(8955,4,'2015-10-13 13:34:29','2015-10-13 17:34:29','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Small-Business-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"Small Business Blog\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8953\" />When your business blog seems to be lacking, it can really affect your small business. Your business blog is what attracts visitors to check out more about your company so it’s really important to keep it up to date, relevant and interesting. Even with the most updated content, a blog that doesn’t have anything interesting to read might bore your readers. \r\n\r\nPeople want to see blogs that are not only useful but interesting and hopefully entertaining. Even in serious fields like insurance and manufacturing, you can still take the time to come up with interesting and entertaining content. Here is a look at how to spice up the blog a bit so that your readers will find your blog interesting yet useful. \r\n\r\n<h2>When you Find your Work Interesting but others don’t</h2>\r\n\r\nSometimes you can light up talking about your industry to others but they look like they want to fall asleep hearing about it. This can translate into your blog too which may cause fewer readers to find your website. There is a way to spark interest in readers talking about almost any industry; it just requires the right tools and skills to make the blog more entertaining. \r\n\r\nIf you’re afraid the blog is coming off too boring, try to spice it up by being extremely useful to readers, use images or videos to engage the user, bring in fresh voices through interviews and add a bit of humor. \r\n\r\n<h2>Bringing in Images and Videos</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Images-and-Video.png\" alt=\"Images and Video\" width=\"360\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8952\" />Did you know that multimedia will get more noticed with a picture, video or infographic across the web? If you post a Facebook photo, you’ll get 53% more “likes” than something that is a text only. Videos get more engagement on social media and you’ll find that infographics are “liked” and shared more than content. This might be because people remember a small percentage of what they read but remember about 80% of what they see. \r\n\r\nOne company using this information to their advantage is General Electric whose blog incorporates large, beautiful photos which get shared on social media. Other examples would be Infusionsoft, a company that incorporates cartoon graphics in their blog posts, an insurance company called Unum who uses cartoons and infographics on their blog, and an international specialist bank and asset manager Investec who keeps a section of the blog set up with infographics and cartoons. \r\n\r\n<h2>Have Extremely Useful Blogs</h2>\r\n\r\nWhen people find your blog really useful to their lives, they are going to want to come back for more. Are there common questions that your customers often ask or is there an obvious reason why customers need your services? By being really useful to readers, you’ll become exciting to follow regularly even if the business is somewhat boring. Insurance companies use this to their advantage by offering useful advice on their blogs about planning for moves or recovering from a natural disaster. \r\n\r\n<h2>Post Interviews to Add a Fresh Voice</h2>\r\n\r\nSometimes you just need to bring in a fresh voice here and there. Conduct interviews with experts in the industry to have a chance for someone else to contribute to your audience. Another route is to interview your customers and readers so that you can engage the audience and show that their voices are being heard. It’s a nice way to produce a video testimonial for your page. Dropbox is using this strategy by showing how users benefit from the service in their lives. \r\n\r\n<h2>Be Funny and Transparent</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Be-Funny.jpg\" alt=\"Be Funny\" width=\"269\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8951\" />Keep your blog interesting by being humorous. Provide some lighthearted entertainment like Airconco, an air conditioning manufacturing company that writes blog posts like “Unusual ways to stay warm” and “Virgin Mary found on air conditioning unit.” Try to be transparent and relatable so readers don’t feel disconnected. \r\n\r\nThis is a great way to build a relationship with trust and you can do this by talking about challenges your company has faced, showing behind-the-scenes of your workplace or sharing company “secrets.” NinjaOutreach does this by writing about their success and challenges being a startup. \r\n\r\nUse these tips to make sure you aren’t boring your readers but rather you are making them want to come back for more. If you spice up your business blog correctly, you may just find that you have so much traffic you have to upgrade to better website hosting.','How can you Spice Up your Small Business Blog?','','inherit','closed','closed','','8950-revision-v1','','','2015-10-13 13:34:29','2015-10-13 17:34:29','',8950,'http://itxdesign.com/8950-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8956,4,'2015-10-13 20:35:12','2015-10-14 00:35:12','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Keywords.jpg\" alt=\"Keywords\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8957\" />Are you accustomed to using keywords in your website content? Keywords are one of the best ways to help your search engine optimization become stronger. Implementing a keyword in your blog post and copy is a great way to increase your SEO. Whether it’s a single word or a phrase, these keywords are what your target audience is searching into their internet search engine and the goal is to bring them to your website through the search results. \r\n\r\nWhen a user is looking for a specific piece of information by typing in a keyword or phrase in their search bar, your site has a better chance of making it to the search results if you utilize them correctly. It’s important to understand this and what keywords to use for your writing content on your website. Here is a look at how important this is in 2015 and how to become a keyword whiz. \r\n\r\n<h2>How do I know which keywords to use?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Use-Keywords-in-Content.jpg\" alt=\"Use Keywords in Content\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8958\" />It’s going to take time, experimentation and experience to understand keywords. You’ll want to get into your customer’s or target audience’s shoes to see what type of keywords they are likely to search for. Do your research to make sure you can guess this as best as possible and then find a smooth way to bring it into your work. Do research on sites like WordStream and WordTracker to get started on learning about the most used keywords and phrases. \r\n\r\n<h2>It has to flow</h2>\r\n\r\nYou can’t just insert a popularly used keyword or phrase into an article when it doesn’t make any sense. You will give yourself away to your audience as a money-making machine rather than a writer with interesting and useful content. The audience wants to read about something related to the searched keyword rather than an article that isn’t very close to the keyword’s meaning that causes them to have to go somewhere else for the actual information they were seeking. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Using-Keywords-in-Content.jpg\" alt=\"Using Keywords in Content\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8959\" />Once you’ve decided on a keyword that matches your contest, have it flow naturally into the content. For example, if you’ve decided to add in the keyword “luxury apartments” but a more popular keyword is “high-end apartments,” go with “high-end” or “luxury” because they mean the same thing and are more likely to lead people to your site. \r\n\r\nThen, commit to use the keyword several times throughout the website in blog posts and subtitles. Using keywords improperly or choosing poorly will put your site at a lower ranking on search engine listings which defeats the purpose of getting your site out to the world.\r\n\r\nCheck out the SEO by Yoast, downloadable on WordPress. It’s a user-friendly plugin that helps you choose the best keywords for your website or blog post. Watch it rank you in how well you’ve utilized the keyword suggestions.\r\n\r\nUsing keywords throughout your content isn’t the same as it used to be, but it’s still valuable. 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Keywords are one of the best ways to help your search engine optimization become stronger. Implementing a keyword in your blog post and copy is a great way to increase your SEO. Whether it’s a single word or a phrase, these keywords are what your target audience is searching into their internet search engine and the goal is to bring them to your website through the search results. \r\n\r\nWhen a user is looking for a specific piece of information by typing in a keyword or phrase in their search bar, your site has a better chance of making it to the search results if you utilize them correctly. It’s important to understand this and what keywords to use for your writing content on your website. Here is a look at how important this is in 2015 and how to become a keyword whiz. \r\n\r\n<h2>How do I know which keywords to use?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Use-Keywords-in-Content.jpg\" alt=\"Use Keywords in Content\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8958\" />It’s going to take time, experimentation and experience to understand keywords. You’ll want to get into your customer’s or target audience’s shoes to see what type of keywords they are likely to search for. Do your research to make sure you can guess this as best as possible and then find a smooth way to bring it into your work. Do research on sites like WordStream and WordTracker to get started on learning about the most used keywords and phrases. \r\n\r\n<h2>It has to flow</h2>\r\n\r\nYou can’t just insert a popularly used keyword or phrase into an article when it doesn’t make any sense. You will give yourself away to your audience as a money-making machine rather than a writer with interesting and useful content. The audience wants to read about something related to the searched keyword rather than an article that isn’t very close to the keyword’s meaning that causes them to have to go somewhere else for the actual information they were seeking. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Using-Keywords-in-Content.jpg\" alt=\"Using Keywords in Content\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8959\" />Once you’ve decided on a keyword that matches your contest, have it flow naturally into the content. For example, if you’ve decided to add in the keyword “luxury apartments” but a more popular keyword is “high-end apartments,” go with “high-end” or “luxury” because they mean the same thing and are more likely to lead people to your site. \r\n\r\nThen, commit to use the keyword several times throughout the website in blog posts and subtitles. Using keywords improperly or choosing poorly will put your site at a lower ranking on search engine listings which defeats the purpose of getting your site out to the world.\r\n\r\nCheck out the SEO by Yoast, downloadable on WordPress. It’s a user-friendly plugin that helps you choose the best keywords for your website or blog post. Watch it rank you in how well you’ve utilized the keyword suggestions.\r\n\r\nUsing keywords throughout your content isn’t the same as it used to be, but it’s still valuable. Make sure you use these tips so that you will be able to provide good content with your keywords this year. \r\n','How Should you Use Keywords in Content for 2015?','','inherit','closed','closed','','8956-revision-v1','','','2015-10-13 13:41:30','2015-10-13 17:41:30','',8956,'http://itxdesign.com/8956-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8961,4,'2015-10-13 22:44:20','2015-10-14 02:44:20','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WordPress-Website.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Website\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8964\" />When you’re getting ready to launch your WordPress website, there are a few items you may need to consider before going live. With thousands of new websites going live daily on the internet, you want to make sure yours will stand out when it’s ready to be launched. \r\n\r\nMake it stand out from the start by going through a checklist of tasks that should be accomplished before launching your website. From checking for errors to securing and backing up your site, here is a look at everything you’ll want to do before going live. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to Start</h2>\r\n\r\nHave you chosen the best web hosting for your website? Most people use WordPress hosting but you may want to look into a managed WordPress hosting. It’s one of the most important things you can choose for your website so be sure you’ve ready about both to make the right decision. Once you’ve done this you can work on other crucial areas of your site that should happen before going live. \r\n\r\nFor many people deciding to use WordPress, a good shared hosting account will be all you need. However, you do want to make sure you choose a trusted company with plenty of experience. They should offer 24/7/365 support from knowledgeable professionals and great customer service.\r\n\r\n<h2>Have you Backed up your WordPress site?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou should install a WordPress backup solution on the website to work as like an insurance policy for your site. In the case of an emergency, your site will be able to be recovered. Check out the free or for sale WordPress backup plugins that can be added in no time and then schedule them to automatically backup and save work into the cloud storage service of your choosing. Check out BackupBuddy for a quick and easy solution. \r\n\r\n<h2>Did you check for errors?</h2>\r\n\r\nNothing is worse than a brand new site popping up on the web with typos or pages that won’t load properly. If you’re seeing 404 errors on your new website, your users won’t have a good experience. Make sure all of your pages are loading and there are no missing links. Manually browse the site to see if everything works or if you’ve already added it to Google Webmaster Tools, you’ll find it in your crawl report. \r\n\r\n<h2>How are the images, sliders and videos working?</h2>\r\n\r\nThese items will make your site more interactive and give your site a modern appeal. Make sure everything is loading properly and optimize the images for the website. Try playing your videos on different browsers and devices to see how they are working. Sometimes sliders won’t work on all browsers or devices as you intended them to work. \r\n\r\n<h2>Beef up Security</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WordPress-Security.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Security\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8963\" />Make sure you’ve secured your WordPress admin area. While WordPress is not a major source of hacking, it’s still important to be prepared rather than sorry later. Try a Sucuri firewall to make your site super secure and safe from attacks. \r\n\r\n<h2>Did you setup your WordPress email?</h2>\r\n\r\nBelieve it or not, one of the most common errors for WordPress users is failing to setup their emails. You may not be getting all of your email notifications. Many mail servers will think it’s spam when the sender’s email doesn’t match the original domain or server. Check around the site for properly working contact forms, comment forms, email subscriptions and more. Make sure your social sharing plugins are working properly so that you users can connect with you on social media. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ecommerce Site</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Ecommerce-Website.png\" alt=\"Ecommerce Website\" width=\"164\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8962\" />If you have an ecommerce website, be sure to see what the user experience will be on the site. act like you are trying to purchase something by browsing products, adding something to the cart and doing a test transaction to see if it’s working right. Make sure things are being delivered promptly. \r\n\r\nLastly, be sure to do performance tests, set up Google Analytics and check your SEO settings. 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With thousands of new websites going live daily on the internet, you want to make sure yours will stand out when it’s ready to be launched. \r\n\r\nMake it stand out from the start by going through a checklist of tasks that should be accomplished before launching your website. From checking for errors to securing and backing up your site, here is a look at everything you’ll want to do before going live. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to Start</h2>\r\n\r\nHave you chosen the best web hosting for your website? Most people use WordPress hosting but you may want to look into a managed WordPress hosting. It’s one of the most important things you can choose for your website so be sure you’ve ready about both to make the right decision. Once you’ve done this you can work on other crucial areas of your site that should happen before going live. \r\n\r\nFor many people deciding to use WordPress, a good shared hosting account will be all you need. However, you do want to make sure you choose a trusted company with plenty of experience. They should offer 24/7/365 support from knowledgeable professionals and great customer service.\r\n\r\n<h2>Have you Backed up your WordPress site?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou should install a WordPress backup solution on the website to work as like an insurance policy for your site. In the case of an emergency, your site will be able to be recovered. Check out the free or for sale WordPress backup plugins that can be added in no time and then schedule them to automatically backup and save work into the cloud storage service of your choosing. Check out BackupBuddy for a quick and easy solution. \r\n\r\n<h2>Did you check for errors?</h2>\r\n\r\nNothing is worse than a brand new site popping up on the web with typos or pages that won’t load properly. If you’re seeing 404 errors on your new website, your users won’t have a good experience. Make sure all of your pages are loading and there are no missing links. Manually browse the site to see if everything works or if you’ve already added it to Google Webmaster Tools, you’ll find it in your crawl report. \r\n\r\n<h2>How are the images, sliders and videos working?</h2>\r\n\r\nThese items will make your site more interactive and give your site a modern appeal. Make sure everything is loading properly and optimize the images for the website. Try playing your videos on different browsers and devices to see how they are working. Sometimes sliders won’t work on all browsers or devices as you intended them to work. \r\n\r\n<h2>Beef up Security</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WordPress-Security.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Security\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8963\" />Make sure you’ve secured your WordPress admin area. While WordPress is not a major source of hacking, it’s still important to be prepared rather than sorry later. 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Make sure your social sharing plugins are working properly so that you users can connect with you on social media. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ecommerce Site</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Ecommerce-Website.png\" alt=\"Ecommerce Website\" width=\"164\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8962\" />If you have an ecommerce website, be sure to see what the user experience will be on the site. act like you are trying to purchase something by browsing products, adding something to the cart and doing a test transaction to see if it’s working right. Make sure things are being delivered promptly. \r\n\r\nLastly, be sure to do performance tests, set up Google Analytics and check your SEO settings. 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Social media is becoming really important to marketers and some of the benefits of social marketing include loyal readers, increased traffic, increased exposure and lead generation. \r\n\r\nIt’s obvious that social media isn’t going anywhere and it’s only going to become more and more standard forcing businesses to get on board or fall behind. Here is a look at the best plugins you should be using in WordPress to make sure your content gets shared among all types of social media sites. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Social Share Buttons</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasySocialShareButtons.png\" alt=\"Easy Social Share Buttons\" width=\"725\" height=\"237\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8967\" />\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons/\">Easy Social Share Buttons</a> WordPress plugin that can provide you with a dozen social buttons and 19 built-in templates. Check out their four button styles and nine counter styles, plus they cover 20 social networks with 11 display positions. The counters help you see how many shares and followers you have which makes you appear more relevant. It’s nice to have this social validation. They’ll also provide you with Google Analytics tracking and Social Media Metrics to help you uncover your most productive share options. \r\n\r\n<h2>Floating Social Bar</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FloatingSocialBar.png\" alt=\"Floating Social Bar\" width=\"698\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8968\" />\r\n\r\nIf you haven’t checked out the simple <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-social-bar/\">floating social sharing bar</a> for WordPress, you shouldn’t definitely check it out. It can be added to blog posts and pages. The simple bar won’t affect the site page’s load time much and it’s only loaded when a visitor scrolls over the share bar. It allows usage to Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter and Google+. \r\n\r\n<h2>Social Sharing by Danny</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SocialSharingByDanny.png\" alt=\"Social Sharing By Danny\" width=\"755\" height=\"232\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8970\" />\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/dvk-social-sharing/\">Social Sharing by Danny</a> plugin has no unnecessary scripts attached to the plugin which means it won’t slow down your page. It’s attached to Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and it will load simple icons with a hover effect as you please. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ultimate Social Deux</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/UltimateSocialDeux.png\" alt=\"Ultimate Social Deux\" width=\"603\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8971\" />\r\n\r\nIf you love a multi-lingual option, check out this plugin that is multi-lingual and responsive. You’ll have full color control, it’s compatible with Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce, JigoShop and Aesop Story Engine, plus it has quick load times on the share buttons. The <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/ultimate-social-deux/6556073\">Ultimate Social Deux</a> plugin won’t slow down your site’s speed and it will provide an efficient solution for 10 social networks. \r\n\r\nOther great options include the popular Monarch, Mashshare, Social Media Feather, Digg Digg and Add This to get you started. Check them out and see which one won’t affect your website’s load speed the best. \r\n','Which Social Sharing Plugins are the Top Choices for WordPress?','','publish','open','closed','','which-social-sharing-plugins-are-the-top-choices-for-wordpress','','','2015-10-13 14:14:39','2015-10-13 18:14:39','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=8966',0,'post','',0),(8967,4,'2015-10-13 14:13:00','2015-10-13 18:13:00','','Easy Social Share Buttons','','inherit','open','closed','','easysocialsharebuttons','','','2015-10-13 14:13:08','2015-10-13 18:13:08','',8966,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasySocialShareButtons.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8968,4,'2015-10-13 14:13:21','2015-10-13 18:13:21','','Floating Social Bar','','inherit','open','closed','','floatingsocialbar-3','','','2015-10-13 14:13:59','2015-10-13 18:13:59','',8966,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FloatingSocialBar.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8969,4,'2015-10-13 14:13:22','2015-10-13 18:13:22','','Social Sharing WordPress Plugins','','inherit','open','closed','','social-sharing-wordpress-plugins','','','2015-10-13 14:13:40','2015-10-13 18:13:40','',8966,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Sharing-WordPress-Plugins.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8970,4,'2015-10-13 14:13:23','2015-10-13 18:13:23','','Social Sharing By Danny','','inherit','open','closed','','socialsharingbydanny','','','2015-10-13 14:14:12','2015-10-13 18:14:12','',8966,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SocialSharingByDanny.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8971,4,'2015-10-13 14:13:24','2015-10-13 18:13:24','','Ultimate Social Deux','','inherit','open','closed','','ultimatesocialdeux','','','2015-10-13 14:14:23','2015-10-13 18:14:23','',8966,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/UltimateSocialDeux.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8972,4,'2015-10-13 14:14:28','2015-10-13 18:14:28','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Sharing-WordPress-Plugins.jpg\" alt=\"Social Sharing WordPress Plugins\" width=\"287\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8969\" />Connecting with your audience through social media is no longer trendy; it’s now vital to stay relevant. Businesses are catching on to this idea because it’s an easy opportunity to increase its network. Social media is becoming really important to marketers and some of the benefits of social marketing include loyal readers, increased traffic, increased exposure and lead generation. \r\n\r\nIt’s obvious that social media isn’t going anywhere and it’s only going to become more and more standard forcing businesses to get on board or fall behind. Here is a look at the best plugins you should be using in WordPress to make sure your content gets shared among all types of social media sites. