SPAM – YuckPhoto credit: Joelk 75 – Flickr
My guess would be no.
After over 2 years of blogging now, I am still amazed by the SPAM comments that I get on my blog. Most of them make no sense at all, and are just a bunch of words thrown together in a completely illegible fashion.
What surprises me is that the idea of commenting on a blog is mostly to try to establish yourself as an expert in your field and provide a backlink to your website. I’m sure that most bloggers require that all comments go into moderation so they can be approved, because SPAM is such an issue, and I am no exception. Why then, if …
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 Every now and again it is necessary to manually install a plugin for WordPress, instead of going through the automatic process that is provided in the plugin dashboard. Especially if you are looking for a particular plugin by name, WordPress will not always find the exact one you’re interested in, however you have access to the download through the plugin website.
In this example I will be installing the Add Google Plus One Social Share plugin to my website San Joaquin Valley Fun. While I don’t believe this is one that cannot be accessed through the plugins dashboard in WordPress, for demonstration purposes, I will be installing this manually.
To install plugins, or …
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 WordPress was already a great asset to any business, but now, with the new 3.3 update, it is even more polished and user-friendly.
You may have heard buzz about the new update under its nickname “Sonny” in honor of Sonny Stitt, the legendary Jazz saxophonist. This update has significantly changed the WordPress interface with these new features:
Drag-and-Drop Media Uploader: All you need to do is press a single button to upload all different types of media–just drag and drop media directly from your desktop. Drag and drop as many uploads as you wish, this uploader can hold plenty. Responsive Design: The WordPress admin page now has a shiny new responsive design that reflows content to fit your screen. Fly-out Submenus: Say goodbye to drop downs …
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 If you’ve been blogging or maintaining your own website for any length of time, you know the importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and getting found online. At least I’m hoping you know this, or you have quite a bit of catching up to do!
One terrific WordPress plugin that can help get your site ranked better in search results is the All in One SEO Pack. This plugin will let you input some of the very important information required for search engines to rank your site, such as Title, Description & Keywords. Since many DIY website owners are …
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The following is a guest post by James Martell, an Internet Entrepreneur and Affiliate Marketer.
Browsing the Internet is not like reading a book.
I know, shocking, right? If it were, then the world would have become far more literate, instead of continually destroying languages with more and more acronyms and bizarre text shorthand, LOL!
No, browsing the Internet, be it idly or with some research purposes, lies somewhere between browsing a reference book (with lots …
…Continue reading Easiest Tip to Drive more Traffic to Your Site
 The choice between web hosting companies can be an overwhelming one – there are so many companies vying for your business that it is difficult to decide which to go with. While most companies will provide the same basic features, certain features are more important than others and should be prioritized when choosing the best web host.
Support
While this may not seem as important as server space or bandwidth, proper support is a feature that can set one web host head and shoulders above the rest. Support issues are probably never on your mind until the moment you need them, but that is precisely when good support really counts. Choose a web host whose reputation for good support …
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Last weekend, I traveled to the San Jose (California) area to have an early Christmas celebration with my youngest daughter, my father, brothers and other extended family members. The family is growing…..as families do. My brother has an adopted son, a 16 month old son and a daughter on the way (yay for me, too, I’m finally going to have a niece!); my step-sister has an 20 month old boy and another baby on the way as well. Living 4+ hours away, I don’t get to see everyone as often as I want to, or should. My bad – that’s my New Year’s resolution, by the way…..to see family more often. (Pictured below, from left to right: my father, my nephew Nick (who returned from Afghanistan last May), daughter Taylor, …
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 For any busy entrepreneur, automation is a key factor in being effective. If you can set up certain tasks ahead of time, when your schedule allows, it will help make your days flow much easier and help with your overall effectiveness as a business person as well. One of the ways I do this, is to schedule my blog posts.
For example, today is Monday, December 19th, as I am writing the WordPress Wednesday post. However, for obvious reasons, I don’t want this post released until Wednesday. Instead of waiting until early Wednesday morning to write this post and then publish it immediately, I had the time now and I don’t like procrastinating. If you’re not already using this WordPress …
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 Because there are so many incredible free plugins available for WordPress, I thought I’d continue this week along those lines and feature another great plugin that I use regularly, Network Publisher.
One of the reasons that we spend so much time blogging is that it establishes us as an expert in our field, allows us to interact with our visitors and helps us promote our own businesses. We can provide valuable information to those that are seeking it, and hopefully, some of these people might hire us to work for them, or purchase a product from us.
 To help save time, we can automate …
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I had a fantastic time in Las Vegas last week, checking out all the NFR (National Finals Rodeo) action, shopping with friends, a little nightlife and showing Handsome the sights around Las Vegas, since this was his first time there. (Please keep in mind as you’re looking at these photos, they were all taken with my iPhone 3G, so they’re not the greatest quality pics.)
 First of all, the week started off the right way, when I went to a local coffee house and listened to some cowboy music from Brenn Hill. He’s probably not mainstream to most of you, but cowboy music is different from traditional country western music. The lyrics are all about cowboying and the western way of life, sung by …
…Continue reading Viva Las Vegas!
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