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- | Wordpress Plugins and the Power of Social Bookmarking SitesThis article describes the difference between Blogger and Wordpress and how you can effectively take advantage of[[http:// | ||
- | Blogger used to be a good blogging platform, especially for beginners. It was easy to use and setup, and not much technical know-how was required. There' | ||
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- | These social sites act as a " | ||
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- | So how do we take advantage of these social sites when blogging? [[http:// | ||
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- | There is a much easier way to drive this traffic to your blog. You have to be using Wordpress to take advantage of this. Wordpress is probably the most popular blogging platform, and it's no wonder why that is. It requires a little more technical knowledge, but don't be scared away. The benefits are far greater! | ||
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- | Wordpress makes use of Plugins. Wordpress Plugins are basically little applications that perform a function or process. [[http:// | ||
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- | Here are some Wordpress Plugins that you DON’T want to be without so that you can utilize the power of social bookmarking sites: | ||
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- | ShareThis - Allows users to share and bookmark your posts. | ||
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- | AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget – This allows your readers to bookmark your posts. | ||
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- | ShareThis and AddThis are pretty much the same thing. It doesn' | ||
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- | OnlyWire Autosubmitter - This will automatically submit your posts to your OnlyWire account. | ||
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- | Sociable - Automatically adds links on your posts to popular social bookmarking sites. | ||
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- | Tweet My Blog - This will automatically post a tweet to your Twitter account when you make a new post, bringing more traffic to your blog. You can sign up for Tweet My Blog at my blog; there is a link in the resource box. You’re also going to need a Twitter account. So grab that and start getting followers, the more the better. |