25. October 2009

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Google Keyword Tool + Top 50 Google Tools Bloggers Can Use

If you’re a blogger, I’m sure at some point some of these topics will interest you:

Keywords for search engine optimization
Running ads on your site to generate some income
Analyzing your blog’s statistics
Submitting your blog to the Google Search Engine
Getting a snapshot of how Google is sees and crawls your blog
If your site gets hacked and removed [...]

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18. October 2009

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2 Killer WordPress Security Plugins You Probably Don’t Know About

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile I’m sure it’s clear to you that I like toying with WordPress; unfortunately, there are those out there who like toying with other people’s WordPress as well.
People’s blogs get hacked on a daily basis. A simple Google search for my blog was hacked returns 2,620,000 results.
I tend [...]

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11. October 2009

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Hammering Down 2 More Ways To Speed Up Your WordPress Blog

In a recent post I talked about how you can speed up WordPress through compressing data using gzip by way of PHP.
Since I posted that article I’ve had more than a few people ask me what other ways I know that can help speed up a WordPress blog. To be honest, most of what I [...]

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4. October 2009

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How Easily Do You Lose Focus?

Are you like me and have a huge to-do list but have so much going on you often times end your day feeling bad because you really don’t feel like you’ve completed what you wanted to?
I do this all the time.
Right now I’m writing a WordPress Security eBook which is taking me much longer than [...]

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20. September 2009

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More Web Tools To Make Your Life Easier & More Profitable Online

A while back I listed out over 30 online tools and resources I have used over the years to make my life easier and more profitable online.
Since it’s been awhile, I figured it was time to update my list with a few other resources I’ve been using.
Got your bookmarks fired up? Ok, let’s go.
Megaproxy
If you’re [...]

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13. September 2009

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6 Things I Tell People Who Are Looking To Start A Blog

When thinking about starting a blog, you are sure to have a whirlwind of questions.
Here are a few tips I give to newbie bloggers when they’re just getting started. Please note that I have included a bunch of links in this article in case newbies are looking for more in depth discussions on the topics [...]

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9. September 2009

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Blogging Bloopers, Outtakes, & Deleted Scenes 2

Hello everyone, it’s round two for my blogging bloopers videos. None of these were “planned bloopers”, they all happened on the spot.
Hope you enjoy.

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6. September 2009

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1 Incredibly Wicked Trick To Speeding Up Your Blog’s Load Time

We all know attention spans on the Web are small. Make a potential first time visitor to your site wait more than a few moments for your blog to load and they’ll click away faster than you can say, “But wait!”
Here’s an incredibly easy trick you can do to reducing that “but wait”-time for your [...]

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24. August 2009

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SEO Tips For WordPress Bloggers by Matt Cutts

I just watched an excellent video on the topic of WordPress search engine optimization (SEO) given by Matt Cutts while speaking at the WordCamp San Francisco 2009 seminar.
Matt heads up the anti-spam team at Google and frequently speaks about search engine optimization issues. The video is a little over 45 minutes but I have to [...]

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19. August 2009

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Introducing The New WP Blog Host Television Channel: wpbloghost.tv

WP Blog Host has a television channel!
It’s my pleasure to introduce our new tutorials Web television channel, WP Blog Host.tv.
As many of you know, I’ve been spending lots of time creating easy to follow WordPress and WP Blog Host product video tutorials for bloggers and customers who host with WP Blog Host. The tutorials can [...]

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5. August 2009

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A-List Bloggers & Everyday Bloggers, They Do Things Differently

I’ve been blogging for awhile now and I’ve noticed something. I’ve noticed that A-list bloggers do things a little different from how everyday ordinary bloggers do things.
This article is about things I have noticed when it comes to how A-list bloggers vs. everyday non A-list bloggers deal with comments and interaction with their followers. It [...]

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2. August 2009

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Creating A Blog Supermodel: Professionalism & Production Quality

If you’re like me, you want a blog design that looks nice, doesn’t confuse your visitors, and encourages them to hang around for awhile. Of course if you’re selling something, it’s always nice if they become customers.
That is after all why many of us start a blog, isn’t it? To make money or drive traffic [...]

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27. July 2009

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WordPress Management: Cleaning Up Your Root Folder

Most of the time I’m a very organized person. I say most of the time because being that I blog from home and having two little boys, one and three, being organized at home can sometimes be a challenge.
Ketchup might splatter on my keyboard and at times there might be a Thomas The Tank Engine [...]

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20. July 2009

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WordPress 2.8.2 Has Been Released & Provides Security Fixes

Just a quick note to my blog readers, WordPress 2.8.2 has been released. The reason for the update was WordPress discovered 2.8.1 had a security leak in it which could allow malicious hackers get into your blog.
Taken from WordPress.org:
WordPress 2.8.2 fixes an XSS vulnerability. Comment author URLs were not fully sanitized when displayed in the [...]

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19. July 2009

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Intro To Creating A Supermodel Blog Design Series

Image Credit: *spoOky*

Have you ever wondered why some people make more money from their blog than others do?
You might even ask yourself, “What the heck? It’s impossible to put more hours into blogging than I do; I sit at my computer all day. What is it she’s doing that I’m not?”
The first thing you need [...]

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