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You only have three months to ensure that your website traffic does not take a hit when Google Reader expires. It’s clear that Google is getting out of the RSS business and the Feedburner service will likely be next. Now is the time to start encouraging folks to move into a new RSS to Email subscription and keep your blog posts in front of your readers. Here are tips to help you and your blog fans make the transition.
Google Reader will be gone by summer. Yesterday Google officially announced that on July 1, 2013 it will retire the most popular RSS feed reader available. Rumors have been swirling for a year about the demise of Google’s popular RSS feed delivery system, Feedburner, and this is just one more nail in the coffin. Read on to discover how this will radically impact millions who depend on these services to deliver and read countless blog posts. And, see what you need to do right now to prepare so you don’t lose your site readers, like setting up RSS to email options such as those found in MailChimp, Aweber, and FeedBlitz.
Get just the right MailChimp help you need with these two new webinars. Because some users are just getting started with MailChimp, and others need a little help with more advanced settings, I’ve created two live sessions that each focus on specific areas of MailChimp. You’re welcome to attend one or both of the webinars,…
Google+ has made two significant changes to the user profile. The one that’s getting the most press is the much larger cover image that has no crazy restrictions on it like those on Facebook. But, the changes that will really matter to your SEO and AuthorRank are those that were made to your About page….
Two of my favorite plugins have undergone recent changes and I wanted to share them with you so you can get the maximum benefit. The WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast has two upgrades, including one that will help get your posts get indexed in SERPs quicker. And the developer for Max Buttons finally fixed a glitch that had a lot of folks jumping through hoops to work around with size.
I’m delighted to welcome Denise Wakeman to the BlogAid Podcast where we discuss the trends in digital publishing, including expanding your content beyond your blog, and easy ways to multiple purpose your content. We also talk about the importance of her upcoming event, the Digital Publishing Online Intensive, which is a multi-week event that starts on March 6, 2013. It’s packed with experts and a great way for you to get on the leading edge of where all forms of digital content are quickly heading. Listen to the podcast now.
The Social Media Widget plugin has been through some major changes, so I made this updated video to show you all of the new features and configurations as well as how to get the most from it. This plugin provides an easy to use widget that makes it simple to display social media and RSS feed icons in your header or sidebar, or anywhere on your site that has a widget-ready area.
You’ve got a WordPress site and a passion you want to share with the world. Now what? You’re going to go down one of two paths. You’ll either be lured by the cheap and easy ads, chasing every shiny thing, and spending way too much for your tuition to the school of hard knocks. Or, you’ll invest in your online education up front and start earning real money faster and know exactly how to maximize your opportunities. Which path are you taking? I’ll show you which one is actually more expensive and why.
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