Blog marketing tips, Wordpress tools and content marketing strategies for business.
WordPress has come a long way since starting as a new blogging platform in 2003, with new update versions coming out every 1-3 months, and new major versions coming out every 6 months. One of the biggest concerns I’ve heard people have with WordPress is that it is not an enterprise solution for web site…
WordPress powers lots of web sites and blogs such as CNN’s blogs, and can be extended with plugins to power more common advanced needs like e-commerce or portfolios, but here are 3 surprising uses of WordPress that aren’t typically thought of together with the WordPress platform. I hope this inspires you to add more…
Images are playing a bigger part of blogging, with themes that highlight the posts’ featured images becoming more popular, creating great visually appealing layouts. Even more so with the popularity of Pinterest and Facebook sharing, which uses an image from the page or post. Even with various methods for including specific Facebook OpenGraph code within…
When moving a web site from one domain to another domain or subdomain, permanent redirects (known as 301 redirects to the web server) are vital to keep existing search engine links working. There are a few ways to do this, but I’ve found the easiest way is to set up the old domain to use…
How can you get website work done without knowing how to code or hire a programmer? The answer is plugins. If you have a self-hosted WordPress blog (not using the free wordpress.com version) you have a world of features available to customize your site. WordPress is a free, opensource blogging platform and plugins are tools created…
Get your blog analytics on par. Here are metrics everyone should have in place to measure readership and content quality. Plus a few considerations for building a sophisticated measurement plan.
How to get your blog found, read often and recommended. The first step towards success is to have the right tools in place. The following tips will work on any of the top blogging platforms and they are things you can do on your own, today.
Well here I am, staring at page after page of new potential designs for my blog, like I do at the rows of shoes in my closet every morning. It’s true. We are good at giving others advice. When it comes to our own marketing we tend to draw a blank. Is that true for you? It is for me. I’d rather design your blog than my own. So hey friend, why don’t you help me design mine?
Woot! (a favorite site for treasure hunting online deals) posts a blog featuring each product they release for their daily offer – a brilliant SEO strategy. BUT the real brilliance is in the copywriting. I’m laughing so hard to myself right now, and while accomplishing entertaining a multi-tasking Web surfer with a short attention span…
