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Mar
9

How to Upgrade Your Plugins (and How to Know When They Need It)

WordPress, itself, is not the only easy upgrade process available to you these days. All of the plugins you have installed on your site/blog are easy to upgrade, as well. I want to say this automatic upgrade capability came along with version 2.5 or 2.6, but you know, I just can?t remember. Matters not – it?s here now, and it?s a beautiful thing.

Keeping your plugins upgrade to their latest versions is just as important as keeping WordPress, itself, upgraded. Check out this 3-minute video to see just how dead simple this is!

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Mar
5

Upgrade WordPress Yourself? Yes, You Can!

Upgrading the version of WordPress you were using used to be a rather arduous task, requiring knowledge of FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and server access, which quite frankly, was just a bit much for a lot of folks. End result? Upgrading WordPress to the latest version was relegated to the ‘someday I’ll get to that’ list.

With the recent release of WordPress 2.7, upgrading WordPress has become a two-click process anyone can do – even you! No geekiness required.

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Jan
5

How to Install New Plug-ins in WP 2.7

Whenever I run across a handy WordPress plug-in, I do my best to let you all know about it. Plug-ins provide extra functionality and in WordPress 2.7, they’re spectacularly easy to install. Here’s a mini-tutorial on how to go about it.

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Nov
17

DIY SEO: Step 7 – The Wrap-Up and the Handy Checklist

This is the ninth and final post in our DIY SEO for WordPress series.

Whew! You made it! You rock!

By now you have some serious DIY SEO for WordPress tools in your toolbox to help you get the attention of the search engines. By no means are you now an SEO expert – sheesh, neither am I – but you’ve got the basics now and let me tell you what – that’ll take you far.

I know all this might seem a bit overwhelming when you think about applying all these tips and tricks to your posts, but I’ve made a handy little checklist to help you.

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Nov
13

DIY SEO: Step 6 – Commenting

Commenting is one of the easiest ways to drive traffic to your site. Assuming you’ve got great content waiting for your visitors when they get there, it’s also a great way to initiate conversations and build community in your target market. You can use commenting to get the attention of and build relationships with other bloggers which might turn into JV partnerships down the road. And of course, allowing comments on your own blog gives your visitors, customers and referrals a way to connect with you and give you feedback about your content, products and services.

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Nov
10

DIY SEO: Step 5 – Make Navigating Your Site Easy

This is the seventh post in our DIY SEO for WordPress series.

This step really has more to do with your site overall, rather than individual content. Though you do want to have a site navigation plan in place from day one, some of what I discuss here will only make sense when you’ve been adding content for awhile.

Great site navigation is extremely important because it helps you keep your visitors on your site longer. Remember, all the great content in the world won’t help if your visitors can’t find it. So, let’s make sure visitors can easily find all that great content you’ve got!

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