How to Meet New Friends: Traffic Generation Basics

by CamTurner on October 9, 2009

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NOTE: This was originally published in December 2006. Some of the tips here may be seriously out of date. Feel free to comment if you think that’s the case. I’m republishing it here as I aggregate my online writing into one place.

Are you popular on the web? Can people find your site with little effort? Odds are that answers are probably NO and it’s all your fault. If you really want to increase your ranking on popular search engines such as Google, MSN and Yahoo, all you have to remember are a few little things.

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$69 DreamHost Promo Code

by CamTurner on July 22, 2009

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I’ve created a $69 off promo code for DreamHost for visitors to this site and for my friends. This applies to the first payment when you sign up for a year or more ($10 off if you only go month to month).

Just my way of saying thanks for dropping by.

The code is : CAMTURNER

You can follow this handy link to get to the sign up page with this code pre-filled out.

Note: If you follow the link in the sidebar on the right, you’ll still get a discount, but only $50.

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Some Links While I Tidy Up Here

by CamTurner on July 20, 2009

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My First Fish Tank

July 16, 2007

It’s been a long time coming.
Years ago I got it into my head that I needed a fish tank. After all, my alternative career choice was to become a Marine Biologist and save the whales. I went so far as to build a stand out of solid pine, but then I decided that a [...]

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Rails edition of Google Maps Book

February 26, 2007

To be honest I’ve never written a line of Rails in my life. However, Apress in their wisdom has decided to contract Andrew Lewis to port our book over from PHP to Rails, and the result is finally on the shelves. I’m thrilled as I still get a royalty on this edition (once it earns [...]

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My old paintings…

January 7, 2007

Over the last decade or so I’ve had the pleasure of working with a canvas and brush. When I get time to paint I always enjoy it thoroughly. Recently I decided to take photos of all of my favourites and put them up in my Picasa Web Album.
All are done on wood-framed canvas with acrylic [...]

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Variable Star review on Slashdot.org

November 13, 2006

Slashdot.org, the bastion of all thing Geek, has picked up my Science Fiction book review of Spider Robison’s completion of Robert A Heinlein’s lost outline of “Variable Star”. Very, very cool.
Check it out here: Variable Star by Heinlein and Robinson on Slashdot.org

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Slashdot Review of my book

August 28, 2006

Hot on the heels of my geek out about my first book, there is a glowing Slashdot.org review:
There is much to like about this book. The explanations are straightforward, the code is readable, the examples are relevant, and the writing style is approachable. The illustrations, all of which are in black and white, are well-chosen, [...]

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My Google Maps API book is out!

August 14, 2006

Ok. Please forgive the total and utter self-pimpery as I geek out about this.
My FIRST BOOK IS OUT!
Jeff, Mike and I have been writing this for nearly 8 months now. It’s been a long slog but an excellent learning experience. I’m thrilled to be able to add this to my resume and we hope it [...]

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I am a Geek

January 4, 2006

Hello. MY name is Cameron Turner and I am a Geek™. I’ve been a geek since before I can remember, and I’m proud of it. I however would never use the term nerd to describe myself. Here’s why…
I think of the term geek as someone who is technically proficient beyond the average for a particular [...]

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