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As extensive as this blog is, it’s not near as much fun to curl up with on the couch. Sometimes a book in hand, or close by on the desk, can be exactly what you need. There’s also a basic level of WordPress nowledge that this blog assumes one already has.
This week, the Wordpress Bible [...]

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Do you run a multi-author blog? Do you want to give the proper exposure to each of your contributors? While it is certainly important to include this information in an “About” page on your site, there are additional ways you can do this too.
One way is to install the free Authors Widget WordPress plug-in. Just [...]

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When I started out with Heather, it seemed that there were just too many blog designers. Everbody thought they could design a blog. In some ways, they were right – we all have unique tastes and preferences, and a variety of designers is a good thing for the clients. So I jumped in the ring [...]

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Have you come to the point where you are more likely to recognize someone by their Twitter avatar than you are by their name or email address? You are not alone. While many blogs pull avatars from the Gravatar database for people who leave comments, the Twitter Avatar Reloaded plugin may be more appropriate.
As you [...]

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In part one, we covered how to monetize your blog with contextual ads like Adsense and ad networks. Here we go beyond placing ads on the page to: becoming an affiliate
sell a product or service
create a membership site
consult / speaking engagements Affiliate Income
An affiliate is someone who receives a small portion of each sale that they refer [...]

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Today is our (Ron & I) 20th Wedding Anniversary. As part of our celebration, we are offering a one day 20% discount on all of our digital products. The coupon code is RonAndreaX20 and it expires at 11:59PM tonight. The coupon can be used on any of the following: Premium BuddyPress Themes
Simple Multi-Site e-book/Plugin
Remove /blog permalink [...]

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One of the first things that they’ll teach you in journalism school is the importance of having a good title. It doesn’t really matter how good your article is, how much research you put into it, or how insightful it may be if no one reads the piece in the first place. The title is [...]

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Just found this very cute little site – just a couple programs for download. And the free version – is really free – not just a trial. To use it, you install it on your computer, then you’ll need to use the Google Keyword Search tool to download some CSV files (there’s a [...]

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Is PLR Ethical?
This video is by Nicole Dean – you can find her (& her PLR site) at Easy PLR (affiliate link).
Why I choose PLR from Nicole
I have read 10’s of PLR sites, and seen hundreds of PLR articles – some for free. I downloaded some googled PLR (probably not a good idea unless [...]

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The great thing about WordPress is that while it makes a fantastic blog platform, it is also versatile enough to tackle other applications as well. There are many people who use WordPress as a content management system (CMS) for a seemingly static website, largely because it is so good at managing all of that content.
For [...]

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