To follow or not to follow? That is the Shakespearean question of our modern day blogging industry. Before discussing the difference between dofollow and nofollow links, we need to understand a little thing called Google PageRank. Google PageRank is a number between 0-10 assigned by Google to a website that ranks their…
WordPress Wednesday
WordPress Wednesday: Are Plugins Slowing Your Site Down?
Use P3 Plugin Profiler to find out which plugins are slowing down your site!
When it comes to blogging, it’s no secret that I’m a self-hosted WordPress snob. In my 10+ years as a blogger, I’ve tried many different platforms– from the early days of Xanga and Livejournal to today’s options– Tumblr, Blogger, Squarespace, et al. Nothing beats the customization capabilities, SEO-friendliness, and constant innovation that…
SEO Checklist for Bloggers
So you launched your new blog or website. Congratulations! After months of planning, designing, coding, and/or working with someone to do the aforementioned, the DNS has propagated and yoursite.com is officially live! New readers should start pouring in from Google at any moment… *cue sound of chirping crickets* Reality check… your work…