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

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WordPress is not only the most popular blogging platform , but is increasingly becoming a leading website content management system (CMS) as well. These add-ons make it easy to add an incredible variety of functionality to the platform, from contact forms and photo galleries to social sharing and ecommerce capabilities.

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

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WordPress is no longer just the leading blog platform , but is now the most popular open-source CMS (content management system) as well. Among the many reasons for the popularity of WordPress : it’s affordable, search engine-friendly, reasonably easy to use, and extensible through an incredible array of plugins.

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

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–Sean As more and more new sites hit the Web on a daily basis, the adoption of WordPress as a content management system seems to keep on growing. If I really need the functionality, could I replace it with a widget or some HTML? I hope this is an especially valuable post for anyone running a WordPress blog.

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Eight Factors to Consider When (Re)Launching a Business Blog

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Three ranking factors that have recently taken on increased importance from Google (and will therefore likely soon become important to other search engines as well) are content quality and authority, social media links and content freshness. Blogger , TypePad ) to fee-based systems (e.g.,

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Blogging Metrics: How to Find and Apply Actionable Intelligence

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This figure examines where your visitors come from, whether they found your website on a search engine or social media, allowing you to determine the relative strength of each component of your content promotion strategy : This insight can be found in most marketing metrics tools, including Google Analytics and HubSpot.

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

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Google helps us out by showing us some traffic trends on different blogging and content management systems (CMS) on the web. Before you register that domain, be sure that it is available on social media! Knowem lets you search names/keywords to see if they are taken on over 500 social networks.

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

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Sure, there are other blogging platforms and content management systems you can use on your own domain, but none are quite as popular or powerful as WordPress. Before you register that domain, be sure that it is available on social media! Essential Sidebar Widgets. This is that page!

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