13 Plugins Make My WordPress World Go ‘Round

Posted November 20, 2008 · Filed Under WP Plugins · 1,882 views · 7 Comments  

In honor of Thursday Thirteen, here are 13 WordPress plugins that I use and love. What are YOUR favorite plugins?

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DIY SEO: Step 6 – Commenting

Posted November 13, 2008 · Filed Under SEO for WordPress · 276 views · 9 Comments  

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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Photo Dropper WordPress Plugin

Posted September 23, 2008 · Filed Under WP Plugins · 1,384 views · 1 Comment  

One of the more common complaints I hear from my clients is, “I want to use pictures on my site, but I don’t know where to get them for free…legally.” To their credit, every last one of my clients who’ve asked me about adding more photos and images to their sites has voiced concern about [...]

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Link to Your Own Content Without Mucking Up Your Comments

Posted July 18, 2008 · Filed Under WP Plugins · 2,093 views · 1 Comment  

Eliminate the ‘extra work’ of unwanted pingbacks.

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50+ WordPress Plugins and Hacks

Posted July 13, 2008 · Filed Under WP Plugins · 970 views · 2 Comments  

Excellent list of WordPress plugins to peruse: 50+ WordPress Plugins & Hacks Candy Store

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Give Extra Link Love by Using the CommentLuv Plug-in

Posted May 1, 2008 · Filed Under WP Plugins · 1,101 views · 3 Comments  

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?

Posted April 30, 2008 · Filed Under Explanations · 995 views · 3 Comments  

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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