Yes. Here’s why: If you are already taking the time to produce a blog on your website (And if you’re not, you should be. More on that later.), then you already have what you need for great social media posts. How many eyes do you get on your website each day? I’m sure that number…
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Adding Icons After Post Title
I recently had a client who was doing podcasts with each article and wanted people to know they could also listen, so she wanted an icon after the title of each post like shown above. One way to add the icon, would have been to simply put the code after each title, but since it…
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How to Format Your WordPress Blog Posts
I thought this was a really good article by Bill Widmer and well worth reading. It shows you how to make your blog posts more “readable” by breaking them up and adding interest. Great tips! How to Format Your WordPress Blog Posts (Insights Based on 2,500,000-Words of Experience Publishing Content)
Speed Up WordPress
Having a fast site is one of the most important factors in your site’s success. Not only does it keep readers but it really helps your SEO. This article has some great tips: The Ultimate Guide to Boost WordPress Speed & Performance I found these tips very helpful: WordPress Performance Optimization Best Practices Keep Your…
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Genesis: Add Previous / Next Arrows After Single Posts
Add this to your functions.php file to add Prev/Next arrows after your single post. Simply use a different Genesis Hook to add them somewhere else. /** Genesis Previous/Next Post Post Navigation */ add_action( ‘genesis_after_comments’, ‘eo_prev_next_post_nav’ ); function eo_prev_next_post_nav() { if ( is_single() ) { echo ”; previous_post_link( ‘%link’, ‘< Previous’ ); next_post_link( ‘%link’, ‘Next >’…
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Blog Comments and Spam
I got a notice to my inbox the other day saying I had gotten a comment on one of my blog posts. The comment read, “Nice Blog, thanks for sharing this kind of information.” Wow, how nice, I thought for someone to take the time to compliment me. I’ve been working really hard on my…
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Another Reason your Website MUST be Mobile Friendly
I speak a lot about responsive or mobile friendly web design, I’ve always told my clients it’s a non-negotiable. It’s more expensive and time consuming, but if you’re spending money to build a website, you might as well capture your full audience. With 60% of web traffic now coming from mobile*, why would you leave…
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