TweetMeme By Alex King (http://alexking.org/) Why it’s awesome: Allows Twitter users to quickly share your blog post, and it tracks how often they do it Why it was picked: Super simple to install; no Twitter account is needed Manual Install URL: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tweetmeme/ Automatic Install search term: TweetMeme Geek level: Webmaster Configuration location: Top Navigation | [...]
WordPress Job Listing Plugin
Oh how I love Job Postings. Not because I’m always looking for a new job, but because its content is so SEO rich it’s not even funny. Think of all the unique keywords that exist in job titles, and descriptions. On top of great SEO value, Job listings are a great way to continually draw [...]
Editorial Calendar – WordPress Plugin
Looking for a better way to manage and schedule future blog posts? Editorial Calendar is a new WordPress plugin that helps you get a grip on your posting schedule. License: Apache License version 2. Manual Install URL: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/editorial-calendar/ Automatic Install search term: Editorial Calendar Geek Level: Webmaster Menu Location: Posts > Calendar Why it’s awesome: [...]
FormStack WordPress Plugin preview.
Update: Formstack has officially released their WordPress plugin – get it here Last week Indianapolis based FormStack, gave me a sneak peak at their upcoming WordPress plugin. If you’re not familiar with FormStack (formerly FormSpring), it’s a hosted service that gives you the ability to quickly build beautiful forms online and collect responses. Their (soon to be [...]
Two and a half WordPress Themes I really dig – Aug 2010
Boldy by Site5 – (Download) Boldy is another clean and well thought out theme by the boys at Site5.com. With its very subtle textures and a strong contrast, Boldy really shines. Shaken and Stirred Theme Shaken and Stirred is a super clean and simple theme with a very unique home page. The home page morphs [...]
WordPress Top Plugins, the book. Ready for pre-order!
For the last 11 months I have been writing WordPress Top Plugins, and finally the book is finished and available for pre-order. When I agreed to write the book, I thought to myself “this will be easy, just install the best plugins and write about it – no problem”. Boy was I wrong! There are literally thousands [...]
3 awesome small business ecommerce options.
Thanks to the open source movement, small businesses now have a gaggle of options for running an online store. However, the volume of options usually manifests a decision-overflow that results in complete paralysis. So in efforts to help make your decision easier, here are 3 e-commerce platforms that I would recommend to any small business [...]
25 Resources to Simplify Your Life as a Blogger | Traffikd
Many bloggers get started because they think it will be an easy way to make money or to have an influence. The truth is, blogging is a lot of work and requires considerable time if you want to achieve maximum results. With that in mind, there are also a number of valuable resources that can [...]
Blogging advice that’s different – Skelliewag.
Here is a great break down of the Types of Blogging styles there are, and the pros/cons of each method. For your blog to gather more traffic and subscribers, you must be posting regularly. Whether it’s 3 times a week or 20 times a day, you have to give people a reason to check your blog [...]
Roll your own WordPress Tiny URL and Capitalize on your Domain’s Brand.
I am tired of TinyURL getting all of the domain “brand share” from my Blogs tweets. So I wanted to come up with my own solution to create short urls using my blogs domain: BrandonsHead.com. Yes, my domain is longer than “TinyUrl”, and I assume that yours is too – however, those 5 or so [...]
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