Google Personalized Search – How I Found a Shortcut to Better Google Rankings

If there was one word I’d use to describe my business mentality, it would be the word “stubborn”. Many times, it’s not such a great thing, i.e. wasting half a day trying to figure out a glitch that has no negative affect on my business just because “I need to get it to work!

However, every once in a while my stubbornness proves to be an asset.

Before I tell you how, I need to let you know one more thing about me: I strongly dislike social media. I have very little time and patience for it.

I can’t imagine hanging out on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Google+ all day just to get some of my blogging friends to come back to my blog and leave me a comment – doesn’t help me to build up my business whatsoever.

Let’s face it: most of us are online to make money, and social media is a productivity killer that has dubious results on your bottom line.

Yet this post is all about social media. Google+ to be more precise [...]

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How to Write an Article the Fast and Easy Way

It’s common sense that you need good content to establish your website and get recognized as an expert in your field. If you are regularly struggling with writing articles for your blog or website, read on! I have been there, I know what you need. In this post, I will give you some simple tips and tricks to get your articles written [...]

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How To: Center Your Logo

To center your logo using the RichWP FrameWork, simply copy & paste the following CSS code snippet into the Custom CSS Box in the Design & Colors Tab of the RichWP Options Page:

#logo{float:none; margin:0px auto; width: 100px; text-align:center;}

Replace the 100px width with the actual width of your logo. You only need the text alignment if you do not use an image logo.

Click “Save Changes”

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How To: Create Custom Drop Down Menus In WordPress

A very useful WordPress feature is the Custom Menu Creator. Custom drop down menus can be displayed in your primary/secondary navigation as well as in the widget areas of your site. The following tutorial walks you through the process of creating a multi-level custom menu for your site.

 

Step 1:

Click on Appearance >> Menu in the WordPress dashboard.

 

Step 2:

Start adding items to your custom menu. You can add categories, pages, custom links to the same menu as shown in [...]

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How To: Open a WordPress Menu Link In New Window or Tab?

I have come across multiple WordPress users who aren’t aware that WordPress has a bunch of functions hidden in the “Screen Options” section of multiple Administration Pages. Today I want to show you how to open links in custom menus in a new window or tab (i.e. add a target=”_blank” to link or menu items). Just follow the steps below to unearth the hidden WordPress feature.

 

Step 1:
Click on Appearance >> Menu in the WordPress dashboard.

Opening Links in new windows or tabs using WordPress Custom Menus

 

Step 2:
Look for the [...]

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