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Full Feed Vs Partial Feed: The Debate Continues

December 25th, 2007 • Althaf • 5 comments • Related • Filed Under

This was once a very hot topic. As a blogger, what should you offer you subscribers in their Reader? A full feed to read from their desktop or online reader, or a partial feed with a “Click More” option to visit your blog and lap your article up.

Why should you offer a partial feed?

  1. If you offer a partial feed, your readers have to visit your blog every time they want to read your article. This counts towards Alexa average and pushes your blog up in ranking.

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Do you pay for your Analytics package?

December 22nd, 2007 • Althaf • 6 comments • Related • Filed Under

I used to pay for a secondary statistical package apart from Google Analytics. The main reason being that Google Analytics isn’t a real time Web Analytics tool. It was pretty depressing to check my blog statistics once a day.

Then it all changed.

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Weekend Resource - Google Website Optimizer Plugin

December 15th, 2007 • Althaf • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

Google Web Optimizer is a free landing page tool introduced by Google. The tool is geared mainly towards Google Adwords account holders who need to test the efficiency of their campaigns, tweak their ad copies, determine what ads bring in better conversion rates and so on.

The tool is available inside your Adwords account itself. You can check it out by signing up for an Adwords account. Adwords account signup is free and unconditional. I have uploaded a video by Google in the Video section on the right. The video runs you through the basics of Website Optimizer and how to use it effectively for maximum ROI.

Content Robot has released a Plugin by the name “Google Website Optimizer”. The Plugin was created for Wordpress bloggers who use Adwords to promote their blog. In their own words:

“The Google Website Optimizer Plugin integrates the Google Website Optimizer into WordPress blog posts and pages. It allows WordPress bloggers who are already enrolled in Google’s Adwords program to insert the tracking codes required to run headline and copy tests to determine which blog copy/content drives the best conversions”.

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How to install Plugins and Themes for Wordpress – Part 5

November 24th, 2007 • Althaf • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

In our last part of the series, we learnt about the essential Plugins that enable a blog to be a complete solution for online publishing. I am sure many of you have gone ahead implemented it, but for those of you who are pondering “How do I install a plugin?” read on as this part covers it all up.

To start off, you need a tool called FTP. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and connects your computer with your WordPress hosted server. I personally use SmartFTP, but you can use any of the available softwares in the market. For the sake of this chapter, I will be using SmartFTP.

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Essential Plugins for your Wordpress blog – Part 4

November 22nd, 2007 • Althaf • 4 comments • Related • Filed Under

If you want to enhance your blogging experience, you should consider using certain Plugins. Plugins are, simply put, extensions that enhance the way WordPress works. Every plugin has certain function that is not available with the default version of WordPress.

There are a million Plugins out there and everyday new Plugins are created by programmers and developers. While you cannot use each and every plugin, you can and should use a certain handful of them. Today’s chapter will cover the recommended and popular Plugins in the blogosphere. Click on the name to visit the respective sites to download the plugin.

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