Content is the King – this simple rule will always remain true, whether you are building a simple HTML page or a Web 2.0 site. [tag-tec]WordPress[/tag-tec] is an excellent platform to build your own [tag-tec]Web 20[/tag-tec] site after some small additions.

This [tag-tec]HowTo[/tag-tec] is built as I go and everything I share in it is what I use myself based on multitude of information I have combed through and some personal experience. Please feel free to comment on it, as I would greatly appreciate your opinion.

In this article I will discuss some additional plugins you will need to make your blog stand-out and deliver targeted traffic, while protecting you from SPAM and help you monetize your blog. Hey, you publish information people need – why not get paid for it, right?

Start with the general term for which you are looking, and enter it in one of the free keyword research tools. The Google keyword tool is useful, except that you cannot copy the numbers — only the keyword list. Put your keyword list into a spreadsheet program to track your activities and help you to identify the best keywords.

Look at the traffic for the keywords as you go down the list; around 5,000 a month or fewer searches will give you the most likely overlooked terms. However, rarely will you find very good SEO keywords in your first general list. The real secret to finding the overlooked ones is to find sub-phrases of the main keyword group with high traffic, type them into the Google search tool as mentioned above, and then look at the words you get.

If you missed the bandwagon departing for Social Network traffic – fear not! Tweet and Get It! WordPress plugin will help you get there quite a bit faster. This small addition to your blog can help you recruit an army of followers interested in getting exactly what you have to offer or share, assuming of course you actually have something to give or share

To see it in action:

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Innovation never sleeps and that is why I like WordPress as a platform! If you have a need – more than likely someone else does too and they have created a solution in form of plugin you can install and use!

About 5 hour ago I have installed a great plugin, Antispam Bee (can be found in WordPress plugins repository) to test this alternative to Akismet. Not that there was anything wrong with that plugin but I get quite a few questions on FREE alternative for business bloggers and I just had to test.

Results are stunning so far, to say the least:

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”

Thomas A. Edison

I always like this phrase because I think it can be applied to just about anything, especially blogging. Nobody is perfect and no matter what is your previous experiences or knowledge there will always be something you don’t know. Luckily – you CAN LEARN!

But the only way to do it – is by trying. If you don’t even attempt to accomplish a task you will not be able to complete it and it is especially true when it comes to working with WordPress. While it gets simpler and easier to use with each new version, new iteration - it still requires a certain level of knowledge. And even if you are a techno-geek, there are tasks, associated with blogging you will not be familial with and yet, have to be completed.

You know the Like button? Well, Google one upped Facebook with the +1 button. What makes the +1 button unique but comparable to the Like button is the ability for users to like links and share it amongst friends. But the +1 button works on a slightly different level in that it can directly affect the way Google ranks a site in their browser.

When a user uses Google to search, they will be able to click the +1 button that appears next to each site if they like it. The only way a user can do this is by logging into a Google account; either Google+ or Google profile will do.

What happens when a site is +1’d? When a site is +1’d, it will show up in the search results of your friends (as long as they are logged into Google). Your name will appear below the link as a sort of endorsement to the site, signifying that the site is worth checking out. Your friends will be more likely to click on the link after seeing that you recommended the site and more than likely they too will +1 it.