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5 Random and Unrelated WordPress Tips

Normally, when you see a list of tips on a blog post, they are usually all related. Eg. top 5 plugins, top 10 SEO tips, etc. Well, the heck with that. Here are five simple, and yes, unrelated tips for WordPress. 1. Text Hyperlinks: when creating a text hyperlink remember this simple rule of thumb. [...]

Filed Under: blog, themes Tagged With: hyperlinks, pages and posts, seo, settings

3 Comments March 13, 2011

How To Create an SEO Friendly Post Title

We know that “title tags”, the title of a post, are very important when it comes to the search engines. But often we find ourselves to focused on keywords, and as a result the title can be boring, and not attention-getting. The custom title tag or alt title tag plays into this. Below you will [...]

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2 Comments January 29, 2011

Lose the ‘Under Construction’ Blues: 5 Steps to Creating the Perfect Landing Page

You found the web designer of your dreams. Your favorite copywriter is working on your new site’s content, crafting the words that will make your visitors excited at the thought of working with you. You are out there marketing, networking, telling your story. So what happens when someone says, I’d love to visit your website. [...]

Filed Under: blog, blog design tips Tagged With: landing page, pages and posts, seo

2 Comments October 5, 2010

Moving from WordPress.com to a Self-Hosted Site has become easier

So you have decided to move from WordPress.com to a self-hosted site. But then you wonder, what happens to all your readers who have been going to www.mydomain.wordpress.com? Now your URL is www.mydomain.com. Ack! Well, it use to be that you could use domain mapping, but so many people were intimidated just by the name. [...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: redirects, seo

Where do I find the settings to customize my theme?

With all the free and premium themes out there, customizations that you are able to make vary. But where do you find those settings? In this video we will look at a few themes and where those settings can commonly be found. [wpvideo YJSUZLkI w=650]

Filed Under: blog, themes, video tutorials Tagged With: background, CSS, custom headers, footer, navigation bar, seo, sidebars

Making sure your blog or website is visible to the search engines with privacy settings

Privacy settings allow you to allow the search engines from indexing your site or not. Click on settings > privacy and a screen will show up like this. Most of the time in a WordPress install the default if to not have the search engines blocked, but double check just in case. You may [...]

Filed Under: blog, video tutorials Tagged With: google, seo, settings

1 Comment July 19, 2010

Where Are the Visitors?: 5 Ways to use Google Analytics to Increase Your Blog Traffic

Ever wondered if it’s worth it to track your blog traffic? Google Analytics makes it easy. If you are already a user, here is my list of the five most useful things to do with it. And if you are not, here are some reasons why maybe you should. Substitute the word “blog” for “website” [...]