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Posted by Lincoln on Feb 18, 2012

How to Embed a Tweet on a Blog Post

Twitter is a great way to keep an eye on what’s going on in the world. Because it’s instant and can be quite personal, it can also be a great way to pick up on some key insights into the lives and opinions of celebrities, business owners, game developers and more. For example, some of the team behind Top Gear will often leak when the next season is going to start long before it’s...

Posted by Lincoln on Feb 6, 2012

How do I get more blog comments for my promotion?

I recently received a question from a blog owner in Napier called Kim (hi Kim!). Kim asked: “I currently have a giveaway to help promote a friend’s business. I’ve had 69 views on the page but only 6 comments (entries for the giveaway). I’m wondering if the layout of the blog makes it difficult for people to leave a comment. Can anyone leave a comment? I do have a friend who said...

Posted by Lincoln on Jul 9, 2011

Add Social Media Buttons to a WordPress Blog

You’ve got a blog and now you want to add social sharing buttons to that blog. Why? Search engines are just one way that people can find your blog. Another is through the use of social media. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past decade, you’ll know that social media is pretty big right now. Facebook has over 750 million users and each user has on average 130 friends. If one of...

Posted by Lincoln on Jun 2, 2011

How to add Google’s +1 to a WordPress Blog

Both Google and Bing admit that websites and blog content that is shared on social media networks have a greater chance of ranking in organic search results (the main search results, excluding sponsored – i.e. paid for – results). In fact, according to an article on Wired.com, Google is embarrassed that they didn’t jump on the social bandwagon much earlier. Google are now starting to...