Swimming in the Sea of Social: How One Blogger Stopped Wasting So Much Time

Swimming in the sea of Social Media

The big players in social media, let’s call them the sharks, have tens of thousands of followers on multiple platforms. Some of them use broadcast messaging because they don’t have time to interact with the masses. And so it becomes quantity over quality. But here’s an idea: why not be a big fish in a [...]

13 WordPress Blog Design ‘Don’ts’

Things Not To Do With Your Blog Design

There is nothing worse than a blog that is not user-friendly. Because you can have stellar content, but if it’s hard to access, if your blog is clunky and navigation problems turn your readers away, well, what’s the point?

My Presentation at BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 in Los Angeles

Bob Dunn speaker at BlogWorld Expo 2011

I had the honor of speaking at this years Blogworld and New Media Expo 2011 in Los Angeles. You can watch my presentation: Stop Losing Readers and Subscribers: A Walk Through a User-Friendly Blog

How to add a Facebook like box to your sidebar

You have seen them on other sites, we even have one here. If you want to add a Facebook like box that shows your fans and streams, like the one to the left, this video will show you where to find it on your Facebook page and how to set it up as a sidebar [...]

My Presentation at: Your WordPress Blog as Your Hub: Content, Conversation and Connections

From my presentation: Is your blog or website the hub for your social media marketing? Find out why your blog should be your home base and how to use it to connect with and reinforce all your other marketing efforts. Your WordPress Blog as Your Hub: Content, Conversation and Connections View more presentations from bobwp.com

How to use the Text Widget

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In this video, I show you some different uses of the text widget—and how it can provide you with a variety of customized widgets you might have not thought possible: email-signups, event lists, ebook sales and more. And all without having to learn html. It also works great for adding widgets to your blog or [...]

My Presentation at Seattle WordPress Meetup

Seattle WordPress meetup

I had a great time presenting at the Seattle WordPress meetup, where I am also active as a co-organizer. Below you will find the keynote slideshow from it: Your WordPress Site as a Hub for Connections and Conversation. And below that is links to the plugins I mentioned as well. If you missed this event, [...]

Presentation at WordCamp Chicago 2011

WordCampChicago2011

I had a great time at WordCamp Chicago. Lot of fantastic WP peeps. learning and conversation. I will be writing a post later this week with more shout outs about it. But here is a slideshow of my presentation – How To Attract More Readers With a User-Friendly Website. And as soon as the video [...]

How to use the Social Media Widget in WordPress

Social Media Widget

There are a lot of plugins out there that will let you easily add a widget in your sidebar of all your Social Media platforms that you want people to connect with you. The Social Media Widget is one of them: simple to set up and a few nice features. This is a view of [...]

WordCamp Seattle 2011 Presentation Video – How To Attract More Readers with a User-Friendly WordPress Site

WordCamp Seattle

Check out my video of my presentation at WordCamp Seattle 2011. And here is a link to the slideshow by itself. [wpvideo Vpv0hZlp w=650]