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[Mikkael]

I'm on to it!

 

[anka]

@rylek The almond milk article ready for PR.

 

[Mikkael]

@anka you will have a bit of work with the feature photo re> Caputovej politics.
It is rendered with some effects and its large, ca 1mb. Problem is, when I'm trying to resize it down to 50kb it is unusable. Even 100kb is of visibly poorer quality, check the preview of saved draft. Other then that, I've changed few words in the title and tags are there too.

 

[anka]

@Mikkael The article is published. I changed the title, put the important text in bold, added our commentary with couple of links and date to the header. The feature image is also compressed. I mostly use GIMP which lets me to convert an extra large image to RGB (if they are in some super strange format), then I resize them (portrait with horizontal size 600 pixels, vertical adjusts automatically), crop it or change resolution to 72dpi when needed and then save in JPG format, compression 60%. That usually does the job for me. It takes a bit longer then some quick automatic resizing SW but it gives me full spectrum of options.

You can also get extra SEO points when you write the chosen keyword into the Alternative text in feature image (not in caption).

 

[rylek]

@rylek The almond milk article ready for PR.

@anka PR done, good article choice! I added a short comment about oxalates.

Otherwise I'm pretty much finished with Joe's article 'From Belfast to Baghdad' but haven't done a full read through plus the optimization thingies. Will leave it till tomorrow and let you know when it's ready

 

[Mikkael]

@Mikkael The article is published. I changed the title, put the important text in bold, added our commentary with couple of links and date to the header. The feature image is also compressed. I mostly use GIMP which lets me to convert an extra large image to RGB (if they are in some super strange format), then I resize them (portrait with horizontal size 600 pixels, vertical adjusts automatically), crop it or change resolution to 72dpi when needed and then save in JPG format, compression 60%. That usually does the job for me. It takes a bit longer then some quick automatic resizing SW but it gives me full spectrum of options.

You can also get extra SEO points when you write the chosen keyword into the Alternative text in feature image (not in caption).

Thanks for useful guide, for next time.. Have good day folks!

 

[rylek]

@anka The 'Belfast to Baghdad' articles is now ready for PR, whenever you have a minute that would be much appreciated. I did my best with the SEO thingies but maybe more can be done to improve the score

 

[Mikkael]

@anka The 'Belfast to Baghdad' articles is now ready for PR, whenever you have a minute that would be much appreciated. I did my best with the SEO thingies but maybe more can be done to improve the score

Man, you are translator unleashed! Thumbs up!

 

[Mikkael]

Rolling up the sleeves, and it is OPCW showtime! I'm beginning my work on this one:

New Leaks Shatter OPCW's Attacks on Douma Whistleblowers

For the past year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been roiled by allegations that it manipulated an investigation to falsely accuse the Syrian government of a chemical weapons attack. An OPCW report released...

www.sott.net

 

[rylek]

Another good choice there, Mikkael.

Alright, in light of the most watched news item over the last few months I'll next take this piece:

Coronavirus Came From Meteor Which Hit China Last Year, Claims Scientist

Coronavirus was carried into the Earth's atmosphere on a fragment of comet which spewed out "hundreds of trillions" of viral particles. Medics fear the disease, which can be spread before victims show any symptoms, could spark a global pandemic....

www.sott.net

It will fit in nicely with the other already translated articles about the cosmic viruses topic.

 

[anka]

Guys in their top form it seems ;)

I gave a bit of extra push to the 'From Belfast to Baghdad' article (well done, rylek) on FB.

The following two pieces have just been translated/published but PR would be nice.

Extremely low pressure stops air traffic over northern Norway for first time ever

Extremely low pressure brought down air traffic over northern Norway Airline company Widerøe has in its almost 90 year history never experienced this kind of weather. The past months have seen extraordinarily rough weather along the north...

www.sott.net

Incredible find at ancient site in Scotland reveals massive lightning scar in center of circle of standing stones

Comment: Thunderbolts of the gods, literally... New evidence of a massive lightning strike at the centre of a hidden stone circle in the Outer Hebrides may help shed light on why these monuments were created thousands of years ago. The Calanais...

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And then there is this excellent one:

What Trump is really about

The timing is right for everyone to understand what Donald Trump is doing, and try to decrypt the ambiguity of how he is doing it. The controversial President has a much clearer agenda than anyone can imagine on both foreign policy and internal...

www.sott.net

which would be great to do, IMHO, but it can also wait. What do you think?

I am in the meantime processing my old homework, Vagus nerve...

Stimulate your vagus nerve for better mental health

"By developing an understanding of the workings of your vagus nerve, you may find it possible to work with your nervous system rather than feel trapped when it works against you." - Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Clinical Psychologist Stimulating my vagus...

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[Mikkael]

And then there is this excellent one:

What Trump is really about

The timing is right for everyone to understand what Donald Trump is doing, and try to decrypt the ambiguity of how he is doing it. The controversial President has a much clearer agenda than anyone can imagine on both foreign policy and internal...

www.sott.net

which would be great to do, IMHO, but it can also wait. What do you think?

I didn't get to read it yet, but I'm already have my target article. Let's see who will take the bait

 

[rylek]

The following two pieces have just been translated/published but PR would be nice.

Done and done. Great job on those two!

As for me, the Coronavirus and cosmic connection article is ready for PR

 

[rylek]

I didn't get to read it yet, but I'm already have my target article. Let's see who will take the bait

I guess this might be another one for me, let's see

 

[anka]

Just a quick update on how the web is performing. In January our activity went up a bit and it's been reflected by number of visitors. The trend that was starting to show by the end of the last year is now pretty solid. 300 unique IP visits a day stable average, sometimes more. Over 5.000 unique IPs every month is the last half a year's minimum number of visitors.

We publish 4 articles every three days and despite being a tiny web, some of articles are being republished by big alternative sites or a renowned public person on FB, on average 2-3 a month. The latest one was just today (AC24.cz did From Belfast to Belgrade). Some guy from prepper forum Rozpad.cz caught the Corona virus article and we had lots of people from them since - these preppers are not dumb obviously and look around what's going on. Other recent blockbuster was 'smoking is good' one and stuff about ice age and anti-AGW always has its readers.

Targeted promotion on social networks still pays off (mainly FB) but it's becoming clear that we are recently more and more being found via search engines (we are SEO masters now, guys ) and also direct visits by returning visitors.

SimilarWeb.com statistics show that we perform better in Slovakia than in Czech which means we really are a CzechoSlovakian platform and there are not that many in the pond.

If we keep the bar at this level (or even raise it up), we can consider giving the web a new coat for the second anniversary in June. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Thank for holding the flag up, guys. I am enjoying the mission with you. Salute!