Mar 30, 2011 Posted by Judith

5 WordPress Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Myths

The online marketing arena is murky with quick tips and strategies to optimize your WordPress site for the best free search engine rankings. It is a fact that search engine optimization can enhance your “natural” or “organic” listings. But within reason and only when done consistently with best practices in mind. Beware of the “solutions” (I really hate that word)... read more

Mar 8, 2011 Posted by Judith

Be Well, Do Good, and Kick Butt…

The title of this post reflects the last words in Guy Kawasaki’s new book Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions which hits the shelves today. I’ve read many of Guy’s other books and am an avid follower. I was sent an advanced copy of his book to review; a book I read in one sitting (with the exception of a break for dinner.) Guy is the epitome of his title —... read more

Mar 3, 2011 Posted by Judith

Online: Quantity or Quality?

Online there is this misconception that more is always better. More times than not, more can be ineffective and have a negative impact on what you may be ultimately trying to accomplish. More can also be a big-time PIA! More to address, more communications to answer, more to update, more to pay attention to… all in less time. In my experience, taking the “less is more” simpler approach... read more

Feb 22, 2011 Posted by Judith

Static HTML Sites are Soooo Turn of the Century…

I’ve been using WordPress since it’s birth over 8 years ago and Blogging for almost as long. I loved WordPress so much that I turned this very site entirely over to WordPress 8 years ago. Wish I could have done that sooner — but that’s just about when WordPress was born! I no longer recommend static HTML sites to new clients. That makes me unpopular with those unwilling to... read more

Feb 22, 2011 Posted by Judith

Top 15 Social Media & Networking Sites

It’s a crazy time. You could spend literally most of your time keeping up with social media and networking sites working towards more exposure and networking opportunities. The reality is it is very difficult to keep tabs on all the various “pages”, accounts, friends and networks once they are setup. While your WordPress site makes this process a little easier by virtue of plugins, you... read more

Feb 21, 2011 Posted by Judith

Get More Search Engine Rankings with Less

Organic or natural search engine listings, the free ones you don’t have to pay for, require some strategy and forethought to acquire. And it takes time…. One of most important factors when it comes to free search engine rankings is relevancy. Google for example uses over 200 different and constantly changing criteria to determine relevancy. To pull on that coveted top page your site has to... read more

Dec 20, 2010 Posted by Judith

Give Your WordPress Site the Royal Treatment

Content is King, Content is King, Content is King… Who hasn’t heard the overused phrase “Content is King”? It has been so overused that it has pretty much lost its original intent! When that phrase started popping up, it went without saying that good content, valuable and unique content, well written and useful content — was King. Now it appears as though many believe that... read more