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Another week. Fall is here! Actually, here in the Bay Area, we only have summer and winter, although sometimes the easiest way to tell is by high the sun is in the sky.
News
Website In A Weekend made an excursion to Antioch! Yes! Ok, so maybe that’s not all that exciting, but it’s nice to visit a friend… and get some work done at the same time. More about Antioch soon.
Updated posts
DIY WordPress: 5 Ways to Speed Up Slow WordPress Blogs, added the SEO data, here’s the new desciption: “Is your WordPress blog crawling? Do something now! These simple tricks will get you faster response from WordPress… your readers will thank you.” Another technique was added: Check your options table in case plugins have left cruft behind after you deactivated and deleted them.
New posts
Fast Process For Fixing Image SEO In WordPress: Here’s a procedure and some tips for handling image SEO metadata when your blog is already loaded with images… don’t fix all at once, just the most important.
Google Duplicate Content Penalty — Create keywords and make it work for you!: If you’re worried about Google penalizing you for duplicate content, you need to read this article and learn to leverage your own keywords for better results.
Practical WordPress Tip #15: Adjust Image Size to Theme Width: Speed up image placement and loading using this tip to adjust your media settings to an optimal size for your blog. It’s easy and only takes a few minutes.
Testimonials, Disclaimers, Disclosure and the Federal Trade Commission: New rules from the Federal Trade Commission may really smack down your blogging business. If you’re an affiliate, you really need to read!
WordPress Gotcha! Clear Cache After Using WP-Tuner: Be careful using WordPress Tuner plugin to ensure you aren’t displaying plugin output to your readers. Read more for easy-to-follow instructions.
From the Archives!
Each week, we’ll showcase a great post buried down in the archives, useful material you can use right away. This week, we go back to February 26, 2009 for “Writing For Readers — 5 writing styles for maximum impact.” Here’s the blurb: Blog writing styles can be classified 5 ways: snackable, list, journalistic, polemic and shaggy dog stories. Learn when to use each style for maximum impact. Note how I’m giving so much information away here with this little abstract. These days I would write more of a teaser.
Upcoming
More DIY WordPress is waiting in wings. Specifically, I’m gearing up to do some plugin development. I see another Practical WordPress Tip too, and more Unleash WordPress. Stay tuned, there’s a lot more coming soon.
I’m recruiting guest posting as well. If you have something buried in your archives that deserves more readers, consider posting that gem as a guest here on Website In A Weekend.
Finally, if you got all the way down, here’s a deal for the first 3 commenters: Choose any post or page on your blog or website, and I’ll walk through each point of “How to Really Publish A Blog Post” with you. Pick a good article! I would like a testimonial in exchange.
