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Highlighter Plugin Review: Add Fluid Conversation to Your Blog

November 3, 2010 By 2 Comments

Just the other day I was chatting with my Maui friends David and Jeff of Organic Themes and we were wondering what the guys at Unique Blog Designs were up to.

Well it seems they’ve been cooking up a nifty little WordPress plug-in called Highlighter. This plugin for WordPress (and soon to be other blog platforms) is a sophisticated commenting and sharing plug-in for your blog.

I just downloaded, installed and tested it, and so far: I’m impressed…just as long as the bugs get worked out. I also LOVE the name!

Fluid Commenting and Sharing on Your Blog

First of all, if you look around, you’ll see that I’ve got Highlighter installed on this blog.

All you have to do is highlight something that catches your attention and choose from making a comment, sharing on Facebook or Twitter or email.

The commenting features seems to work pretty well — if you look at the bottom of the page you’ll see a what I highlighted and the comments I made on it. [Read more...]

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5 Secrets to Being Productive on the iPad

September 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

photo of windmillsDid you hear about the guy who said the iPad is like masturbation?

There’s some truth in that. The iPad is brilliantly designed and marketed for media consumption. In the wrong hands, it becomes a smörgåsbord for content gluttons.

But what about people like us who are committed to getting things done? How does this sleek Apple device benefit us?

Here are a few secrets to get you started: [Read more...]

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Scribe SEO Review: How a Little SEO Goes a Long Way

March 10, 2010 By 22 Comments

SEO Copywriting Made SimpleScribe SEO is a paid WordPress plugin with a catchy name that helps your content rank higher in search engine results.

With a click of a button, your content is analyzed and given a score based on its structure and keyword density. If your score is less than 100%, Scribe will tell you exactly what to do to make it higher.

The higher your score, the better chance you have of ranking. Think of it like having a personal SEO consultant look over your content every time you publish something.

It really works.

I’ll make a long story short: the day after I installed Scribe SEO and optimized this blog’s most popular post, I saw its ranking in Google go to #1 from #3. [Read more...]

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Thesis WordPress Theme Review — An Editor’s Perspective

February 26, 2010 By 3 Comments

Learn more about thesis, the best WordPress theme for professional Writers, Editors and PublishersOne of the 2 WordPress products I’m proud to be an affiliate reseller of is the Thesis WordPress Theme by DIY Themes (the other is Organic Themes — more on that in a future post).

For a non-code-loving writer and editor like me—and presumably you—the real selling point about Thesis is the no-hassle, back-end control panel that allows you to control its powerful features with deft and ease.

What this means is we never have to look at, let alone touch, steaming piles of PHP, CSS or HTML — just some well-labeled check boxes and the amusing  ”Big Ass Save Button” to confirm my changes. [Read more...]

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