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In using social media/networking, you don't want to spend your whole day on Facebook or Twitter, right? Plugins to Do Your Work For You! There are plugins you can use with WordPress so that, when you publish a new blog post it automatically goes to your Facebook or Twitter account. That way you do something on your website and your social media presence is updated automatically!s So … [Read more...]
Cool, glad I got your attention. Now, on with the show... The more you do it, the better you get! Well, okay, unfortunately this might not necessarily be true for everyone in either category. However there is a pretty good chance that... Your skills will develop You'll keep learning new ways to be more effective The more passionate you are about what you're doing, the better The … [Read more...]
Looking to inspire more readers to come back for more? Here are five things you can do that could help. 1. Say it with Less This kind of follows up on my last post. Make it easy for your readers to get your message. Don't give them three paragraphs when you can say it in one. (or less!) 2. Make it Useful What are the questions your customers/clients always ask you? Do your … [Read more...]
1. The web continues to grow exponentially. 2. There is much more content out there on an hourly basis. 3. Sure, content that is important is... well, important! 4. (and this is my favorite) But, the important content that is delivered in an engaging, entertaining, easy to read and digest fashion wins more votes (and actually gets read). Does your writing style make reading … [Read more...]
I have to say, I'm as guilty as anyone (really took some significant time off the blog this year) on this topic, so that means I can only improve right!? The most successful blogs are being posted to daily (some with multiple posts per day), or at least on a regular basis, so that they retain their audiences interest and attention. If you blog like a fiend for three weeks, then go quite for a … [Read more...]
I'm revisiting this topic. I wrote about Gravatar.com last year, but I think it's a cool enough addition to your branding toolkit that it's worth putting it out there again. Like so many of the most powerful tools available online these days, this is a free and effective service. Do yourself a favor and check it out! :-) Blogs are a wonderful source of information on just about any topic you're … [Read more...]
This short screen cast shows you how easy it is to add a video from YouTube to your WordPress blog post or page. This method would also apply to Vimeo or any other service that provides the embed code. … [Read more...]
I know this seems pretty simple, but this is probably one of the most frequently asked questions I get from new WordPress users. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions. … [Read more...]
For many of my clients, particularly those above the age of 40, they haven't been blogging, they don't get blogging, and they don't understand how blogging is so important to business. To them, the term blogging itself conjures up images of someone leaning back on their couch, drinking their mocha-china-frappa-latte, typing about what they did today, what their friends said about their other … [Read more...]
As we all know, the longer people stay on your website, the better. It means they are finding a reason to stay. The longer they stay, the more likely they are to purchase your products purchase your services bookmark your site tell others about it return again later to read more (or watch more, if you're doing video) of what you have to say If they just hit a couple pages then … [Read more...]
