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Matt on open source software

Filed under Blog Trends by BlogKing

Check out this site build with BuddyPress. I was reading this recently and had no idea it was using WordPress. It doesn’t look like a blog. That is the idea.

http://tdi.vw.com/leaderboard/

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Matt Mullenweg: WordPress Now

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Didn’t know that WordPress.com hosted blog sites for CNN and People Magazine.

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How to Blog Without Killing Yourself

Filed under Authors, Video Tutorials by BlogKing

Tim Ferris gives an excellent talk at WordCamp SF.

Takeaways for me:

1. I like the concept of using crazyeggs.com to track user action vs referral sources.

2. Change label ‘categories’ to ‘topics’ increase views alot.

3. He only posts once 0r twice a week.

4. He would rather keep on site then send viwers off to Twitter

5. He test everything.

6. He likes using StumbleUpon and says the traffic is high quality(I had no idea).

7. He uses Twitter for polling and Evernote to gather notes for research.

8. Edit your posts by hand and do SEO last.

9. If you are not having fun posting your audience won’t either.

I am trying out a new plugin on this post. Apture

It is easy to use and you have total control of which content type and data you link to. Nice.

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How Market Forces Impact SEO, PPC and Social Networking

Filed under Organic SEO, PPC, SEM, Video Tutorials by BlogKing

Determining which tactics are going to be most effective for your particular situation is critical for search marketers. PPC, SEO, Social, Viral? Sure they all have their advantages, but depending on the marketplace you’re in, some strategies may be much more viable – in both cost and effectiveness – than others.

I like the insight that even easy SEO work ,like on page optimization, can be effective in less competitive markets but those same markets will be competitive and pricey when approached from the PPC side.

Guess it all is a matter of keyword research.

From SEOmoz Rand Fishkin:

SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday – Market Forces & SEO from Scott Willoughby on Vimeo.

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Twitter in Plain English

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Simpleology Course on Blogging

Filed under Blog Monetization, Blog Tip by BlogKing

I’m evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they’re letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

  • The best blogging techniques.
  • How to get traffic to your blog.
  • How to turn your blog into money.

I’ll let you know what I think once I’ve had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it’s still free.

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Guy Kawasaki’s take on Twitter

Filed under Twitter, Word-of-Mouth by BlogKing

Quote: Most powerful branding mechanism since TV

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Upgrading to WP 2.7

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Looks good. I am upgrading now. Hope nothing gets killed.

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Wordpress 2.7 Demo From Matt Mullenweg

Filed under Word Press by BlogKing

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Matt Mullenweg on the State of Wordpress

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