Monday, 5 May 2008

More Squidoo and Digging.

So it was time for another Squidoo lens. Rememember when I was talking about recycling materials? Well this lens (like my other chess lenses so far) was first created as part of a chess help document I made for my chess club at university, it then went on to be made into a part of a blog on my Facebook account and now it is on Squidoo for all the world to see!

My new page is about counting power to help beginners improve their game and you can look through my page here: www.squidoo.com/beginnerschess-countingpower

Notice that I included a few of my chess T-shirt designs around the page but not too many that would detract from the readability of the article.

I've also broadened my social bookmarking slightly by opening an account with Digg. Digg is one of the best established social bookmarking sites and has a large following. Opening an account is easy and you can add links to your profile (see mine here and add me as a friend)!

You can also easily integrate the possibility for visitors to 'dig' your site by integrating a button like the one I have to the left under my profile information... see it? Click it! click it now!!!

There are several different types of Digg buttons which I will be investigating tomorrow.

Thursday, 1 May 2008

Blogging the bloggers and reaching out.

Today I have started to try and find people who might be interested in my chess designs. I found a chess blog by Susan Polgar which seemed very comprehensive and professional and have emailed her to see if she would be interested in having a look at my designs.

I also posted a new topic in a popular chess site (www.chess.com) and am hoping to get some feedback on my designs. Having finished my first Squidoo Beginners Chess page I will also start building my next one on the The Values of the Pieces.