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Social Share Buttons</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasySocialShareButtons.png\" alt=\"Easy Social Share Buttons\" width=\"725\" height=\"237\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8967\" />\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons/\">Easy Social Share Buttons</a> WordPress plugin that can provide you with a dozen social buttons and 19 built-in templates. Check out their four button styles and nine counter styles, plus they cover 20 social networks with 11 display positions. The counters help you see how many shares and followers you have which makes you appear more relevant. It’s nice to have this social validation. They’ll also provide you with Google Analytics tracking and Social Media Metrics to help you uncover your most productive share options. \r\n\r\n<h2>Floating Social Bar</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FloatingSocialBar.png\" alt=\"Floating Social Bar\" width=\"698\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8968\" />\r\n\r\nIf you haven’t checked out the simple <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-social-bar/\">floating social sharing bar</a> for WordPress, you shouldn’t definitely check it out. It can be added to blog posts and pages. The simple bar won’t affect the site page’s load time much and it’s only loaded when a visitor scrolls over the share bar. It allows usage to Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter and Google+. \r\n\r\n<h2>Social Sharing by Danny</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SocialSharingByDanny.png\" alt=\"Social Sharing By Danny\" width=\"755\" height=\"232\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8970\" />\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/dvk-social-sharing/\">Social Sharing by Danny</a> plugin has no unnecessary scripts attached to the plugin which means it won’t slow down your page. It’s attached to Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and it will load simple icons with a hover effect as you please. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ultimate Social Deux</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/UltimateSocialDeux.png\" alt=\"Ultimate Social Deux\" width=\"603\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8971\" />\r\n\r\nIf you love a multi-lingual option, check out this plugin that is multi-lingual and responsive. You’ll have full color control, it’s compatible with Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce, JigoShop and Aesop Story Engine, plus it has quick load times on the share buttons. The <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/ultimate-social-deux/6556073\">Ultimate Social Deux</a> plugin won’t slow down your site’s speed and it will provide an efficient solution for 10 social networks. \r\n\r\nOther great options include the popular Monarch, Mashshare, Social Media Feather, Digg Digg and Add This to get you started. Check them out and see which one won’t affect your website’s load speed the best. \r\n','Which Social Sharing Plugins are the Top Choices for WordPress?','','inherit','closed','closed','','8966-revision-v1','','','2015-10-13 14:14:28','2015-10-13 18:14:28','',8966,'http://itxdesign.com/8966-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8973,4,'2015-10-14 18:17:28','2015-10-14 22:17:28','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media-Manager.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media Manager\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8975\" />For those that have tried any of the Sim games, you may have found they have an addictive quality to them. They work as a simulation of real life in video game form allowing the user to give their Sim a job, a home, daily tasks and to build a whole city. Millions of copies of the games have been sold over the years even though it was first released back in the 80s. \r\n\r\nThe game has changed its name to now say SimCity Classic but the simulation is the same other than the extended ability to create an entire city. The simple game has become quite a complex and addicting game that some argue offer skills that can be translated into a person’s social media management skillset. Here is a look at how managing your Sims city can pay off when it comes to your social media presence. \r\n\r\n<h2>What type of tasks do you have to do on the video game?</h2>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sim-City-Player.png\"><img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sim-City-Player-300x193.png\" alt=\"Sim City Player\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8974\" /></a>When you play the SimCity games, you learn to build a city by managing various areas at once. It’s a lot of work to keep the city up and running and that is the same case for those trying to manage social media. You have to track different areas continuously and regularly on the game and in social media. \r\n\r\nFor example, on the SimCity games, you have to track your different residential and commercial zones while developing within the correct zones. On social media, you need to keep track of your different zones from your social media accounts to your business website. Your personal accounts would be like your residential zones while your business accounts or website would be your commercial zones that have to remain separate but equally important. \r\n\r\nYour Sim city needs to be powered so it’s important to supply enough power to keep the city running. In social media management, you have to keep the sites running smoothly by putting in the time and effort to write new posts. The good news is that you can schedule this to stay relevant through sites like IFTTT or HootSuite. \r\n\r\nDon’t’ forget to keep your city moving by offering transportation. Set up rail systems and roads so that your sims can get around easily. On social media, you need get your posts into your readers’ hands by inviting them to “like” and “share” your posts and offering these options on your website. \r\n\r\nBe ready for emergencies and crime on both your city and social media. Your Sim city could see disasters like fires, earthquakes or tornados, plus you could find yourself with high crime levels requiring more police stations. On social media, you could end up with an emergency like a website down time, poor business decisions or intellectual property theft. Plan ahead for these situations so that you know how to overcome them if situation calls for it. \r\n\r\n<h2>What does it take to be a good social media manager?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media1.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8976\" />When you’ve played the SimCity games and have a unique set of skills from the game that is translating into social media management, it will make your business run smoother and it will feel easier to maintain. For those that are hiring a social media manager because tasks need to be delegated, it’s important to look for a few qualities that go beyond what you’ve probably gained from playing the SimCity games. \r\n\r\nYou’ll want to make sure your social media manager has writing and copy experience. Find someone with experience in writing and even a college major relevant to writing. Someone with experience in writing will be able to make a big impact in a few words so be sure they at least have a nice selection of writing samples to show you they can be effective as a writer. \r\n\r\nFind out if they have ad copy writing experience. It’s important that a team of people work on a piece of writing since there is a psychology to why people click on certain articles and share posts. Having a background in promotional writing is extremely helpful. \r\n\r\nYou may want to also look for experience in graphic design and customer service skills. Look for people offering a typical rate because something too low may indicate low experience. Check references with happy clients too.\r\n\r\nUse these tips to hire or become a great social media manager and try the SimCity games to see what skills you’ll pick up that can translate into your social media management. \r\n','Why Might a Sim City Player Make a Good Social Media Manager?','','publish','open','closed','','why-might-a-sim-city-player-make-a-good-social-media-manager','','','2015-10-13 14:21:21','2015-10-13 18:21:21','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=8973',0,'post','',0),(8974,4,'2015-10-13 14:20:06','2015-10-13 18:20:06','','Sim City Player','','inherit','open','closed','','sim-city-player','','','2015-10-13 14:20:28','2015-10-13 18:20:28','',8973,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sim-City-Player.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8975,4,'2015-10-13 14:20:08','2015-10-13 18:20:08','','Social Media Manager','','inherit','open','closed','','social-media-manager','','','2015-10-13 14:20:15','2015-10-13 18:20:15','',8973,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media-Manager.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8976,4,'2015-10-13 14:20:09','2015-10-13 18:20:09','','Social Media','','inherit','open','closed','','social-media-9','','','2015-10-13 14:20:40','2015-10-13 18:20:40','',8973,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8977,4,'2015-10-13 14:20:46','2015-10-13 18:20:46','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media-Manager.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media Manager\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8975\" />For those that have tried any of the Sim games, you may have found they have an addictive quality to them. They work as a simulation of real life in video game form allowing the user to give their Sim a job, a home, daily tasks and to build a whole city. Millions of copies of the games have been sold over the years even though it was first released back in the 80s. \r\n\r\nThe game has changed its name to now say SimCity Classic but the simulation is the same other than the extended ability to create an entire city. The simple game has become quite a complex and addicting game that some argue offer skills that can be translated into a person’s social media management skillset. Here is a look at how managing your Sims city can pay off when it comes to your social media presence. \r\n\r\n<h2>What type of tasks do you have to do on the video game?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sim-City-Player.png\" alt=\"Sim City Player\" width=\"1092\" height=\"702\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8974\" />When you play the SimCity games, you learn to build a city by managing various areas at once. It’s a lot of work to keep the city up and running and that is the same case for those trying to manage social media. You have to track different areas continuously and regularly on the game and in social media. \r\n\r\nFor example, on the SimCity games, you have to track your different residential and commercial zones while developing within the correct zones. On social media, you need to keep track of your different zones from your social media accounts to your business website. Your personal accounts would be like your residential zones while your business accounts or website would be your commercial zones that have to remain separate but equally important. \r\n\r\nYour Sim city needs to be powered so it’s important to supply enough power to keep the city running. In social media management, you have to keep the sites running smoothly by putting in the time and effort to write new posts. The good news is that you can schedule this to stay relevant through sites like IFTTT or HootSuite. \r\n\r\nDon’t’ forget to keep your city moving by offering transportation. Set up rail systems and roads so that your sims can get around easily. On social media, you need get your posts into your readers’ hands by inviting them to “like” and “share” your posts and offering these options on your website. \r\n\r\nBe ready for emergencies and crime on both your city and social media. Your Sim city could see disasters like fires, earthquakes or tornados, plus you could find yourself with high crime levels requiring more police stations. On social media, you could end up with an emergency like a website down time, poor business decisions or intellectual property theft. Plan ahead for these situations so that you know how to overcome them if situation calls for it. \r\n\r\n<h2>What does it take to be a good social media manager?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media1.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8976\" />When you’ve played the SimCity games and have a unique set of skills from the game that is translating into social media management, it will make your business run smoother and it will feel easier to maintain. For those that are hiring a social media manager because tasks need to be delegated, it’s important to look for a few qualities that go beyond what you’ve probably gained from playing the SimCity games. \r\n\r\nYou’ll want to make sure your social media manager has writing and copy experience. Find someone with experience in writing and even a college major relevant to writing. Someone with experience in writing will be able to make a big impact in a few words so be sure they at least have a nice selection of writing samples to show you they can be effective as a writer. \r\n\r\nFind out if they have ad copy writing experience. It’s important that a team of people work on a piece of writing since there is a psychology to why people click on certain articles and share posts. Having a background in promotional writing is extremely helpful. \r\n\r\nYou may want to also look for experience in graphic design and customer service skills. Look for people offering a typical rate because something too low may indicate low experience. Check references with happy clients too.\r\n\r\nUse these tips to hire or become a great social media manager and try the SimCity games to see what skills you’ll pick up that can translate into your social media management. \r\n','Why Might a Sim City Player Make a Good Social Media Manager?','','inherit','closed','closed','','8973-revision-v1','','','2015-10-13 14:20:46','2015-10-13 18:20:46','',8973,'http://itxdesign.com/8973-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8978,4,'2015-10-13 14:21:10','2015-10-13 18:21:10','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media-Manager.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media Manager\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8975\" />For those that have tried any of the Sim games, you may have found they have an addictive quality to them. They work as a simulation of real life in video game form allowing the user to give their Sim a job, a home, daily tasks and to build a whole city. Millions of copies of the games have been sold over the years even though it was first released back in the 80s. \r\n\r\nThe game has changed its name to now say SimCity Classic but the simulation is the same other than the extended ability to create an entire city. The simple game has become quite a complex and addicting game that some argue offer skills that can be translated into a person’s social media management skillset. Here is a look at how managing your Sims city can pay off when it comes to your social media presence. \r\n\r\n<h2>What type of tasks do you have to do on the video game?</h2>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sim-City-Player.png\"><img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sim-City-Player-300x193.png\" alt=\"Sim City Player\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8974\" /></a>When you play the SimCity games, you learn to build a city by managing various areas at once. It’s a lot of work to keep the city up and running and that is the same case for those trying to manage social media. You have to track different areas continuously and regularly on the game and in social media. \r\n\r\nFor example, on the SimCity games, you have to track your different residential and commercial zones while developing within the correct zones. On social media, you need to keep track of your different zones from your social media accounts to your business website. Your personal accounts would be like your residential zones while your business accounts or website would be your commercial zones that have to remain separate but equally important. \r\n\r\nYour Sim city needs to be powered so it’s important to supply enough power to keep the city running. In social media management, you have to keep the sites running smoothly by putting in the time and effort to write new posts. The good news is that you can schedule this to stay relevant through sites like IFTTT or HootSuite. \r\n\r\nDon’t’ forget to keep your city moving by offering transportation. Set up rail systems and roads so that your sims can get around easily. On social media, you need get your posts into your readers’ hands by inviting them to “like” and “share” your posts and offering these options on your website. \r\n\r\nBe ready for emergencies and crime on both your city and social media. Your Sim city could see disasters like fires, earthquakes or tornados, plus you could find yourself with high crime levels requiring more police stations. On social media, you could end up with an emergency like a website down time, poor business decisions or intellectual property theft. Plan ahead for these situations so that you know how to overcome them if situation calls for it. \r\n\r\n<h2>What does it take to be a good social media manager?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media1.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8976\" />When you’ve played the SimCity games and have a unique set of skills from the game that is translating into social media management, it will make your business run smoother and it will feel easier to maintain. For those that are hiring a social media manager because tasks need to be delegated, it’s important to look for a few qualities that go beyond what you’ve probably gained from playing the SimCity games. \r\n\r\nYou’ll want to make sure your social media manager has writing and copy experience. Find someone with experience in writing and even a college major relevant to writing. Someone with experience in writing will be able to make a big impact in a few words so be sure they at least have a nice selection of writing samples to show you they can be effective as a writer. \r\n\r\nFind out if they have ad copy writing experience. It’s important that a team of people work on a piece of writing since there is a psychology to why people click on certain articles and share posts. Having a background in promotional writing is extremely helpful. \r\n\r\nYou may want to also look for experience in graphic design and customer service skills. Look for people offering a typical rate because something too low may indicate low experience. Check references with happy clients too.\r\n\r\nUse these tips to hire or become a great social media manager and try the SimCity games to see what skills you’ll pick up that can translate into your social media management. \r\n','Why Might a Sim City Player Make a Good Social Media Manager?','','inherit','closed','closed','','8973-revision-v1','','','2015-10-13 14:21:10','2015-10-13 18:21:10','',8973,'http://itxdesign.com/8973-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8979,4,'2015-10-15 10:23:33','2015-10-15 14:23:33','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Promotion.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Promotion\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8980\" />When you’re on a budget, it makes running your business more challenging. You may feel that there is no easy way to promote your blog or gain visitors without spending a chunk of change on advertising and marketing efforts. In fact, there are ways to promote your blog and gain visitors for cheap or even free. \r\n\r\nYour blog is a great way to promote your business and it may bring in some income on its own, so it’s vital to invest the time and energy into it. While you may need to invest some cash into the blog, you can promote it for cheap while still gaining visitors. With a tight budget at the beginning of launching a blog, here is a look at ways to promote it with less than $20 in order to start gaining visitors and to start seeing a profit.\r\n\r\n<h2>Buy Business Cards</h2>\r\n\r\nA great way to start promoting your blog is to invest in some business cards. Every time you get a chance to network, meet new people or to offer a referral to current customers, hand them a business card so that they can tell their friends about your company. Make sure it includes your name, website, your specific niche and make sure it looks professional. \r\n\r\nIt’s the perfect things to hand out at a trade show, when you meet someone by chance in line for coffee or to give your satisfied customers that want to refer their relative. Business cards can be inexpensive and effective; just order them through online sites like Vista Print or at a local office supply store. \r\n\r\n<h2>Social Media Ads</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Media-Ads.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media Ads\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8982\" />Did you know you that paying for social media ads with even $5 will get you in front of people you never could have imagined would see your website otherwise? Plus, your ad can reach like-minded people by targeting the right demographic of your audience. In addition to getting an ad on social media, your money will pay for information used on future marketing for the company. \r\n\r\nFacebook and Twitter are the perfect places to campaign. Set it up on Facebook by logging in to your Facebook business page (or setting one up by selecting “create a page”), clicking “Boost post” and then selecting the ad parameters. They will ask you to choose the interest of person, their location, age, gender, and more. \r\n\r\nLet it know how much your budget can afford, when to run it and then once it’s up, track how the ad is performing in case you need to make adjustments to the target demographic.  Twitter will also let you set up your ad campaign by logging into your account, clicking “promote your account” on your home page and clicking “Create new campaign” which leads analytical access for you to peruse. \r\n\r\n<h2>Pay for High Quality Photos</h2>\r\n\r\nPerhaps your blog is perfect now but it needs a way to look a more appealing and beautiful to a reader. You may want to just spend your limited budget on some high quality photos to engage readers more. Don’t use free photos with low quality when you are building your site, instead, spend $10 to purchase photos with 500 pixels that will excite a first-time visitor. \r\n\r\n<h2>Advertise Locally or Host a Contest</h2>\r\n\r\nPerhaps you need to reach out locally. If you’ve handed out business cards, consider advertising in a weekly newspaper handed out to folks in the area. You can usually pay for weekly advertising for under $10 but you may want to write up a press release too. Consider hosting a contest or sweepstakes to get people to visit your site. Offer prizes like gift cards or a free product from your company to the winner. \r\n\r\n<h2>Write High Quality Content</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/High-Quality-Content.jpg\" alt=\"High Quality Content\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8981\" />It doesn’t cost you anything to ensure your content is high quality. When you provide value on your blog, Google and other search engines are more likely to list you high in the rankings. 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You may feel that there is no easy way to promote your blog or gain visitors without spending a chunk of change on advertising and marketing efforts. In fact, there are ways to promote your blog and gain visitors for cheap or even free. \r\n\r\nYour blog is a great way to promote your business and it may bring in some income on its own, so it’s vital to invest the time and energy into it. While you may need to invest some cash into the blog, you can promote it for cheap while still gaining visitors. With a tight budget at the beginning of launching a blog, here is a look at ways to promote it with less than $20 in order to start gaining visitors and to start seeing a profit.\r\n\r\n<h2>Buy Business Cards</h2>\r\n\r\nA great way to start promoting your blog is to invest in some business cards. Every time you get a chance to network, meet new people or to offer a referral to current customers, hand them a business card so that they can tell their friends about your company. 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In addition to getting an ad on social media, your money will pay for information used on future marketing for the company. \r\n\r\nFacebook and Twitter are the perfect places to campaign. Set it up on Facebook by logging in to your Facebook business page (or setting one up by selecting “create a page”), clicking “Boost post” and then selecting the ad parameters. They will ask you to choose the interest of person, their location, age, gender, and more. \r\n\r\nLet it know how much your budget can afford, when to run it and then once it’s up, track how the ad is performing in case you need to make adjustments to the target demographic.  Twitter will also let you set up your ad campaign by logging into your account, clicking “promote your account” on your home page and clicking “Create new campaign” which leads analytical access for you to peruse. \r\n\r\n<h2>Pay for High Quality Photos</h2>\r\n\r\nPerhaps your blog is perfect now but it needs a way to look a more appealing and beautiful to a reader. You may want to just spend your limited budget on some high quality photos to engage readers more. Don’t use free photos with low quality when you are building your site, instead, spend $10 to purchase photos with 500 pixels that will excite a first-time visitor. \r\n\r\n<h2>Advertise Locally or Host a Contest</h2>\r\n\r\nPerhaps you need to reach out locally. If you’ve handed out business cards, consider advertising in a weekly newspaper handed out to folks in the area. You can usually pay for weekly advertising for under $10 but you may want to write up a press release too. 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You may have no clue as to what is causing your page views to be low and bounce rates to be high seeing that you’ve put a great deal of effort into the website. \r\n\r\nEven with what you believe is a great-looking page, great content or an enjoyable website, it may be that the pages run too slow or that the content isn’t as great as you thought. With site traffic and engagement looking good, it still takes experimentation to understand what encourages a visitor to stick around and to come back for more. While it differs for every website owner, here is a look at some common fixes to reducing bounce rates and increasing page views on WordPress websites. