WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er

“Comments” provide interactivity levels to blogs, creating one of the major attractions to this particular style of web publishing. But comments are actually a lot more than that. Comments are not just a means of communicating, providing backlinks and a way of sharing opinions… but they’re also a way for you - as a blog owner - to receive the recognition you deserve and the traffic you need.

With a great wealth of plugins available for WordPress, it makes it really easy to show your “commenters” just how much you appreciate the time they took to express their opinions by commenting on your blog. And by showing this in the most meaningful way possible you get to benefit through increased numbers of comments, bigger community, larger reader base and as a result - more options for you to earn $$$ from your blog.

Yep, in the end, “earning” from your efforts is still very important for most of us!

In this post I will provide a list of plugins for WordPress that I found to be most useful and beneficial.

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Introduction of native tags system in [tag-tec]WordPress 2.3[/tag-tec] generated a storm of questions from many bloggers. In fact this is one of the most useful features outside of faster java processing that made me upgrade to new version.

This new feature helps every blogger to properly structure the blog for success and make content more accessible and searchable. But that is assuming you have a clear understanding on HOW you need to build your blog from ground up and possibly redesign it armed with proper knowledge.

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I have taken a leap and performed an upgrade of my blog to WordPress 2.3. I wish I could say everything was rosy but unfortunately it wasn’t so. Even with proper preparation and investigation and research there were several things worth noting.

This post is to provide my personal account and perhaps help other people overcome lost functionality due to UTW being discontinued as well as few other things.

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Video Blog software doesn’t have to cost you a dime and in fact it should generate you income and that is exactly what you get with new Revver plugin for WordPress. With one simple install you get a complete Video Blog, which integrates your Revver account and your WordPress blog.

Why Revver? Several key things come to mind that make their service my absolute favorite when it comes to streaming videos hosted elsewhere …
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I’m all about automation and in this post I want to discuss two very specific things that automate critical tasks for me: Automating Social Bookmarking via OnlyWire Autosubmiter to bring traffic and Automating monetization via DealDotCom plugin and Widget.

Both DealDotCom Widget and OnlyWire Autosubmiter are brand new additions to my blog, so my post here more deals with expectations and promises as well as my reasoning behind the choice, rather then solid facts. Sorry, it is simply too early to state any facts as I don’t have any data to support it with …

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Today is a big day for me and many people who will take advantage of my brand new product Web 2.0 Wealth Unleashed. While I have had a few small releases, this product is biggest one for me and quite frankly I’m a bit nervous. Even though feedback from my Beta Testers (who helped me greatly improve final version) was surprisingly good, there always be a shadow of doubt …

What if I could make it better? What if I could provide more? Questions like this among the few that cross my mind. I have worked hard and placed much of my knowledge and experience as Webmaster, customer support skills as tech support specialist and acquired insights as Internet marketer to make this product truly accessible for everyone.

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Got to love the Open Source! As of 9 hours ago WordPress has released a new version 2.2.3, which contains a few bug fixes and at least one security fix. So the next step for every WordPress blogger is to struggle with upgrade and hope nothing breaks!

Well, fear not! I have just performed in place upgrade of 3 blogs and didn’t encounter any issues and I wanted to share with you the details via [tag-tec]Video Tutorial[/tag-tec]. To make it even easier I provide you with changed files for WordPress 2.2.3 that you will need to follow this tutorial. So dive in and get your blog upgraded!

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