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Naming your blog

With a general topic and keywords in mind, you’d think it would be a breeze to name your blog. It would be, too, except that “great minds think alike” and you’ll be hard-pressed to think of something that’s never been thought of before.
The reason it’s so tricky is that you’ll really want to have [...]

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Recommended WordPress plugins (an update)

I’ve written before about my favorite WordPress plugins, so I wanted to let you know that I’ve recently updated the list.  It’s actually part of my marketing for the blog setup packages we offer, but for those of you who maintain your own WordPress blogs (using the full version, not the WordPress.com service), I thought [...]

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What makes a good blog post?

Many good writers get stuck when they decide to start blogging, mostly because they aren’t sure what they’re shooting for in a blog post.
I’ll write another post about how to choose a post topic in the near future, but regardless of the specific topic, there are some common characteristics of good posts. You’ll come [...]

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