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why is this becoming such an issue?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Page-View.jpg\" alt=\"Page View\" width=\"128\" height=\"192\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8988\" />Internet users have an increasingly short attention span with the current rate at about 8 seconds. That means you only have eight seconds to spark an interest in an internet user and convince them to stick around for more. You need to convince them that your content is valuable enough to stick around to see more, to want to share them on social media and to come back on a regular basis for the next piece of content. \r\n\r\n<h2>How do I begin reducing my bounce rate and increasing my page views?</h2>\r\n\r\nWhile you can work all day and night on site promotion, this will do you no good if users are being brought to a site with poor content or less than desirable designs. It’s time to look in the mirror to ask yourself if your content is really worth people’s time and if your page actually looks good to the general public and not just to your friends who are trying to encourage you to be nice. 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However, some of the companies offering game servers for Minecraft don\'t offer the best possible hosting.\r\n\r\nThe best hosting for any game server comes on a dedicated server. Anything less will potentially cause issues no gamer wants to deal with. Imagine losing your entire game simply because you choose cheap game server hosting not worth the money you paid for it.\r\n\r\n<b>Features of Top Minecraft Game Servers</b>\r\n\r\nFinding the right game server is necessary and all of the best choices come with specific features. Some of the top game servers will support all of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Latest Release of Minecraft</li>\r\n	<li>Bukkit and other plugins</li>\r\n	<li>Full FTP Access</li>\r\n	<li>Custom Domain Names</li>\r\n	<li>MySQL Databases</li>\r\n	<li>Full Backups</li>\r\n	<li>And More!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nYou don\'t have to find a server already set up to run Minecraft and it might actually be a good thing to find one that\'s not already set up. 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With a dedicated server from ITX Design, you can relax and enjoy a better gaming experience.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not sure which one of our dedicated server packages will work best for your specific needs, we\'re here to help. 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That means you only have eight seconds to spark an interest in an internet user and convince them to stick around for more. You need to convince them that your content is valuable enough to stick around to see more, to want to share them on social media and to come back on a regular basis for the next piece of content. \r\n\r\n<h2>How do I begin reducing my bounce rate and increasing my page views?</h2>\r\n\r\nWhile you can work all day and night on site promotion, this will do you no good if users are being brought to a site with poor content or less than desirable designs. It’s time to look in the mirror to ask yourself if your content is really worth people’s time and if your page actually looks good to the general public and not just to your friends who are trying to encourage you to be nice. Get honest with yourself to see if the information is the same stuff found on several other sites and if the theme is pretty standard and boring. \r\n\r\nPerhaps all of that is just fine but your site is loading way too slow. Visitors arrive to the site to see that it’s taking several seconds to load, so they give up and move on with their day. Check to see if your site loads in two seconds or less and use a caching plugin in order to compress your images that slow down the load speed. \r\n\r\n<h2>Analyze your bounce rate </h2>\r\n\r\nYour bounce rate refers to a single-page visit that is not followed by anymore action outside of leaving the site completely. You can gather clues on your bounce rate by taking advantage of Google Analytics traffic stats or by adding plugins to your site. Google Analytics will help you find your bounce rate by searching Behavior, clicking “Site content” and then going to “all pages.” Look at the table on this page to see your site’s bounce rate. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GoogleAnalytics-300x219.png\" alt=\"Google Analytics\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8987\" />\r\n\r\nTypically, you’ll want a bounce rate of around 41-55% but if it’s a lower percentage, you’re in great shape. Google will look at how much time is spent on a page and the time between site entry and last page view. 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In some cases, it’s not as simple as advertising on Facebook and watching your ad bring in the sales; sometimes you have to pay for posts and in other times you can use social media marketing for free. \r\n\r\nBy learning the difference between paid and organic social media marketing, adding in pictures and hashtags, and knowing the right time to market, you can become more successful on social media marketing. Here is a look at these tips and more. \r\n\r\n<h2>Should I pay for marketing or go with the free options?</h2>\r\n\r\nActually you should do both. The most successful companies pay for social media marketing and incorporate organic marketing, meaning they create high-quality content without paying to promote it. With organic marketing there is no cost, so your posts shouldn’t be sales-based but rather enjoyable, interesting, relevant and engaging. Its harder work and time consuming but it will pay off. \r\n\r\nYou’ll want to look into paid and sponsored social media marketing too because paying a social network will allow you to target a specific demographic. When you’re trying to reach a certain audience and be posted in the most likely to be seen spot, you’ll want to pay for a campaign to “boost” your post on social media sites like Facebook. Paid advertisement work too and they will show up on feeds of those most likely to want your product or service. \r\n\r\n<h2>Are you relevant?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Social Marketing\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8992\" />Sometimes you are simply not finding success because your timing is off. You can have free social marketing by offering relevant and timely content. 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INSERT INTO `wpitx_posts` VALUES (8995,4,'2015-10-16 18:28:58','2015-10-16 22:28:58','Are you interested in making a fantastic real estate website through WordPress? The best place to start is by picking a theme that works well with the industry. Since most people use the web to find homes rather than a real estate agent or dealer, real estate businesses have to work harder to interest consumers to use them for help in buying their next home. \r\n\r\nFinding the right WordPress theme for real estate is a great way to make sure your site will function properly for the specific industry you’re in, plus they tend to work best with Google Maps, perfect for those that are trying to find a home or commercial property with your agency. Here is a look at the themes you’ll have the most success with as a real estate website owner. \r\n\r\n<h2>Listify</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Listify-300x148.png\" alt=\"Listify\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8996\" />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/wordpress-directory-theme-listify/9602611\">Listify</a> is a great place to start. As the name implies, this is the theme for those that plan to have real estate listings available to their customers. This theme is designed to offer a directory and listing tool for choosing houses, cars, vacations and more. Real estate agents are choosing it for their listing website because it’s easy for visitors to add, view or claim a listing that becomes available. The theme can support ad spaces and reservation plugins work well for it like WooCommerce or Resurva. \r\n\r\n<h2>WP Residence</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WPResidence-300x157.png\" alt=\"WP Residence\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8998\" />\r\n\r\nIf you need something that will work well with your accounting and payments, <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/wp-residence-real-estate-wordpress-theme/7896392\">WP Residence</a> is the perfect solution. The theme makes it easy to handle Paypal or Stripe payments, it offers multiple currency converter options and it has an easy front end submission for real estate owners. It’s great for those that want to add floor plans, custom advanced search options or email alerts. It is Geolocation enabled too.  \r\n\r\n<h2>Realty</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Realty-300x156.png\" alt=\"Realty\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8997\" />\r\n\r\nThe name says it all; <a href=\"https://themetrail.com/\">Realty</a> is the perfect theme choice for your agency. It is capable of accepting property submissions and you can choose if you want them to be free, cost a fee or cost a subscription price taken out of Paypal regularly. It is responsive and has a property slideshow option. \r\n\r\nOther fantastic options include:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/bentuestu-responsive-real-estate-wordpress-theme/7794882\">Bentuestu</a> for real estate rentals</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/reales-wp-real-estate-wordpress-theme/10330568\">Reales WP</a> for a modern and clean theme offering Google Maps</a> integration</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/wp-pro-real-estate-6-responsive-wordpress-theme/6648339\">WP Pro Real Estate</a> for unlimited skins and background options in displaying real estate</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/hometown-real-estate-wordpress-theme/9824422\">Hometown</a> for a nice offering of property sliders and property maps</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/real-spaces-wordpress-real-estate-theme/8219779\">Real Spaces</a> for corporate and business websites wanting to offer a property comparison</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/zoner-real-estate-wordpress-theme/9099226\">Zoner</a> for access to Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Paypal and a currency converter \r\n<li><A href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/easy-living-real-estate-wordpress-theme/9222095\">Easy Living</a> for a news/blog section, a home slider and list, grid or masonry templates</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThere are many great choices for your real estate WordPress theme. Make sure you choose an option that will not only look great, but will also function the way you desire. Your theme should also load well and provide a good mobile experience.\r\n\r\nWhen you’re creating your WordPress site for your real estate business, consider these templates for the most user-friendly access to property listings and other great features. \r\n','Which WordPress Themes are Best for Real Estate Websites?','','publish','open','closed','','which-wordpress-themes-are-best-for-real-estate-websites','','','2019-01-14 13:16:17','2019-01-14 18:16:17','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=8995',0,'post','',0),(10902,1,'2019-01-14 13:16:17','2019-01-14 18:16:17','Are you interested in making a fantastic real estate website through WordPress? The best place to start is by picking a theme that works well with the industry. Since most people use the web to find homes rather than a real estate agent or dealer, real estate businesses have to work harder to interest consumers to use them for help in buying their next home. \r\n\r\nFinding the right WordPress theme for real estate is a great way to make sure your site will function properly for the specific industry you’re in, plus they tend to work best with Google Maps, perfect for those that are trying to find a home or commercial property with your agency. Here is a look at the themes you’ll have the most success with as a real estate website owner. \r\n\r\n<h2>Listify</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Listify-300x148.png\" alt=\"Listify\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8996\" />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/wordpress-directory-theme-listify/9602611\">Listify</a> is a great place to start. As the name implies, this is the theme for those that plan to have real estate listings available to their customers. This theme is designed to offer a directory and listing tool for choosing houses, cars, vacations and more. Real estate agents are choosing it for their listing website because it’s easy for visitors to add, view or claim a listing that becomes available. The theme can support ad spaces and reservation plugins work well for it like WooCommerce or Resurva. \r\n\r\n<h2>WP Residence</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WPResidence-300x157.png\" alt=\"WP Residence\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8998\" />\r\n\r\nIf you need something that will work well with your accounting and payments, <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/wp-residence-real-estate-wordpress-theme/7896392\">WP Residence</a> is the perfect solution. The theme makes it easy to handle Paypal or Stripe payments, it offers multiple currency converter options and it has an easy front end submission for real estate owners. It’s great for those that want to add floor plans, custom advanced search options or email alerts. It is Geolocation enabled too.  \r\n\r\n<h2>Realty</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Realty-300x156.png\" alt=\"Realty\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8997\" />\r\n\r\nThe name says it all; <a href=\"https://themetrail.com/\">Realty</a> is the perfect theme choice for your agency. It is capable of accepting property submissions and you can choose if you want them to be free, cost a fee or cost a subscription price taken out of Paypal regularly. It is responsive and has a property slideshow option. \r\n\r\nOther fantastic options include:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/bentuestu-responsive-real-estate-wordpress-theme/7794882\">Bentuestu</a> for real estate rentals</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/reales-wp-real-estate-wordpress-theme/10330568\">Reales WP</a> for a modern and clean theme offering Google Maps</a> integration</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/wp-pro-real-estate-6-responsive-wordpress-theme/6648339\">WP Pro Real Estate</a> for unlimited skins and background options in displaying real estate</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/hometown-real-estate-wordpress-theme/9824422\">Hometown</a> for a nice offering of property sliders and property maps</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/real-spaces-wordpress-real-estate-theme/8219779\">Real Spaces</a> for corporate and business websites wanting to offer a property comparison</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/zoner-real-estate-wordpress-theme/9099226\">Zoner</a> for access to Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Paypal and a currency converter \r\n<li><A href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/easy-living-real-estate-wordpress-theme/9222095\">Easy Living</a> for a news/blog section, a home slider and list, grid or masonry templates</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThere are many great choices for your real estate WordPress theme. 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The best place to start is by picking a theme that works well with the industry. Since most people use the web to find homes rather than a real estate agent or dealer, real estate businesses have to work harder to interest consumers to use them for help in buying their next home. \r\n\r\nFinding the right WordPress theme for real estate is a great way to make sure your site will function properly for the specific industry you’re in, plus they tend to work best with Google Maps, perfect for those that are trying to find a home or commercial property with your agency. 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The theme can support ad spaces and reservation plugins work well for it like WooCommerce or Resurva. \r\n\r\n<h2>WP Residence</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WPResidence-300x157.png\" alt=\"WP Residence\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8998\" />\r\n\r\nIf you need something that will work well with your accounting and payments, <a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/wp-residence-real-estate-wordpress-theme/7896392\">WP Residence</a> is the perfect solution. The theme makes it easy to handle Paypal or Stripe payments, it offers multiple currency converter options and it has an easy front end submission for real estate owners. It’s great for those that want to add floor plans, custom advanced search options or email alerts. 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It’s not only the world’s most popular CMS but it’s the power behind 1/4th of the world’s websites. \r\n\r\nWhat made it reach its full potential that we see in 2015? Why is it the favorite CMS? What started as an obscure blogging platform in 2003-2004 has developed into and important and well-known application. Here is a look at the history of WordPress.\r\n\r\n<h2>Where it all began</h2>\r\n\r\nB2 Cafelog was developed in 2001 by Michael Valdrighi but development had stopped. This led Mike Little to suggest teaming up to move it forward which resulted in WordPress launching in 2003. It started as a 1.0 version in January 2004 officially with features that today, users of WordPress wouldn’t blink an eye at. \r\n\r\nIt began with comment moderation, straightforward installation and search engine friendly permalinks. The 1.2 version was released in May of that year along with plugins and the Hello Dolly demo. In addition, bbPress, a forum solution, was launched.\r\n\r\n<h2>What came next</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WordPress.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9011\" />From 2005-2007, there was a lot of changes going on for WordPress. In 2005, there was the creation of Automattic, the official launch of WordPress.com and the launch of anti-comment spam plugin Akismet. That year the functionality changed with additions of tagging, widgets, pretty URLs, spell check and update notifications. WordCamp started in 2006 and in 2007, WordPress had become a significant online presence. \r\n\r\n<h2>Revamps took place later</h2>\r\n\r\nIn 2008-2009, revamps occurred on WordPress like with the Happy Cog-led redesign featured in version WordPress 2.5. After changing the functionality with updates like Shortcode API, post revisions, sticky posts and built-in plugin installations, version 3.0 was released brought about the built-in theme installer and image editing. In 2009, WordPress had become a favorite among developers even though overall market share was somewhat low. \r\n\r\n<h2>Gaining popularity</h2>\r\n\r\nIn 2010 and 2011, WordPress became more popular with the public. The WordPress Foundation even set up a charity aimed at securing the future for WordPress as an independent open source software project. By 2010, version 3.0 saw some major arrivals from custom post types to the integration of WordPressMU into the core. Re-organization for the software took place behind the scenes with efforts to renew the focus. \r\n\r\n<h2>What’s gone on in the last two years</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WordPress-History-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress History\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9010\" />2013 and 2014 made WordPress the leading CMS platform in the world. More functionality emerged during this time like a new media manager and audio/video support. A theme customizer, Distraction Free Writing mode and more were introduced to improve the user experience. \r\n\r\nBy 2014, WordPress increased to 23% of market share. 2015 marks ten years for WordPress and now we’re seeing improvements like the acquisition of WooCommerce and growth in the market share. The future of WordPress is the use of it on touch devices. \r\n\r\nThis is a look at WordPress’s humble beginnings to the blogging solution of choice for most. \r\n','Do you Understand the History of WordPress?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9008-revision-v1','','','2015-10-23 15:21:44','2015-10-23 19:21:44','',9008,'http://itxdesign.com/9008-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9013,4,'2015-10-23 15:22:03','2015-10-23 19:22:03','','','','inherit','open','closed','','9013','','','2015-10-23 15:22:03','2015-10-23 19:22:03','',9008,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/History-of-WordPress-300x2971.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9014,4,'2015-10-23 22:22:15','2015-10-24 02:22:15','When you add downloadable files to your pages or posts on WordPress, it’s pretty simple to do and very common among WordPress users. The problem comes in when you would like to have more control over how the files are managed and accessed. The good news is there are now many great plugins that have been designed to allow you to do this. \r\n\r\nThese specific plugins are simply tools for managing or selling your digital downloads on WordPress. Whether you want to offer digital content to your visitors in the form of eBooks, printable resources, access to your portfolio or free software, you can bypass the limited functionality of WordPress file downloads by adding these great plugins. \r\n\r\n<h2>Simple File Downloader</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleFileDownloader.png\" alt=\"Simple File Downloader\" width=\"684\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9017\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the free plugin <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-downloader/\">Simple File Downloader</a> to add file downloads to your posts and pages on WordPress. The plugin will add an Add Download button on the post editor so that when you click the button, you’ll be able to select a file from your Media Library. Add the text you want for the link to that file and then the plugin will insert a shortcode to the post which displays a download link after you’ve published the post. It’s similar to the core WordPress capability but it forces the download right when your visitor clicks the link, it allows you to insert image files and it allows you to add a parameter which displays an image instead of the link text. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download My eBook</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to offer your viewers an eBook, simply add it to your media files. Then, you can add a link to your website for the download. You can even offer image files for download, force downloads, monitor who has been downloading the files and ask for donations in exchange for a file download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download Shortcode</h2>\r\n\r\nThis plugin is great for forcing downloads for files inserted into a post or page. Instead of having the file open in another browser window, the plugin will make it easier for your visitors to download the files. All you have to do is activate the Download Shortcode onto the site, wrap the shortcode around the file you’ve added and then when it’s clicked, the files will automatically download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Media Download</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasyMediaDownload.png\" alt=\"Easy Media Download\" width=\"748\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9015\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great option is the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/\">Easy Media Download</a>, a free plugin using shortcodes to offer files for download on your site. You’ll use shortcode to display a download button that links to the file and you can change the text size, button color and choose between forced and not forced downloads. \r\n\r\nOther great plugin options include:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleDownloadMonitor.png\" alt=\"Simple Download Monitor\" width=\"739\" height=\"221\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9016\" />\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-monitor/\">The Simple Download Monitor</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-downloadmanager/\">WP-DownloadManager</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/double-opt-in-for-download/\">Double Opt-in for Download</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/delightful-downloads/\">Delightful Downloads</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy do I need these when WordPress file downloads are available in its core? These plugins add more features and possibilities since the core WordPress file downloads functionality is lacking in flexibility and user-friendliness. \r\n\r\nYou can now add digital downloads to your site with these plugins which will help with issues of forcing downloads of files, creating packages of multiple files, learning who is downloading the content, restricting access to downloads and adding a shopping cart to your site. \r\n','Which Tools will help you Sell and Manage Digital Downloads in WordPress?','','publish','open','closed','','which-tools-will-help-you-sell-and-manage-digital-downloads-in-wordpress','','','2016-01-25 15:15:52','2016-01-25 20:15:52','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=9014',0,'post','',0),(9770,5,'2016-01-25 15:15:52','2016-01-25 20:15:52','When you add downloadable files to your pages or posts on WordPress, it’s pretty simple to do and very common among WordPress users. The problem comes in when you would like to have more control over how the files are managed and accessed. The good news is there are now many great plugins that have been designed to allow you to do this. \r\n\r\nThese specific plugins are simply tools for managing or selling your digital downloads on WordPress. Whether you want to offer digital content to your visitors in the form of eBooks, printable resources, access to your portfolio or free software, you can bypass the limited functionality of WordPress file downloads by adding these great plugins. \r\n\r\n<h2>Simple File Downloader</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleFileDownloader.png\" alt=\"Simple File Downloader\" width=\"684\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9017\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the free plugin <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-downloader/\">Simple File Downloader</a> to add file downloads to your posts and pages on WordPress. The plugin will add an Add Download button on the post editor so that when you click the button, you’ll be able to select a file from your Media Library. Add the text you want for the link to that file and then the plugin will insert a shortcode to the post which displays a download link after you’ve published the post. It’s similar to the core WordPress capability but it forces the download right when your visitor clicks the link, it allows you to insert image files and it allows you to add a parameter which displays an image instead of the link text. