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 [...]

How much do you stand to lose if your site goes down and you’re left without a backup? Even if you only have a smaller personal site, losing months or even years worth of work will hurt. If your site is vital to your business it can get you in the pocketbook, too. You’ll not [...]

Want to see what our readers are interested in?  We ask readers to submit their favorite, new content and resources so we can share them with you.  Without further delay, here are some of the best recent submissions for your enjoyment. 50 Striking Typography Tutorials Using Photoshop In the broadest sense, typography is the design [...]

Here is a quick sample of the best and most successful articles from Pingable in 2007. In terms of page hits: 5 Simple CSS tricks (20,173) It’s very embarrassing to think that this article has got so many hits. It was just a quick list put together with some useful CSS tricks I found around [...]

I want to start my own niche blog site. It will be about toast. I am an expert when it comes to toast. I know the best ways to cook it. I know the best toppings to put on it. I know all the different types of toast, and I am the person to see [...]

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 [...]