The goal of blogging is to offer value to your readers. If you don’t give your readers what they want, well, to put it bluntly: they’ll go find it somewhere else. You want to be a resource for those scouring the web for information. Creating easy ways for your readers to navigate your site and … Continue Reading
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September, 2011: Learn more about the HandHeld WordPress Plugin from Elegant Themes. This thing is slick (and included in the standard Elegant Themes membership). It’s no secret that the rise of smartphones has become exponential over the last 6 years. Starting from now-archaic-seeming tech like T-Mobile’s Sidekick and progressing through the Palm, Blackberry, iPhone and … Continue Reading
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You might have the best content out there, but without crossing all of your T’s and dotting your I’s, your message won’t reach your readers in an effective way – and you might lose credibility. As I often preach, without credibility and the trust of your readers, it is unlikely that your blog will reach … Continue Reading
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Over the last year or so, the number of Twitter plugins has increased at an exponential rate. There are about a billion different ways to display your tweets, your friends’ tweets, your enemies’ tweets, your parent’s tweets… in your sidebar. You can post to Twitter from 95 different places in your WordPress dashboard, and your … Continue Reading
WordPress Plugin Reviews 1 CommentMany people are unaware of the importance of newsletters on blogs. Offering your readers an opportunity to receive additional content from you not only gives the idea of exclusivity (which is appealing for readers interested in a particular subject), but it also gives you more opportunities to promote your endeavors. You can add additional advertising … Continue Reading
WordPress Plugin Reviews 3 CommentsYouTube is being utilized more and more by everyone from celebrities to bloggers to social media enthusiasts. It’s regularly integrated into marketing plans for companies developing their web-marketing plans, and can be utilized as a powerful community-building tool, as well as a great way to enhance blog content. WordPress is usually pretty good about displaying … Continue Reading
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Time and time again, we are reminded that without loyal readers, blogs are rarely successful. Corporate sponsors who seek out bloggers to pitch ideas and projects to consistently mention the importance of comments, retweets and conversation in blog posts. The idea is simple: bloggers who communicate and respect their readers achieve loyalty, and loyalty is … Continue Reading
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