Which Social Buttons Should You Display on Your Posts? Published by James ParsonsContent Marketing • Posted September 6, 2015

These days, it seems as though every website has social buttons somewhere. They might be up top, in the navigation. They might sit down in the footer, mostly ignored and lonely. They might stretch in a bar across the top of every blog post, above or below the headline. They might sit at the bottom of post…

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How to Find Out Who Is The Owner of a Blog Published by James ParsonsContent Marketing • Posted September 2, 2015

A lot of personal information hides on the Internet, some more public than others. Some of the most common bits of information is just the name of the owner of a website. It’s actually not all that hard to find out, but there is some variation to the process, depending on the type of site. I’…

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Pros and Cons of Using Feedburner for Your RSS Feeds Published by Kenny NovakContent Marketing • Posted August 26, 2015

Feedburner was launched in 2004 and was bought by Google in 2007. In the eight years since, it accumulated millions of feeds, reached new heights of RSS feed distribution, and fell out of favor. These days, if you look up their name, most of what you see is list after list of alternatives.
In such an atmo…

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Display a Fast Loading Social Share Counter on WordPress Published by Kenny NovakContent Marketing • Posted August 19, 2015

Our blog – this very blog you’re reading right this moment – loads very quickly. If you’re interested in seeing just how quickly, you can go to Pingdom and check out their website speed tester. I recommend using it for your own site, to see how quickly – and in what orde…

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15 Great Ideas for a WordPress Video Blog Published by Kenny NovakContent Marketing • Posted August 17, 2015

Some people are of the opinion that video is the way of the future. Indeed, there are people who make their entire living from regular videos posted to YouTube, and the associated advertising and merchandising opportunities. Of course, far, far more people try to start video blogs and fail. They tak…

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The Ultimate Guide to Using a Content Editorial Calendar Published by James ParsonsContent Marketing • Posted August 14, 2015

In content marketing, a term that’s often thrown around is the editorial calendar. It’s usually used in the context of “write a post, throw it on your editorial calendar, and move on to other aspects of your marketing.” When you go out to search, you find a few plugins and it…

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Are Infographics Still Valuable for Backlink Building? Published by Kenny NovakSearch Engine Optimization • Posted August 13, 2015

Infographics smashed into the world of marketing a few years ago, and within a few months everyone and their mother was making one. They were everywhere; on Facebook, on Pinterest, on LinkedIn, on every blog under the sun. Heck, I’m surprised I’ve never seen one on a billboard. I&rsquo…

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50 Free Directory Submission Sites with High PR Published by James ParsonsSocial Media • Posted August 5, 2015

Before we begin, I’ll admit that this is a little bit of a clickbait title. There are two reasons for this; one is because directory submission is one of those advanced techniques you should only use if you know what you’re doing, and even then, use it in moderation. The other reason is bec…

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How to Set Up Article Auto-Posting on WordPress Blogs Published by James ParsonsContent Marketing • Posted August 4, 2015

Scenario: you run a blog that publishes posts once a day, seven days a week. You have an important family gathering to attend for three days in the middle of the week, in a location where you will not have access to the Internet. What do you do?
Some people will bring their devices and go out of their way to f…

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The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Theft on Your Blog Published by Kenny NovakContent Marketing • Posted July 31, 2015

As upstanding humans, we like to think the best of each other. We give each other the benefit of the doubt. We trust each other until that trust is betrayed. We’re innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, it’s a fact of life that betrayal and guilt do happen. In this particular insta…

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