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download My eBook</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to offer your viewers an eBook, simply add it to your media files. Then, you can add a link to your website for the download. You can even offer image files for download, force downloads, monitor who has been downloading the files and ask for donations in exchange for a file download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download Shortcode</h2>\r\n\r\nThis plugin is great for forcing downloads for files inserted into a post or page. Instead of having the file open in another browser window, the plugin will make it easier for your visitors to download the files. All you have to do is activate the Download Shortcode onto the site, wrap the shortcode around the file you’ve added and then when it’s clicked, the files will automatically download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Media Download</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasyMediaDownload.png\" alt=\"Easy Media Download\" width=\"748\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9015\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great option is the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/\">Easy Media Download</a>, a free plugin using shortcodes to offer files for download on your site. You’ll use shortcode to display a download button that links to the file and you can change the text size, button color and choose between forced and not forced downloads. \r\n\r\nOther great plugin options include:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleDownloadMonitor.png\" alt=\"Simple Download Monitor\" width=\"739\" height=\"221\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9016\" />\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-monitor/\">The Simple Download Monitor</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-downloadmanager/\">WP-DownloadManager</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/double-opt-in-for-download/\">Double Opt-in for Download</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/delightful-downloads/\">Delightful Downloads</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy do I need these when WordPress file downloads are available in its core? These plugins add more features and possibilities since the core WordPress file downloads functionality is lacking in flexibility and user-friendliness. \r\n\r\nYou can now add digital downloads to your site with these plugins which will help with issues of forcing downloads of files, creating packages of multiple files, learning who is downloading the content, restricting access to downloads and adding a shopping cart to your site. \r\n','Which Tools will help you Sell and Manage Digital Downloads in WordPress?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9014-revision-v1','','','2016-01-25 15:15:52','2016-01-25 20:15:52','',9014,'https://itxdesign.com/9014-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9360,1,'2015-12-02 07:23:39','2015-12-02 12:23:39','When you add downloadable files to your pages or posts on WordPress, it’s pretty simple to do and very common among WordPress users. The problem comes in when you would like to have more control over how the files are managed and accessed. The good news is there are now many great plugins that have been designed to allow you to do this. \r\n\r\nThese specific plugins are simply tools for managing or selling your digital downloads on WordPress. Whether you want to offer digital content to your visitors in the form of eBooks, printable resources, access to your portfolio or free software, you can bypass the limited functionality of WordPress file downloads by adding these great plugins. \r\n\r\n<h2>Simple File Downloader</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleFileDownloader.png\" alt=\"Simple File Downloader\" width=\"684\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9017\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the free plugin <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-downloader/\">Simple File Downloader</a> to add file downloads to your posts and pages on WordPress. The plugin will add an Add Download button on the post editor so that when you click the button, you’ll be able to select a file from your Media Library. Add the text you want for the link to that file and then the plugin will insert a shortcode to the post which displays a download link after you’ve published the post. It’s similar to the core WordPress capability but it forces the download right when your visitor clicks the link, it allows you to insert image files and it allows you to add a parameter which displays an image instead of the link text. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download My eBook</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to offer your viewers an eBook, simply add it to your media files. Then, you can add a link to your website for the download. You can even offer image files for download, force downloads, monitor who has been downloading the files and ask for donations in exchange for a file download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download Shortcode</h2>\r\n\r\nThis plugin is great for forcing downloads for files inserted into a post or page. Instead of having the file open in another browser window, the plugin will make it easier for your visitors to download the files. All you have to do is activate the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/\">Download Shortcode</a> onto the site, wrap the shortcode around the file you’ve added and then when it’s clicked, the files will automatically download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Media Download</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasyMediaDownload.png\" alt=\"Easy Media Download\" width=\"748\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9015\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great option is the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/\">Easy Media Download</a>, a free plugin using shortcodes to offer files for download on your site. You’ll use shortcode to display a download button that links to the file and you can change the text size, button color and choose between forced and not forced downloads. \r\n\r\nOther great plugin options include:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleDownloadMonitor.png\" alt=\"Simple Download Monitor\" width=\"739\" height=\"221\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9016\" />\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-monitor/\">The Simple Download Monitor</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-downloadmanager/\">WP-DownloadManager</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/double-opt-in-for-download/\">Double Opt-in for Download</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/delightful-downloads/\">Delightful Downloads</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy do I need these when WordPress file downloads are available in its core? 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The problem comes in when you would like to have more control over how the files are managed and accessed. The good news is there are now many great plugins that have been designed to allow you to do this. \r\n\r\nThese specific plugins are simply tools for managing or selling your digital downloads on WordPress. Whether you want to offer digital content to your visitors in the form of eBooks, printable resources, access to your portfolio or free software, you can bypass the limited functionality of WordPress file downloads by adding these great plugins. \r\n\r\n<h2>Simple File Downloader</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleFileDownloader-300x101.png\" alt=\"Simple File Downloader\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9017\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the free plugin <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-downloader/\">Simple File Downloader</a> to add file downloads to your posts and pages on WordPress. The plugin will add an Add Download button on the post editor so that when you click the button, you’ll be able to select a file from your Media Library. Add the text you want for the link to that file and then the plugin will insert a shortcode to the post which displays a download link after you’ve published the post. It’s similar to the core WordPress capability but it forces the download right when your visitor clicks the link, it allows you to insert image files and it allows you to add a parameter which displays an image instead of the link text. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download My eBook</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to offer your viewers an eBook, simply add it to your media files. Then, you can add a link to your website for the download. You can even offer image files for download, force downloads, monitor who has been downloading the files and ask for donations in exchange for a file download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download Shortcode</h2>\r\n\r\nThis plugin is great for forcing downloads for files inserted into a post or page. Instead of having the file open in another browser window, the plugin will make it easier for your visitors to download the files. All you have to do is activate the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/\">Download Shortcode</a> onto the site, wrap the shortcode around the file you’ve added and then when it’s clicked, the files will automatically download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Media Download</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasyMediaDownload-300x96.png\" alt=\"Easy Media Download\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9015\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great option is the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/\">Easy Media Download</a>, a free plugin using shortcodes to offer files for download on your site. You’ll use shortcode to display a download button that links to the file and you can change the text size, button color and choose between forced and not forced downloads. \r\n\r\nOther great plugin options include:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleDownloadMonitor-300x90.png\" alt=\"Simple Download Monitor\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9016\" />\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-monitor/\">The Simple Download Monitor</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-downloadmanager/\">WP-DownloadManager</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-filebase/\">WP-Filebase Download Manager</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/double-opt-in-for-download/\">Double Opt-in for Download</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/delightful-downloads/\">Delightful Downloads</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy do I need these when WordPress file downloads are available in its core? These plugins add more features and possibilities since the core WordPress file downloads functionality is lacking in flexibility and user-friendliness. \r\n\r\nYou can now add digital downloads to your site with these plugins which will help with issues of forcing downloads of files, creating packages of multiple files, learning who is downloading the content, restricting access to downloads and adding a shopping cart to your site. \r\n','Which Tools will help you Sell and Manage Digital Downloads in WordPress?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9014-revision-v1','','','2015-10-23 15:33:02','2015-10-23 19:33:02','',9014,'http://itxdesign.com/9014-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9019,4,'2015-10-23 15:33:57','2015-10-23 19:33:57','When you add downloadable files to your pages or posts on WordPress, it’s pretty simple to do and very common among WordPress users. The problem comes in when you would like to have more control over how the files are managed and accessed. The good news is there are now many great plugins that have been designed to allow you to do this. \r\n\r\nThese specific plugins are simply tools for managing or selling your digital downloads on WordPress. Whether you want to offer digital content to your visitors in the form of eBooks, printable resources, access to your portfolio or free software, you can bypass the limited functionality of WordPress file downloads by adding these great plugins. \r\n\r\n<h2>Simple File Downloader</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleFileDownloader.png\" alt=\"Simple File Downloader\" width=\"684\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9017\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the free plugin <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-downloader/\">Simple File Downloader</a> to add file downloads to your posts and pages on WordPress. The plugin will add an Add Download button on the post editor so that when you click the button, you’ll be able to select a file from your Media Library. Add the text you want for the link to that file and then the plugin will insert a shortcode to the post which displays a download link after you’ve published the post. It’s similar to the core WordPress capability but it forces the download right when your visitor clicks the link, it allows you to insert image files and it allows you to add a parameter which displays an image instead of the link text. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download My eBook</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you want to offer your viewers an eBook, simply add it to your media files. Then, you can add a link to your website for the download. You can even offer image files for download, force downloads, monitor who has been downloading the files and ask for donations in exchange for a file download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Download Shortcode</h2>\r\n\r\nThis plugin is great for forcing downloads for files inserted into a post or page. Instead of having the file open in another browser window, the plugin will make it easier for your visitors to download the files. All you have to do is activate the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/\">Download Shortcode</a> onto the site, wrap the shortcode around the file you’ve added and then when it’s clicked, the files will automatically download. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Media Download</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EasyMediaDownload.png\" alt=\"Easy Media Download\" width=\"748\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9015\" />\r\n\r\nAnother great option is the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/\">Easy Media Download</a>, a free plugin using shortcodes to offer files for download on your site. You’ll use shortcode to display a download button that links to the file and you can change the text size, button color and choose between forced and not forced downloads. \r\n\r\nOther great plugin options include:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SimpleDownloadMonitor.png\" alt=\"Simple Download Monitor\" width=\"739\" height=\"221\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9016\" />\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-monitor/\">The Simple Download Monitor</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-downloadmanager/\">WP-DownloadManager</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-filebase/\">WP-Filebase Download Manager</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/double-opt-in-for-download/\">Double Opt-in for Download</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/delightful-downloads/\">Delightful Downloads</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy do I need these when WordPress file downloads are available in its core? 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Typically the best practice for getting your users to confirm their new subscription with you is to have them confirm via email. \r\n\r\nThis practice of a double opt-in for your newsletters and WordPress is a good way to have them confirm that they are really serious about following you which means you can count on them to be a reader of your work. The double opt-in for WordPress emails and newsletters is the best practice despite it appearing like it may cause people to stray away. Here is a look at why you need to do it for your WordPress site. \r\n\r\n<h2>There is evidence that double opt-in is a wise move for all websites</h2>\r\n\r\nHaving the double opt-in is actually recommended and there’s evidence that it’s proving to be a good move. While it may seem that your readers will decide it’s too many steps, in fact this repetitive process is actually working. \r\n\r\nWhile some sites are using single opt-in where only one step is required for a subscriber to get signed up, the double opt-in requiring extra steps causes more of a thought process on the subscriber. Single opt-in is basically requiring your subscriber to fill out the submission form, hit subscribe and they are done. \r\n\r\nThe double opt-in requires two different confirmations, usually via the website and the other in their email account. While it may seem like it would turn off your subscriber from wanting to bother, in fact it has some perks. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why does the double opt-in process works?</h2>\r\n\r\nIt may seem counter-intuitive to force subscribers to confirm twice and may even make them feel like, “why bother?” in reality, it’s only two steps and it guarantees that your subscriber is someone that actually wants to hear from you. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Email-Double-Opt-in.png\" alt=\"Email Double Opt-in\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9021\" />It’s also going to reduce the chance that your subscribers accidentally subscribe with an old account or incorrect email address since they will notice when they aren’t receiving their email confirmation right away. This is good because you don’t want to have invalid email addresses when it comes to tracking your analytics. \r\n\r\nIn addition to these perks, you can rest assured that spam will be reduced and spam complaints will decrease as well. Since your users will have to provide an email address to send the confirmation email, no one can claim they are getting emails they didn’t ask for. They have to physically go in and confirm that they want the emails so how could they possibly be mad later for getting your emails? \r\n\r\nIf you do get reported for spam later on, you can prove that they signed up and confirmed they wanted your emails. This helps later if you need proof they signed up for your newsletter so that you don’t get flagged as a spam site. Excessive spam complains will get your domain banned by ISPs, placed on an email blacklist and then it’s extremely difficult to get your domain removed from it where you’d end up having to start over with a new one. While you can’t always reduce your complaints to zero, at least you can reduce them to very few. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Newsletter-Double-opt-in.jpg\" alt=\"Newsletter Double opt-in\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9022\" />Finally, it’s going to raise the value of your newsletter, reduce the number of unsubscribers and you can rest assured that people who are subscribing actually want to read what you have to say. While some people may unsubscribe later because they signed up on a whim, in most cases, your subscribers will be committed if they are going to double opt-in with you. \r\n\r\nYour newsletter will increase its value since you will be able to charge advertisers for ads targeted to your specific market and your readers won’t mind since they want to hear what you have to say. \r\n\r\nBy simply having your readers fill out a submission form and confirm the subscription in their email accounts, you can rest easy knowing the double opt-in process is going to benefit you and your subscribers for your newsletters, emails, memberships and more. 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Typically the best practice for getting your users to confirm their new subscription with you is to have them confirm via email. \r\n\r\nThis practice of a double opt-in for your newsletters and WordPress is a good way to have them confirm that they are really serious about following you which means you can count on them to be a reader of your work. The double opt-in for WordPress emails and newsletters is the best practice despite it appearing like it may cause people to stray away. Here is a look at why you need to do it for your WordPress site. \r\n\r\n<h2>There is evidence that double opt-in is a wise move for all websites</h2>\r\n\r\nHaving the double opt-in is actually recommended and there’s evidence that it’s proving to be a good move. While it may seem that your readers will decide it’s too many steps, in fact this repetitive process is actually working. \r\n\r\nWhile some sites are using single opt-in where only one step is required for a subscriber to get signed up, the double opt-in requiring extra steps causes more of a thought process on the subscriber. Single opt-in is basically requiring your subscriber to fill out the submission form, hit subscribe and they are done. \r\n\r\nThe double opt-in requires two different confirmations, usually via the website and the other in their email account. While it may seem like it would turn off your subscriber from wanting to bother, in fact it has some perks. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why does the double opt-in process works?</h2>\r\n\r\nIt may seem counter-intuitive to force subscribers to confirm twice and may even make them feel like, “why bother?” in reality, it’s only two steps and it guarantees that your subscriber is someone that actually wants to hear from you. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Email-Double-Opt-in.png\" alt=\"Email Double Opt-in\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9021\" />It’s also going to reduce the chance that your subscribers accidentally subscribe with an old account or incorrect email address since they will notice when they aren’t receiving their email confirmation right away. This is good because you don’t want to have invalid email addresses when it comes to tracking your analytics. \r\n\r\nIn addition to these perks, you can rest assured that spam will be reduced and spam complaints will decrease as well. Since your users will have to provide an email address to send the confirmation email, no one can claim they are getting emails they didn’t ask for. They have to physically go in and confirm that they want the emails so how could they possibly be mad later for getting your emails? \r\n\r\nIf you do get reported for spam later on, you can prove that they signed up and confirmed they wanted your emails. This helps later if you need proof they signed up for your newsletter so that you don’t get flagged as a spam site. Excessive spam complains will get your domain banned by ISPs, placed on an email blacklist and then it’s extremely difficult to get your domain removed from it where you’d end up having to start over with a new one. While you can’t always reduce your complaints to zero, at least you can reduce them to very few. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Newsletter-Double-opt-in.jpg\" alt=\"Newsletter Double opt-in\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9022\" />Finally, it’s going to raise the value of your newsletter, reduce the number of unsubscribers and you can rest assured that people who are subscribing actually want to read what you have to say. While some people may unsubscribe later because they signed up on a whim, in most cases, your subscribers will be committed if they are going to double opt-in with you. \r\n\r\nYour newsletter will increase its value since you will be able to charge advertisers for ads targeted to your specific market and your readers won’t mind since they want to hear what you have to say. \r\n\r\nBy simply having your readers fill out a submission form and confirm the subscription in their email accounts, you can rest easy knowing the double opt-in process is going to benefit you and your subscribers for your newsletters, emails, memberships and more. Consider adding it to your WordPress site in order to reap these benefits and more. \r\n\r\n','Why do you Need a Double Opt-in for WordPress and Newsletters?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9020-revision-v1','','','2015-10-23 15:38:36','2015-10-23 19:38:36','',9020,'http://itxdesign.com/9020-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9025,4,'2015-10-26 18:44:00','2015-10-26 22:44:00','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9026\" />For a newbie blogger, it may seem overwhelming to figure out how to begin. You’ve made the decision to start a blog but you have no idea how to run a blog. You may feel clueless to blogging in regards to where to begin, how to write your posts, how to get people to read your posts and everything else related to blogging. 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If you want to make money from the blog, you’ll have to get educated on the proper way to do so whether it’s the proper marketing techniques, learning how to sell a product through the blog or learning how to sell a membership. \r\n\r\n<h2>What’s your topic?