How to Create Content Search Engines Will Love

There’s no denying that search engines greatly affect your online traffic flow to your site.  Because they play such a huge role in generating traffic, it makes sense that you want to create content that search engines will embrace. Most people know about the importance of keywords when it comes to SEO. We are going to cover…

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How Do Search Engines Work?

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A search engine is basically just a web page where you type in words when you are searching for services, products or information on the internet.  Two top search engines are Google and Yahoo that are always roaming the World Wide Web.  They have these worker bees that we refer to as “spiders” that “crawl”…

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My 10 Favorite Free WordPress Plugins

An updated version of this post can be found here: 19 of My Favorite Free WordPress Plugins WordPress plugins enhance and protect the performance of your website in amazing ways. Each plugin has a specific function, take literally seconds to install and usually just a few minutes to configure.  There are free plugins, and there are…

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What in the World is an RSS Feed?

Really Simple Syndication, or an RSS, is a website’s content in an XML-based format.  Its purpose is to permit visitors to keep an eye on their favorite websites’ newly posted content without having to actually go to each site to check if there’s any new content. RSS Feed Reader There’s another part of this “duet”…

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Making Money With Blogging By Understanding Metrics

Key Metrics to Track when Blogging

Metrics – Do I really need to pay attention? Blogging is a great way to work from home and build relationships, yet to claim that making money with blogging is easy would definitely be misleading. The learning curve can be steep, yet making simple tweaks can increase the effectiveness and increase the readership of your…

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Making Money with Blogging

Start Here Page for your Blog

Maybe You Need A “Start Here” Page If You’re Making Money With Blogging Give your reader what they need when they need it – fast and easy. Perhaps a bit like you, most people will not spend a lot of time clicking through your site unless they see something that interests them. As you spend…

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Why Millions of Website Owners Choose WordPress

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When it comes to building a website, you have numerous options, both free and paid, to choose from.  With so many choices available how do you know which one to use?  Let’s check out what’s available on the market today and why millions of website owners choose WordPress. Competition Can’t Compete WordPress is used by…

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Backup Your Data: A Cheat Sheet for WordPress Site Owners

WordPress Backup

If you have ever had the unfortunate luck of losing files due to your computer crashing, you already know the importance of backing up your files.  Your files are constantly being changed when you share a new blog post or when a user posts a comment.  Because updates are always happening, it’s vital that you…

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Getting Started with Google Analytics a Short Course

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What Is Google Analytics and Why Do I Need It? Let me ask, do you know your business “numbers” (metrics)? Or are you operating in the dark? Google is the largest search engine in the world, responsible for 65% to 80% of all web searches depending on what estimates you refer to. As many as…

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Optimizing Your WordPress Database

WordPress Optimization

You would have serious issues if the WordPress databases that run in your website’s background weren’t there.  Although they may be invisible to your visitors, they serve a vital purpose and without them, your site would not perform properly. It is imperative that you properly maintain and manage your WordPress databases.  Doing that means using…

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