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January 8, 2011 By

Using wordpress as a publishing platform

Writing, Editing, Publishing…

WordPress as most of you will already know is a PHP MySQL AJAX publishing platform that is ahead of its time in many ways.

How will you publish and how will it work to improve your business.

Do you write articles or do you write blog posts?

Publish or perish, as the old saying goes,

Getting your writing into gear often involves more than a blank piece of paper.

CMS, or Content Management, System, is what wordpress started out as several years ago, in fact I was using wordpress when wordpress was not cool.  Over the years there have been many innovations added to wordpress in fact there are a lot of really interesting things that wordpress 3.0 can do today that many people are not even aware exist.

One of the most over looked features is custom menus, which can now merge many different types of content making it much easier to use and generate unique blends of content.

Publishing in the Web 2.5 world, well in case you have not noticed, the web 2.0 was an amazing success even if most people cannot agree on what that means, some say web2.0 was a look created by rounded graphics, and cool looking websites, other say that it was social networking, still others say it was all about programming that enabled all of the above.

One thing remains clear we are poised on the edge of the web 3.0 and what it is and what it will become is certainly going to be discussed and talked about over the next few months.

Publishing is what the web has always been about.

Publish or perish you may have heard that before and it is true, you either publish or you perish as a website and that is just the facts.

You cannot expect to gain readers over time using the same old content you have to increase your content in order to gain more visitors.

Word press is uniquely suited for that task and it is even better at it now.  Keeping up to date and publishing that content is perhaps one of the most important things you can do for your website.

So remember publish and update your content or you can expect your website to perish.

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January 6, 2011 By

Improve your Alexa Ranking

Is it really as difficult to understand why you should want alexa and its server farm behind your website?

Not hard at all, but so few webmasters understand the importance of using the freely available tools at alexa.

We have been hinting around that we have a method, that can help you improve your rankings at alexa, and why that is important, one of the reasons that we don’t get in your face is that we want customers that are willing to work to get what they want, there are plenty of lazy people out there that just want to have it handed to them.

The truth is that no one will ever just hand you anything, you do have to work for what you get.

How Alexa can help your website, if you have not claimed your website at alexa then you are missing out on some great benefits.

So…

Do you Alexa?

If you dont you should…

Did you know that most web masters do not even know how to effectively use Alexa…

In fact 8 of 10 do not even know that you should be using the Alexa tool bar….

Alexa can help you in ways you never even realized, yet, so many do not even know or understand it.

Traffic is all about who visits your site and why they come.

It is amazing but most new wordpress users do not know much about alexa and why they should be using them.

How do you manage your traffic, and how do you identify what is good and what is bad traffic?

Who would not want to improve traffic because More traffic means more revenue now that is just a fact.

But what will you do with the all the traffic you do get?

If you knew how to get more traffic would you be willing to do that?

What if you were presented with a proven method would you do the work required for it to work?

What if I could show you a proven method of increasing your ranking at alexa

You are using Alexa right? I mean you have to know that Alexa is one of the best ways to add value to your website.

Have you claimed your website with Alexa?  if not then you are making a huge mistake.

Check out this step by step guide to getting started.

If you want to get more traffic to your website, then Alexa is definitely one way to do it,

did you know that you can improve your ranking.

Yes, you can, just by using our word press plug in, we can show you proof positive that this works and will work for just about anyone, as long as you use the plugin, it is not for those that do not want to work at all, it will not make you rich, well it might, but we don’t guarantee that, we do promise that you will be able to update your blogs, faster, and in less time.

Watch this video for more information, you are going to love this.

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December 23, 2010 By

Plugins that save you time

How much time do you spend every day, week, month, working online?

Add it up and see how many hours you have in a day and a week and a month.

Time is it something that we all have the same amount of, 24 hours, in every day.

Getting the most out of your time, well that is something you can control because we all have the same amount of time in a day right?

There are several plugins that are designed to make your working day easier, if your a full time blogger you should be using them on a regular basis as out of the box wordpress is not really time sensitive or sensitive to its users need to save time at all.

With the exception of the new menu feature, which minimizes your admin menu which by the way will slow down your blogging experience, as much as 5000 ms, multiply that by the number of page loads say average is 25 and your up into several min ever day.

Imagine you had that time back for an entire year.

Now you can see the power of how using a plugin in a certain way can help you not only save time but also money.

No matter how lazy you are and trust me we are really lazy around here, you can always use an extra few min in a days time, and that is what using smart plugins is all about, saving a few seconds here saving a few seconds there adds up to an hour before you know it.

That is what saving your time is all about.

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December 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Blogging Secrets how to Keep Them Wanting More

Keyword topics and keyword phrases, is the secret to keeping your website visitors coming back for more.

In demand topics how to find them and how to blog them right to your front door.

How do writers, keep up with the demand for fresh content, it is difficult, but not impossilbe.

