WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er

I was pinged a few days ago by my friend Thaya Kareeson about a plugin he has released a while back and he was wondering if I would be interested to check it out. And I did - quite impressive as it allows you to increase The Social Impact of your blog. See below

It allows you to Greet Visitors to Your Blog based on what url they come from. I do have a small issue with the plugin but you’ll just have to read the post to learn about it…

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In this post I’ll be addressing WordPress banner management plugin options as monetizing your blog via paid sponsor ads or via affiliate banners is one of the major income streams for many bloggers. Even though I have previously wrote couple posts about the subject in question - new options were made available that allow you better choice for WordPress banner plugin.

I want to take a closer look at 2 different plugins you can use on your WordPress blog that in my personal opinion address all the major needs and provide the simplicity combined with functionality most bloggers will need.

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I have been using SezWho universal profile service on my WordPress blog for a while now and I love the options they provide. Well, as everything else develops - these guys just came out with KILLER enhancements. I know that with announcement of Automattic acquiring Intense Debate it might be a choice you need to make yourself later but I love the options SezWho provides!

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This post is written to address multiple questions I have received from my existing customers and readers of my blog - how to build WordPress blog with minimal number of plugins for speed and still profit from it. While the choices will greatly depend on what niche you are addressing and your goals, I’ll provide some of my personal choices that I think should be part of ANY WordPress blog, no matter how minimalistic it is.

But first, lets define minimalist:

min·i·mal·ist (mn-m-lst) n.

1. One who advocates a moderate or conservative approach, action, or policy, as in a political or governmental organization.
2. A practitioner of minimalism.

And now lets discuss how we can make our WordPress blog to follow the standart above…

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I love how WordPress can be changed or modified by simply adding a small piece of code… but if you have been reading my blog for a while, it’s not a news to you . WordPress plugins are what make it possible and as long as author willing to support those plugins and continue to develop them as the core evolves - they can greatly enhance your blog functionality.

And in this post I want to talk about 3 plugins I have run into recently that will make your job as blogger a lot simpler and in some cases - MORE PROFITABLE! So dig in and grab the goodies!

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This is a follow up post to my previous CommentLuv Plus DoFollow Equal Unlimited Link Love and building n idea of getting backlinks with Full PR juice to your blog. As we know that number of backlinks to your blog is one of the major determining factors to how Google and other SE’s will define your authority.

But it is not the only factor! In fact there are quite a few more things to consider, such as where the link is coming from, what keywords used to link back to your blog, etc. In this post we will evaluate an opportunity presented by KeywordLuv plugin to get some quality backlinks to your blog!

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Is your blog ready for Mobile Web? Allow me to ask you a question:

When last time you have walked in the mall or airport, how many people did you see using their mobile phone or smart phone and not making a call?

Does it make you wonder what exactly do they do and perhaps even more importantly - How Does It Impact you? According to an interesting report by Research Brief in US cell phone penetration is over 80%. Meaning that over 80% of people have a phone and use it on regular bases.

How they Use It and How We can take advantage of it (mobilize your blog) will be discussed in this article…

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