August 2009

How To Insert an Image into WordPress

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in Wordpress

I saw a thread today on the Warrior Forum from someone having trouble inserting an image into a WordPress post. From what he said on the thread I think the cause was more than just finger trouble – but I figured I’d put up a process for it anyway. So here it is – how [...]

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The Difference Between Pages and Categories

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in Wordpress

Here’s an interesting question I saw today: what’s the difference between pages and categories in WordPress? Categories and pages are both powerful elements of WordPress, but they’re very different. One is part of the WordPress filing system, the other is for displaying important (but static) information to your visitors. Here’s the answer I offered:

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Should I Disclose My Affiliate Links?

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in Online Internet Marketing

The question of whether or not to disclose your affiliate links came up in an article I read on Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger blog today. It often generates discussion, and the FTC recently got into the act by saying it thought that on-line advertisers should adhere to the same standards as off line advertisers. It will, [...]

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Matt Cutts on WordPress SEO

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Matt Cutts is head of the Anti-Spam Team at Google – so he knows a thing or two about how to do well in the Google natural search results. In this video he talks about WordPress (and why he uses it), how to set it up, things to do and things to avoid if you [...]

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Company Site With Integrated Blog: Which Platform?

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in Product & Site Reviews

Somebody on LinkedIn today asked what the best platform would be for a corporate site with seamless blog functionality. No prizes for guessing what my answer was. Right out of the box, WordPress offers the perfect solution for a company website that has standard product and service pages, plus the ability to release product news [...]

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What’s Your Blogging Voice?

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Just lately the term ‘blogging voice’ seems to be popping up everywhere. What on earth does it mean? A new technology? Audio blogging? Actually no. It’s much simpler than that in concept, but quite tough to get in practice. But you do need to get it, because it forms part of your branding.

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When You Cannot Insert Images into WordPress

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in Wordpress

Sometimes, just sometimes, the commands on the toolbars in the WordPress post- or page-write screens decide they’re not going to work. As frustrating as that is, particularly when you’re trying to get a post published by a deadline, the fix is usually pretty simple. But that didn’t stop me taking 5 hours today, doing all [...]

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Authority Rules OK

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in Online Internet Marketing

I’ve just read Brian Clark’s latest freebie, Authority Rules. Releasing a publication as good as this for free is, itself, a master-class in marketing on-line. Seth Godin talks about doing things that are remarkable in order to create authority and get people to notice you. Authority Rules expands the boundaries of remarkable. By a long [...]

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