was surprised because our feed updates were not getting pinged to Google search, Feedburner and Twitter for over an hour! Sites posting breaking news rely heavily on RSS feeds to push content as fast as possible, before others can to get the first movers advantage. So it is important that RSS feeds ping content to search engines and social media sites as fast as possible. tried all ways to fix feedburner feed updates , but none seems to fix the issue. So when Feedburner was pinged, there was no new content. Now Feedburner will check your feed every 30 minutes. MORE >>

You can keep complaining, but here are some simple ways we use to deal with scraper sites  engaging in your content theft. To deal with sites republishing RSS, we created the  Simple feed copyright WordPress plugin  which adds a copyright notice as well as links back to the blog url and permalink of the post. Republished content not only gets you backlinks, but also lets Googlebot and readers of the scrapper site know that the original content was from your site. See the latest report for our site. If these sites rank higher, Google wants to know. MORE >>

and seen barely a mention of any problems on the main tech sites I subscribe to, I committed a cardinal sin yesterday and updated the new version straight to my two live blog sites. version, or upload to a test site first. And errors occurred with both sites. The problems on www.140char.com were a little more serious – although the site continued to display all widgets correctly, when I logged into the WordPress dashboard, all plugins had disappeared. Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Minor WordPress 2.9 Top Tip – either wait for the.1 MORE >>

The traffic trends for each platform’s site speak for themselves. The following are resources for starting your own blog on WordPress including choosing a domain name, purchasing your domain, hosting, WordPress installation, themes, plugins, settings, essential pages, backups, updates, and more! This site will let you search a specific domain you are interested in (domain.com) or search for a keyword. Network Solutions – Domains are cheap (or even free) but only if you get a one year annual hosting agreement along with them. Hosting Your Domain. MORE >>

Purchase your new domain from a reputable host like Blue Host or Dream Host. Most hosts have a quick and easy WordPress install that only takes a button click or two. If you aren’t lucky enough to have one of those hosts  you can find all of the directions you’ll need for an install on WordPress.Org. General – Setup your site title, tagline, date, and time settings. To get yourself an Akismet code go to WordPress.Com  or the akismet site and sign up. The domain transfer is done!  Prep Work. Install WordPress on The New Domain. MORE >>