by Christine Cobb on 8:24 am
All blogs end up with broken links eventually. The older your blog is, the more likely it will have a broken link somewhere–in a comment, in a redirect, in an affiliate link or something else. The link could have been a good one when it was created and then the referenced site or webpage could have moved or the domain name might have expired.
Whatever the reason, it is important to keep broken links cleaned up not only for your readers, but for the search engines as well. If you have been blogging for a while and have hundreds or even thousands of links within your blog posts, comments, images and pages, you have to have a mechanism to uncover broken links. [click to read more…]
by Christine Cobb on 8:40 am
When you publish a new post or page on your blog, you definitely want the world to know about it. WordPress has a built in notification tool in the “Reading” settings that “pings” blog servers automatically when you publish or update a page or post. On the surface that seems like a really good thing — and it is except for the problem of excessive pinging. [click to read more…]
by Christine Cobb on 8:13 am
When you start up a new blog, there are several plugins which should be installed right away. One of those is Login Lockdown which you can download free within the Plugins area of your WordPress dashboard or from the WordPress plugin directory. I count this one as essential because it is critical to have security on your website.
Bad people will absolutely try to hack into your site! I used to think that since I was not one of those blogs with thousands of daily visitors that I would fly under the radar, but not so. This plugin has locked people out. [click to read more…]
by Christine Cobb on 8:35 am
Getting your WordPress blog up and running is relatively easy but where many people get bogged down is choosing a theme. There are thousands of free themes to choose from so why do you need a premium theme? [click to read more…]
by Christine Cobb on 8:53 am
You may have heard that membership sites are one of the best online business models that you can use. So you may be wondering if you should create a membership site and if you have the know-how to pull it off. Read on for 5 great benefits of this model to consider and a solution for making the process much easier: [click to read more…]
by Christine Cobb on 8:17 am
by Christine Cobb on 4:11 pm
Getting targeted traffic to your blog is critical if your intention is to make money with your blog. It doesn’t matter what kind of business you have, whether it is strictly online or offline, a blog needs traffic and not just any traffic — you need specific targeted traffic. Targeted traffic consists of people who have an immediate need for the information, products or services you are providing. [click to read more…]