</h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve determined the purpose of the blog, you’ll need to determine your blog’s topic and point of existing. What is your niche? Are you trying to fill a need or write about something you are simply passionate about? Are you trying to become profitable? \r\n\r\nA good blog should meet all of these requirements. Make sure you enjoy what you’re writing about, you find something that can be monetized and you fill a need providing something that people need to know about. \r\n\r\n<h2>The technical aspects</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Starting-a-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"Starting a Blog\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9027\" />From here, you’ll need to host and operate your blog either through a web-based platform like WordPress or you’ll need to run it on a self-hosted platform where you’ll buy your own domain and web hosting service. For someone new, it’s easier to use a free blog platform but many pro-bloggers make their living off of their own hosting and domain. \r\n\r\nSetting up your professional blog means you need to pick a cheap, shared web host. ITX Design has the right hosting package for your needs. The key to your decision should be a reliable, affordable host that features an auto-installer like Fantastico. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Successful-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"Successful Blog\" width=\"383\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9028\" />Register a domain name, or address of your blog, through a registrar like GoDaddy or Name Cheap. Make it something unique, easy to remember, not too long and avoid something long or using dashes. Make it relate to your niche through a common keyword. \r\n\r\nFrom there, you’ll need to install WordPress, login and work on the three key elements including CMS Core, Plugins and Themes. Choose a theme from the directory or pay for a theme with blog theme clubs. Then choose plugins like security and spam protection.  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You’ve made the decision to start a blog but you have no idea how to run a blog. You may feel clueless to blogging in regards to where to begin, how to write your posts, how to get people to read your posts and everything else related to blogging. Starting a blog is actually really simple as long as you have a computer and internet connection here is a look at where to begin from choosing a domain name to installing the right plugins that you’ll need for the website. \r\n\r\n<h2>Let’s get started</h2>\r\n\r\nThe basic steps that you’ll need to take to start your blog is to choose a topic, purchase a domain name and web host, install WordPress and then select your plugins and themes for the design. You’ll want to first consider why you’re starting the blog in order to make some decisions on the topics and target audience. \r\n\r\nIf it’s going to be a hobby vs. a business, you can be a little more relaxed about how often you post content or to what degree you market the blog. If you want to make money from the blog, you’ll have to get educated on the proper way to do so whether it’s the proper marketing techniques, learning how to sell a product through the blog or learning how to sell a membership. \r\n\r\n<h2>What’s your topic?</h2>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve determined the purpose of the blog, you’ll need to determine your blog’s topic and point of existing. What is your niche? Are you trying to fill a need or write about something you are simply passionate about? Are you trying to become profitable? \r\n\r\nA good blog should meet all of these requirements. Make sure you enjoy what you’re writing about, you find something that can be monetized and you fill a need providing something that people need to know about. \r\n\r\n<h2>The technical aspects</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Starting-a-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"Starting a Blog\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9027\" />From here, you’ll need to host and operate your blog either through a web-based platform like WordPress or you’ll need to run it on a self-hosted platform where you’ll buy your own domain and web hosting service. For someone new, it’s easier to use a free blog platform but many pro-bloggers make their living off of their own hosting and domain. \r\n\r\nSetting up your professional blog means you need to pick a cheap, shared web host. ITX Design has the right hosting package for your needs. The key to your decision should be a reliable, affordable host that features an auto-installer like Fantastico. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Successful-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"Successful Blog\" width=\"383\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9028\" />Register a domain name, or address of your blog, through a registrar like GoDaddy or Name Cheap. Make it something unique, easy to remember, not too long and avoid something long or using dashes. Make it relate to your niche through a common keyword. \r\n\r\nFrom there, you’ll need to install WordPress, login and work on the three key elements including CMS Core, Plugins and Themes. Choose a theme from the directory or pay for a theme with blog theme clubs. Then choose plugins like security and spam protection.  Once everything is set up, you’ll need to start writing great content, consider adding a social media plugin to make your content shareable and track your blog performance.\r\n\r\nThese are the basics for a newbie that wants to enter the world of blogging. \r\n','A Beginner\'s Guide to Starting a Successful Blog','','inherit','closed','closed','','9025-revision-v1','','','2015-10-24 19:48:21','2015-10-24 23:48:21','',9025,'http://itxdesign.com/9025-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9030,4,'2015-10-27 08:48:48','2015-10-27 12:48:48','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Protect-Your-Business.jpg\" alt=\"Protect Your Business\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9033\" />Some bloggers have run into a bad web hosting company in the past that has affected their business. It’s vital to have a reliable web host to keep your site up and running for your clients to be able to access it anytime. It shouldn’t have much downtime if any, but a bad host can cause downtime and hurt your success through killing the traffic and SEO ranking. \r\n\r\nA smart business owner needs to take the time to learn about avoiding bad web hosts so that they can choose one that is reliable with a great reputation. When you run your business online, make your web hosting decision very carefully. Here are some tips on how to protect your business from bad web hosting companies. \r\n\r\n<h2>Look for blacklisted IPs</h2>\r\n\r\nFor starters, look for blacklisted IPs and avoid them. A hosting company can get blacklisted for a bad reputation. If you were to sign up with one, your emails sent from your domain could get blocked by other providers because of the IP. Ask for the IP address of your web host before you sign up and run a quick check through Spam Haus Lookup Tool. \r\n\r\n<h2>Register the primary domain with a different party</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Domain.jpg\" alt=\"Domain\" width=\"296\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9031\" />If you spend just $15 to register your primary domain with a different registrar, you can protect your business because you’ll be able to switch hosting in the future without having your domain tied to it. It’s much easier to switching hosting companies when you’ve registered the domain with a different party. If you just go with the free domain registration with the purchase of a hosting package as is usually offered, when you go to transfer to a new hosting company you’ll have to wait for them to release your domain. \r\n\r\n<h2>Do a long trail period with a hosting provider</h2>\r\n\r\nIt is smart to do a long trial period with a hosting provider. Some hosting companies offer trials of 30 days or more. They will usually offer an anytime money back guarantee so if you pay for a year and dislike it after a few months, you can request a refund. \r\n\r\nThe good news, if you choose ITX Design, you’re unlikely to want to cancel since the service will be good. A company that offers this guarantee though is a good one to use. Check out online reviews if you’re still unsure about them. \r\n\r\n<h2>Payment methods</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PayPal.png\" alt=\"PayPal\" width=\"260\" height=\"130\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9032\" />You’ll want to be careful with your payment method. It’s convenient to use automated payments, but its bad news when you wish to cancel. You don’t want your credit or debit charged after you’ve cancelled. Typically you can choose from PayPal, credit card or debit card as your payment method. \r\n\r\nPayPal is a safe bet while a credit card might have to be cancelled if the charges don’t stop. Debit cards are easier to replace than credit cards but you may have to pull all of the money from your account when charges don’t stop. \r\n\r\nFinally, be sure to compare features and prices with other hosting companies asking if one seems too cheap or expensive, back up your site regularly and track your uptime with tools like WHSR Uptime to make sure there is little downtime. 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It’s vital to have a reliable web host to keep your site up and running for your clients to be able to access it anytime. It shouldn’t have much downtime if any, but a bad host can cause downtime and hurt your success through killing the traffic and SEO ranking. \r\n\r\nA smart business owner needs to take the time to learn about avoiding bad web hosts so that they can choose one that is reliable with a great reputation. When you run your business online, make your web hosting decision very carefully. Here are some tips on how to protect your business from bad web hosting companies. \r\n\r\n<h2>Look for blacklisted IPs</h2>\r\n\r\nFor starters, look for blacklisted IPs and avoid them. A hosting company can get blacklisted for a bad reputation. If you were to sign up with one, your emails sent from your domain could get blocked by other providers because of the IP. Ask for the IP address of your web host before you sign up and run a quick check through Spam Haus Lookup Tool. \r\n\r\n<h2>Register the primary domain with a different party</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Domain.jpg\" alt=\"Domain\" width=\"296\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9031\" />If you spend just $15 to register your primary domain with a different registrar, you can protect your business because you’ll be able to switch hosting in the future without having your domain tied to it. It’s much easier to switching hosting companies when you’ve registered the domain with a different party. If you just go with the free domain registration with the purchase of a hosting package as is usually offered, when you go to transfer to a new hosting company you’ll have to wait for them to release your domain. \r\n\r\n<h2>Do a long trail period with a hosting provider</h2>\r\n\r\nIt is smart to do a long trial period with a hosting provider. Some hosting companies offer trials of 30 days or more. They will usually offer an anytime money back guarantee so if you pay for a year and dislike it after a few months, you can request a refund. \r\n\r\nThe good news, if you choose ITX Design, you’re unlikely to want to cancel since the service will be good. A company that offers this guarantee though is a good one to use. Check out online reviews if you’re still unsure about them. \r\n\r\n<h2>Payment methods</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PayPal.png\" alt=\"PayPal\" width=\"360\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9032\" />You’ll want to be careful with your payment method. It’s convenient to use automated payments, but its bad news when you wish to cancel. You don’t want your credit or debit charged after you’ve cancelled. Typically you can choose from PayPal, credit card or debit card as your payment method. \r\n\r\nPayPal is a safe bet while a credit card might have to be cancelled if the charges don’t stop. Debit cards are easier to replace than credit cards but you may have to pull all of the money from your account when charges don’t stop. \r\n\r\nFinally, be sure to compare features and prices with other hosting companies asking if one seems too cheap or expensive, back up your site regularly and track your uptime with tools like WHSR Uptime to make sure there is little downtime. 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It shouldn’t have much downtime if any, but a bad host can cause downtime and hurt your success through killing the traffic and SEO ranking. \r\n\r\nA smart business owner needs to take the time to learn about avoiding bad web hosts so that they can choose one that is reliable with a great reputation. When you run your business online, make your web hosting decision very carefully. Here are some tips on how to protect your business from bad web hosting companies. \r\n\r\n<h2>Look for blacklisted IPs</h2>\r\n\r\nFor starters, look for blacklisted IPs and avoid them. A hosting company can get blacklisted for a bad reputation. If you were to sign up with one, your emails sent from your domain could get blocked by other providers because of the IP. Ask for the IP address of your web host before you sign up and run a quick check through Spam Haus Lookup Tool. \r\n\r\n<h2>Register the primary domain with a different party</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Domain.jpg\" alt=\"Domain\" width=\"296\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9031\" />If you spend just $15 to register your primary domain with a different registrar, you can protect your business because you’ll be able to switch hosting in the future without having your domain tied to it. It’s much easier to switching hosting companies when you’ve registered the domain with a different party. If you just go with the free domain registration with the purchase of a hosting package as is usually offered, when you go to transfer to a new hosting company you’ll have to wait for them to release your domain. \r\n\r\n<h2>Do a long trail period with a hosting provider</h2>\r\n\r\nIt is smart to do a long trial period with a hosting provider. Some hosting companies offer trials of 30 days or more. They will usually offer an anytime money back guarantee so if you pay for a year and dislike it after a few months, you can request a refund. \r\n\r\nThe good news, if you choose ITX Design, you’re unlikely to want to cancel since the service will be good. A company that offers this guarantee though is a good one to use. Check out online reviews if you’re still unsure about them. \r\n\r\n<h2>Payment methods</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PayPal.png\" alt=\"PayPal\" width=\"260\" height=\"130\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9032\" />You’ll want to be careful with your payment method. It’s convenient to use automated payments, but its bad news when you wish to cancel. You don’t want your credit or debit charged after you’ve cancelled. Typically you can choose from PayPal, credit card or debit card as your payment method. \r\n\r\nPayPal is a safe bet while a credit card might have to be cancelled if the charges don’t stop. Debit cards are easier to replace than credit cards but you may have to pull all of the money from your account when charges don’t stop. \r\n\r\nFinally, be sure to compare features and prices with other hosting companies asking if one seems too cheap or expensive, back up your site regularly and track your uptime with tools like WHSR Uptime to make sure there is little downtime. 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It shouldn’t have much downtime if any, but a bad host can cause downtime and hurt your success through killing the traffic and SEO ranking. \r\n\r\nA smart business owner needs to take the time to learn about avoiding bad web hosts so that they can choose one that is reliable with a great reputation. When you run your business online, make your web hosting decision very carefully. Here are some tips on how to protect your business from bad web hosting companies. \r\n\r\n<h2>Look for blacklisted IPs</h2>\r\n\r\nFor starters, look for blacklisted IPs and avoid them. A hosting company can get blacklisted for a bad reputation. If you were to sign up with one, your emails sent from your domain could get blocked by other providers because of the IP. Ask for the IP address of your web host before you sign up and run a quick check through Spam Haus Lookup Tool. \r\n\r\n<h2>Register the primary domain with a different party</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Domain.jpg\" alt=\"Domain\" width=\"296\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9031\" />If you spend just $15 to register your primary domain with a different registrar, you can protect your business because you’ll be able to switch hosting in the future without having your domain tied to it. It’s much easier to switching hosting companies when you’ve registered the domain with a different party. If you just go with the free domain registration with the purchase of a hosting package as is usually offered, when you go to transfer to a new hosting company you’ll have to wait for them to release your domain. \r\n\r\n<h2>Do a long trail period with a hosting provider</h2>\r\n\r\nIt is smart to do a long trial period with a hosting provider. Some hosting companies offer trials of 30 days or more. They will usually offer an anytime money back guarantee so if you pay for a year and dislike it after a few months, you can request a refund. \r\n\r\nThe good news, if you choose ITX Design, you’re unlikely to want to cancel since the service will be good. A company that offers this guarantee though is a good one to use. Check out online reviews if you’re still unsure about them. \r\n\r\n<h2>Payment methods</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PayPal.png\" alt=\"PayPal\" width=\"260\" height=\"130\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9032\" />You’ll want to be careful with your payment method. It’s convenient to use automated payments, but its bad news when you wish to cancel. You don’t want your credit or debit charged after you’ve cancelled. Typically you can choose from PayPal, credit card or debit card as your payment method. \r\n\r\nPayPal is a safe bet while a credit card might have to be cancelled if the charges don’t stop. Debit cards are easier to replace than credit cards but you may have to pull all of the money from your account when charges don’t stop. \r\n\r\nFinally, be sure to compare features and prices with other hosting companies asking if one seems too cheap or expensive, back up your site regularly and track your uptime with tools like WHSR Uptime to make sure there is little downtime. 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You can talk to your users and they can talk to you but in some cases, it isn’t always a positive exchange. \r\n\r\nHaving social media as a tool for your customer service definitely helps your customers feel heard in a comfortable environment. Plus, it lets your customers know that you care. Understanding the best practices for social media customer service is crucial and if done right, will allow your business to have a free and easy way to retain and attract customers. Here is a look at how to handle to well to keep your customers happy and to save you time on phone calls and using snail mail.\r\n\r\n<h2>When a complain comes up, don’t disregard it</h2>\r\n\r\nPeople want to be heard. When a complain happens online, rather than telling a customer to check out the FAQs page on your website, take the time to address them yourself. 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For a user that appears to be a hassle and potentially a competitor in disguise, feel free to block them from your account. Don’t assume they are competition and only use the block function as a last resort. You don’t want a perfect page because you’ll appear to be fake and unrealistic as a company with perfect reviews. \r\n\r\nLastly, manage your expectations. You wouldn’t have a large social media page if you are a small business so don’t be afraid to be honest with your audience. 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Not only does it make it easy to raise brand awareness but it connects potential users and offers a direct channel to your current users. You can talk to your users and they can talk to you but in some cases, it isn’t always a positive exchange. \r\n\r\nHaving social media as a tool for your customer service definitely helps your customers feel heard in a comfortable environment. Plus, it lets your customers know that you care. Understanding the best practices for social media customer service is crucial and if done right, will allow your business to have a free and easy way to retain and attract customers. Here is a look at how to handle to well to keep your customers happy and to save you time on phone calls and using snail mail.\r\n\r\n<h2>When a complain comes up, don’t disregard it</h2>\r\n\r\nPeople want to be heard. When a complain happens online, rather than telling a customer to check out the FAQs page on your website, take the time to address them yourself. That type of generic response will make your customer feel unheard and resort to anger. \r\n\r\nDirect customers to your customer care department immediately and make sure they are told that the information is valuable to you as a company. Make sure their problem gets resolved and that they leave happy. Make sure your social media page sees that the issue was handled so that other customers don’t get the wrong idea that you ignore complaints. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your users are not problems, they are people too</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/People.jpg\" alt=\"People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9039\" />Try to remember that you are not dealing with problems but actual people. Informal chat is completely acceptable as long as it doesn’t get too personal or inappropriate. Users actually enjoy a human element and positive banter so don’t refrain from doing this on your social media. 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Having a dark background on WordPress is not only possible but it looks really beautiful too. As long as you understand where to find the dark WordPress themes to be used on your blog, you can have a rich looking theme that will actually be easier on your readers’ eyes. In some cases, people don’t make the right choice when it comes to dark WordPress themes. \r\n\r\nMake sure you are matching your dark theme to your brand, your niche and make sure that dark theme makes the most sense for what you are trying to put out there. Here is a look at choosing the right dark theme for WordPress that will be readable and look great. \r\n\r\n<h2>Boutique</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Boutique.png\" alt=\"Boutique\" width=\"606\" height=\"518\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9043\" />\r\n\r\nOne route you could go is with the <A href=\"https://wordpress.org/themes/boutique/\">Boutique</a> theme which is a child theme for Storefront. Storefront is a popular WooCommerce theme that is free and features the child theme of Boutique, offering the same features as Storefront. You’ll have multiple layout choices, custom widgets, a responsive design and it looks really beautiful. This easy on the eyes design is great for a jewelry retail store. \r\n\r\n<h2>Fifteenth</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fifteenth.png\" alt=\"Fifteenth\" width=\"589\" height=\"509\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9044\" />\r\n\r\nIf you’ve seen the Twenty Fifteen theme <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/themes/fifteenth/\">Fifteenth</a> is a new take on that theme. They’ve also had the Twenty Ten, Eleven and Twelve themes so this is clearly the most modern upgrade on this particular theme. Check it out if you like this a simple-to-use dark theme with a header background image on top and your social menus on top. This is a great choice for those that want to integrate their own colorful images with a neutral, dark background. \r\n\r\n<h2>SKT Black</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SKT_Black.png\" alt=\"SKT Black\" width=\"593\" height=\"518\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9046\" />\r\n\r\nFor a beautiful, modern design, check out <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/themes/skt-black/\">SKT Black</a>, a dark WordPress theme for businesses. It’s easy to customize the homepage with blocks of content. 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Having a dark background on WordPress is not only possible but it looks really beautiful too. As long as you understand where to find the dark WordPress themes to be used on your blog, you can have a rich looking theme that will actually be easier on your readers’ eyes. In some cases, people don’t make the right choice when it comes to dark WordPress themes. \r\n\r\nMake sure you are matching your dark theme to your brand, your niche and make sure that dark theme makes the most sense for what you are trying to put out there. Here is a look at choosing the right dark theme for WordPress that will be readable and look great. \r\n\r\n<h2>Boutique</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Boutique.png\" alt=\"Boutique\" width=\"606\" height=\"518\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9043\" />\r\n\r\nOne route you could go is with the <A href=\"https://wordpress.org/themes/boutique/\">Boutique</a> theme which is a child theme for Storefront. Storefront is a popular WooCommerce theme that is free and features the child theme of Boutique, offering the same features as Storefront. You’ll have multiple layout choices, custom widgets, a responsive design and it looks really beautiful. This easy on the eyes design is great for a jewelry retail store. \r\n\r\n<h2>Fifteenth</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fifteenth.png\" alt=\"Fifteenth\" width=\"589\" height=\"509\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9044\" />\r\n\r\nIf you’ve seen the Twenty Fifteen theme <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/themes/fifteenth/\">Fifteenth</a> is a new take on that theme. They’ve also had the Twenty Ten, Eleven and Twelve themes so this is clearly the most modern upgrade on this particular theme. Check it out if you like this a simple-to-use dark theme with a header background image on top and your social menus on top. This is a great choice for those that want to integrate their own colorful images with a neutral, dark background. \r\n\r\n<h2>SKT Black</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SKT_Black.png\" alt=\"SKT Black\" width=\"593\" height=\"518\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9046\" />\r\n\r\nFor a beautiful, modern design, check out <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/themes/skt-black/\">SKT Black</a>, a dark WordPress theme for businesses. It’s easy to customize the homepage with blocks of content. 