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[Tech Tip] 10 Steps To Improve The Speed, Security, and Functionality Of Your WordPress Blog

SocMed Sean

SocMedSean - Social.Media.Sean [Tech Tip] 10 Steps To Improve The Speed, Security, and Functionality Of Your WordPress Blog Before getting started, I know this is a really looooong post, and I apologize in advance. I hope this is an especially valuable post for anyone running a WordPress blog. Bad for user experience, bad for SEO.

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How to Optimize Your Blog for SEO: 5 Steps

Writtent Blog

Not convinced you need to optimize your blog for SEO? Fortunately, publishing fresh content regularly is one of the best ways to build positive SEO for your business. Neil Patel advises ensuring your blog page loads in 2 seconds or less. An ineffective H1 tag for a blog page would be “our blog,” or “news & updates.”

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12 (of the) Best WordPress Guides and Plugin Reviews of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

WordPress is not only the most popular blogging platform , but is increasingly becoming a leading website content management system (CMS) as well. How did WordPress emerge as the leading blog platform? What are some techniques, beyond the obvious, for search-optimizing WordPress content?

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10 Compelling Calls to Action to Brighten Your Blog

Writtent Blog

Call to actions are lines of text, buttons, or images that exist to invite your business blog readers to engage in a certain activity. Whether you’re inviting them to click through and read an earlier blog or download your eBook, these invitations should be enticing, descriptive and anything but subtle. Blog Banners.

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12 of the Best WordPress Guides, Hacks and Plugins of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

WordPress is no longer just the leading blog platform , but is now the most popular open-source CMS (content management system) as well. 10 SEO Tips To Get Your WordPress Blog Ranking Highly In The Search Engines by SEOheap. How I Create and Manage A WordPress Website by Graywolf’s SEO Blog.

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Blogging Metrics: How to Find and Apply Actionable Intelligence

Writtent Blog

Do blogging metrics really matter? If the purpose of your content strategy is profit, customer acquisition or even brand awareness, it’s critical to apply regular analysis and take immediate action. As Jay Baer points out , “without a statistical measure of your blogging process, adding content…can be an incredibly lonely proposition.”

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

Kikolani

One question we hear quite a bit is how to start a blog. There are quite a few things to consider when going down the path of starting a blog. software, blogging site, etc.). software, blogging site, etc.). The following are resources for starting your own blog using a WordPress installation. First Things, First.