Tagged: Dashboard

The Cellulite Case Study: Part 6

Posted on October 10th, 2009 by Urbain

Well, I’ve fallen a bit behind because of so many other things to do.  I am about halfway through rewriting PLR articles and have installed a couple more plugins.
One of the plugins that you might want to add to your own blogs is a 404 redirect.  The one I like is Smart 404 — Just [...]

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Need Quality and Timely Content? Here’s a Screaming Deal That Will Not Last Long.

Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by Urbain

This is a screaming deal — You can test drive Instant Blog Submitter for just $4.97.  I just downloaded it and am really liking what I see.  With several dozen blogs, it’s very difficult for me to keep up with keeping my blogs fresh and interesting, so this was a huge time saver that I [...]

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Create a Customized WordPress Template on the Fly

Posted on September 29th, 2009 by Urbain

It’s pretty easy to install a WordPress blog these days, particularly if you have Fantastico in your control panel of your hosted site.  Through control panel, you can have your blog installed within minutes.  With WordPress’ easy-to-use plugin and template functions in the administration panel, you’ll have all of the plugins and free templates you [...]

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How to Easily Add Images to Your Blog Posts

Posted on July 20th, 2009 by Urbain

One of the easiest ways to add images to your blog posts, especially if you are writing tutorial types of articles, is to use your screen capture utility that comes with your graphics programs.
The problem I have had with the more expensive graphics programs is that the programs take up many system resources, causing the [...]

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WordPress Blogs: “Do Follow” Comments

Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Urbain

Your standard WordPress installation adds the “do not follow” tag to comments.  This could be useful if you have a lot of spam; however, many of us are finding that more visitors will stop by and join in on the conversation if the blog follows the links in comments.
There’s an excellent plugin called Do Follow [...]

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The WordPress Theme That’s Made Me the Most in Adsense

Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Urbain

Using Adsense is an easy way to make some extra money with a blog. I have experimented with a lot of different themes on a lot of different blogs and have found that the Prosense theme, which is Adsense ready, has by far made the most in Adsense earnings.  A blog of mine that is [...]

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WordPress Keeps Getting Better — and Easier to Use

Posted on June 11th, 2009 by Urbain

If you’ve logged into your WordPress administration panel yesterday or this morning, you’ve probably seen a notice that it’s time to update to WordPress 2.8.  Do it — don’t put it off. It takes just a minute or two to update and you’re going to love it.
What’s New.
In 2.7, you could install plugins directly [...]

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Tips for Newbies: Dealing with Blog Spam

Posted on May 16th, 2009 by Urbain

Awhile ago, I set up brand new websites and blogs for people who have never had websites before and who are currently participating in a “simple marketing program” that I am running as a beta test right now.  The marketing is geared for “newbies” and mom and pop business owners who are trying to get [...]

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The Traffic Plugin Is Getting Ready to Roll

Posted on April 25th, 2009 by Urbain

To drive traffic to your WordPress blog, you need the right plugins … and those plugins should be optimized correctly.
I’ve been a big fan of Jeff Johnson’s free SEO blog software because it truly works wonders.  I’ve had blogs get indexed in Google before I had a chance to write my first blog post.  It’s [...]

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Installing WordPress Plugins Is a Snap These Days

Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Urbain

Here’s another reason to get a WordPress blog:   Updating is easy, even for the non-technical person.  Nowadays, you don’t have to FTP your plugins and updates.  It is all done automatically through the dashboard.
I thought I’d use this site as an example of how quick and easy it is to install a plugin in [...]

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