WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er

If you are a Firefox and Gmail user you will love the GTDInbox addon for Firefox. For freaks who like the idea of total domination to get organized, this addon can help you to become the next Zen Gmail master.

The application is pretty straight forward. You download it for free and then once you login to your Gmail account you will be presented with an initial instruction.

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Do you ever feel like you need a make-over design on your blog? You know, the whole deal with all the trimmings? I do right now and spent hours in the past month to find the perfect theme to do it.

I had a clear vision of what I wanted and while I saw several themes that offered parts of that whole picture, it was never exactly what I wanted.

Until…

I found it. Finally.

Task accomplished. Next.

Well, not really, the fun has only just started

A theme make over takes a lot of planning and ideas for it to come out in a satisfactory manner in the end. Admittedly we can just slap on a free theme and leave it at that.

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WordPress Web 2.0 SpotEr now uses power of SezWho 2.0 to build community. I have seen it implemented on Andy Beard’s blog for a while now and while I liked many aspects I wasn’t 100% convinced it was right tool for me. SezWho 2.0 release solved all the issues I had with service and now it is a proud part of my blog plugins.

As blogging becomes more and more popular and people are taking a dive into the process it becomes more and more important to be able to evaluate reputation of the person you might be engaged into conversation with on a particular blog. Credibility score across multiple platforms to build stronger communities is now possible…

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When we talk about blogging in the circles we step, this often involves a blog that has been created to make money for the blogger itself. Since this is way easier said than done, many bloggers get discouraged by the whole process and stop altogether.

What a pity, since these bloggers could get so much more out of their blogging by using a blog as a creative tool.

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If you blog for fun and don’t want anything to do with an online business, you might not need to read this post. If however you do run a business online, regardless of creed listen up as the tips below can present your blog in a more powerful way.

Blogging is fun, I’m sure you agree with this, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. In general bloggers start out because of two reasons:

1. They heard it is cool to start blogging and did so
2. They purposely started a blog to get more exposure for their business

Do you fall into one of those two categories, or did I miss an obvious reason here?

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Wanna bee blogger: Mum, can I pleeeaase start a blog?

Mum: Well my dear, what in the world is a blog anyway?

Wanna bee blogger: Well, it is an online platform that allows me to share my views on…

Mum: Do you need a blog for this? Don’t you do this all the time at home, at school, at work already?

Wanna bee blogger: Yes mum, I guess I do, but it isn’t the same.

Mum: Why?

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Turning an occasional visitor to your blog into a loyal reader is one of the ultimate goals for every blogger. The variety of tools we put into use to accomplish this goal is quite amazing when you analyze them closely. Multitude of plugins, subscription forms and of course - Content!

Content Is The King! But can I perhaps suggest just one more thing here - usability? And no, I’m not talking about “look and feel” of your blog but rather about providing an option to your visitors to get your content in different format. A Free Tool to pull your visitors by the ear and making them loyal readers…

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Like a kitchen pantry, a blog pantry contains all the goodies, the seasoning and the secret ingredients for our blogs. One is forgiven to think that some bloggers seem to have all the secret ingredients while others struggle to even be noticed.

Much of this has actually nothing to do with the blog pantry itself, but more so with the blogger. Attributes such as endurance, determination, social abilities, hard work and longevity can often be contributing factors of making a particular blog successful.

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I apologize for the delay in making this announcement as I’m sure many of you have noticed a few posts being marked as posted by Monika Mundell. Yep, I have decided to enlist her help in order to provide you with quality content. So, please welcome the new Editor!

Monika is a pr0fessional writer and before extending the offer to her I have enjoyed reading her work on several prominent blogs and got to know her style. Since her writing closely matches what I envision for this blog I think you will enjoy reading her posts as much as I do…

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