Earlier today, a good friend of mine was struggling to get high quality ads placed inside posts (not on the sidebar) of Wordpress. While it’s easy enough to incorporate photos and the like, and get your text to wrap around said items, two highly used sources (videos and ads) continue to drive people crazy when it comes to wrapping their words around them.

YouTube videos and ads from Pulse360 are just two examples. Often one is forced to leave blank space and start the next paragraph underneath. No amount of playing around with obvious methods seems to satisfy your requirements. However, thanks to remarkableblogger the solution is super easy. (It just takes persistence using the search engines, yes your answer is out there.)

Here’s a screen shot of the highlighted code you would enter around say a YouTube video (you can visit the remarkableblogger above to actually see its placement):

Note that it may be necessary for you to make physical adjustments to the ad and/or video. While YouTube offers options on sizes, there really isn’t a “one size fits all” category. Each blog has just so much space assigned to its posts section – some larger, some smaller – than their selection allows.

Continuing with the YouTube example, they offer the following sizes:

o 320 width by 265 height
o 425 width by 344 height
o 480 width by 385 height
o 640 width by 505 height

But, what if you want to use a width of say 250 and wrap your text around it?

This calls for THE one formula I use routinely – and goes back to my Algebra days (don’t ask). To adjust images and/or videos and/or ads, use this (I’ll demonstrate with the standard 425×344 example):

425 =  250
344        x

Cross multiply:  425x = 344 x 250

425x = 86,000

Divide both sides by 425

x = 202.35 (use 202)

So now you’ve created your image in proportion with a width of 250 and a height of 202. You can even pull in the original and just modify the width and height setting by hand from the HTML view in Wordpress (or on your website for that matter).

So there’s the key to getting a different look and feel for your web or blog pages.

Also do note in the image example above (and on remarkable’s blog) the padding put in – the margin portions in the pink highlighted area. This will keep your pictures from cramming up against your text.

Okay off to do some article writing! Enjoy your day

Granted this post is aimed at bloggers and those who would like be become successful bloggers, but it’s also one that will show you that by combining your efforts, you can make money online.

This is not a quick way to pay the bills, however, if you have never proven to yourself, not once, that you can make money well here’s a good way to start.

And, the wonderful added bonus is… you’re driving traffic to someone’s web site, and (if you list yourself) you, too, will receive a flood of traffic in return.

So on the positive side your traffic count goes way up (thus way down in Alexa and those entities out there counting traffic stats) and you have that must-have action – the chance to put your blog in front of a real person’s eyes (so be ready and make sure your business plan is clear-cut for other’s to grasp when they get there).

On another positive note, you can (more…)

I use Outlook. In fact my entire business depends on it. And, believe it or not, for years I have put up with the tiny, tiny font size Outlook defaults to when installed.

Sure, I’ve played around with this and that. I’ve changed screen resolutions (that have absolutely zero effect, of course). I’ve changed what I could find in the settings and options within Outlook itself – still nothing. Then I’d just give up and continue working – until recently when I said, “Enough is enough, there has got to be a way!”

The following information on changing Outlook’s font size provides the solution. Correction… it solves about 90% of the problem. However, once you’ve made the adjustments shown step-by-step via screenshots, your eyes will jump out of your head and thank you!

Again, it’s not an entire fix, but the “important stuff” such as finally seeing the list of messages in your inbox will make a world of difference for you.

NOTE: I did find that for all the hundreds (literally) of folders I have in Outlook, each needs adjusting. But if you take the really needed ones – your inbox, delete folder, storage areas for important aspects of business and/or family communications – and follow the steps above, your new year will be off to a BIGGER and better start when it comes to receiving and reviewing your incoming mail!

NOTE on NOTE: I cannot believe it took me this long to find some sort of solution. I can only hazard a guess that after looking (most likely with the wrong keywords – see how important keywords are?) that I continued to put this important task on the back burner.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Coldwell Banker. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you remember, 2009 provided first time home buyers with tax incentives. The idea, of course, is to get our economy moving again, and with home prices at all-time lows, those who have been saving for that “it’s all mine!” home were (and still are) in a prime position. The government was set to help you into your first home.

2010 promises even more with the interesting news that there are 2010 Homebuyer Tax Credits available! And the best part is that these homebuyer tax credits now extend to help even more people (not just the first time buyer). Here is what’s new: (more…)

Whether you are currently employed or unemployed and wondering what to do, where to go, how to achieve positive results, these resources can help put you on the right path.

Let’s first start off with what you can be doing while you are unemployed since gaps in your resume can be red flags to potential employers, filling that “down time” demonstrates to anyone interviewing you that you’re doing your best to stay active – not only by doing worthwhile “things,” but also making contacts.

And here are several more areas to investigate. These include information you need to know, things you need to be aware of, places and occupations with the greatest potential, along with occupations that sound good, but are overrated.

My thanks to USNews:

Tech Jobs

2009 Best Careers

Careers That Are Overrated

How to Be Ahead of the Curve (2008 material)

“Best Kept Secret” Careers

As of August 2009, Best Places to Find A Job

Job Hopper? What You Can Do to Mitigate The Impact

What Not To Do – Ways to Not Annoy the Person Interviewing You

What You Can Do If The Person Interviewing You Is Doing a Poor Job

My thanks to Yahoo News:

How to Chit-Chat With The Person Interviewing You

Each of the above resources provides valuable information – more so perhaps for those unemployed seeking jobs – but worthwhile to all to help you keep your job.