Ari Herzog

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How Bit.Ly Pro Powers My Short URL

Ari Herzog

Amid yesterday’s comments about my announcement of a domain I bought to shorten web addresses , Leo noticed [link] redirected to [link] and wondered why I didn’t use a WordPress plugin instead. It allowed me to publish any blog post on this site and automatically create a short URL with this blog’s domain, e.g. [link].

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Happy 5th Birthday to My Blog

Ari Herzog

It’s seen two URLs, multiple names, and numerous iterations. You can expect to follow news about a Twitter e-book I plan to publish this year, and you will have an opportunity to become an affiliate. You can expect to win free prizes by liking and commenting in the Facebook community. May 14 marked the fifth birthday of my blog.

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8 Tips for Successful Business Blogging

Ari Herzog

Your URL should also contain a keyword or two, which is great for SEO and will help you with your rankings. Go a step further and add creativity to your publishing schedule. For instance, each day that you publish could have a different theme. Recent comments Recent comments. Care to share any tips below?

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How to Identify Spam in Blog Comments

Ari Herzog

The above screenshot is a comment posted to AriWriter two hours ago. Because this blog is powered by WordPress and I run a spam detection plugin called Akismet that automatically places comments meeting certain criteria into a holding pattern, the bestiality comment was not published. To Moderate Blog Comments or Not.

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17 Plugins to Improve Your WordPress Blog

Ari Herzog

When you add a comment and John replies to you, a plugin emails you that comment. CommentLuv is the reason why if you write a comment and include your blog in the website field, your most-recent blog post will appear under your text after you hit the “submit” button. ReplyMe emails any comment author when someone replies.

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23 WordPress Plugins I Use: Part 5

Ari Herzog

CommentLuv is the reason why if you write a comment and include your blog in the appropriate box, your most-recent blog post will appear under your text after you hit the “submit” button. Comment Redirect forces a new window to pop open every time a comment is added, as a way of thanking you for adding it.

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