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ManageWP Is The Unified Wordpress Dashboard We've Needed For Years

When it comes to managing multiple sites at once, most bloggers were limited in their choices--especially using Wordpress, which has been conspicuously obtuse when it comes to managing multiple blogs from a single platform. That's the gap that ManageWP fills.READ»

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U R What U Tweet: 5 Steps To A Better Personal Brand

If you take a look at the top 10 Twitter users you'll see a list of famous men and women who have used the popular platform to further expand their personal brands. Perhaps more interesting, however, is how everyday people are investing more time and energy into social networking for professional purposes.READ»

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5 LinkedIn Apps For Power Networking

LinkedIn's list of apps is relatively small compared to other popular marketplaces, but what the site lacks in quantity it makes up in quality. These LinkedIn apps will help you get a leg up in the never-ending networking race.READ»

What Tumblr's Success Means For The Future Of Blogs, Twitter

The number of blogs hosted by microblogging site Tumblr just surpassed the number of "real" blogs hosted by venerable old-timer WordPress. Here's what we can glean about the future of blogging and social networks like Twitter from Tumblr's explosive growth. READ»

Egypt Turns to Social Media Again, This Time to Rebrand as Tourist Friendly

Social media accelerated the protest-to-revolution lifecycle. Now some in Egypt seem to be turning to social media to accelerate the lifecycle from revolution to a return to normalcy.READ»

What's the Best Blog Platform?

Many bloggers wonder what's the best platform for their blog. Find out which is the best platform for your business needs, and why.READ»

Work Smart 2: Best Blogging Tools for a Beginner

Starting a blog in 2010 involves a tough decision: what publishing system to use. Today, a plethora of mature blogging tools produce beautiful websites and involve a range of features, from simple, no-nonsense ...READ»

Work Smart 2: How Do You Know When to Kill a Project?

The toughest thing an entrepreneur has to do is admit a company or a product is a failure and move on. But the longer you work on something that's not working, the more time you lose that could be spent working on a ...READ»

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Are We All Drug Pushers And Voyeurs?

Are social networks making us all drug pushers and voyeurs? You betcha! It's the drug rush of being a voyeurs that keeps us social.READ»

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6 Reasons Small Businesses Need Wordpress

 I have been thinking quite a bit about WordPress lately, because I'm preparing a speech about "The Business of Wordpress" to give at a conference by the same name in Atlanta next week. And in looking through my own blog and ...READ»

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Now Yahoo! Is Getting in Your Facebook

Yahoo!'s integrating with Facebook is a great way to hijack traffic and revenues from the industry giant. Strategic partnering and camping-on is a wining strategy.READ»

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WordPress: A Brand to be Managed

Yesterday I flew from Phoenix to San Francisco and back in a day to attend WordcampSF 2010, my fourth pilgrimage to the shrine of a piece of software.This conference is a cross between a training session and a user community ...READ»

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WordPress As a Brand to be Managed

Yesterday I flew from Phoenix to San Francisco and back in a day to attend WordcampSF 2010, my fourth pilgrimage to the shrine of a piece of software.This conference is a cross between a training session and a user community ...READ»

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Instant Marketing and Ice Cream

As a marketing person, and teaching marketing all the time, you know what I'm supposed to tell you. Your marketing materials have got to look perfect. You have to have them spell check. You only have one chance at a first impression. ...READ»

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Matt Mullenweg Reveals Future of Wordpress - Part 1

When I visited the US Capitol and walked into the Speaker of the House’s office I saw Nancy Pelosi’s PR person using Wordpress. Now THAT is publishing power and gives you an idea of why Wordpress is so important to the world. Here ...READ»

The #6 Way To Sell More By Using Social Media - WordPress & FeedBlitz

I recently blogged about "The #6 Way to Sell More by Using Social Media" - http://bit.ly/ReZQ2 - WordPress & FeedBlitz.In that blog post I offered $1,500 (in sales training or coaching or advisory services) to the person who ...READ»

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Thesis Theme for Wordpress: How to Run Your Small Business Website Affordably

Small business owners often struggle with managing their website and online storefronts. We've found the Thesis Theme for Wordpress is quite popular and useful for entrepreneurs and small biz owners.READ»

What do you use to use to manage comments on your blog?

What do you use to manage comments on your blog? Do you use Wordpress or something else? I discuss the plug in I use to manage comments on a couple of my blogs and detail the reasons why.READ»

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Posterous Ups Ante for Blogging Superiority With Themes

A few weeks ago, we talked about Tumblr's most worthy rival, a blogging platform called Posterous. It's just become that much more worthy. The Y-Combinator startup believes that you should be able to post everything to your blog ...READ»

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Social Media Video Success: Flying Chips & Sandwich Defamation

The first of two social media marketing video successes I'd like to discuss here is the "Will It Blend" phenomenon. This story is about Tom Dickson, the President of a company called BlendTec out of Orem, Utah. When you see the video ...READ»