Slow Down the Content Scrapers with the FeedEntryHeader Plugin

You work hard on your content, and it’s really disheartening to see that someone else has stolen it and published it on their site. But, what can you do about it? These lazy bloggers who steal content from other sites are called scrapers, and they most commonly get your content through your RSS feed and [...]

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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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DIY SEO: Step 1 – Customize Your Permalink Structure

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

A permalink is the URL of an individual blog post. To see what I’m talking about, click the title of any of your blog posts. What you’ll end up with is just that blog post, in its entirety, shown on that page. The address bar of your browser will reflect the URL (permalink) of that blog post.

You want your permalinks to make sense to both people and the search engines.

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Why WordPress?

About three months ago, I made a momentous decision where vAssistant Services and WordPress were concerned.

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Turn Off Post Revisions for Single User Blogs

If you’ve upgraded your WP blog to WordPress 2.6 and are the only author of the blog, you might want to consider turning off the post revisions feature to keep your database from becoming bloated. Most single user blogs do not require the post revision feature.

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Get Started Blogging at WordPress.com

People keep telling you over and over again, ?You should have a blog!? You know they?ve got a point, yet you still don?t have a blog. Save time, avoid overwhelm, skip ‘beginner’ mistakes and reap the many benefits of blogging with the right package for you. Let us unlock the door to blogging for you today!

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Give Extra Link Love by Using the CommentLuv Plug-in

As we discussed, link love is a term used to describe linking to someone else’s site or blog. When you do this, you are potentially sending traffic their way, hence the ‘love’ part of the term – we all love traffic. Just like in real life, the best way to get love is to give [...]

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NoFollow, DoFollow – Do You Know or Even Care?

You may have heard some buzz about “NoFollow” or “DoFollow” and are wondering what do those terms mean? And more importantly, do you (or should you) care? If you’re a blogger, you should at least know what the terms mean and why, and probably should care (in my humble opinion.) NoFollow refers to code in [...]

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Find What You're Looking For Fast!

Getting around and finding information you’re looking for on a blog can be easy or difficult, depending on how the blog is laid out. Yes, you can click on the category names and the tags in the tag cloud (if those are present) to zero in on what you’re looking for. However, the fast way to find what you’re looking for is to use the blog’s Search feature.

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Blogs Aren't Just For Writers

Another reason why I prefer to work and build in WordPress is its flexibility. If you think blogs are just for those who like to write and have something to say, you’re missing out! For example, my sister started a sewing business recently and I wanted to create a website for it so her customers [...]

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