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How To

Convert XHTML/CSS To WordPress

So you have an XHTML valid website template and you would like to put it on top of WordPress. Whether you are starting from scratch or moving your existing website to WordPress as a CMS, this guide will help you get the conversion done.
Keep in mind that these are the basics and this is not [...]

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Does Your Business Need A Website?

by Jon Bishop on February 17, 2010

in How To, Web Development

Does your business need a website?

A couple years ago I would have said it depends. Now it is a necessity.
It doesn’t matter how big your business is or how much money you bring in. If you exist, I want proof of it on Google. I can bring up a business listing and even get reviews within minutes right from my cell [...]

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Creating A Video Section On Your WordPress Blog

by Jon Bishop on October 5, 2009

in Blogging, How To

Adding Video To Your Sidebar

Awhile back I decided to start posting videos on my blog. Once I had a few videos up I began to rethink my approach. Ultimately I wanted to prevent videos from showing up where normal posts are displayed and instead display my most recent video in the sidebar.
To do this, I would need to:

Suppress all video posts [...]

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How To Speed Up Your WordPress Blog

by Jon Bishop on August 7, 2009

in Blogging, How To

Speed Up Your WordPress Blog

A WordPress blog is an easy way to establish a dynamic online presence however it’s also very easy to get trigger happy with plugins and themes that ultimately slow down your websites loading time. Here’s a quick little checklist to help improve your blogs performance.

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AddThis

(Note: This code is meant to be put in your Wordpress Template. However, it should be easy to modify it for other uses.)
Awhile back, I tweeted about how I wasn’t a huge fan of the AddThis button and I felt the need for more actionable social sharing buttons. That led to a few conversations with [...]

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Who Are You Following on Twitter?

by Jon Bishop on March 12, 2009

in How To, Social Media, Twitter

Who I Follow On Twitter

I talked a little about my Twitter following strategy back in a previous post but I wanted to expand a bit.
First you should know I am a very active follower. I take recommendations very seriously as well as any incoming replies.
Then there is my ’social media’ inbox. I’ve basically just set my GMail to move [...]

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My TweetGrid

by Jon Bishop on March 9, 2009

in How To, Internet Marketing, Social Media, Twitter

I love talking to people about the tools they are using to efficiently track conversations in social media. Everybody has there own methods they’ve developed over time and their own goals they wish to achieve.
Most of my Tweeting revolves around TweetGrid and Twhirl. TweetGrid always seems to catch my new replies a split second before [...]

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