Archive for June, 2007

“Share This” is a Wonder Tool for Blogs

By: Matthew Blevins, June 29th, 2007

We don’t actually use the “Share This” plugin on the Editor’s Ink blog, but I have used it on other blogs and it does a lot with just a little effort. That’s the nature of WordPress plugins in general, but this little wonder is great for those trying to spread the word about their blogs […]

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Akismet Eats Blog Spam for Lunch

By: Matthew Blevins, June 20th, 2007

I mentioned in a previous post that WordPress plugins are great little additions to your WordPress blog, and that they can add just about any functionality you can imagine. I’ll talk a little more about each plugin that I recommended in that post as well.
Akismet, which comes pre-installed with WordPress now, can be activated […]

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Blogging - Using WordPress Plugins

By: Matthew Blevins, June 18th, 2007

WordPress, as I’ve stated before in this space, is a great tool for blogging. It’s easy to use, easy to install, intuitive and has all the tools and pre-designed templates one could hope for. Those tools come in the form of user-created “plugins” that add functionality to the core application. If you’re looking for templates, […]

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Getting Started with Blogging

By: Matthew Blevins, June 15th, 2007

So, you want to start a blog…the question is where exactly do you start? I think the first thing to determine is what the blog will be about. If you are simply adding a blog to your existing site, figuring this out should be fairly easy, as it will naturally follow the industry or topic […]

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Blogs and SEO - Like “Peas and Carrots”

By: Matthew Blevins, June 14th, 2007

I’ve been blogging for a while now, and before I started doing so I launched, ran and sold a search engine optimization (SEO) company. To be fair, I actually started blogging prior to selling the SEO business, but let’s just say it wasn’t a mainstay in my SEO efforts at that time. Blogging has been […]

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