – SEO Best Practices – Moz Google’s Matt Cutts on Redirects, Trust + More – Whiteboard Friday – Moz Web Site Migration Guide – Tips For SEOs – Moz SEO Guide: How to Properly Move Domains – Moz Domain Migrations: Surviving the „Perfect Storm” of Site Changes – Moz
From time to time, I see things in contests like these (Concurs »), in which you need to buy something, then if you are one of the 30 selected, you need to take a test, and then be available to take your prize, which is a trip. There are three steps to win the product (join the contest by buying an expensive product – not easy, give a test – not easy, go on a trip – strange, still, not easy). It’s highly demotivating, even if you do win.
The solution: create something simple. „Join the sweepstakes, and you could win”. It’s OK to ask some things from the people, but do you really need to take 30 people to a test in which 2 of them will win a product? Simplify the rules as much as possible. „Buy a product, you might win”.
În data de 17 martie a avut loc conferința „Educația sexuală și sexualizarea copiilor. Situația în Marea Britanie”, ținută de Antonia Tully, coordonatoarea programului „Safe at School” (În siguranță, la școală) al Societății pentru Protecția Copilului Nenăscut (SPUC), Londra. Este mamă a 6 copii. Prin campania „Safe at School”, Antonia Tully a sprijinit părinții din Marea Britanie în relația lor cu școala și autoritățile privind orele de educație sexuală. A vorbit la nenumărate adunări publice, prezentând situația reală din școlile britanice.
Conferința a fost organizată de Asociația Provita Media și Asociația Medicilor Catolici București.
La noi în țară, Strategia Națională de Sănătate pe perioada 2014-2020 prevede și programul de Educație pentru sănătate care cuprinde Educația sexuală conform programei OMS.
Mai jos, fotografii + video + prezentarea de la eveniment.
Regarding The Hobbit (film series): The movie puts emphasis on family, closely knit relationships. „You are not alone. You belong with us”. There’s nothing stopping them. In the beginning, Bilbo Baggins is reluctant. After he joins the „tribe”, nothing stops them from doing good. They take risk, they show courage and guts. They fight, they’re not afraid. They’re good and do nice things. Good prevails. (I’m still watching the movie, maybe I’ll update things after it ends) Update: see, here, in Romanian »
I jot things down a lot. I tend to write lots of notes. Some insights from this? You’ll likely forget 60-80% of the things you don’t jot down. Some people claim they don’t have creativity. I think, more likely, they don’t have a good notes system. Let’s say you write on the phone. It’s best that at the end of the day you revisit your notes, and write them again. You’ll note better this time, not in a hurry. Let’s say you go to a meeting, you take some notes. It’s best to rewrite them at the end of the meeting. Create rituals and keep them. :) You’ll get better with those rituals. Depending on the time after witch you re-read your notes, you should write quite a few details initially. Give more details than necessary, it’s the better option.
There are two basic solutions: Enjoy the process more than you love the outcome. Some call this „passion” (see the talk at the end of the blog post for details on the word „passion”). So, you should love the work, even if others would find it hard/difficult. Like I love the Internet. Like I love to write. Like I love to talk with others. I would do these even if I would lose on other fronts. I could take a training which would require lots of efforts. I could browse the Internet hours and days. I could write a lot. I am enjoying the process a lot. For this, even if you don’t get instant feed-back on your work, you should still be able to do a good job. Enjoy the outcome more than you enjoy the process. Find a meaning. It’s best to find an inner meaning, a greater goal (do good in the world, get to heavens, leave your mark, be the someone you always wanted to be). If not, find external meaning. Help others. Educate. Be part of something. Be accountable. Take responsibility. Have a family. Join a volunteering association. Mentor someone. The motivation (internal or external) can beat the forces trying to stop you. For this, find something which gives you some feed-back. So, if you feel low, you don’t feel like working, find either something you love doing or work on your motivation. About the word „passion” The word „passion” comes from: 1125–75; Middle English (< Old French ) < Medieval Latin passiōn- (stem of passiō ) Christ’s sufferings onthe cross, any of the Biblical accounts of these (> late Old English passiōn ), special use of Late Latin passiō suffering, submission, derivative of Latin passus, past participle of patī to suffer, submit; see -ion (source) „Passion” …
