9 Free Ning Alternatives And Some Open Source Solutions
Many people have started communities on the popular network creation site Ning since its inception. On April 15th they announced they would no longer offer their free services. Read more
Christmas Survival Guide for Twitter
So you would like to celebrate Christmas and the holidays on Twitter? Well so do I so I’m putting together this little post to gather my thoughts. Here are some things you can do to help get into the Christmas spirit with your Twitter account. Read more
Comparing Twitter Retweet Data Services
I mainly use BackTweets but am always looking for better solutions. I actually switched from TweetMeme to BackTweets once I learned about BackTweet’s advanced functionality and Google Analytics integration. But now I feel it’s time to take a look back and see where the world of Retweet counts, buttons and stats are really at. Read more
Get More ReTweets Out Of Your ReTweet Button
Most of the time when talking about RTs, we discuss the best times to post to Twitter and the number of characters you should be using and so on and so forth. But let’s step back a second and talk about how people RT from our blogs.
Do you know how many people are RTing your content from your blog vs on Twitter?
A lot of bloggers don’t even realize that they are potentially preventing their readers from RTing their content by not having functional RT buttons. I see a lot of buttons that do any one of the following:
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WordPress As a CMS
Rather than reinvent the wheel here I’m going to share some articles I both agree with and have found helpful in the past. WordPress is extremely powerful in it’s simplicity but is made more powerful by it’s loyal users. The future of this platform is very exciting as we stretch the possibilities of traditional websites. Read more
Tailoring Your Blog To Your Readers
Ever stop to think about who is reading your blog? No one knows your readers better than you, so what are you doing about it?
Your blog should really evolve right along side you. A few things to consider as you learn more about your readers are: Read more
Creating A Video Section On Your WordPress Blog
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. Read more
