8 Excellent WordPress SEO Plugins

Feb 17 2011 by Matt Krautstrunk | 114 Comments

8 Excellent WordPress SEO Plugins

WordPress is one the most popular tools for publishing content on the web. Everything from e-commerce websites to blogs can be developed using WordPress. Additionally, the WordPress community has built up a huge offering of free themes and plugins to make it easy for newcomers to get content published on the web quickly and easily.

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5 Tips to Consider Before Giving Out Discounts

Feb 16 2011 by Maria Malidaki | 14 Comments

5 Tips to Consider Before Giving Out Discounts

A discount is a reduction to the standard price of a particular product or service. Discounts have an old and quite strategic place in market history, and as with every strategy, they can work either for or against your business. Their success depends on several factors, such as the developmental stage of your business (newly founded, growing, long-standing presence, etc.), your number of clients and the way you handle them, and your pricing strategy.

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Giveaway: Royalty-Free Stock Photo Credits from Stockfresh

Feb 16 2011 by Jacob Gube | 218 Comments

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We’re giving away 5 accounts on Stockfresh preloaded with 100 credits (worth $79.99). The winners can use these credits to download high quality, royalty-free stock photos and vector graphics that can be used in design projects, blogs, print design, and more. Read on to learn how you can win this excellent prize!

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Enhancing WordPress Custom Fields with Search Filtering

Feb 15 2011 by Kirsty Burgoine | 43 Comments

Enhancing WordPress Custom Fields with Search Filtering

Custom fields are an excellent feature in WordPress. They allow you to store any extra information (meta-data) about a post that you may want.

When I first started using WordPress as a content management system, I shied away from them, as I thought they would be difficult to use for end-users (i.e. the client), but as I learned more about customizing the administration panels of WordPress, I began to realize what a powerful addition to a WordPress site they could be.

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Giveaway: Five 1-Year Subscriptions to AceProject

Feb 15 2011 by Jacob Gube | 29 Comments

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AceProject, a collaboration-oriented project management web application, is giving away five subscriptions to their Standard package for one year (worth $240 each). Read on to see how you can participate in this excellent giveaway.

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The Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic

Feb 14 2011 by Michael Tuck | 13 Comments

The Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic

When I was in school, I fell in love with the same girl twice. Her name was Frances, and she looked something like Hillary Duff, only with short hair, less eye makeup, and more class. I’m not sure she ever knew I existed. I developed a massive crush on her in eighth grade, followed her around the halls between classes ("She takes English! She must really be smart!"), and never, ever told my friends about her. That would have spoiled it.

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30 Beautiful and Creative Ad/Marketing Agency Websites

Feb 13 2011 by Emma Egan | 32 Comments

30 Beautiful and Creative Ad/Marketing Agency Websites

Advertising and marketing agencies often position themselves as being specialists in creativity. So it’s just natural that their websites are often creative and beautiful. As clients expect these businesses to be creative (and a website is often one of the first things potential clients look at), ad agencies need to have effective and impressive websites.

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