The problem with using Feedburner for email marketing
The one major drawback with using Feedburner for email marketing is that you cannot edit the email template (which means you can't add custom links back to your site or any custom branding besides your...
View ArticleStats for WordPress: Analytics or WP stats?
One of my clients just asked me if there was a way to see how many people were visiting his Wordpress blog each day and my answer is yes! There are 2 ways I recommend: 1) Google Analytics and 2)...
View ArticleBack yourself up: The 3 top reasons to back up your WordPress site
Why backup? 1) hosting companies disappear 2) servers crash 3) code gets corrupted Ok, so I convinced you. Now if you’re like most people, you’ve got 2 tasks ahead: To backup your database, use the...
View ArticleFree Facebook tip: shorten your URL
Facebook Pages are an important piece of your overall social media marketing strategy. With a FB page, you can publish your blog content to people who have subscribed to your page by becoming a fan....
View ArticleThe art of SEO: basic concepts for WordPress users
You’ve probably already heard that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a very important part of your total website marketing plan. Here are the basics concepts as an introduction to SEO: 1) SEO is all...
View ArticleGoogle Local Business Center
Here is another way you can increase your visibility on Google – register your business at Google’s Local Business Center. It will put you on Google Maps for your business and help people locate you....
View ArticleDesign Portfolio: Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain
Patt Lind-Kyle has created a book and companion CD set to support people in changing their lives for the better. Her WordPress website incorporates the following features: Blog YouTube Channel Social...
View ArticleComparing WordPress to Joomla
Although most of my experience building websites has been with WordPress, I have also used Joomla and I have a few things to say about my experience with it that convinced me that I strongly prefer...
View ArticleDesign Portfolio: Featured Content Gallery
This screenshot of Patt Lind-Kyle’s home page shows one of my favorite WordPress add-ons: the Featured Content Gallery (FCG). This plugin allows WordPress users/designers to add a rotating image...
View ArticleWhy use WordPress (self-hosted)?
There are many great reasons to use a self-hosted version of WordPress for developing your website and blog. Here are my top 10: Google loves WordPress (and blogs in general) because search engines...
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