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3 Steps for Creating Strong Passwords

February 27, 2013 by Guest Author - Anita Larson

I want a password that is easy to remember and type. That’s exactly the kind of password that hackers like. So, say goodbye to lame passwords and follow these steps in creating strong passwords. 1.  Think of a phrase or saying that is easy for you to remember. As an example, let’s use “I Like… [Read More]

Filed Under: Security Tagged With: passwords, security, Wordpress, wordpress wednesdays

Have you signed up for Pinterest for business?

December 5, 2012 by Tanya Beaudoin

Pinterest For Businesses

Recently Pinterest introduced new accounts and tools specifically for businesses.    Now there are personal accounts for individuals and business accounts for businesses or organizations.   Prior to the introduction of business accounts,  commercial usage was actually prohibited on Pinterest.  The new terms of service  for business accounts  allows commercial usage for business accounts only. Aside from… [Read More]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing, Pinterest, Wordpress Tagged With: pinterest, social media, social media marketing, Social Networking, Wordpress

3 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Images For the Search Engines.

November 21, 2012 by Tanya Beaudoin

Setting image alternate text in wordpress

Properly optimized blog images can help your overall Search Engine Optimization (SEO) efforts and can generate traffic from image-based search engines like Google images. If you are ready to ramp up your SEO efforts here are some quick tips on optimizing your images. Use your keywords in your file name. Name your image files using… [Read More]

Filed Under: Search Engine Optimization, Wordpress Tagged With: images, photos, search engines, SEO, Wordpress, wordpress plugins, wordpress wednesdays

FREE Social Media Plugins for WordPress

November 14, 2012 by Tanya Beaudoin

Promoting your WordPress blog is essential to building readership and increasing search engine rankings.    I have pulled together some of my favorite WordPress plugins that make managing your social media marketing efforts a little easier. I have identified four main areas of social media marketing that you need to focus on: Automating your social media… [Read More]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Wordpress Tagged With: Internet Marketing, social media, social media marketing, Wordpress, wordpress plugins

WordPress Security – Change your Admin Username

November 7, 2012 by Tanya Beaudoin

Keeping any website secure should be an ongoing process and WordPress sites are no exception.   One of the easiest ways for a hacker to access your WordPress site  is to simply guess your username and password. “Admin” is the default username for many older installations of WordPress and hackers know this.  Now that he has… [Read More]

Filed Under: Security Tagged With: security, Wordpress, wordpress wednesdays

How to Add Author Images and Comment Images (Avatars) to your Blog

June 29, 2012 by Tanya Beaudoin

Ever wonder how to get those cool avatars to display on your WordPress blog, either as author images or in your comments? I always recommend that clients use Gravatar.  What is Gravatar you may ask? Gravatar is a service that lets blogs display user provided pictures from a central database. Basically when users sign up… [Read More]

Filed Under: Tools I Use, Wordpress Tagged With: how to, Wordpress

Why I Love WordPress And Why You Will Too!

February 13, 2012 by Tanya Beaudoin

My love affair with WordPress started a couple years ago when I worked on my first WordPress site. I was instantly enamored with the flexibility, functionality and ease of use.   The first WordPress website I worked on was a blog, but I could see how a WordPress site could be adapted for almost any website… [Read More]

Filed Under: Wordpress Tagged With: permalinks, Wordpress, wordpress plugins

WordPress: How to Resize the Text Editing Box

November 18, 2011 by Tanya Beaudoin

The default size of the text editing box for WordPress posts and pages can be rather small making it difficult to see and edit your text.  There are two ways to increase this box; one can be done on the fly and the other changes the default size. Change the Text box on the fly…. [Read More]

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Add Print Functionality to Your WordPress Blog Posts

November 10, 2011 by Tanya Beaudoin

I recently came across a very neat WordPress print plugin, Print Friendly and PDF Button.   It is easy to use and install and lets your visitor choose between printing the document or creating a PDF file.  The site visitor can also choose to delete blocks of text or hide images, ensuring they are getting the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Wordpress Tagged With: printing, usability, Wordpress, wordpress plugins

What to do if Your WordPress Website is Stuck in Maintenance Mode

September 29, 2011 by Tanya Beaudoin

You were updating WordPress or your plugins and now your website is stuck in maintenance mode – and you are getting a message that says, “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.” What do you do?

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