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7 Tips to Test Website Speed and Decrease WordPress Load Time

by Nate Devore featured
7 Tips to Test Website Speed and Decrease WordPress Load Time

A fast website matters. In fact, Google has learned even one second is too slow for some web users. According to a NY Times article, “These days, even 400 milliseconds — literally the blink of an eye — is too long, as Google engineers have discovered. That barely perceptible delay causes ...

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Should you add a Facebook Comment Box to your Blog?

by Nate Devore Blogging
Should you add a Facebook Comment Box to your Blog?

I just finished writing a blog article on How to add a Facebook Comments Box to Your WordPress Blog on OBI. Yesterday, enhancements were made to the Facebook Comment Box. But the question I have is, should you use it? What are the pros and cons of doing so? Do the pros out ...

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Cloak and Test Affiliate Links with Linktrackr

by Nate Devore Marketing
Cloak and Test Affiliate Links with Linktrackr

Ask any Internet Marketer and they will tell you how important it is to cloak your affiliate links. Tracking and testing the results of your affiliate links (clicks etc) is essential! In the past there have been ways to do this with HTML and PHP. The code gets a bit messy ...

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How To Display Author Profiles with Thesis Theme

by Nate Devore Blogging
How To Display Author Profiles with Thesis Theme

Author Profiles. You’ve probably seen them after an article while reading your favorite blog. They are boxes below the post content that give the Author’s Name and Bio. It’s a good idea to have one especially if you have multiple authors. You can place links, RSS feeds, and other details within ...

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How to Add a Facebook Like Button to Thesis Theme

by Nate Devore Social Media
How to Add a Facebook Like Button to Thesis Theme

The Facebook Like Button is one of the most powerful tools we have for sharing content with Social Media. But installing it on your blog can be tricky. With The Thesis Theme (affiliate) we can easily place information where we want via the hook system. Alternatively we can use the custom_functions.php ...

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Monitor your Online Social Influence with Klout

by Nate Devore Blogging
Monitor your Online Social Influence with Klout

As a blogger, we have a unique opportunity to influence others. Our Social Media Strategy consists of leveraging Twitter and Facebook to build an audience and influence our marketplace. We find a niche for our passions and become leaders sharing our knowledge with others. We spend hours interacting with our marketplace ...

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Here’s a quick way to order WordPress Categories

by Nate Devore Wordpress
Here's a quick way to order Wordpress Categories

You want to re-order your WordPress list categories? No problem, there’s a plugin for that. Best of all you don’t need to mess with code. Category Order Plugin from wpguy offers an easy way for self-hosted WordPress users to re-order their categories. 
The plugin offers a drag and drop interface making ...

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