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A piece of web property compares to real estate property because they are both property that someone owns; it’s just easier to see one tangible property compared to one that is digital. A design and content created by a person or company is online property just like real estate is owned by a person. \r\n\r\nA blog will value over time just like a piece of real estate would, but blogs gain value with the number of readers it reaches.  Here is a look at how the two are similar and why it’s important to look at a blog as someone’s digital property. \r\n\r\n<h2>When people dispute over internet property</h2>\r\n\r\nIt’s hard to distinguish the owner of online property unlike real estate which would have a deed in someone’s name. Online property should be pretty straightforward because when someone registers a domain name and pays hosting fees, they would own the site. \r\n\r\nIn reality, there have been court cases disputing over internet property because website ownership can sometimes be unclear. It’s important that when you own a website to establish and maintain ownership of the blog and social media pages tied to them. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Dispute.jpg\" alt=\"Dispute\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9050\" />One court case, known as PhoneDog versus Kravitz, was an argument between an employer and someone in their company who created their social media accounts. The employee created the account and kept it after the employee was terminated but employee, Kravitz, argued that he created and built the social media pages claiming them as his own. \r\n\r\nTo avoid issues like this, you should appoint someone to maintain your pages after you’ve created the initial account that you own. Be careful not to tie an employee’s name to the social media page to avoid confusion if they leave the company. \r\n\r\n<h2>Understanding your website’s value</h2>\r\n\r\nDetermining the value of your online property is hard to measure. Some of the top websites in the world have sold for millions of dollars. It’s hard to measure a regular website’s value other than that the domain name might be worth money. It’s complicated to measure the number of visitors that convert to customers. \r\n\r\nYou can increase the value of your blog depending on your personal goals. In real estate, the value of the home would be measured by the number of people that want to buy it. Measuring online property could be done by the number of visitors, your search engine ranking, the number of posts or the number of backlinks. Increase your blog value by increasing the traffic, get them to buy products or click on subscriptions that convert to a profit for you, increase your ranking on Google or by building backlinks. \r\n\r\n<h2>Upgrade the blog</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Real-Estate.jpg\" alt=\"Real Estate\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9051\" />Just like in real estate, it pays to upgrade regularly. While in real estate you should upgrade every 5 years to a more expensive home, you should upgrade your blog every 6 months. Check out your blog to see what is getting the most traffic and the ones that are getting the least should either be deleted or revamped. \r\n\r\nAdd something new to your blog just like you’d add something new, like an in-ground pool, to your real estate property to add value. If you needed to upgrade the size of your house for a growing family, how would that translate to online property? 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A piece of web property compares to real estate property because they are both property that someone owns; it’s just easier to see one tangible property compared to one that is digital. A design and content created by a person or company is online property just like real estate is owned by a person. \r\n\r\nA blog will value over time just like a piece of real estate would, but blogs gain value with the number of readers it reaches.  Here is a look at how the two are similar and why it’s important to look at a blog as someone’s digital property. \r\n\r\n<h2>When people dispute over internet property</h2>\r\n\r\nIt’s hard to distinguish the owner of online property unlike real estate which would have a deed in someone’s name. Online property should be pretty straightforward because when someone registers a domain name and pays hosting fees, they would own the site. \r\n\r\nIn reality, there have been court cases disputing over internet property because website ownership can sometimes be unclear. It’s important that when you own a website to establish and maintain ownership of the blog and social media pages tied to them. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Dispute.jpg\" alt=\"Dispute\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9050\" />One court case, known as PhoneDog versus Kravitz, was an argument between an employer and someone in their company who created their social media accounts. The employee created the account and kept it after the employee was terminated but employee, Kravitz, argued that he created and built the social media pages claiming them as his own. \r\n\r\nTo avoid issues like this, you should appoint someone to maintain your pages after you’ve created the initial account that you own. Be careful not to tie an employee’s name to the social media page to avoid confusion if they leave the company. \r\n\r\n<h2>Understanding your website’s value</h2>\r\n\r\nDetermining the value of your online property is hard to measure. Some of the top websites in the world have sold for millions of dollars. It’s hard to measure a regular website’s value other than that the domain name might be worth money. It’s complicated to measure the number of visitors that convert to customers. \r\n\r\nYou can increase the value of your blog depending on your personal goals. In real estate, the value of the home would be measured by the number of people that want to buy it. Measuring online property could be done by the number of visitors, your search engine ranking, the number of posts or the number of backlinks. Increase your blog value by increasing the traffic, get them to buy products or click on subscriptions that convert to a profit for you, increase your ranking on Google or by building backlinks. \r\n\r\n<h2>Upgrade the blog</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Real-Estate.jpg\" alt=\"Real Estate\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9051\" />Just like in real estate, it pays to upgrade regularly. While in real estate you should upgrade every 5 years to a more expensive home, you should upgrade your blog every 6 months. Check out your blog to see what is getting the most traffic and the ones that are getting the least should either be deleted or revamped. \r\n\r\nAdd something new to your blog just like you’d add something new, like an in-ground pool, to your real estate property to add value. If you needed to upgrade the size of your house for a growing family, how would that translate to online property? Perhaps you could add more writers to pump out more content or add a marketing specialist to help promote the site. \r\n\r\nThese are the ways in which your tangible real estate property is like your virtual, online property. \r\n\r\n','Is a Blog Similar to Real Estate Property?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9048-revision-v1','','','2015-10-24 20:40:54','2015-10-25 00:40:54','',9048,'http://itxdesign.com/9048-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9053,4,'2015-10-29 08:41:24','2015-10-29 12:41:24','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-.png\" alt=\"Google+\" width=\"184\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9055\" />Google+ is becoming an important market for businesses to take seriously when it comes to marketing their company. It’s not to be taken lightly for sharing humorous links or pictures; rather, Google+ is a huge marketing tool that you should be using in 2015. \r\n\r\nIndustry experts and business owners are recognizing the tool as a way to connect to audiences in a professional way. Similar to the professional networking site LinkedIn, Google+ offers tools to categorize your connections, it works as a traffic generation tool and you’ll gain a loyal following if you use it right. Here are some rules to follow to have effective marketing using Google+ now. \r\n\r\n<h2>Commenting &amp; Engaging</h2>\r\n\r\nCommenting is a great way to show that you are looking at people’s posts and that you have something to say about them. Before you create your own posts, comment on others’ posts. Creating content that is original and organic is time-consuming and takes energy to be creative. Instead, show your audience you can grow by commenting on their posts. Since it’s hard to gain followers, save the time on creating original content to just build your relationships and that will drive traffic to your site. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SEO-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"SEO Marketing\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9056\" />You should also be engaging with communities. If you look for the most active and quality-driven communities and start engaging with them for about an hour a day, over time you can decrease that time to 15 minute sessions and you’ll appear as a frequent, reliable visitor. \r\n\r\nCut that time into different sessions throughout the day to show you are engaged and ready to build your following. The time investment at first will decrease after a while but you need to put the work in to build the bridge. Have common sense, be respectful, don’t promote yourself and don’t spam so that you can find success with this strategy. \r\n\r\n<h2>Images are helpful</h2>\r\n\r\nYou may want to use large visuals because they work really well on Google+. They take up room on the feed which forces your user to take a peek at them. Make sure you also choose a great photo for your profile. It should be a friendly and professional profile picture that will make people want to contact and trust you. \r\n\r\n<h2>Grouping, hangouts and social media</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-Marketing.png\" alt=\"Google+ Marketing\" width=\"152\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9054\" />Be sure to use the feature that allows you to categorize users. Grouping your contacts into circles will make it easy to email specific contacts all at once with your content. Organize your contacts to Circles to maximize your audience target efforts and then be sure to join Hangouts. You can create Hangouts for your own webinars too. \r\n\r\nBe sure to get your Google+ and Pinterest accounts synced up. Once you pin on Pinterest, you can share it on Google+ and that helps with bringing in large images again. 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It’s not to be taken lightly for sharing humorous links or pictures; rather, Google+ is a huge marketing tool that you should be using in 2015. \r\n\r\nIndustry experts and business owners are recognizing the tool as a way to connect to audiences in a professional way. Similar to the professional networking site LinkedIn, Google+ offers tools to categorize your connections, it works as a traffic generation tool and you’ll gain a loyal following if you use it right. Here are some rules to follow to have effective marketing using Google+ now. \r\n\r\n<h2>Commenting &amp; Engaging</h2>\r\n\r\nCommenting is a great way to show that you are looking at people’s posts and that you have something to say about them. Before you create your own posts, comment on others’ posts. Creating content that is original and organic is time-consuming and takes energy to be creative. Instead, show your audience you can grow by commenting on their posts. Since it’s hard to gain followers, save the time on creating original content to just build your relationships and that will drive traffic to your site. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SEO-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"SEO Marketing\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9056\" />You should also be engaging with communities. If you look for the most active and quality-driven communities and start engaging with them for about an hour a day, over time you can decrease that time to 15 minute sessions and you’ll appear as a frequent, reliable visitor. \r\n\r\nCut that time into different sessions throughout the day to show you are engaged and ready to build your following. The time investment at first will decrease after a while but you need to put the work in to build the bridge. Have common sense, be respectful, don’t promote yourself and don’t spam so that you can find success with this strategy. \r\n\r\n<h2>Images are helpful</h2>\r\n\r\nYou may want to use large visuals because they work really well on Google+. They take up room on the feed which forces your user to take a peek at them. Make sure you also choose a great photo for your profile. It should be a friendly and professional profile picture that will make people want to contact and trust you. \r\n\r\n<h2>Grouping, hangouts and social media</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-Marketing.png\" alt=\"Google+ Marketing\" width=\"152\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9054\" />Be sure to use the feature that allows you to categorize users. Grouping your contacts into circles will make it easy to email specific contacts all at once with your content. Organize your contacts to Circles to maximize your audience target efforts and then be sure to join Hangouts. You can create Hangouts for your own webinars too. \r\n\r\nBe sure to get your Google+ and Pinterest accounts synced up. Once you pin on Pinterest, you can share it on Google+ and that helps with bringing in large images again. If you share content, add commentary to engage users. \r\n\r\nUse these tips when it comes to Google+ if you want to make it an effective marketing tool for your business. \r\n','What should you Know about Effective Google+ Marketing in 2015?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9053-revision-v1','','','2015-10-24 20:44:41','2015-10-25 00:44:41','',9053,'http://itxdesign.com/9053-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9058,4,'2015-10-29 18:46:27','2015-10-29 22:46:27','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fresh-Blog-Ideas.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh Blog Ideas\" width=\"274\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9061\" />Blogging is such an important job for your business. It’s important to stay relevant and pump out content to attract customers new and old. Sometimes it may be difficult to come up with new concepts when you’ve already written so much or you’re simply out of fresh ideas. \r\n\r\nThe common struggle among bloggers that want to update their blog daily or weekly can be solved with a few tips. If you’re struggling to keep up the blog because of a lack of ideas, use these tips including copying your competitors, utilizing current events and asking for ideas. \r\n\r\n<h2>Current events </h2>\r\n\r\nIt can be handy to look at current events and find inspiration for blog posts based on them. It’s great to stay up to date on your niche and write about your thoughts, opinions or knowledge on the topics that might help your audience. When you can stay relevant, your audience will want to keep coming back to you, before anyone else, on thoughts about the latest conversation. \r\n\r\nThey’ll trust that you have the most knowledge and they don’t need to waste their time with other blogs to get the scoop. It gives you something to write about that you don’t have to overthink because it’s a simple matter of pulling the topic, researching it and writing about how it pertains to your industry. It also could trigger other ideas for future articles!\r\n\r\n<h2>Check out the competition</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Ideas.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Ideas\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9059\" />Sometimes you can simply check out what your competition is writing about lately. You can cover the same topic without it being a fringe of copyright. All you need to do is talk about the points they missed, your view on the topic, or add a different take on the same topic. Allow it to trigger new ideas too. just make sure that you credit the original source, talk about the original article and cover it from your unique angle. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ask around</h2>\r\n\r\nMaybe your followers look at what you have to say every week and they have been waiting for you to cover a specific topic. It’s acceptable to ask your Twitter and Facebook followers for what they’d like to hear about. Ask your mailing list, social media followers and those that visit your site what they’d like to hear you talk about. Send out a message to everyone that you are looking for new ideas to cover the blog and ask if there is anything that people would like to hear about that hasn’t been covered yet. \r\n\r\n<h2>Prompts</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging1.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9060\" />Perhaps you’ve got topic ideas on the tip of your tongue but you could use some writing prompts to get your brainstorming session going. Try prompts like the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The Worst Advice Ever About ____</li>\r\n<li>How to Solve ____ problem</li>\r\n<li>Top 10 Examples of _____</li>\r\n<li>I Started this Business Because ____</li>\r\n<li>A Look at the History of ____</li>\r\n<li>Top 5 Apps to Help you ____</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTry these prompts to get your brain going and ideas falling out of your head.\r\n\r\nYou can also start making it a habit to carry around a pen and paper when you go places. Whenever an idea for a blog pops in your head or something inspires you, write it down for later. You’ll start to see things in your daily life that would be worth writing about.\r\n\r\nUse these tips to get some fresh blog ideas fast so that you can keep your blog updated regularly with fresh content. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','How can you Find Fresh Blog Ideas Fast?','','publish','open','closed','','how-can-you-find-fresh-blog-ideas-fast','','','2015-10-24 20:49:43','2015-10-25 00:49:43','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=9058',0,'post','',0),(9059,4,'2015-10-24 20:48:28','2015-10-25 00:48:28','','Blog Ideas','','inherit','open','closed','','blog-ideas','','','2015-10-24 20:48:44','2015-10-25 00:48:44','',9058,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Ideas.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9060,4,'2015-10-24 20:48:29','2015-10-25 00:48:29','','Blogging','','inherit','open','closed','','blogging-4','','','2015-10-24 20:48:54','2015-10-25 00:48:54','',9058,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9061,4,'2015-10-24 20:48:30','2015-10-25 00:48:30','','Fresh Blog Ideas','','inherit','open','closed','','fresh-blog-ideas','','','2015-10-24 20:48:34','2015-10-25 00:48:34','',9058,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fresh-Blog-Ideas.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9062,4,'2015-10-24 20:49:07','2015-10-25 00:49:07','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fresh-Blog-Ideas.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh Blog Ideas\" width=\"274\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9061\" />Blogging is such an important job for your business. It’s important to stay relevant and pump out content to attract customers new and old. Sometimes it may be difficult to come up with new concepts when you’ve already written so much or you’re simply out of fresh ideas. \r\n\r\nThe common struggle among bloggers that want to update their blog daily or weekly can be solved with a few tips. If you’re struggling to keep up the blog because of a lack of ideas, use these tips including copying your competitors, utilizing current events and asking for ideas. \r\n\r\n<h2>Current events </h2>\r\n\r\nIt can be handy to look at current events and find inspiration for blog posts based on them. It’s great to stay up to date on your niche and write about your thoughts, opinions or knowledge on the topics that might help your audience. When you can stay relevant, your audience will want to keep coming back to you, before anyone else, on thoughts about the latest conversation. \r\n\r\nThey’ll trust that you have the most knowledge and they don’t need to waste their time with other blogs to get the scoop. It gives you something to write about that you don’t have to overthink because it’s a simple matter of pulling the topic, researching it and writing about how it pertains to your industry. It also could trigger other ideas for future articles!\r\n\r\n<h2>Check out the competition</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Ideas.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Ideas\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9059\" />Sometimes you can simply check out what your competition is writing about lately. You can cover the same topic without it being a fringe of copyright. All you need to do is talk about the points they missed, your view on the topic, or add a different take on the same topic. Allow it to trigger new ideas too. just make sure that you credit the original source, talk about the original article and cover it from your unique angle. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ask around</h2>\r\n\r\nMaybe your followers look at what you have to say every week and they have been waiting for you to cover a specific topic. It’s acceptable to ask your Twitter and Facebook followers for what they’d like to hear about. Ask your mailing list, social media followers and those that visit your site what they’d like to hear you talk about. Send out a message to everyone that you are looking for new ideas to cover the blog and ask if there is anything that people would like to hear about that hasn’t been covered yet. \r\n\r\n<h2>Prompts</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging1.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9060\" />Perhaps you’ve got topic ideas on the tip of your tongue but you could use some writing prompts to get your brainstorming session going. Try prompts like the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The Worst Advice Ever About ____</li>\r\n<li>How to Solve ____ problem</li>\r\n<li>Top 10 Examples of _____</li>\r\n<li>I Started this Business Because ____</li>\r\n<li>A Look at the History of ____</li>\r\n<li>Top 5 Apps to Help you ____</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTry these prompts to get your brain going and ideas falling out of your head.\r\n\r\nYou can also start making it a habit to carry around a pen and paper when you go places. Whenever an idea for a blog pops in your head or something inspires you, write it down for later. 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It can be easy to do if you’re not aware of some of the dead giveaways that you are new to the game. Being new may decrease readership, prevent your blog from growing and may kill a great concept you are trying to put out there before you’ve even had a shot. \r\n\r\nThis can happen because you didn’t invest in a domain name and hosting space, you aren’t writing good headlines or other little things that can make a big impact. Here is a look at how to avoid looking like the new blogger on the web. \r\n\r\n<h2>Purchase a domain name and hosting space</h2>\r\n\r\nWhen you’ve decided to be serious about creating a professional looking blog, you need to make sure you are self-hosting your blog on a paid domain. A free platform that you’ve chosen will give you an address like “Learnblogging.wordpress.com” while a paid domain or self-hosted platform may look more like “learnblogging.today” which is much more appealing to click on for a reader. It looks more professionals, it’s shorter and thus it’s easier for your reader to remember. \r\n\r\nYour readers will think you’re a newbie if you have an ugly URL that obviously didn’t have any financial investment in it. If you’ve already hosted on WordPress or a similar site, you can still forward your blog to your own domain, known as domain mapping. For those that haven’t started their blog, they can get a free domain and hosting package from a provider, such as ITX Design. \r\n\r\n<h2>Customizing favicons</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/New-Blogger.jpg\" alt=\"New Blogger\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9068\" />You may appear as an advanced blogger if you’ve taken the time to customize your favicons. Many bloggers are too lazy to update their favicon or they are too new to realize you can do so. Update it since many web hosts will install their own on your account. \r\n\r\nWhen your users have a bunch of tabs open at once, they can easily see which one is yours because of the favicon on the tabs will stand out. It makes you appear more professional, customized and you can even use your business logo. Get one for free at Favicon.cc.\r\n\r\n<h2>Good headlines</h2>\r\n\r\nIf your posts don’t have catchy headlines, you’ll appear to be a newbie. Headlines are so important because if they aren’t appealing, your readers won’t even click. Draw more visitors by making your headlines attention-grabbing since only 2 of 10 readers will read your full content. Treat your headline as important as the content. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your permalink structure </h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging-Tips.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging Tips\" width=\"190\" height=\"125\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9066\" />Did you know the permalink structure can be another giveaway of an advanced blogger to a new one? Update the permalink structure so that you don’t have one that non-descriptive, unattractive and useless for your SEO needs. Change the permalinks before publishing anymore posts.