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As I submerse myself more and more into the world of Thesis from DIYthemes, I am gaining a huge appreciation for all of the enhancements it provides to the WordPress platform. Furthermore, I have developed a new found appreciation for developers who have taken the time to create WordPress plugins that integrate easily with the [...]
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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:
Is it easy for readers to contact you? Can you [...]
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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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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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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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There are over 6000 plugins in the WordPress Plugin directory. Some are broken and others are just not worth your time. However, you should at least know about these 13 as they are either the most sought after or provide much needed functionality to WordPress.
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My name is Jonathan Bishop and I make websites. I work and play in social media and continue to further my understanding of these interactive technologies.
Are “Social Mentions” And “Twitter Trackbacks” Just Taking Up Space?
by Jon Bishop on June 29, 2009
in Blogging
You may have seen some of the following solutions installed on some of your favorite blogs:
Ubervu
BackType
TweetBacks
Disqus
ChatCatcher
IntenseDebate
The idea is to bring all comments about your posts into the posts themselves in an effort to centralize the conversation. This seems like a great idea until you put it into practice.
The main problem with most, if not all, [...]
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