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3 Random WordPress Blogging Tips

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This is part of the Blogging for Grasshoppers series. If you’ve been doing this blogging thing for a while, you already know this stuff. But here are a few things I’ve been asked about a few times when it comes to blogging – particularly in WordPress – and I’m going to jot ‘em down for you.

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Customize Your Blog's Error Page in 5 Easy Steps

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A while back, I was looking at my Google Analytics for WUL and I noticed that my 404 page , i.e. the one you get when the server can’t find the page you’re looking for on a particular site, was the 4th most highly-trafficked page on my blog. And they wouldn’t bother to poke around on the blog to find it.

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12 Tips to Organize and Run a Tweetathon

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Once the hashtag had started gaining traction – thanks in no small part to the efforts of our Champions, who were blogging, tweeting and Facebooking their hearts out – we slowly started building a community of people who were familiar with the hashtag and refugee issues. Image of Gumby with the Blue Key courtesy Sean McGinnis.

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18 Tweetable Twitter Tips for Newbies

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If nothing else, use your LinkedIn profile; else your personal website or blog or, if a business account, to your company’s preferred URL. Attribute blog posts, news articles or other curated information to the original source using their Twitter handle. < < tweet this > 7. < tweet this > 8.

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5 Steps To Set Up Your Measurement Program

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I ranted expounded on some measurement no-no’s over at Kimber Media’s blog the other day (thank you, Matt LaCasse , for the opportunity!), Tracking URLs have become commonplace now. Get comfortable with Google Analytics and Google’s URL Builder. so instead of re-hashing them here, do go have a read.

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#SocialPR Spotlight: Angie Jeffrey

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For me, however, I really liked some of the smaller how-to tips, such as the “6-Pronged, Twitter-Inspired Media Relations Mind Map,” the “15-Minute/Day Signature Listening Formula,” and the “How to Set-Up Tracking URLs Using Google’s URL Builder.”. Shonali’s formula is really helpful. What is one Social PR campaign you’re in love with?

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12 Ways to Make a Twitter Chat More Enjoyable and Efficient

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If you’re planning to share specific URLs during the chat, shorten them ahead of time using a shortening service, so that they don’t take up the entire 140 characters. Go write a blog post, or post on Facebook or Google+. And if you don’t like the 140-character format, don’t bitch about it.

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