Keeping your website content fresh is a critical component to achieving good search engine results. The search engines prefer websites that add new content regularly. The easiest way to do this is with your blog. Of course, sometimes that is easier said than done. Even the best writers suffer from writer’s block and the pressure of knowing… [Read More]
Commenting Etiquette – How to Successfully Comment on Other Blogs.
Networking and online conversation are becoming critical elements of your online marketing strategy. Most people think of social media discussion when they think of online networking, but successful networking strategy also includes blog commenting. Blog commenting is an excellent way to position yourself as an expert and to build your brand online. As is the… [Read More]
How To Get Your Blog Posts Read.
The majority of website users don’t read your content word by word, instead they scan quickly through the page reading a few words and sentences as they go. That means your site visitor will avoid large chunks of text and that may mean they are missing out on the awesome information you are sharing. Use… [Read More]
Adding You Tube Videos to WordPress 2.9 +
In the past adding videos to your WordPress blog could be tough. You needed to install a plugin and often had to mess around with the YouTube code. If you have upgraded to the most recent version of WordPress, it is now much easier. You can simply paste the embed code right into the “HTML”… [Read More]
A Few of My Favorite WordPress Plug-ins
There are over 6500 plugins available for download at WordPress.org – so how do you choose which ones are best for your blog? It all depends on the purpose, content and style of your blog. There are shopping cart plugins, gallery plugins, advertisement placement plugins, video plugins, and much more. I have compiled a short… [Read More]