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3 Comments May 8, 2012

Your Post Title: Make It Reader- and SEO-Friendly

The title of a post, or “Title tags,” matter when it comes to the search engines. But so many times we focus on keywords in the title. And when we do that, the title is boring. It just doesn’t grab the reader’s attention.

5 Comments April 24, 2012

6 Tips for Tasty Blog Post Headlines: Why Your Title Matters

How important are your blog post titles and what should a good headline do? In the words of master ad man David Ogilvy, “The purpose of a title is to get readers to read the first line of your content.” That’s good advice, plain and simple, because the words in your headline are the most [...]

Filed Under: blog, blog content tips Tagged With: google, headines, keywords, seo

January 11, 2012

5 Ways to Use Google Analytics to Increase Your WordPress Blog Traffic

using google analytics to get more traffic

Google Analytics makes it easy to track your blog traffic. If you haven’t registered yet, just go to this video and follow the steps to install it on your site. It usually takes 24 hours for the data to start rolling in. 5 Google Analytics Tips To Increase Your Blog Traffic Get the big [...]

Filed Under: blog, plugins and widgets Tagged With: google, keywords, seo

2 Comments November 29, 2011

Google: Behind the Numbers Infographic

I came across this infographic and just seeing these numbers made me dizzy. So had to share… From: BusinessMBA.org

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: advertising, google, infographics, seo

6 Comments November 28, 2011

What are permalinks?

Learn how to use permalinks to get the most out of your web or blog posts URL, and make the search engines happy. If you would like to watch a full video that reviews all of your settings in WordPress, including General, Writing, Reading, Discussion, Media, Privacy and Permalinks, watch this On-Demand Video for only $3.99.

Filed Under: blog, video tutorials Tagged With: google, pages and posts, permalinks, seo, settings

Does the address (URL) of your page look like this? http://yourdomain/?page_id=10 – How to change it.

Learn how to change this using permalinks for the best SEO in your self-hosted WordPress site. [wpvideo 7DmlSo9n w=650]

Filed Under: blog, video tutorials Tagged With: google, helpful tips, permalinks, seo

Free themes versus premium paid themes

There are literally thousands of free themes and hundreds of premium themes. So which should you use? There are so many things to consider: ease of use, customizations, support and updates. In this video I will show you the differences and we’ll look at the features of a few free and premium themes.

Filed Under: blog, blog design tips, themes, video tutorials Tagged With: child pages, galleries, menus, navigation bar, parent pages, seo, sidebars, styling text, updating

1 Comment May 12, 2011

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

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]

Filed Under: blog, plugins and widgets, social media Tagged With: comments, contact forms, custom headers, facebook, google, graphics, helpful tips, navigation bar, seo, sidebars, twitter

Let’s Cut the Crap: Is WordPress Really Best for You?

Let's Cut the Crap, Is WordPress Really For You?

I was recently interviewed by Jay Ehret from The Marketing Spot on his internet show, Power to the Small Business. We talked about how small business owners can use WordPress to effectively and efficiently to manage their own website. Jay asked me questions like: What is a content management system? Can anyone put up their own [...]