If you run a blog, or any other type of web site for that matter, then you have certainly heard of SEO. For most blog owners SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, can be pretty complicated. There are black hat tactics that you shouldn’t use, white hat tactics that you should definitely use and then grey hat tactics that maybe you should use but they might get you in trouble. Now add all of the different Panda and Penguin updates from Google and you have your hands full. Continue reading

Everyone agrees that WordPress is a great blogging platform. Everyone also agrees that if there is one thing that needs to change, it’s the default commenting system that comes bundled with WordPress. The Web is evolving quickly and new approaches to building websites, such as the use of AJAX, have changed the expectations of users. The default WordPress commenting system isn’t bad, but neither has it kept right up with all the latest web dev trends…. Continue reading

If you would like a way to easily add Amazon product images and affiliate links to blog posts this plugin might be quite handy. Watch the quick how-to video to see how it works and then download the plugin from the link below… Continue reading

There are  loads of Twitter plugins out there serving a variety of functions, such as allowing you to broadcast a new blog post to your followers or displaying a Twitter stream on your blog.

Here are some of the highest rated Twitter-related plugins available for WordPress users: Continue reading

If you have been using WordPress for any length of time you will know that comment spam is a very real problem. Not only does it bring down your user experience, it can hurt your SEO as well if your posts become home to hundreds of spammy links from dodgy websites. Continue reading