Adding Photos to your Posts
Where possible use photos and images to enhance posts and add interest. Upload individual photos – they go in your media library. Upload a Gallery and it is managed through your Next Generation Gallery plugin Edit images before you upload them Size I edit them to < 600 pixels wide before I load them up Name the Images – they should be named what they are – good for search engines and also makes them easier to find when... [Read More...]
Send out newsletters painlessly with Mail Chimp
How many times have you had on your ‘to do’ list – WRITE A NEWSLETTER, and how many times have you simply delayed and delayed? If you have a WordPress blog site, you will never have to do this again – All you have to do is write one new post a month and you can have a newsletter go out automatically to your mailing list. Mail Chimp has arrived! [Read More...] Read More →
Search Engines Love WordPress!
Jo Couchman, from Creative Web Ideas writes: If you’re using WordPress, every one of your pages and blog posts is now its own standalone website with its own url, title and description and it’s own potential for a listing on Google. This means that you need to optimise every single post you publish, not just the homepage for search engines. find out which are the best SEO plugins, what to write in your titles and descriptions and what the... [Read More...]
Use Your Blog as an E-Newsletter
When added to your WordPress website or blog, there is a WordPress plugin that turns your blog posts into email newsletters. How easy is that!!?? These are automatically sent out to your subscriber list when you publish your post. You can add subscribers yourself from a list you have compiled elsewhere, or when you get a new client, but you can also include a signup box on your website so people can automatically subscribe themselves to receive... [Read More...]
How to Write Great Blog Posts
The key to writing effective blog posts is to keep in mind that you are writing for two audiences – search engines and your customers. Writing for Search Engines Search engines love blog posts because the content is fresh and usually focuses on one subject per post. Every post you write about a topic or product relating to your business gives you another chance to come top in a Google search. Here are a few tips to make sure your blog posts... [Read More...]