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These might be prettier than yours! (but we can fix that)

May 24, 2012
TheBigMamaBlog

These "Sharing Boxes" can contain any sort of call to action that is important for your site.  Content marketing has become all the rage these days - and for a good reason! We are inundated with marketing messages - And the fact is - they don't work. Consumers can filter out anything and everything.  We're getting quite clever at deciphering what we want to see and what we don't.  For example - do you actually watch tv commercials?  How about reading ads on the websites you visit? The behavior of buyers has changed. This leaves websites with a great opportunity! They will ignore … [Read more...]

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Websites to Facebook: Connecting the Wrong Image on Facebook Posts

April 4, 2012
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When connecting websites to Facebook, a very common issue is Facebook fetching the wrong image (or no image at all).  So what can you do to fix your websites to facebook integration? If you've taken our advice, and added the WP SEO plugin by Yoast, it is as simple as a few clicks in the plugin's "Social" screen. 1.  First lets check your websites to Facebook integration. The easiest way is the Facebook Developer's "Debugger".  Click here, paste your single post's link into the field - pictured below, and click "debug". "Open Graph Warnings" indicate a problem.  As well you can see … [Read more...]

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6 Quick Changes Anyone Can Do in Facebook’s Timeline for Business

February 29, 2012
Desperately Seeking WordPress

Facebook is making the Timeline layout mandatory for all Pages, as well as personal profiles on March 30.  That gives us 30 days to come up with something nice for your page.  Here are our recommendations - and how to do this yourself: 1.  The Cover Photo must be 851 x 315.  It must NOT contain: price or sale info or advertising copy contact information or website instructions (click here, or "like") calls to action 2.  The About can contain contact information, but it will not take any html, so its plain-jane.  Welcome people to your page and let them know what you … [Read more...]

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A professional Facebook Page – great tech gift!!

December 8, 2011

We're featuring some new facebook branding options over here today!  Get the entire package for $199 and SAVE $150! Happy Shopping! … [Read more...]

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Add Google Plus (& more ) to WordPress

August 30, 2011
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This tutorial will show you how to add Google Plus to your WordPress website.  This covers self-hosted websites, not those on wordpress.com.   What we want to accomplish: Easy sharing of your content Flowing and obvious placement of all social networks Customizing the twitter 'via attribute' ie: via @dswordpress Easy selection of styles and buttons My favorite configuration at the moment is something like this: Simple step-by-step instructions 1.  Add the plugin Go to your Plugins tab, Add New subtab.  And search for "Share This".  Select to install the plugin … [Read more...]

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REVIEW: Share and Follow Plug In

March 18, 2011

I get home from “Vegas, Baby” and Cathy tells me to review a plug in because it is “Awesome!”  I asked her a few questions about this Share and Follow plug in and got similar responses: I love it - LOVE it. it is AWESOME share and follow widgets are separate... lots of reasons to love it! So, I am guessing that Cathy is “loving” this “awesome” plug-in.  That means, I get to add it to my blog, play with it, and consider it work.  She is right, it is awesome! Tee hee. As with any plugin you will have to upload it and configure it.  Did I mention there are a million … [Read more...]

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10 Proven Strategies to Increase Traffic

September 27, 2010

For the business person, we put content online to lure you into our web of products and information.   For the mom blogger, we put a lot of love and sweat into our writing.  And we love, love, love it when people read and comment!  But for every popular blog on the web, hundreds more are read by Loyal Mom, and on some days, Loving Grandma.  Writing a blog is usually a labor of love.   And most of us are really truly surprised how much work it is to keep fresh, well written posts on the front page! For those of us who are hoping to turn our blog world into something more than a monthly … [Read more...]

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