Archive for October, 2007

Open Letter to A-List Bloggers

I don’t know about you but I’ve read my fair share of Problogger, Copyblogger, DoshDosh, and even a few of the not-so- A List Bloggers.  Is anyone else starting to see the trend of recycled content?  It’s assumable that they would all write about the same general topics, using the same short-tail keywords to illustrate to […]

Bloggercamp Saved by DNS Propogation at the Last Minute

If some of you have been coming around my site, about half of you have been seeing the old bloggercamp.com (hosted on dreamhost) the other half have been seeing a default install of wordpress for bloggercamp(hosted on hostgator).
 I recently switched host providers from dreamhost to hostgator in hopes that access times, and server downtimes would […]

Google Webmaster Tools Updated

If you aren’t familiar with Google’s Webmaster Tools you should be. If you’re just starting a WordPress blog, or any kind of website for that matter, GWT can be undoubtedly beneficial to you and your search engine rankings.
There are several features of this service that can be invaluable to anyone concerned about Google’s search results, […]

Comprehensive Guide to WordPress SEO on Halt Status

I’ve decided to put the Comprehensive Guide to WordPress SEO series to a halt. In the next few weeks or so I will be coming out with a completely free ebook that details all of the following WordPress SEO topics.

Title and Header Tags
Permalink Structure
Robots.txt
Rel Tags
Sitemaps
Validate your code
Write for people, not search engines
Content near top
Directory Sites
Ping […]

WordPress 2.3.1 Beta 1 Released

Ryan Boren announced the release of WordPress 2.3.1 Beta 1

Automattic buys Gravatar

Automatic buys Gravatar, world continues to spin.

Comprehensive Guide to WordPress SEO - Part 2

Welcome back for Part 2 of this Comprehensive Guide to WordPress SEO, yesterday I covered the importance of permalink structure. Today I’ll be going over the importance of Dynamic Title tags as well as your common header tags.
Title Tags:
Title tags go inside your html -> head statement, and are generally used by indexes and search […]

Comprehensive Guide to WordPress SEO - Part 1

Over the course of the several days/weeks I will be revealing comprehensive and indepth findings for Search Engine Optimization(SEO) in regards to WordPress. This time I will be covering the importance of Permalink Structure.
Permalinks:
Permalinks: Permanent Links, links that SHOULD not change.
The first thing you should do when installing WordPress is to deny the option to […]

Successful Blogging 101 - Learning from Mistakes

I will never claim to be an expert in successful blogging but I am an expert at what doesn’t work. Two key factors in outlining a “successful” blog.
First we have to understand what a successful blog is. I tend to lean towards selfpreservation in that, each blog should have individual goals… and if you meet […]

5 WordPress Plugins that Save You Time

Over my tenure as an avid WordPress user and blogger I’ve come across various plugins that deserve a bit of the limelight. A few of these I use on other blogs, including bloggercamp. I’m shocked at the community behind all the great WordPress Plugins.
So follow on and find out how to save some time with […]