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Easy Way to Add YouTube Videos to your Wordpress Blog Without Plugins
2007-08-11 05:29:00
Need an easy way to add a YouTube video to your Wordpress blog, without the trouble of dealing with a plugin? Just follow these easy steps and you’ll be up and running in minutes: Write your post, and complete everything except adding the video. Save the post as a draft. Click on the Users tab on the admin ...
More About: Videos , Youtube , Blogs , Plugins

9 Great Blog Directories You Can Submit to for Free
2007-08-10 21:07:00
Creating great content for your blog is one thing, but it won’t do any good if nobody can find it. One way to get a head start in increasing your blog readership is to submit your blog to free blog directories. There are a ton of directories on the net, and these days there are ...
More About: Free , Blogs , Blog , Great , Directories

Wordpress CSS Hack for Printer Friendly Posts
2007-08-07 20:16:00
Here’s a quick and easy way to create printer friendly posts in your wordpress blog. I found this code in the Wordpress Forums. Just paste the code below into your wordpress css file and your pages should be printer friendly. Note - you may need to make a few adjustments depending on the type of ...
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Free CSS Tool Will Optimize Your CSS Code
2007-08-07 03:48:00
I just stumbled across this great free tool today that will instantly compact your css file and optimize it for size. CSSTweak is a web based tool and free to use. All you need to do is upload your CSS file, choose which options you like and let CSSTweak compact your CSS file instantly, removing un-necessary ...
More About: Web Design , Free , Tool , Code , Opti

5 Essential Wordpress Plugins
2007-08-07 01:48:00
Wordpress has hundreds of free plugins available for all to download free of charge. Some plugins are extremely popular, while others are relatively untested. Whether your a beginning blogger, or a veteran, here are 5 great wordpress plugins you do not want your Blog to be without! Add This Widget - This is a great widget that ...
More About: Wordpress , Internet , Web Design , Wordpress Plugins , Blogs

Free CSS Web Site Template
2007-08-01 01:06:00
Today we are releasing our first free CSS website template. This template is completely designed using a css based layout, and 100% free to use. We do ask that you do not remove our credit in the footer of the template. This web site template is ready to go right out of the box. Click ...
More About: Web Design , Web 2 , Free , Site , Template

Fast Pitch! Press Release Service: My Story
2007-07-27 21:45:00
I’ve been using free press release services for quite a while now as one of many SEO techniques. Back in February, I started receiving emails from a company called Fast Pitch. I have no idea how they originally acquired my contact information. I’m guessing they must have acquired it through a different press release service ...
More About: Press Release , Story , Press , Service , Press Releases

Create Web 2.0 Designs With Stripe Generator
2007-07-25 23:16:00
I happend upon a great new tool the other day called Stripe Generator . It’s a free web-based program that you can use to create custom stripe patterns for use in backgrounds for web design. This tool is especially helpful for creating the diagonal stripe patterns commonly used in web 2.0 design, and if you have ...
More About: Web Design , Web 2 , Create , Web 2.0

SEO Basics: 6 Things You Must Do
2007-07-23 23:54:00
SEO, or search engine optimization is all about moving your site to the top of search engine results. When a person goes to a search engine and types in a word or phrase, they get unlimited results. A typical person performing a search won’t bother to look past the first few pages. Getting your site ...
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4 Rules for Choosing a Perfect Domain Name
2007-07-23 22:44:00
Naming a website can be a daunting task. It really doesn?t need to be. If you take the time to research names and to come up with something unique that you would love to share with others, you will see that it is not as bad as you once thought. 1. Be flexible. If you get ...
More About: Internet , Domain , Domain Name , Rules , Perfect

10 Technology Blogs You Don?t Want to Miss
2007-07-23 22:40:00
This is a list of top technology Blogs , in no particular order. Of course there are many Blogs out there so I am just going by the ones that I read on a regular basis. These are loaded with information. Make sure to check them out! 1. www.smashingmagazine.com : a lot of web design tips and tricks 2. www.dezinerfolio.com ...
More About: Internet , Web Design , Technology , Miss

Get a head start on SEO with an expired domain
2007-06-02 20:04:00
One simple and often overlooked SEO technique is using an expired domain name. There are many ways to track and analyze expiring and deleted domains, and often many of these domains have already been marketed to search engines. You can also get a boost from domains that have been registered for a long time. Where to ...
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