I build a lot of WordPress sites and these are, in my opinion, the must-have WordPress plugins for 2011.  I start almost every new WordPress install with these plugins, even if I don’t have a specific intention for them all at the time of development.  If for no other reason, these WordPress plugins will make [...]

Converting users is as important as ever before. With millions of websites being created every day, how can you compete? Here’s how: convert your readers like a pro with these essential tools. Meebo Toolbar A sweet little bar that hangs out at the bottom of all your pages. It is available as a WordPress plugin [...]

We recently reported on Wibiya, an exceptional tool for WordPress blogs (and other sites but we don’t care about them).  At the time, Wibiya was in beta mode, asking you to request an invitation to use the plugin.  Just recently, Wibiya took two pretty big steps. First, Wibiya is now open to the public.  Simply [...]

Have you noticed some websites have those toolbars at the bottom of the screen? They stay put as you scroll around and offer you all sorts of conversion tools like twitter buttons, subscribe buttons, search features, etc. See them in action on the top blogs like Web Ecoist, Walyou and The Next Web. This tool [...]

The idea of creating content to target social media is nothing new. Terms like “Made for Digg” have been coined, and many people have created a basis for a successful site by focusing on attracting social media. When discussing the term Social Media Optimization (SMO) I consider it to be the optimizing of content on [...]

After reading Dana Wallert’s article, 34 Stumbleupon posts that aren’t crap, I am feeling inspired to write about one of my favorite web services, StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon is a great browsing experience, you find great content quick. It learns what you like, so great new content keeps on coming. Because of this it is a terrible [...]