Social media is a critical component to establishing your business in the WordPress space. By optimizing your presence in social media you can cultivate brand recognition and build customer relations. Integrating social media with your WordPress site has become a simple and efficient task–but, not without the right tools. Some of these tools are in the form of plugins that can easily be installed and implemented. With the use of plugins, social media forms can be centralized–enabling you to efficiently develop your online marketing strategy. In this article, I’m going to talk about some of the top social media plugins […]
The 4 Things Subscription Businesses Have in Common
Online membership sites are big business. Are you thinking of using WordPress to create a subscription business? Membership sites regularly charge customers—on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. These make them subscription sites; and I thought it would be helpful to look at a particular aspect of WordPress membership sites that most people forget about when picking plugins and getting to work. Like I said, membership sites are big business, they’re not just little sites charging $20/month for some marketing tips. Subscription sites also include Amazon Prime—where some twenty million users not only get discounted or free shipping, but also […]
A Look at Flappy Bird, The Game That Shook the World
Recently, Flappy Bird – a rather simple-looking yet extraordinarily difficult game – took the internet by a storm. Not only did it secure millions of downloads in both the Apple App Store and Google Play, but it also earned a stream of (seemingly ridiculous) reviews on Twitter using the #flappybird hashtag. By the looks of it, Flappy Bird hardly seems to have anything out of the ordinary. Its graphics seem to belong back in the 8-bit era, and the gameplay itself is nothing more than frantic screen-tapping to ensure that the flying bird does not hit the green pipes. That’s […]
ManageWP’s Recent Updates
Today, it’s not uncommon for users to have multiple WordPress sites. In fact, some users are managing dozens of them! Updating and monitoring these sites can be a tedious—and potentially confusing—task. So it’s no surprise that there’s a growing trend in WordPress-specific management sites, like InfiniteWP, iControlWP, and WPRemote. These solutions function through a centralized console that enables sites to be easily managed, updated, and backed-up—all from one location. By tactfully managing WordPress sites, users can save a great deal of time, and invest more in building content and making money. ManageWP, one of the leading WordPress multisite management tools, has recently […]
Episode 35: The Roaming Drad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ffrUodlbM Show Notes Host Maria Scarpello is the internal community manager at WooThemes where she focuses on providing customer support to help build successful WordPress sites. Maria lives in an RV and travels around the US. Along the way, she stops to sample beers offered by local craft breweries—she has visited 367 different breweries in just 2 years! You can read about Maria’s travels at TheRoamingPint.com. Maria can be found on Twitter @TheRoamingPint and @WooNinjas. What they’re sippin’ on: Brad: Gin and Club Soda Dre: Newcastle Cabbie Maria: Black Thunder (Austin brewery beer) What’s next for Woothemes? Maria gave a hint […]

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