Plugins - Website Services for Small Businesses

Adding the Author’s Face to Google Search Results

May 8, 2012

For those who want to add the author snippet to any WordPress theme (including Genesis), try this thorough tutorial by Yoast. For those who want to simply install a plugin and let it do all the work, read on! 1. Add the Google Authorship Plugin for Multiple Authors by Keyword Strategy (search for Google Authorship from within your Dashboard - Plugins - Add New screen). Don't forget to "activate" it. 2. This will add a new field in your Profile page. It looks like this: 3. Add your Google+ Profile URL. An example Google+ url is provided. The "Location" and "Width" is … [Read more...]

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Printable Recipe Cards that Increase Traffic

March 22, 2012

There are two things that you need - well three - if you're a food / recipe blogger: 1. SEO Friendly Ziplist Plugin - creates the recipe card formats for search engines. It adds a function to save to their ziplist site (with shopping lists and other cool organizing features) and to print a printable version of the recipe cards. 2. Branding Consistency - we create the printable recipe card formats to match your site 3. Pinterest - because this alone can increase your traffic 50+% Printable Recipe Cards by DSWP Website Services Get your own SEO-Friendly Recipe … [Read more...]

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Bulk Editing of Posts and Categories, Tags, and other Terms

January 23, 2012

We've found two plugins that make editing a batch of posts and categories a snap! First, use Term Management Tools by Scribu to turn all those categories into a nice easy to manage hierarchy of main categories, sub-categories, and tags. Then use Batch Cat by Lenin Lee to add /edit / remove the appropriate terms from the posts in bulk. I just edited several hundred categories and 1,700 posts in about 30 minutes. We heart plugin authors! … [Read more...]

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Guest Post at SavvyBlogging!

January 5, 2012

We've been featured on SavvyBlogging today! Head on over to check out our list of the 12 Essential Plugins for 2012! And then don't forget to follow the conversation on twitter at #savvyblogging. A lot of great questions & answers are posted there daily. … [Read more...]

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WP SEO Plugin by Yoast – Set up

October 26, 2011

Recently we covered how to use WP SEO Plugin by Yoast. In this review, we will explore the set up process of this plugin. Setting up this plugin isn't difficult - the plugin configuration is located in the left panel in your WP admin dashboard. The configuration is broken down into 9 tabs (shown below). Dashboard Settings The first in line is the Dashboard. The dashboard, contains two functionalities: 1.) the general settings and 2.)the webmaster tools. Configuring the General Settings tab enables you to disable, hide or change the basic features of this plugin. The … [Read more...]

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SEO for WordPress made easy!

October 17, 2011

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. And we will show you how to increase your SEO for WordPress using a plugin by Yoast.com. Search engine optimization plays an important role in making a site successful. Whether your goal is promoting a topic or making a living, increasing readership is vital. And one of the key ways to increase readership is to be found in search engines. For most web owners with limited budget hiring an SEO specialist is not an option. The good news is that any WordPress user can optimize their site through the use of themes or plugins. And many are free to … [Read more...]