Website Wisdom
Driving Traffic to Your Website or Blog for Free
Driving traffic to your website or blog is still the hardest part of making money online. There are many factors to consider after you build the site, but also what tools you have integrated into your site as well. The idea of driving traffic to your website, and not having the process cost you a cent has never been more achievable than it is right now! So don’t wait! Follow these pieces of advice and start your marketing campaign today!
Social Media
Social Media is vitally important when it comes to driving traffic to your website. There are several places that you absolutely must have a presence on the internet before you can even think of competing with today’s competition. They breakdown into the 2 following groups: Social Networking & Social Bookmarking. Continue reading
How Do I Get in to Google Plus?
EDIT: 7/6/11:13pm EDT
Google+ has reopened their invites! So, if you know someone PERSONALLY who is a part of Google+, ask them nicely to invite you. The invites can be found towards the bottom of the screen on the right hand side as the user is viewing his/her HOME screen. Good luck!
–Krista
EDIT: 7/7/11 1:10am EDT
Google+ has taken away our invites… if you have a Gmail account, you should still be able to sign in on your own… go to Step #4 below.
–Krista
So, you want to be a part of Google Plus. Right. Well, here is how you become a part of Google+. You must have luck. You must have people IN the know. You cannot have your mommy call up Google and have them invite you. You have to be at the right place at the right time with the right clicking maneuvers. That is it. Nothing more.
Since I have been a part of Google+ for less than 24 hours (as of this writing), I have never felt more popular. But, that feeling was fun for about three seconds. Now, I just want to be able to help make Google+ a great place to be. The number of emails, Twitter requests (from strangers even), and Facebook comments, is amazing. However, fortunately or unfortunately, I now know how to help. I have learned the answer to the $64,000 Question.
Top 5 Essential Plug-ins for WordPress
WordPress is world renowned for being a very easy to use, completely ready out of the box CMS system; ready to launch your blog in a matter of minutes. However, there are thousands of great plug-ins that are available to download for free and for a fee. Today we are going to take a look at the top 5 must have plug-ins that are not installed with WordPress, but can greatly improve your website, especially in the area of Social Media Integration. After all, isn’t that the whole point of blogging? All of these extensions are compatible with WordPress 3.0 or higher. Continue reading
Top 5 Essential Extensions for Joomla!
If you are planning to install Joomla! or already have, there is a lot of functionality that comes with the core installation. However, there are thousands of great extensions that are available to download for free and for a fee. Today we are going to take a look at the top 5 must have extensions that are not installed with Joomla!, but can greatly improve your website. All of these extensions are compatible with Joomla! 1.5 & 1.6. Continue reading
Google +1 – What it will do for you
The Google +1 button is Google’s answer to the Facebook “Like” button. People who have a Google account will now be able to promote their favorite Websites by clicking the +1 button, thereby saying to their friends and family that they should “check it out”.
If you are wondering where you can find one, the button will be seen in the Android Market, Blogger blogs, Product Search, and YouTube, in addition to any other sites that add them.
What will the Google +1 button do for you?
There are two sides to that story. The Google +1 button supposedly will benefit everyone, but for this article we will look at two specific groups: The Developer and the End-User. Continue reading
