The more Google knows about your web site structure, the greater chance there is of increased traffic being driven to your site. It is therefore a good idea to track down and fix broken links.

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Earlier this week I promised to post some more articles on blogging tips and tricks that I’ve written recently. For the benefit of recent subscribers here they are:
Beginners Guide To RSS
How I tripled my email subscriber numbers
The importance of testing your web site in different browsers
Personalize your web site - create a favicon in [...]

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If you’re interested in optimizing your web site for search engines, analyzing your web stats, or just curious on how to customize your web site then read on.

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Many blogs have a search box where users can enter a search query. But did you know your readers could be missing out on valuable content? The problem with these search queries is that they only search your blog articles, not your blog pages or blog comments.
Over time, your blog comments [...]

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If a cluttered sidebar is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean sidebar?
Am I going mad you ask? Heck no. I’m just illustrating the many blogs I see which clutter their sidebar with a huge monthly list of archives.
It’s time to free yourself from these shackles, clean [...]

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Two months ago I tweaked my blog layout to encourage visitors to subscribe by email. Since then my email subscriptions have tripled. Find out how.

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How to easily add content before or after each of your Wordpress blog pages using the PostPost plugin from Douglas Karr. This plugin also supports adding content before or after your feed too.

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If you’re looking for ways to encourage readers to comment on your blog then one option to consider is the Comment Relish Wordpress plugin.

This plugin will send an automated email to users who leave a comment on your blog for the very first time, who have never commented before. The idea is to thank the user for taking the time to leave a comment and hopefully encourage them to come back again.

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