WordPressOfTheday.com » Tips http://www.wordpressoftheday.com We do what we do, and we do it with WordPress! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:50:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Create a List Post (Tip of the Day #0043) http://www.wordpressoftheday.com/2010/07/30/create-a-list-post-tip-of-the-day-0043/ http://www.wordpressoftheday.com/2010/07/30/create-a-list-post-tip-of-the-day-0043/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:50:41 +0000 Jamie http://www.wordpressoftheday.com/?p=1084 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBShareMe_1084()',5000); });
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WordPress Tip of the Day #0043


Title: Create a List Post



Most of the top visited blog posts are list posts, people love to see top 10, top 20, even top 100 type posts. It could be about the top XX ways to do something, or the XX best of something.

People love the lists because it’s usually easier and quicker to go through than an actual post full of writing.

For great reasons to make a list post, or to know about the different types and to see some examples, check out Day #2 of the 31 days to be a better blogger over at ProBlogger where they tell you all you need to know about list posts.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0042


Title: Make Less Posts



This may not apply to all, but sometimes it’s better to take more time to concentrate on making a quality post than making a lot of quick posts. Another thing that may be better is to spend more time marketing your good posts than just posting a bunch of posts.

Throughout all my websites/blogs, I used to do about 15-20 posts a day, but now I’ve started cutting that down to 5-6 a day, and I can get in much higher quality posts and have more time for marketing.

I’ve noticed my overall visits has nearly tripled since the change, as well as my revenue which has increased by almost the same.

I have some websites where I need to post every day like this one, some I can do every other day, and some only once or twice a week, so I have made a posting schedule to make sure all sites are satisfied.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0041


Title: Follow Up!



Last week we told you about the importance of starting conversations, well once you have done that, you have to keep following up with the people you have started the conversations with.

Basically you can ask them questions, or ask for suggestions and opinions on your posts, or websites, this will not only keep the conversation going, but keep them interested and get you some great feedback.

Whether it be on Twitter or Facebook, or by e-mail, or even in comments, make sure you follow up with everyone, this is the best way to get new contacts, customers, or even partners, and maybe even a friend or two.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0040


Title: Start a Conversation Each Day!



If you give yourself one goal to do each day, I suggest you choose to try and start a conversation with someone new about your website or field each day. It can be via comments on a blog, posts in a forum, on facebook or twitter, even by e-mail or in person.

The thing is that one of the best ways to promote your business or website is through people, and sometimes we overlook that aspect of it and just rely on search engines, or automated posting of links to different social networking websites. Without the conversation part to them, a lot of them will be overlooked and you will miss out.

A link may attract one in every thousand people to be a future client, or to refer you to one, where as a conversation can make that to one in every hundred or less.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0039


Title: Take 5 Minutes for Tomorrow



At the end of each day, I always take a few minutes and sit back somewhere peaceful, weather permiting outside on my patio, and send myself an e-mail with a list of thoughts, tasks, or sometimes even a schedule for the following day.

Since I have started doing this I have noticed that I’m much more productive, as I spend last time contemplating what to do when I get to work the next morning and just start doing it.

It’s also a great time to realize what you have done in that day, and make sure whatever may have been forgotten isn’t the following day.

I use my BlackBerry to send myself an e-mail, but it can be in a notepad, a voicemail or even by fax if it pleases you.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0038


Title: Offer Jobs and Get Paid



There are several different ways to make money online using a blog, one of those ways that also is beneficial to your readers is showing them available jobs or freelance work relating to your topic.

As you can see we have added a job listing for WordPress related jobs on the sidebar on the right.

We partnered with FreeLancer.com to offer these, and in return we get 90% of the project fees that they charge for jobs we refer.

This is a win-win situation for blog owners and readers.

Click here to learn more and sign up for free.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0037


Title: Get Liked on Facebook



If you haven’t heard of Facebook’s like feature, chances are you have been missing in action on the Internet, since it’s the current rage, most sites now have these buttons on everything from pictures, videos, articles, posts to even items for sale.

Basically it’s a quick way for someone who has a Facebook account to show their appreciation of something to all their friends. This is a great tool to get extra exposure for your blog and your posts.

Click here to check out the Facebook Like plug-in for WordPress.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0036


Title: Automatic Cloud Back Up



Creating a back up of your WordPress website or blog is extremely important and practical, but it can be annoying or a pain. There are tons of ways to set up automatic back ups that either e-mail you the file or store them on your PC or web space, but what if that crashes?

Well iDrive has a plug-in that you can install on your WordPress powered website that will automatically back up your files in the cloud, meaning on the web, more precisely on their web space, and it’s FREE up to 2GB which is probably more than enough for most.

Here are some of the features:

  • Immediate backup of WordPress blog data, both files as well as MySQL data dump, into your IDrive online backup account
  • Scheduled backups occur after 12 midnight every day
  • Immediate restore of backed up data from your IDrive online backup account
  • Smart backup – Only the first backup transfers entire WordPress content, subsequent backups are incremental where only the modified data is backed up
  • Automatic notification via email on backup / restore status
  • Secure transfer of data to IDrive server using SSL. Non SSL transfer option is also available for non SSL servers
  • Detailed logging of backup / restore operations

Click here to check it out and sign up for free!

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0035


Title: Create a Contact Us Page



Ten weeks ago we told you the importance of creating an about us page, well now we think if you don’t already have one, you should create a contact us page.

This is extremely useful so people can reach you and tell you important information, sometimes people looking for information about you or your website. It can even be someone looking to partner with you or an advertising opportunity.

Check out these 20 beautiful contact us pages.

Our check here for some modern contact forms you can purchase.

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WordPress Tip of the Day #0034


Title: Get advertisers for your Blog!



There are several ways to get advertising for your blog, amongst the most popular ways are paid to click ads like Google Adsense, and affiliate links like Commission Junction. The reason they are popular is because they are easy to get access to and even easier to set up.

Usually they only work good if you have a decent amount of traffic, which is the norm for most of all advertising online or even offline like on TV, or in newspapers and magazines.

That’s all fine and dandy if you have or are planning on having a huge amount of traffic, but what if your blog is defined to a smaller audience?

Well there’s a solution for that, and that is to get what is referred to as sponsors, which is basically someone that will pay you a fixed rate for either a post on your blog, or an ad spot.

This solution obviously pays more if you have more traffic like the others, but in this case it could allow you to get more money for your smaller traffic site. What you want to look for are companies that deal with the same type of subject as your website or that will appeal to your readers or visitors.

The best way to do this is to seek out websites or companies, online or off, that could be of interest and then you can e-mail, mail or fax them a letter with your advertising offer.

Even better if you have the time and desire would be to call or meet them in person to set up the deal, a lot of people are afraid to do this, but there are tons of smaller companies out there that are looking to place ads but don’t know where to do so.

This works specially well if you have a website aimed at a local area, you can go see the local merchants with your offers, chance are you’ll find a few willing to give you a shot.

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