In: Blogging Help, WordPress CMS Help

WordPress 2.6 User Tips

Nine ways to use the new WordPress 2.6 for greater productivity and successful content creation…

by Scott Frangos

A new floating post box that grabs media you want to blog about, post versioning, avatar options and more… Is it time to upgrade, BlogMasters?  Sure — WP 2.6 offers some great new features for work teams. WordPress 2.6 was released yesterday, so let’s take a look at a some ways… Continue reading

In: Web Help

Top Tips To Inject Personality Into Your Copywriting

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Is your personality in your blog posts? It should be. Most successful bloggers put in more than a small dose of “tude” in their writing. And most could also learn a lot from professional writers, so we’re pleased to present the thoughts of one such professional on how to weave your personality into what you write

In: Blogging Help, Copy Writing, Copywriting Matters

Three tips to improve your writing rhythm

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Are bloggers professional writers? Well one definition of professional is if you make a full time living at it, and those that do usually know and use professional writing techiques. What techniques? Rhythm, for one. In this installment in our Copy Writing series, Michelle PW is going to tell you all about it and provide

In: Social Media-Marketing

Getting a Clue from a Firefox Add-on…

by Scott Frangos

Have you checked the available add-ons for Firefox lately? They’ve reorganized the add-ons site and the new structure itself reflects the trends in social media and internet browsing. There are categories for “Download Management,” “Feeds, News & Blogging,” “Language Support,” and “Social and Communication,” among others. And on the section home page for “Feeds, News, & Blogging,” is a plugin called the “Cluepedia Toolbar.”… Continue reading

In: FireFox Tricks, OS WebMaster

Dummy Up and Save “Concepting” Time…

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Dummy Lipsum Generator. Go and get it. Why? You need to work fast Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, Social Media-Marketing

10 Things You Can Do to Get People to Comment on Your Blog

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by Bob Sommers

For the blogging community, a comment is a badge of sorts. Every comment you receive represents one person that, regardless of whether they agree with your ideas or not, read your post and felt strongly enough to respond to them. Comments can make even the most jaded of bloggers feel fuzzy inside. So… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, Social Media-Marketing

6 Ways to get your Blog Ranked High on Google

by Bob Sommers

Getting your blog ranked high on Google is a fantastic way to attract potential clients. Here’s how it’s done.

“Google provides far more weight to the theme of your blog post based on the quality and size of the sites linking back to your blog than the text on your blog.”

1. Select Your Keywords and Keyword Phrases
Choose the keywords and keyword phrases you want your blog post to rank… Continue reading