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10 Recommended Blog Plug-Ins for the Busy Entrepreneur

Setting up a self-hosted blog is not rocket science although I’ll admit I pulled out my share of hairs on my own blog set-up. Once it is up and running, you can start adding content, but in order to compete with the big dogs you need to be able to make your blog function for business. Your blog should serve many purposes and ultimately create a huge marketplace awareness of you, your product, your business, and anything else you have to offer. In order to have a blog that can do all this, you will need to install plug-ins to work for you. Plug-ins can help you to manage your blog, save you time, build your list, and do other amazing stuff for your business. So which plug-ins do you need?

There are thousands of plug-ins to choose from, but you’ll notice some of the best blogs out there use these top plug-ins:

1.) Askimet- This one eliminates most of the comment spam issues. This one is a definite must-have unless you want to spend all day sorting through your comments.
2.) Disqus Comment System- a plug-in for your blog comments that promotes community and sharing. Disqus is already used by millions so your commenter will most likely already be recognized by the system and they can choose how to display their identity. They can also easily share their comments socially to increase the viral reach of your post.
3.) Ultimate Google Analytics- This is also a must have tool to enable Google Analytics keep track of everything from number of visitors to keywords to most-viewed content and more.
4.) Tweet This- Adds the nice little button above your blog post to allow your readers to re-post what they have read.
5.) Facebook Share- Does the same thing as the Tweet This plug-in except for Facebook so your readers can re-post on these two major social networks.
6.) Onlywire for Wordpress- Allows sharing on millions of other social sites with the click of a button. One other step may be needed for some sites and it does like Firefox better than Internet Explorer, but is a very useful tool for mass exposure of your blog by you and your readers.
7.) Google XML Sitemaps- Some of these behind the scenes plug-ins don’t have to make much sense to you if you’re not the techie type, but just know that this plug-in allows the major search engines like Google, Yahoo, Ask.com, Bing, etc. to index your site.
8.) Subscribe to Comments- this allows your readers who have commented to be notified when new comments are posted. This encourages discussion and interactivity among readers.
9.) Thank Me Later- This plugin will e-mail users who comment on your blog to say thank you for commenting, stay in touch and encourage them to come back again. A handy little tool that saves you a ton of time and makes you look like you are really on the ball.
10.) WP Greet Box- This plugin lets you show a different greeting message to your new visitors depending on their referrer url. So, if a Digg user clicks through from Digg, they will see a message reminding them to digg your post if they like it. Or if someone clicks through from Twitter, they will see a message suggesting them to tweet the post and follow you on Twitter. You can also set a default greeting message for new visitors (not matching any referrer URLs) suggesting them to subscribe to your RSS feed.

Now this doesn’t even begin to cover all the plug-ins out there and if you have a favorite, please do share. But this list will get any new blogger well on their way to a snazzy blog that works behind the scenes to make you look great while also getting the word out about what you have to offer.

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The #1 Tool At Your Fingertips Right Now That Can Answer Any Question in the Universe!

I find there are days when I feel like I have no idea what I am doing and some days when I feel like I know it all. On those days when I can’t seem to figure anything out, I remember that we all have the same tools at our disposal. I was listening to a webinar yesterday about setting up blogs and I heard a multi-million dollar network marketer admit that he uses this tool whenever he doesn’t know the answer to something. It made me feel so much better just to realize that he doesn’t know everything there is to know about websites, computers, and making it all work. And also to know that he has the same tool I do to find the answer: Google. 

We’ve all heard people say “Google it” to find out more about something, but we don’t realize the vastness of the knowledgebase we have available to us. I never realized how many video tutorials there are on the Internet to walk you through how to do anything you need to do. There are videos showing how to use every major website used to generate traffic or market online. That’s a powerful database we have to learn from and there are people giving this info away for absolutely nothing. If you need to learn how to use Backpage, Aweber, Traffic Geyser, Wordpress, or any other major website, just Google your question and you will immediately find someone who can show you step by step how to do it. And if you have information to share and need to know how they make those step-by-step videos, you can find that, too.

What this means to you is that even if you have never heard of the internet before, you still have as much chance as the next person to create a professional website and make money online. Never before in history has there been so much available to help us succeed. If we put Google to work for us instead of taking it for granted, we can hit the ground running and see results in a very short amount of time.

So what do you need to learn how to do today?

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Use This Savings Resource to Generate More Yield For Your Money!

Of course, this resource will be of little use to you if you have no savings. In this time of economic turmoil, if you have no savings, you really have to ask yourself what you can be doing to rectify that as soon as possible. Although President Obama may now be considering a new stimulus package to help small businesses, it’s not the government’s responsibility to make sure you have enough money stored up to stay in business or cover emergency expenses.

So what is the state of your savings account? (Of course, you can answer quietly to yourself if you’re embarrassed by the answer.)

If you do have a savings account and are frustrated by the low interest rates at your local bank, I came across this website just this past week in Oprah Magazine that is a savings account with no fees, no minimums, and a higher interest rate than what I can get locally.  The website is https://www.emigrantdirect.com.

I am not affiliated with this bank or website at all, I just wanted to pass along a great resource I came across to help other business owners like myself hold on to their hard earned money and get more from it.

If you are concerned about your lack of savings, I am always looking for like-minded entrepreneurs to partner with to fatten our wallets for 2010. Contact me through my website and I will to back to you promptly.

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