Lets face it, blogging is more than just a past time, it is a way of life for many people and Blogging for money is not as simple as you might be thinking in fact, you could probably blog for money by blogging about rocket science.

However, that might not really attract the type of customer you really want…

for the most part it is a straightforward proposition.

You set up a blog about a topic in which you are interested and which you can make interesting for your readers; they read it; and you sell advertising or products based on information and reviews that your customers want to view.

here is one way that you can Get Started Blogging For Money

Even if you know everything about everything, including rocket science, pick one topic about which you can write most interestingly and informatively as the topic for your first blog and begin there.

You should also be aware of some of the things that you can do to enhance your ability to make money.

If you really want to make money blogging, you’ll eventually have to manage multiple blogs, but start with one until you are really comfortable with what you’re doing. The best way to get an audience who will remain loyal is to give them good material and keep it coming.

Attention here is the number one Secret, use WordPress to Set Up Your Blog

If you want to save yourself as much effort as possible in starting your blog, use WordPress and use it to the maximum. WordPress has an amazingly friendly interface and is loaded with themes and plugins which you can use for free to make your blog visually appealing.

You can even embed videos from You Tube and other online video sites onto a WordPress blog with almost no effort, and that’s a terrific way to keep your audience engaged and returning for more, because seeing is believing, and that is what this is all about.

Find More Ways to Keep Your Visitors Coming Back

Keep you blog’s content up to date. Post on a regular schedule but also provide a variety of content.

so that your audience will know when to drop in for the latest, but you should also provide additional content, some people work on very different hours, so providing a variety of updates, is one of the best things you can do.

And make sure your content offers something of value, because people love to get something they can use without having to pay for it. Share your expertise, or let your readers know what sources you find helpful.

WordPress will let you make your blog easy to navigate, so that any new visitors who like what they are reading can find your archives and get up to speed. And don’t be afraid to ask your readers to add your blog to their favorites list. Barring that, choose a name for your blog they will remember.

Post comments on blogs with topics related to yours, with a link to your blog to attract newcomers. With a large enough audience, you can attract advertisers who are willing to pay you to post their links or review their products on your blog.

Turning Readers Into Customers

If your intent when operating a wordpress website is blogging for money then one of the most important things is to generate customers that are interested in what you are offering them, it is not easy, however if you can provide value to your customers then they will come back for more and that is what ever great blogger wants.

Creating content that supports your blog in many different ways.

This is not as easy as it might sound at first, It will take time and you shouldn’t expect to start selling right after you start blogging. Invite your readers to comment on your posts or add their own suggestions as to what they’d like to see from a business like yours, and if their suggestions make sense and can be implemented easily, do so and let them know that you’ve made the change.

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October 29, 2010 By

New plugin boosts AdSense income

Get this plugin while the price is low

because it will more than pay for

itself if you just follow the directions.

Should you use Adsense or is there a better method of monetizing your websites?

In some cases it might be better to not use adsense, however, in other cases it is fine.

finding that thin line and walking it is like a tightrope entertainer.

Here is a great way to quickly and easily boost your AdSense income, literally overnight.

It isn’t some fancy new system full of false promises…

It makes use of common sense and controlled situations to find out what works best on YOUR website for YOUR audience and not someone else’s.

Within minutes you can be up and running…

Find out how Troy from Plyplema Design doubled his AdSense income as easy as going from red to blue.

Get it here

You have to judge for yourself, too much can be a bad thing.

Some have said that google may actually and allegedly, penalize you if you do…

Advertising, in a website, for the most part is viewed as a negative, by the public.

WordPress  is a great blogging system, it can maximize your efforts using plugins andsoftware and you can make money from Google Adsense

you’ll need to install and use a couple of Adsense “plugins”

But before you get too excited about earning money from Adsense, there are some considerations you may want to be aware of.

In some ways ad sense is very sensitive to new blogs, as well they want to get the most out of clicks for their customers, if you try to cut corners, or if you try to game them they will fix it for you and you will not like it, so stay away from the short cuts, like some of the Gurus talk about, and play by the rules, and you may find that your profits will add up in the long run.

Now back to your regularly scheduled, programming.

Some of the plugins can be found by doing a search on Google, and installation is simple and straightforward.

All you need to do is upload the plugin to your web host using an FTP, and activate the plugin inside your WordPress administration area.

1) Adsense Deluxe WordPress Plugin

I have tried this one out and it is one of the better ones, I have also tried out just about every other one out there, some are better than others, but so far I have not found any of them that are perfect.  So keep that in mind, when your working out which plugin is the best to get your blog working that Adsense magic.

There is a balance, that you need to maintain, too much and your blog will suffer, if a visitor comes to your website and all they see are advertisements, they will not want to return and you need repeat visitors in order to really make a difference.

In many ways, unless your website is over 60 days old it is not the best time to be using ad sense.

(see the bit earlier in this article)

You can do ok, with Adsense, but you really want a well aged, website, at least, 60 days.

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