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Social Media

Why Is Thesis Such A Great Premium Wordpress Theme?

by Jon Bishop on September 3, 2009

in Blogging

Best Premium Wordpress Theme

There are 3 main reasons I love Thesis and why I use it for my blog;

SEO
Awesome Layout
It’s constantly being optimized

I guess what originally hooked me was the fact that most of the blogs I was reading by professionals within my industry were already on the Thesis theme. You’ve got Chris Brogan (who wrote about it [...]

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

by Jon Bishop on August 27, 2009

in Internet Marketing, Social Media

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

You can save me 200 bucks? Prove it.
You can design awesome WordPress themes? Where’s your portfolio?
You know a lot about social media? Who have you helped?
It’s not about what you say you can do, it’s about doing it. Stop saying you can help people with their problems and start helping them. There are people begging [...]

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Battle of the ReTweet Buttons

by Jon Bishop on August 25, 2009

in Twitter

ReTweet Buttons for a blog

ReTweet buttons have taken social media by storm and are an easy way to encourage the sharing of your content on Twitter. There are dozens of solutions similar to the 3 buttons listed below, but these seem to be the most promising and include a “Tweet Count” on the buttons themselves.
I’m often surprised at how [...]

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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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A Day In The Life Of A Social Media Geek

by Jon Bishop on July 30, 2009

in Social Media

I am a social media geek

Everyone probably has their own little routine they go through but I just thought I would throw mine out there. Every day is a little different, but if I had to describe my average day, this would be it.
Wake Up
I don’t have an alarm clock. I’ve been using my cell phone as my alarm for [...]

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Learn to Reply on Twitter

Replies set the cornerstone of Twitter’s communication capabilities. We use them every day in hopes of making new friends or keeping up with old ones.
A few months ago, Twitter made some changes to their @reply system that prevented people from seeing conversations out of context. Everyone freaked out and Twitter clarified on their changes. I [...]

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Q&A on Twitter

Probably one of the easiest ways to network on Twitter is to answer questions asked by your followers. It is also a great way to find new people to follow as well. There is a solid list of sites that help facilitate Q&A on Twitter outside of who you are following. By reaching outside your [...]

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