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APRIL 6, 2012

When it comes to managing a blog, software such as WordPress is almost self managing, and there are thousands of websites dedicated to helping people manage their WordPress blog. You can also engage a professional blog consultant.

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MAY 21, 2013

Today, WordPress makes that a whole lot easier. But if you aren’t using WordPress, or if you do other kinds of content marketing online using services like Squidoo and HubPages, then Flickr is still a great place to store and share photos. So What Can Flickr Be Used For?

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MAY 15, 2013

Luckily, in 2013, there are some tools that can make your HTML website or WordPress blog or website mobile ready in a few clicks. WordPress has plugins. Not only do you need to make sure that it offers a great user experience for desktop browsers, but you’ve got to make your website mobile-ready.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

And one of the biggest culprits of this duplicate content issue is that webmasters set their WordPress or other CMS settings to allow Google to crawl and index tag and category pages. The main reason why is because the Google Panda and Penguin updates targeted specific website issues that in effect penalize duplicate content.

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MAY 27, 2015

Nick Steiner is the press officer of a group whose press release was quoted in a blog using WordPress. Most bloggers don’t have the money or the time to fight it, but Automattic (WordPress) did, and won a limited victory of $25,000 to cover certain costs and fees.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

If you are a WordPress user, then you know you don’t need to add a plug-in or application to encourage comments on your blog. WordPress has its own. How many different blog comment applications are out there? However, you can add comment management services like Disqus or CommentLuv.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

I’ve kept it no secret that I’m a fan of WordPress on your own domain name, but there are still people who would rather use Blogger as a free blogging platform. It’s not as effective in terms of SEO as WordPress on your own domain name, but it’s still a blog.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

If you have a WordPress blog, there is an Editorial Calendar plug-in you can use. No matter what type of blog or business you are running, an editorial calendar – or content calendar – can help keep you on track and manage your content better from day to day and week to week.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

For WordPress users, this has become much easier with the latest versions – a click or two of the mouse and you’re up to date. However, to be safe, make regular backups of your blog, particularly the database(s) that are associated with it.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

WordPress, Blogspot and other free blogging platforms offer step-by-step tutorials for setting up your business on a blog. Which in turn, will bring in more business and will not cost you an arm and two legs. Start a free blog about your business. You don’t have to have an expert copywriter do this (although, you can – wink wink).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This is actually a useful feature, no matter what social media site it’s on – even though I couldn’t get the Google+ embed code to work in WordPress (so I’ll just link to the Vic Gundotra announcement ). Well, it seems Google+ didn’t want to be left out, so they decided to add an Embed Post feature too.

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MARCH 17, 2012

In fact, you are not restricted to installing one copy of WordPress on your site – you can install as many as you require. You can also install different content managers into the one site, for example Drupal, WordPress and Joomla can live happily side-by-side.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

You can set up an Etsy store, sell on eBay, sell through Amazon, set up a store on your Facebook page, or set up your own e-commerce store on your website using WordPress, Joomla, or one of the other popular CMS systems. There are other options. Aren’t you glad you have options?

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JUNE 21, 2013

Zemanta – Zemanta is a WordPress plugin that searches for related images as you write your blog posts. Others offer their images for free commercial or non-commercial use, derivative works, and more. Read the terms and, when in doubt, ask permission. An easy way to search Flickr for free images is in The Commons area.

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JUNE 8, 2012

There are open source systems like Joomla, WordPress, and Drupal. Though, most of them are still using HTML 4 in the midst of a massive revolution toward HTML 5. Still others prefer to use a content management system. There are of course many content management systems. And there are many premium systems that you can buy.

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JULY 1, 2015

With platforms like WordPress, you can write a post and publish it in the same day, which means your content publishing schedule has speeded up. Content Packaging – One very real way blogging has changed branding is it allows companies, large or small, a place to publish their best content in an easy, accessible format.

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APRIL 4, 2012

For blogs run on WordPress, you can install a plugin that will check for broken links. Sometimes, to take your SEO for small business forward, you have to look back at that old content and do a little housekeeping. It can be boring and tedious work, however, there are several tools available that can take some of the drudgery out of the task.

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APRIL 21, 2012

For WordPress, you may need one or two plugins to make it a little easier; otherwise, everything can be completed from within the writing window. For a small business, your on page strategies are equally if not more important than your off page activities. These six areas are not difficult to work on, even in blog posts.

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JUNE 26, 2015

At the very least, you should be familiar with WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Every website designer should have a basic familiarity with JavaScript. Content Management Systems (CMSs): Some website designers work exclusively with CMSs. More and more, I see small business website designers working with Wix, Weebly, and Squarespace.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Consider some of the following points: Easy to use – if you use blog software like WordPress, then it’s easy to learn the basics. Tools that initially, appear to be only one way, however, over time, they can develop into two way communication tools. So how can a blog help a small business?

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MARCH 9, 2011

WordPress has plugins that do the same thing so it’s really nothing new. Seriously, this isn’t a mind-sweeping technological advancement. Widgets and tools that allow for embedded content have been around for years. But I have yet to see a really good tool that allows you to embed Facebook content. Just take a look at the page.

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MARCH 31, 2012

And today, WordPress is the easiest for most businesses. Starting a small business blog is easier – if you access to your domains web tools, for example, through Cpanel, then it only takes five minutes to install a blog.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2012

If you have a blog and use WordPress or Drupal for example, install plugins or modules that will make your blog easily accessible from mobile devices. If you website was created by a website design & development team, then talk to them about a mobile version, or at least making your website mobile friendly.

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