\r\n\r\nLastly, consider optimizing your title tags to make sure you look like a blogging pro. This is great for your SEO efforts and can be done with plugins like All in One SEO where you can remove common words like “the” and make it shorter. Use these tips to make sure you don’t look like an amateur blogger to the world. \r\n\r\n\r\n','Avoid Looking Like a New Blogger with these Tips','','publish','open','closed','','avoid-looking-like-a-new-blogger-with-these-tips','','','2015-10-29 17:51:04','2015-10-29 21:51:04','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=9064',0,'post','',0),(9065,4,'2015-10-29 17:48:23','2015-10-29 21:48:23','New bloggers have to be extra careful not to portray themselves as a newbie. It can be easy to do if you’re not aware of some of the dead giveaways that you are new to the game. Being new may decrease readership, prevent your blog from growing and may kill a great concept you are trying to put out there before you’ve even had a shot. \r\n\r\nThis can happen because you didn’t invest in a domain name and hosting space, you aren’t writing good headlines or other little things that can make a big impact. Here is a look at how to avoid looking like the new blogger on the web. \r\n\r\n<h2>Purchase a domain name and hosting space</h2>\r\n\r\nWhen you’ve decided to be serious about creating a professional looking blog, you need to make sure you are self-hosting your blog on a paid domain. A free platform that you’ve chosen will give you an address like “Learnblogging.wordpress.com” while a paid domain or self-hosted platform may look more like “learnblogging.today” which is much more appealing to click on for a reader. It looks more professionals, it’s shorter and thus it’s easier for your reader to remember. \r\n\r\nYour readers will think you’re a newbie if you have an ugly URL that obviously didn’t have any financial investment in it. If you’ve already hosted on WordPress or a similar site, you can still forward your blog to your own domain, known as domain mapping. For those that haven’t started their blog, they can get a free domain and hosting package from a provider, such as ITX Design. \r\n\r\n<h2>Customizing favicons</h2>\r\n\r\nYou may appear as an advanced blogger if you’ve taken the time to customize your favicons. Many bloggers are too lazy to update their favicon or they are too new to realize you can do so. Update it since many web hosts will install their own on your account. \r\n\r\nWhen your users have a bunch of tabs open at once, they can easily see which one is yours because of the favicon on the tabs will stand out. It makes you appear more professional, customized and you can even use your business logo. Get one for free at Favicon.cc.\r\n\r\n<h2>Good headlines</h2>\r\n\r\nIf your posts don’t have catchy headlines, you’ll appear to be a newbie. Headlines are so important because if they aren’t appealing, your readers won’t even click. Draw more visitors by making your headlines attention-grabbing since only 2 of 10 readers will read your full content. Treat your headline as important as the content. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your permalink structure </h2>\r\n\r\nDid you know the permalink structure can be another giveaway of an advanced blogger to a new one? Update the permalink structure so that you don’t have one that non-descriptive, unattractive and useless for your SEO needs. Change the permalinks before publishing anymore posts.\r\n\r\nLastly, consider optimizing your title tags to make sure you look like a blogging pro. This is great for your SEO efforts and can be done with plugins like All in One SEO where you can remove common words like “the” and make it shorter. 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It can be easy to do if you’re not aware of some of the dead giveaways that you are new to the game. Being new may decrease readership, prevent your blog from growing and may kill a great concept you are trying to put out there before you’ve even had a shot. \r\n\r\nThis can happen because you didn’t invest in a domain name and hosting space, you aren’t writing good headlines or other little things that can make a big impact. Here is a look at how to avoid looking like the new blogger on the web. \r\n\r\n<h2>Purchase a domain name and hosting space</h2>\r\n\r\nWhen you’ve decided to be serious about creating a professional looking blog, you need to make sure you are self-hosting your blog on a paid domain. A free platform that you’ve chosen will give you an address like “Learnblogging.wordpress.com” while a paid domain or self-hosted platform may look more like “learnblogging.today” which is much more appealing to click on for a reader. It looks more professionals, it’s shorter and thus it’s easier for your reader to remember. \r\n\r\nYour readers will think you’re a newbie if you have an ugly URL that obviously didn’t have any financial investment in it. If you’ve already hosted on WordPress or a similar site, you can still forward your blog to your own domain, known as domain mapping. For those that haven’t started their blog, they can get a free domain and hosting package from a provider, such as ITX Design. \r\n\r\n<h2>Customizing favicons</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/New-Blogger.jpg\" alt=\"New Blogger\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9068\" />You may appear as an advanced blogger if you’ve taken the time to customize your favicons. Many bloggers are too lazy to update their favicon or they are too new to realize you can do so. Update it since many web hosts will install their own on your account. \r\n\r\nWhen your users have a bunch of tabs open at once, they can easily see which one is yours because of the favicon on the tabs will stand out. It makes you appear more professional, customized and you can even use your business logo. Get one for free at Favicon.cc.\r\n\r\n<h2>Good headlines</h2>\r\n\r\nIf your posts don’t have catchy headlines, you’ll appear to be a newbie. Headlines are so important because if they aren’t appealing, your readers won’t even click. Draw more visitors by making your headlines attention-grabbing since only 2 of 10 readers will read your full content. Treat your headline as important as the content. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your permalink structure </h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging-Tips.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging Tips\" width=\"190\" height=\"125\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9066\" />Did you know the permalink structure can be another giveaway of an advanced blogger to a new one? Update the permalink structure so that you don’t have one that non-descriptive, unattractive and useless for your SEO needs. Change the permalinks before publishing anymore posts.\r\n\r\nLastly, consider optimizing your title tags to make sure you look like a blogging pro. This is great for your SEO efforts and can be done with plugins like All in One SEO where you can remove common words like “the” and make it shorter. 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GoDaddy is the popular place to go for those that need to take out a domain and make a website for their company. \r\n\r\nBeing the leader in domain registration services, you may think that’s all they do to make their money. They actually do quite more and it’s obvious by their 2014 filing for IPO with a placeholder value of $100 million. Here is a look at what GoDaddy is really doing to make money seeing that their IPO valuation is at almost $4.5 billion. \r\n\r\n<h2>How does GoDaddy see such a huge profit?</h2>\r\n\r\nThe company of GoDaddy makes about $1.01 billion in revenue due to their domains, along with their hosting and presence and business applications. Domains are responsible for over half of their revenue due to new domain name registrations and domain name renewals. Domain privacy, backorders, advertising revenue from parked domains and fee surcharges to ICANN also contributes to this huge chunk of their revenue. \r\n\r\nThe registration of domains changes often because they charge different amounts depending on the type of domain. A new domain can cost around $9 per year for a 2-year contract if you go with a “.com” address while a “.org” or “.net” domain may cost more like $24.99 per year. \r\n\r\n<h2>Profits through their hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GoDaddy-Web-Hosting-Control-Panel.jpg\"><img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GoDaddy-Web-Hosting-Control-Panel-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"GoDaddy Web Hosting Control Panel\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9073\" /></a>The next item that makes GoDaddy profitable is their hosting and presence products. This would be their website building products, their SSL certificates, their SEO and even the SiteLock website security along with private IPs. \r\n\r\nMore items contribute to their second highest profitable business element but these are the main items being purchased. GoDaddy offers shared hosting, VPS and dedicated servers at just a few dollars per month per domain and beginners can access site building tools to get set up quickly. \r\n\r\n<h2>Business applications</h2>\r\n\r\nLastly, GoDaddy makes their money through business applications like email accounts, online data storage, email marketing, online bookkeeping and online payment systems. Products offered include Microsoft Office 365 for around $5 per month per user and email marketing service at around $10 per month for 1,000 subscribers. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Domain-Names-from-GoDaddy.jpg\" alt=\"Domain Names from GoDaddy\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9071\" />GoDaddy tends to up-sell with their related products, upgrades and cross selling to make even more. They are sort of a pro at this task and it’s what makes them so profitable. You may spend $10 to register your domain and end up spending $150 with all of the add-ons like security features and hosting. \r\n\r\nIf you’ve ever wondered how GoDaddy makes their money, now you have an inside look. They don’t just offer domain names and they do up-sell quite a bit. \r\n\r\nThis is a look at how GoDaddy makes their money. 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Many newbies to the online business world have probably encountered GoDaddy, if not simply from their Super Bowl and NASCAR commercials, then from searching for options for making a domain. GoDaddy is the popular place to go for those that need to take out a domain and make a website for their company. \r\n\r\nBeing the leader in domain registration services, you may think that’s all they do to make their money. They actually do quite more and it’s obvious by their 2014 filing for IPO with a placeholder value of $100 million. Here is a look at what GoDaddy is really doing to make money seeing that their IPO valuation is at almost $4.5 billion. \r\n\r\n<h2>How does GoDaddy see such a huge profit?</h2>\r\n\r\nThe company of GoDaddy makes about $1.01 billion in revenue due to their domains, along with their hosting and presence and business applications. Domains are responsible for over half of their revenue due to new domain name registrations and domain name renewals. Domain privacy, backorders, advertising revenue from parked domains and fee surcharges to ICANN also contributes to this huge chunk of their revenue. \r\n\r\nThe registration of domains changes often because they charge different amounts depending on the type of domain. A new domain can cost around $9 per year for a 2-year contract if you go with a “.com” address while a “.org” or “.net” domain may cost more like $24.99 per year. \r\n\r\n<h2>Profits through their hosting</h2>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GoDaddy-Web-Hosting-Control-Panel.jpg\"><img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GoDaddy-Web-Hosting-Control-Panel-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"GoDaddy Web Hosting Control Panel\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9073\" /></a>The next item that makes GoDaddy profitable is their hosting and presence products. This would be their website building products, their SSL certificates, their SEO and even the SiteLock website security along with private IPs. \r\n\r\nMore items contribute to their second highest profitable business element but these are the main items being purchased. GoDaddy offers shared hosting, VPS and dedicated servers at just a few dollars per month per domain and beginners can access site building tools to get set up quickly. \r\n\r\n<h2>Business applications</h2>\r\n\r\nLastly, GoDaddy makes their money through business applications like email accounts, online data storage, email marketing, online bookkeeping and online payment systems. Products offered include Microsoft Office 365 for around $5 per month per user and email marketing service at around $10 per month for 1,000 subscribers. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Domain-Names-from-GoDaddy.jpg\" alt=\"Domain Names from GoDaddy\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9071\" />GoDaddy tends to up-sell with their related products, upgrades and cross selling to make even more. They are sort of a pro at this task and it’s what makes them so profitable. You may spend $10 to register your domain and end up spending $150 with all of the add-ons like security features and hosting. \r\n\r\nIf you’ve ever wondered how GoDaddy makes their money, now you have an inside look. They don’t just offer domain names and they do up-sell quite a bit. \r\n\r\nThis is a look at how GoDaddy makes their money. 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A blog post about something going on in the news or a one-time event is going to become irrelevant once that event or story is old news while a blog post about a topic that doesn’t change much can be read when it’s first released and years down the road while still offering the same amount of value to the reader. \r\n\r\nIt’s crucial to include content like this to have a success blog along with fresh daily content or news topics because it’s the way you’ll generate traffic and it’s what gives your website a backbone of content that won’t go out of date easily. Here is a look at how to incorporate evergreen articles in your blog. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why is Evergreen content so important?</h2>\r\n\r\nThis type of content gives your blog structure, a backbone and something that will keep it relevant at any age. Business owners have a hard time keeping up their blog with regular, fresh content, so having content that will stay relevant can help the website. \r\n\r\nUnless you have a time of writers that have the time to keep your blog fresh daily or weekly, you need to have old posts that will stay relevant for a long time. Sometimes your users want guides that they can refer back to from time to time that aren’t related to current events or temporary events. \r\n\r\n<h2>How can I create long-term relevant content?</h2>\r\n\r\nMake your content relevant for years to come by talking about things that won’t change for years to come. Make it something your readers will want to read about down the road but it’s relevant enough to talk about now. Trending topics are a great source of article ideas but make those trending topics into an evergreen piece. \r\n\r\nIf you look back at what was trending a year ago, you’ll find topics that were Googled such as Charles Manson and his killings along with Kim Kardashian posing nude in a magazine. Rather than writing about Charles Manson in the news, why not write an article about serial killers and how to recognize one? Keep the subject narrow but on something that can be expanded on. \r\n\r\n<h2>What types of content are evergreen?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Evergreen-How-To-Articles.jpg\" alt=\"Evergreen How-To Articles\" width=\"179\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9077\" />Evergreen content are mostly going to be guides, infographics, how-to’s and product reviews. Recipes, advice, FAQs and resource lists are also great examples of evergreen content. It’s important that your visuals are important in the article if they are going to be used and that the products you are reviewing are as timeless as possible. You wouldn’t write about current news, recent trends or reports and studies for an evergreen piece. \r\n\r\nTopics that could stay relevant while still being interesting to read now would be the history of your niche, an FAQ on your company, a resource list on a topic like a medical condition, a How-To for the everyday professional or a digital dictionary that explains your industry’s terminology a little better to clients. \r\n\r\n<h2>Other great tips</h2>\r\n\r\nMake sure you are still including new updates to your blog and including occasional trending news pieces outside of evergreen articles. It will make your blog appear fresh and help with your SEO. Refreshing your content is not only wise but it’s important to stay successful. Sometimes your old blog posts could use a refresher and you could re-write the piece with new information or a new take on the same topic. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/How-To-Content.jpg\" alt=\"How-To Content\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9078\" />Make sure you have a call-to-action on each of your pages of evergreen content. You’ll want these blog posts to encourage your readers to sign up for your newsletter or share the post. Make your call-to-action evergreen by offering a call to buy a product that is always offered, a link to a free eBook on your website or a newsletter sign up link. \r\n\r\nThen, get the word out about your evergreen content by featuring a “Start Here” spot on the blog for newbies, sharing the link to discussions around the internet or promoting them through social media to remind people about them. \r\n\r\nAlong with writing the occasional trendy, news-worthy piece, make sure you have a great deal of evergreen content to make your blog sustainable for years to come. \r\n','Do you Understand the Importance of Evergreen Articles?','','publish','open','closed','','do-you-understand-the-importance-of-evergreen-articles','','','2015-10-29 18:01:03','2015-10-29 22:01:03','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=9075',0,'post','',0),(9076,4,'2015-10-29 18:00:20','2015-10-29 22:00:20','','Evergreen Articles','','inherit','open','closed','','evergreen-articles','','','2015-10-29 18:00:27','2015-10-29 22:00:27','',9075,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Evergreen-Articles.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9077,4,'2015-10-29 18:00:22','2015-10-29 22:00:22','','Evergreen How-To Articles','','inherit','open','closed','','evergreen-how-to-articles','','','2015-10-29 18:00:45','2015-10-29 22:00:45','',9075,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Evergreen-How-To-Articles.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9078,4,'2015-10-29 18:00:23','2015-10-29 22:00:23','','How-To Content','','inherit','open','closed','','how-to-content','','','2015-10-29 18:00:55','2015-10-29 22:00:55','',9075,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/How-To-Content.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9079,4,'2015-10-29 18:01:00','2015-10-29 22:01:00','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Evergreen-Articles.jpg\" alt=\"Evergreen Articles\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9076\" />Evergreen Articles are really important to the success of a blog. Evergreen content is any content that is not going to become irrelevant down the road. A blog post about something going on in the news or a one-time event is going to become irrelevant once that event or story is old news while a blog post about a topic that doesn’t change much can be read when it’s first released and years down the road while still offering the same amount of value to the reader. \r\n\r\nIt’s crucial to include content like this to have a success blog along with fresh daily content or news topics because it’s the way you’ll generate traffic and it’s what gives your website a backbone of content that won’t go out of date easily. Here is a look at how to incorporate evergreen articles in your blog. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why is Evergreen content so important?</h2>\r\n\r\nThis type of content gives your blog structure, a backbone and something that will keep it relevant at any age. Business owners have a hard time keeping up their blog with regular, fresh content, so having content that will stay relevant can help the website. \r\n\r\nUnless you have a time of writers that have the time to keep your blog fresh daily or weekly, you need to have old posts that will stay relevant for a long time. Sometimes your users want guides that they can refer back to from time to time that aren’t related to current events or temporary events. \r\n\r\n<h2>How can I create long-term relevant content?</h2>\r\n\r\nMake your content relevant for years to come by talking about things that won’t change for years to come. Make it something your readers will want to read about down the road but it’s relevant enough to talk about now. Trending topics are a great source of article ideas but make those trending topics into an evergreen piece. \r\n\r\nIf you look back at what was trending a year ago, you’ll find topics that were Googled such as Charles Manson and his killings along with Kim Kardashian posing nude in a magazine. Rather than writing about Charles Manson in the news, why not write an article about serial killers and how to recognize one? Keep the subject narrow but on something that can be expanded on. \r\n\r\n<h2>What types of content are evergreen?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Evergreen-How-To-Articles.jpg\" alt=\"Evergreen How-To Articles\" width=\"179\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9077\" />Evergreen content are mostly going to be guides, infographics, how-to’s and product reviews. Recipes, advice, FAQs and resource lists are also great examples of evergreen content. It’s important that your visuals are important in the article if they are going to be used and that the products you are reviewing are as timeless as possible. You wouldn’t write about current news, recent trends or reports and studies for an evergreen piece. \r\n\r\nTopics that could stay relevant while still being interesting to read now would be the history of your niche, an FAQ on your company, a resource list on a topic like a medical condition, a How-To for the everyday professional or a digital dictionary that explains your industry’s terminology a little better to clients. \r\n\r\n<h2>Other great tips</h2>\r\n\r\nMake sure you are still including new updates to your blog and including occasional trending news pieces outside of evergreen articles. It will make your blog appear fresh and help with your SEO. Refreshing your content is not only wise but it’s important to stay successful. Sometimes your old blog posts could use a refresher and you could re-write the piece with new information or a new take on the same topic. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/How-To-Content.jpg\" alt=\"How-To Content\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9078\" />Make sure you have a call-to-action on each of your pages of evergreen content. You’ll want these blog posts to encourage your readers to sign up for your newsletter or share the post. 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You don’t want your readers to figure out that you are a newbie, even if you really are. You can run your blog like a pro, even if you are brand new to the game, in order to avoid losing the chance at becoming successful and profitable. \r\n\r\nMost blogs that start and then crash and burn never took the time to become experts in their niche and are simply repeating the same mistakes as blogs that have failed before. Rather than making the same mistakes, getting frustrated at a lack of a following and getting bored at your efforts, take the time to learn how to run it like a professional would. Here is a look at how a professional would start their blog, create their content and promote it. \r\n\r\n<h2>How to begin</h2>\r\n\r\nWhen you’ve decided to start a blog and want to get off on the right foot, you’ll want to avoid the common mistake of going in without a game plan. You can’t just read up on the technical aspects of how to start a blog and then wing it from there. You should go into it with a plan as far as your goals for the blog, a timeline of when you’d like to meet this goal and who your audience is going to be. \r\n\r\nThink about how you want it look, what topics you’d like to cover and what people may want to read about. Then, you’ll want to determine what your plan is to make money from it and what level of traffic will be needed to make that happen. \r\n\r\n<h2>Start creating content</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Professional-Blogging.jpg\" alt=\"Professional Blogging\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9082\" />While it may seem that all it takes is to write great content to attract readers, there’s actually a lot more to it. Content promotion is vital to a blog but you’ll probably spend more time promoting your writing than actually writing. You need to make it great and shareable by using strategies including:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The Skyscraper technique by Brian Dean which includes research articles, writing a great piece, determining who could benefit from the post and trying to catch their attention in hopes that they will share the content</li>\r\n<li>Creating a resources guide with the top articles of your niche </li>\r\n<li>Build a round up post that can act as the authority on a topic and build the basis for promotion</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Market through social media</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging-and-Social-Media-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging and Social Media\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9081\" />It’s extremely important to share your blog on social media and use to its full potential. Almost everyone is signed up on a social media platform which makes it super easy to share your blog on Twitter feeds and Facebook. You can drive traffic from social media by getting page views from Reddit and giving people something to Tweet or Facebook about. \r\n\r\nAdd a “share” button next to your posts to have it set up to be shared on all of the major social media platforms. Get your own blog social media page on Twitter, Facebook and more so that you can come up with creative Tweets for others to share. \r\n\r\nIf you’re still struggling to find readers, go to Reddit.com, find some general subreddits that you can fit into, post exactly how everyone else posts there and do some light promotion of your blog. 