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  • WordPress 3.7 is Available

    WordPress 3.7 contains some of the “most important architectural updates we’ve made to date” according to the post about its release on the WordPress.org website. What’s in 3.7? Besides the three, big highlights of automatic updates, stronger password recommendations, and localized versions for non-English languages, the developers closed over 400 Trac tickets. These were nagging bug and feature fixes, some of which had been lingering since before version 3.6.

  • WordPress SEO Plugin Removes Stop Words from Permalinks

    The WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast has a new setting that was turned on by default a couple of updates ago that affects your permalinks. It’s a little thing. But it could have a big impact on your SEO and whether your post gets the click in SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages). In this quick video I’ll show you exactly what the change is, how your permalinks will appear, plus a couple of caveats with using this, or any plugin, that removes stop words from permalinks.

  • Help Track the Google Embedded Post

    Can a G+ post have a life of it’s own? Looks that way. On September 10, 2013 I embedded a Google Drive Deck into a blog post and then posted about it on G+. It went crazy. The volume of shares and comments made it nearly impossible to keep up with where folks were seeing and commenting on it. That’s the purpose of this post. And you are invited to play!

  • The Real Cost of Free

    “I’m on a tight budget.” That’s what I hear from most new site owner wannabes. There is no other industry where you can open a legitimate business with no money and no education on how to run it. But too many site owners fall prey to buying into the hype of doing just that. They expect everything to be cheap or free and somehow be successful on sweat equity alone, while grabbing every shiny new thing some guru said works. Free is not free for long. You’ll pay for it dearly, to the tune of thousands of dollars. Let me show you exactly what I mean with real-world examples.

  • The Power of G+ Networks to Increase Site Traffic

    Getting your post to the top of page one on Google search increases site traffic. We all know that. I did it recently with two posts on a hot topic about a month ago. I’m just now catching my breath from all of the new business and followers that brought into my conversion funnel. But, what shocked me even more was to see my analytics have another Mt. Everest peak from a post going viral on G+ alone. See the graph for yourself and why it’s so important for you to participate in a social network on G+.

  • Your Guide to Google Decks and G+ Embeds

    Google has revolutionized how content will be found, presented, and shared online. I believe the continuing changes to G+ will blur the lines between blogs and social media. To demonstrate, I’ve created a Google Drive Deck and linked to it on my G+ profile. Then, I embedded that post here. This is the beginning of perpetual and evergreen content in a way we’ve never seen before. I can update the Deck at any time and everywhere it is displayed will update immediately. All of the comments and +1s update everywhere too. More importantly, they stay with the post, not as a separate entity.