Share This is one of my favorite WordPress plug-ins. Created by Alex King, Share This combines social web services such as Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon (to name a few) along with “email to a friend” into a single link. Install the plug-in and a small bit of code gets placed at the bottom of your […]

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List blogging is a popular and effective form of writing a post. Come up with an idea and then invent a list of three, five, or seven things that relate to the topic and create a post. Keeping with this idea you can find countless articles offering a list of ways to become a […]

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On Wednesday I wrote about the importance of the RSS feed link on your blog and made two suggestions for getting the most out of your feed link. Therefore, today I plan to keep with the RSS feed theme and offer some suggestions for further reading on the topic:
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As I continue to think about a site redesign for TechTraction I have started thinking about the most important parts of a blog beyond the main content. One such critical component is the RSS feed link. This link is critical to building a readership for any blog but all too often it’s difficult to […]

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I’ve been trying to start a series of articles on building a custom theme for TechTraction; however, I can’t even get started on the custom theme, let alone write about it. I think I have a mild case of writer’s block — at least for TechTraction.
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Overall the voting on last week’s poll was less than I had hoped. Even with a second post asking for participation, I still didn’t see an overwhelming increase. Nevertheless, the results are in.
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If you visit Techtraction because you’re interested in WordPress technical tips, then you might also enjoy Blog Strokes. Another great WordPress focused site, Blog Strokes covers a full range of WordPress topics such as themes, plug-ins, and tutorials to name a few. The most recent post I saw was a nice article presenting 3 […]

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Sorry everyone but I had hoped more people would participate in my reader poll from last week (8/27/07). I’m still planning on doing a recap of the comments along with links back to a comment author’s web site, but so far the comments and votes have been extremely low. Not sure if the low […]

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