A Guide To Setting Up Your Own Podcast Website & Feed Using Wordpress & Podpress
I recently had the opportunity to become part of a podcast which I’m sure you’ll hear about soon enough - and it's all fairly new ground for me. As the only one with enough bandwidth to host, and clearly the most experienced of the group in Wordpress ninja-ship, I also took it upon myself to setup the necessary protocols that make an actual podcast, as opposed to being just audio files posted on a blog.
How To Edit Thousands of Wordpress Posts With Just One SQL Command
Growing a blog takes years, and a whole lot of pain and struggle. Then there are the major transitions, when you realize that you have to make some major changes, and it's going to take a whole lot of work. There are a number of major changes I've had to make on my own blog, but one of the most difficult was that I had used a certain manual method to insert Google ads into my blog articles.
Using Facebook Insights To Better Understand Your Blog Readers
A big part of blogging is understanding your reader base. What is it that your readers are interested in? What type of articles do they prefer? What blog posts are they more likely to share with all of their friends? Getting a good understanding of your readers is a big part of growing any blog. It gives you the insight to focus on those topics that the audience within your niche find most valuable and interesting.
3 Ways to Integrate Google Plus Into Your Blog
Well, I finally caved in and adopted Google Plus. It wasn't willingly - with most new fads, I like to wait it out to see if, like 90 percent of most new and exciting online phenomena, it fades away into the ether of cyberspace. In the case of Google Plus, I was instantly reminded of so many other failed projects in the past - Google Wave, Google Video Player, Google Notebook....the list goes on and on.
10 Essential First Steps When Starting A Wordpress Blog
Having created quite a few blogs, I'd like to think that I have a good system down for those essential first steps, and I hope it can be of use to you too. By following these you'll get a good head start in the world of blogging and hopefully an influx of traffic to give you the motivation to carry on. If you've already started, think of this as a checklist as I'm sure there's a few you haven't done yet.
Check Bad Links On Your Site Automatically With Linkchecker
When it comes to keeping your website or your blog healthy and strong in search engine listings, regularly checking for broken or otherwise bad links on your website is a very good idea. Not only is it good for your site's overall standings in search listings, it's also good for your visitors. No one wants to encounter broken links on a site - it's a sign of a poorly cared for website.
Pendule - Neat Chrome Plugin For A Web Developer
I do quite a bit of Web development, and Google Chrome is my main browser these days. Chrome is pretty developer-friendly as it is, and you can also set up Firebug on Chrome. But today I wanted to show you a different Chrome extension called Pendule. Pendule supplements Chrome’s built-in Inspect Element feature with some interesting extras.
3 Open Source Web Analytics Tools If You're Not A Google Analytics Fan
If you operate your own website, analytic software can be crucial in order to track exactly how well your site is doing. Without this software, you can do whatever you want with your site, but you will never know if it is getting more visitors, aside from the amount of comments. When you look at the possible options you have for analytic software, the most popular choice is Google Analytics.
Two Awesome Free Tools To Monitor & Verify Your Website [Windows]
Owning a website seems like a terrific idea on paper. The last thing most people consider when thinking up the next great website is the work. Owning a popular website means regular server maintenance, closely monitoring the health and uptime of your web server, and keeping track of the health of your internal and external links.
3 Ways To Figure Out If Your Favorite Website Is Down
There are a few websites out there that are devoted simply to answering the basic question that you'll eventually ask: "Is this website down?" Here, we have three of these websites, and they are all based on this one solitary purpose. Even though they all do the same basic function, they are very helpful in even the most dire social media crises.
The 3 Best Google Analytics Apps [Android]
If you’re running a blog, Google Analytics may be the best single tool in your arsenal of traffic-generating weapons. Available for free, and capable of providing excellent data, Analytics is a must-have. The basic site isn’t well optimized for mobile devices however, which can be frustrating for webmasters who want to keep tabs on sites without dragging around a laptop.
How to Create a Simple Personal Landing Page Using Adobe Muse
There's two main stages involved in the website design process. The first is designing the look of the pages and the second is translating the design into the the webpages. The first stage requires design skill while the second stage needs coding expertise. For those who have better eyes for design (and no interest in coding), there's Muse from Adobe.
Monitor How SEO-Optimized Your Site Is With SEO Panel
Most SEO experts out there have come to recognize how humbling the field of search engine optimization can be. Just when you put together a series of rules or techniques that work well, Google up and turns the world upside down. The nice thing about optimizing a site however is that most of the really important core issues still matter, even after Google makes any change - whether it's big or small.
Easily Create A Custom Tab For Your Facebook Page With Welcome Applet
It's nice to have Facebook pages. They let you build more social media visibility for your blog or small business. It's also nice to have the option to customize your Facebook page to maintain a brand identity. But why is there no easy way to actually do that?
Give Your Website A Thorough Security Check With HackerTarget
As the internet evolves and the systems it’s running on become harder to hack, you’d think websites would be hacked less! In fact, the opposite is true, with the number one problem lying not in the software but in human complacency. That said, how can you know if your site is vulnerable? That’s where the free service HackerTarget.com comes in.
How To Migrate Your Locally Developed Wordpress Site To A Live Server
We’ve talked a lot in the past about running local web servers for development purposes or to try out software such as Wordpress without having to pay for hosting, but how do you take it live once you’re ready to launch? The principles remain the same for any CMS or web software.
5 Essential Technologies Used by Major Websites
We all know what is happening on top of the big websites, the part that is visible to the public. It's all about great content and user interaction. But did you ever wonder what is under the hood? What are the tools and technologies that support big websites and make the magic come together?
How To Pull & Publish User Information For An Author Bio Section in WordPress
You know, there really is a lot to be said for Wordpress. While it's true that most people will simply install a theme and only customize the Wordpress site to the extent allowed by the control panel, the truth is that with just a little bit of study and practice, you can easily tweak the PHP files to customize it for your needs.
Thumbnail Me - An Easy Way To Generate Thumbnails From Videos
Have you ever attempted to take a screenshot of a video? If you've ever wanted to show someone the quality of a video (without actually sending them the entire video) or create an Internet meme from a still image in a movie, screenshots can be useful. However, they can be quite difficult to take at times, as traditional methods tend to not always work.
Optimise Your Article Content for SEO & Social Media as You Write
Maybe you have your own blog or maybe you write for someone else's blog. Maybe you're a journalist. Whatever your line of writing, it's likely that at least some of it will be on the Internet. If that's the case, you're probably quite good at writing about your favourite niches. But do you sometimes long to know what it is people are talking about?