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Twitter Comparison @wpsitesdotnet VS @kolakube [Infographic]

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I guess you know that i moved back to using Thesis and installed a Kolakube skin. Kolakube are fairly new to the WordPress themes market but the kid behind every theme isn’t. Alex Magnini started playing around with WordPress at the age of thirteen and has already made name for himself as one of the rising [...]

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Some Of The Best Plugins for WordPress [Infographic]

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When you first installed WordPress did you know how to add different functions to make your site do what you wanted it to do? I bet one of the first things you discovered was plugins. Do you remember how many plugins where available when you first started adding them to your site? At the time [...]

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Your Emails Look Like a Load of C**P

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Recently i received an email from a reader who has been receiving email newsletter updates from me for some time. Here’s what they said: Hey there, I’m on your mailing list for quite a while now.. Most of the time I enjoy reading your articles, but I’m not happy with the way your emails are [...]

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Adding Social Buttons To Your Navigation Menu

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This tutorial is one of a series created for users who have Kolakube skins installed on the Thesis framework. I doubt you’ll find any plugins which make it easy to add your Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and RSS icons inside your navigation menu. That’s the reason i’ve written this post as its becoming very popular to get them [...]

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Verifying Author Ownership Of All Your Sites Posts & Testing It Works

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I’ve already written about verifying author ownership of your sites pages using Google’s rich snippet tool but what if you get errors? I’ve searched far and wide for a tutorial on getting this done properly so there’s NO errors and ended up working it out myself, which i have fully tested. This tutorial will take [...]

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Over 20 Ideas On How To Create Compelling Content

by Brad Dalton

Once you’ve built a website with WordPress you’ll need to add some content, but where are you going to get it from? Hire a content writer or sit down and put your story together yourself? Most readers simply scan a page for a few seconds before deciding to stay or move onto the next site. [...]

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Building An After Post Subscribe Box Step by Step

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This tutorial is one of a series created for users who have Kolakube skins installed on the Thesis framework. One of the greatest advantages of owning a Kolakube skin is, you don’t need any knowledge of css or php coding. If you do, their forum simply gives it to you, but its nice to customize [...]

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Using Short Codes For Internal Linking To Prevent Broken Links

by Brad Dalton

CF Internal Link Shortcode is a plugin which uses short codes to link your internal pages rather than url’s. This way your links will never become broken if the url to the linking page or post changes. Link Shortcodes Here’s the difference between using a short code and standard url when linking internally: <a title=”URL [...]

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3 Reasons Why The Google Penguin Update Stole Your Search Engine Traffic & Recovery Tips

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Lost traffic caused by the latest Penguin update? Regardless of whether your traffic from Google got hammered after the Algorithm update on the 24th April or not, these SEO tips should be factored in to your online marketing, SEO and content writing strategy in the future. Keyword Stuffing ‘Keyword stuffing occurs when a web page [...]

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Adding Pricing Tables To Your Sales Page Without Using Php or Css

by Brad Dalton

This tutorial is one of a series created for users who have Kolakube skins installed on the Thesis framework. If you’ve got a blog chances are you’ve got a business. So you’ve also got your own products & services to offer on your website. If this is the case, you’ll need pricing table. Adding pricing tables to [...]

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Copyblogger Review

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Finding content that’s really useful which also helps you solve problems and improve as a blogger isn’t easy. The reason i’ve chosen to write about copyblogger is because i have found it to be useful and it has also helped me improve different aspects of my blog. That’s one of the reasons i’m writing this [...]

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Create a Landing Page Without Code Or Plugins

by Brad Dalton

This tutorial is one of a series created for users who have Kolakube skins installed on the Thesis framework. Landing pages work. Its been proven time and time again that sending a reader to a special page which prompts the visitor to take action converts far better than if that reader lands on a default page. [...]

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Using Different Nav Menu’s On Specific Pages & Posts

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Have you ever wanted or tried to create different menu’s for different pages and posts? Wouldn’t it be a great idea to only display menu items which relate to the specific page your readers are on at the time? Well know you can quickly and easily customize any page or posts navigation menu using the [...]

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Official Canadian Olympic Website Built On WordPress – Checkout The Plugins Used On This Site

by Brad Dalton

Checkout the Official Olympic website for Canada which was launched today. The site is built on the WordPress platform and will be updated on a regular basis. The website includes links above the header to Youtube and RSS so you can get notified by email when new content is added to the site. Check out [...]

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Creating a Feature Box Using Your WordPress Editor

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This tutorial is one of a series of tutorials created for users who have Kolakube skins installed on the Thesis framework. This article contains different options on how to create feature boxes for marketing different products, books, video and images etc using WordPress. If you want to skip the advanced section and start with the easiest solution, [...]

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Why Designing a Custom Survey Which Asks Your Readers The Right Questions Works

by Brad Dalton

I tried using a survey at the end of a 7 day eCourse i ran last year and got zero response. I thought my subscribers for that course weren’t interested and that surveys where annoying. I was wrong, very wrong. The reason i created another survey was because i read a post which featured an [...]

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Using Google To Deliver Your Domains E-Mail When Your Web Host Doesn’t Host Email

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If you use WPEngine’s servers to host your website, you will need to find a host for your email. The reason for this is WPEngine don’t host email however they do offer email recommendations. You could use your domain manager to host your email if you don’t mind paying for the service. Another way to [...]

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Giving Your Blog Readers a Reason To Subscribe To Your RSS Feed

by Brad Dalton

Increasing opt in rates to your rss feed is a major challenge faced by bloggers. This challenge requires finding creative ways to give your readers a list of reasons why they should subscribe to your feed without receiving any immediate benefit or reward. If you’re using an email service like Aweber or MailChimp, you should [...]

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Turning Off Comments

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Comments are a very important part of blogging and a great way to receive feedback which you can use to engage with your readers. However you may not need comments activated if you are using WordPress as a static website or for some other reason. There’s different ways to turn off comments. You can do [...]

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Instructions for Installing Kolakube Skins on the Thesis Theme Framework

by Brad Dalton

This tutorial is one of a series of tutorials created for users who have Kolakube skins installed on the Thesis framework. Kolakube is a new skins developer which makes skins that are built on the Thesis framework. There’s different ways to install a skin however i’ve written this tutorial for beginners so i’ll show you the easiest [...]

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