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You should go into it with a plan as far as your goals for the blog, a timeline of when you’d like to meet this goal and who your audience is going to be. \r\n\r\nThink about how you want it look, what topics you’d like to cover and what people may want to read about. Then, you’ll want to determine what your plan is to make money from it and what level of traffic will be needed to make that happen. \r\n\r\n<h2>Start creating content</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Professional-Blogging.jpg\" alt=\"Professional Blogging\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9082\" />While it may seem that all it takes is to write great content to attract readers, there’s actually a lot more to it. Content promotion is vital to a blog but you’ll probably spend more time promoting your writing than actually writing. You need to make it great and shareable by using strategies including:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The Skyscraper technique by Brian Dean which includes research articles, writing a great piece, determining who could benefit from the post and trying to catch their attention in hopes that they will share the content</li>\r\n<li>Creating a resources guide with the top articles of your niche </li>\r\n<li>Build a round up post that can act as the authority on a topic and build the basis for promotion</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Market through social media</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blogging-and-Social-Media-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging and Social Media\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9081\" />It’s extremely important to share your blog on social media and use to its full potential. Almost everyone is signed up on a social media platform which makes it super easy to share your blog on Twitter feeds and Facebook. 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For a news reporter, the goal is to be the first on the scene, so a blogger needs to be the first to talk about it online. You’ll rank higher on Google for a limited time due to their algorithm for fresh components. Be sure to sign up with Google Alerts, Feedly and Newsmap to stay up to date on current events. \r\n\r\n<h2>Events or speeches</h2>\r\n\r\nOne way that people are increasing their blog traffic is to speak somewhere or organizing an event. You can grow your blog traffic in person rather than solely online. Speak to a large audience in which everyone wants to hear more from you by following your blog. Events are great for getting the word out about your blog. You may need to sponsor an event to make this happen but however you do it, ask your audiences to visit your blog or follow you on social media. \r\n\r\n<h2>Forum posting</h2>\r\n\r\nLastly, consider going old-school with forums. They’ve been around forever so it may seem out-of-date but actually, forums are a great way to drive traffic to your site. They get overlooked a lot since they seem to take too much effort to bring in positive results but if they are done right, the return can be awesome. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Marketing.png\" alt=\"Blog Marketing\" width=\"265\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9086\" />Forum members are usually friendly and receptive toward good, useful content so look for forums that are related to your niche. A blog for new moms would benefit well in forums for child care or stay-at-home moms. A fitness blog may benefit well from visiting forums on weight loss and getting healthy forms. \r\n\r\nTry these ideas or go the Q&amp;A route in which you can drive traffic to your site by answering popular questions on your blog. 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They need a way to sell their gym, get people to want to come there and to convince people that it’s the right choice for their next fitness center membership. \r\n\r\nWith the New Year around the corner, it’s a great time to get your WordPress website all set for those that are going to make the New Year’s resolution to get in shape next year. Take your fitness center to the next level by advertising online through WordPress but do so with the perfect theme that suits your business. Here are some of the best choices to use. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/fitness-gym-wordpress-theme/7404913\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fitness</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fitness-300x207.png\" alt=\"Fitness\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9092\" />\r\n\r\nThe name says it all. Fitness is the perfect theme choice on WordPress for gyms and health clubs. It’s great for personal trainers, sports clubs and general fitness centers. It can accommodate any sports from karate to dancing, aerobics and any other sports activity. \r\n\r\nYou can use it to display your class schedules, special events, hours of operation and any type of timetable you may need your visitors to find. You can even find several video tutorials on how to use the theme so it’s perfect for WordPress newbies. It only runs around $58 to get the theme.\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/fit-multipurpose-sports-wordpress-theme/7940206\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fit+</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fit--300x209.png\" alt=\"Fit+\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9091\" />\r\n\r\nIf you want to convey strength and a competitive spirit, go with Fit+ for just $48. The theme encompasses strength, will and a competitive spirit to win. It will help your users set their goals online and guide them on the right path to accomplish their goals. It’s a great choice for those that need great SEO and you’ll have an easy to use theme with video backgrounds, revolutions slider and portfolio options. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20181105063609/https://themeforest.net/item/fitnessgym-wordpress-sportfitness-theme/6961701\" rel=\"nofollow\">FitnessGYM</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FitnessGYM-300x202.png\" alt=\"FitnessGYM\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9093\" />\r\n\r\nFor a clean-looking theme that will offer visual excitement, FitnessGYM is perfect for gyms and fitness centers. It’s a responsive theme for WordPress running just $48 and it offers a built-in timetable, layer slider, a front end drag &amp; drop page builder and transition readiness. You’ll get life time support and those that choose the theme get 6 post formats, 4 layout styles, 3 portfolio single page syles and 40 different custom elements and shortcodes!\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/gym-fitness-wordpress-theme-symetrio/9634580\" rel=\"nofollow\">Symetrio</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Symetrio-300x204.png\" alt=\"Symetrio\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9094\" />\r\n\r\nGo with Symetrio for any fitness or sports club looking for the perfect WordPress theme. It was developed for the fitness industry by sports enthusiasts along with fitness professionals. They’ve created a theme that will allow you to include your classes, schedules, events, hours of business and you’ll choose from 3 different blog layouts with handy widgets. \r\n\r\nOther great options for fitness centers, health clubs, sports clubs, and gyms include:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/getfit-gym-fitness-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/5105008\" rel=\"nofollow\">GetFit</a> for a responsive and search engine-friendly option</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/balance-gym-fitness-wordpress-html-5-theme/2862717\" rel=\"nofollow\">Balance</a> for those looking for tons of page variations, templates and font choices</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/gymbase-responsive-gym-fitness-wordpress-theme/2732248\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gym Base</a> for those that want a minimalistic, clean look featuring the same features of timetables and contact forms</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/sports-life-gym-and-fitness-wordpress-theme/9413915\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sports &amp; Life</a> for those that want a premium theme offering sections for timetables, trainers and testimonials</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://alethemes.com/gimnasio/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gimnasio</a> for fitness centers, sports, spas and even events </li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://teslathemes.com/wp-themes/sportify/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sportify</a> for those that want a responsive theme featuring a contact page, social sharing and custom widgets</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/power-gym-responsive-wordpress-theme/3696207\" rel=\"nofollow\">Power Gym</a> for those that want to customize their admin panel, colors, widgets and more</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nCheck out these top options for WordPress themes in order to represent your gym or fitness center the best possible way online. \r\n','Top WordPress Themes for Fitness Centers and Gyms','','publish','open','closed','','top-wordpress-themes-for-fitness-centers-and-gyms','','','2019-03-19 07:34:01','2019-03-19 11:34:01','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=9090',0,'post','',0),(9091,4,'2015-10-30 15:56:08','2015-10-30 19:56:08','','Fit+','','inherit','open','closed','','fit','','','2015-10-30 15:56:29','2015-10-30 19:56:29','',9090,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fit-.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9092,4,'2015-10-30 15:56:10','2015-10-30 19:56:10','','Fitness','','inherit','open','closed','','fitness','','','2015-10-30 15:56:18','2015-10-30 19:56:18','',9090,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fitness.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9093,4,'2015-10-30 15:56:11','2015-10-30 19:56:11','','FitnessGYM','','inherit','open','closed','','fitnessgym','','','2015-10-30 15:56:38','2015-10-30 19:56:38','',9090,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FitnessGYM.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9094,4,'2015-10-30 15:56:13','2015-10-30 19:56:13','','Symetrio','','inherit','open','closed','','symetrio','','','2015-10-30 15:56:47','2015-10-30 19:56:47','',9090,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Symetrio.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9095,4,'2015-10-30 15:56:50','2015-10-30 19:56:50','For gyms and fitness centers that are using WordPress to blog and promote about their business, it’s a great way to put your name out there. The issue for these businesses is to know how to design the theme behind their WordPress website. They need a way to sell their gym, get people to want to come there and to convince people that it’s the right choice for their next fitness center membership. \r\n\r\nWith the New Year around the corner, it’s a great time to get your WordPress website all set for those that are going to make the New Year’s resolution to get in shape next year. Take your fitness center to the next level by advertising online through WordPress but do so with the perfect theme that suits your business. Here are some of the best choices to use. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/fitness-gym-wordpress-theme/7404913\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fitness</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fitness-300x207.png\" alt=\"Fitness\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9092\" />\r\n\r\nThe name says it all. Fitness is the perfect theme choice on WordPress for gyms and health clubs. It’s great for personal trainers, sports clubs and general fitness centers. It can accommodate any sports from karate to dancing, aerobics and any other sports activity. \r\n\r\nYou can use it to display your class schedules, special events, hours of operation and any type of timetable you may need your visitors to find. You can even find several video tutorials on how to use the theme so it’s perfect for WordPress newbies. It only runs around $58 to get the theme.\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/fit-multipurpose-sports-wordpress-theme/7940206\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fit+</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fit--300x209.png\" alt=\"Fit+\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9091\" />\r\n\r\nIf you want to convey strength and a competitive spirit, go with Fit+ for just $48. The theme encompasses strength, will and a competitive spirit to win. It will help your users set their goals online and guide them on the right path to accomplish their goals. It’s a great choice for those that need great SEO and you’ll have an easy to use theme with video backgrounds, revolutions slider and portfolio options. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/fitnessgym-wordpress-sportfitness-theme/6961701\" rel=\"nofollow\">FitnessGYM</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FitnessGYM-300x202.png\" alt=\"FitnessGYM\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9093\" />\r\n\r\nFor a clean-looking theme that will offer visual excitement, FitnessGYM is perfect for gyms and fitness centers. It’s a responsive theme for WordPress running just $48 and it offers a built-in timetable, layer slider, a front end drag &amp; drop page builder and transition readiness. You’ll get life time support and those that choose the theme get 6 post formats, 4 layout styles, 3 portfolio single page syles and 40 different custom elements and shortcodes!\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/gym-fitness-wordpress-theme-symetrio/9634580\" rel=\"nofollow\">Symetrio</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Symetrio-300x204.png\" alt=\"Symetrio\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9094\" />\r\n\r\nGo with Symetrio for any fitness or sports club looking for the perfect WordPress theme. It was developed for the fitness industry by sports enthusiasts along with fitness professionals. They’ve created a theme that will allow you to include your classes, schedules, events, hours of business and you’ll choose from 3 different blog layouts with handy widgets. \r\n\r\nOther great options for fitness centers, health clubs, sports clubs, and gyms include:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/getfit-gym-fitness-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/5105008\" rel=\"nofollow\">GetFit</a> for a responsive and search engine-friendly option</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/balance-gym-fitness-wordpress-html-5-theme/2862717\" rel=\"nofollow\">Balance</a> for those looking for tons of page variations, templates and font choices</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/gymbase-responsive-gym-fitness-wordpress-theme/2732248\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gym Base</a> for those that want a minimalistic, clean look featuring the same features of timetables and contact forms</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/sports-life-gym-and-fitness-wordpress-theme/9413915\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sports &amp; Life</a> for those that want a premium theme offering sections for timetables, trainers and testimonials</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/gimnasio-responsive-wordpress-theme/7564493\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gimnasio</a> for fitness centers, sports, spas and even events </li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://teslathemes.com/wp-themes/sportify/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sportify</a> for those that want a responsive theme featuring a contact page, social sharing and custom widgets</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/power-gym-responsive-wordpress-theme/3696207\" rel=\"nofollow\">Power Gym</a> for those that want to customize their admin panel, colors, widgets and more</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nCheck out these top options for WordPress themes in order to represent your gym or fitness center the best possible way online. \r\n','Top WordPress Themes for Fitness Centers and Gyms','','inherit','closed','closed','','9090-revision-v1','','','2015-10-30 15:56:50','2015-10-30 19:56:50','',9090,'http://itxdesign.com/9090-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9096,4,'2015-11-04 07:57:39','2015-11-04 12:57:39','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Pivots.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Pivots\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9098\" />It’s common to feel a setback in your new company due to stiff competition. A founder needs to be flexible and willing to stand out from the competition.  Being flexible and willing to make changes may pay off; just look at companies like Nokia and Groupon who were forced to evolve and it paid off into big success. It’s important to look at pivots and how they can bring success to your business like they have for these big brands. Here is a guide on learning from business pivots as a blogger. \r\n\r\n<h2>Understand your niche and differentiate yourself</h2>\r\n\r\nThe popular social media platform of Twitter was actually once a spinoff from a 2005 podcast startup called Odeo. Users could create their own podcasts to share through the website but the lack of success from the idea quickly showed the founders that this wasn’t going to blow up into a podcasting phenomenon like they hoped. \r\n\r\nDue to competition with Apple and others, Odeo couldn’t handle the competition which led the founders to work on a new product. During brainstorming and watching what the competition was doing that they weren’t, one of the founders came up with a new product idea known as Twttr, and it has led to enormous success since it hit the public in 2006. \r\n\r\nThe lesson here is that while you are not seeing success with your first attempt, look at what the competition is doing and how you can change your concept to beat theirs. Since Odeo couldn’t keep up with what the guys at Apple were doing, Twitter was born and that is one of the most famous social media platforms today. \r\n\r\nLearn about the biggest players in your niche, keep up with their blogs and look at how yours is measuring up. By subscribing to other bloggers in your industry, you can see what they are up to and come up with unique ideas to stand out from the crowd. \r\n\r\n<h2>Tune in to your audience</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Audience.jpg\" alt=\"Audience\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9097\" />It’s important to listen to your audience. You may think your blog is going great and attracting plenty of readers but in reality, it may be able to do better. If you don’t listen to what your users are telling you about what works and what doesn’t, you may be missing out on something much greater. \r\n\r\nGroupon once started out as a website called “The Point” which wasn’t making any money and the founder claims that the biggest lesson he learned was that he didn’t let the users tell them if it was working or not. After seeing members of The Point trying to get group discounts on product, the investors realized what users wanted and Groupon was born. \r\n\r\nThe lesson here is to listen to your blog readers. Your Groupon or Twitter could be born if you listen to your users and pay attention to how they are using the site. Are you listening to your audience and finding out what they want to read about? Which blog posts are the most popular and what difficulties are people commonly having with your site? \r\n\r\nRead and respond to all post comments and interact with your users through social media, email and conducting surveys. Just be careful not to let anyone bring down your spirit if everyone is fighting you on something you believe in, otherwise had others done this, a Twitter or Groupon site may have never come to life. \r\n\r\n<h2>Gather inspiration</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Inspiration.jpg\" alt=\"Inspiration\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9099\" />Lastly, you want to make sure you are gathering your ideas anywhere you can. You may find ideas from unlikely sources like a trip you take, a person you meet or a website you come across. Don’t focus on those who are closest to you but instead, subscribe to blogs on various topics and start capturing ideas in a notebook everywhere you go. In fact, Starbucks was born because the marketing director fell in love with European-style coffeehouses in the 80s and decided to recreate it in the states. \r\n\r\nUse these tips to avoid pivots in the blogging world so that your blog can become something great despite challenges along the way.  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A founder needs to be flexible and willing to stand out from the competition.  Being flexible and willing to make changes may pay off; just look at companies like Nokia and Groupon who were forced to evolve and it paid off into big success. It’s important to look at pivots and how they can bring success to your business like they have for these big brands. Here is a guide on learning from business pivots as a blogger. \r\n\r\n<h2>Understand your niche and differentiate yourself</h2>\r\n\r\nThe popular social media platform of Twitter was actually once a spinoff from a 2005 podcast startup called Odeo. Users could create their own podcasts to share through the website but the lack of success from the idea quickly showed the founders that this wasn’t going to blow up into a podcasting phenomenon like they hoped. \r\n\r\nDue to competition with Apple and others, Odeo couldn’t handle the competition which led the founders to work on a new product. During brainstorming and watching what the competition was doing that they weren’t, one of the founders came up with a new product idea known as Twttr, and it has led to enormous success since it hit the public in 2006. \r\n\r\nThe lesson here is that while you are not seeing success with your first attempt, look at what the competition is doing and how you can change your concept to beat theirs. Since Odeo couldn’t keep up with what the guys at Apple were doing, Twitter was born and that is one of the most famous social media platforms today. \r\n\r\nLearn about the biggest players in your niche, keep up with their blogs and look at how yours is measuring up. By subscribing to other bloggers in your industry, you can see what they are up to and come up with unique ideas to stand out from the crowd. \r\n\r\n<h2>Tune in to your audience</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Audience.jpg\" alt=\"Audience\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9097\" />It’s important to listen to your audience. You may think your blog is going great and attracting plenty of readers but in reality, it may be able to do better. If you don’t listen to what your users are telling you about what works and what doesn’t, you may be missing out on something much greater. \r\n\r\nGroupon once started out as a website called “The Point” which wasn’t making any money and the founder claims that the biggest lesson he learned was that he didn’t let the users tell them if it was working or not. After seeing members of The Point trying to get group discounts on product, the investors realized what users wanted and Groupon was born. \r\n\r\nThe lesson here is to listen to your blog readers. Your Groupon or Twitter could be born if you listen to your users and pay attention to how they are using the site. Are you listening to your audience and finding out what they want to read about? Which blog posts are the most popular and what difficulties are people commonly having with your site? \r\n\r\nRead and respond to all post comments and interact with your users through social media, email and conducting surveys. Just be careful not to let anyone bring down your spirit if everyone is fighting you on something you believe in, otherwise had others done this, a Twitter or Groupon site may have never come to life. \r\n\r\n<h2>Gather inspiration</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Inspiration.jpg\" alt=\"Inspiration\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9099\" />Lastly, you want to make sure you are gathering your ideas anywhere you can. You may find ideas from unlikely sources like a trip you take, a person you meet or a website you come across. Don’t focus on those who are closest to you but instead, subscribe to blogs on various topics and start capturing ideas in a notebook everywhere you go. In fact, Starbucks was born because the marketing director fell in love with European-style coffeehouses in the 80s and decided to recreate it in the states. \r\n\r\nUse these tips to avoid pivots in the blogging world so that your blog can become something great despite challenges along the way.  Even with pivots, you can overcome them and become a successful blogger.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','What can Bloggers Learn from Business Pivots?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9096-revision-v1','','','2015-10-30 16:03:04','2015-10-30 20:03:04','',9096,'http://itxdesign.com/9096-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9101,4,'2015-11-04 15:03:20','2015-11-04 20:03:20','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Facebook-300x169.png\" alt=\"Facebook\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9104\" />Facebook is a great way to get your customers to engage with you and others about your company. It’s easy to set up your fan page on Facebook but the challenge comes when it’s time to build your following and to understand the ways to increase engagement. \r\n\r\nWhile it’s important that you are capable of posting with the proper grammar, punctuation, spelling and have the ability to portray your clever wit, there’s actually more to it than that. You need to be able to post content on Facebook that features a call-to-action, has great photos or designs, offers something relatable and you need to know the right time of day to post. Here is a look at these tips and more to cause more engagement on your company’s Facebook fan page. \r\n\r\n<h2>Offering a beautiful image or video content</h2>\r\n\r\nPeople love photos and videos on Facebook. A post that lacks a rich image is going to be skimmed over and maybe ignored. It’s easy to share a great image when you are posting about food, travel, art or fashion so if your company doesn’t fall into this realm, you’re going to have to think outside of the box. \r\n\r\nA great image will drive engagement with little effort and you won’t require much text along with it. Eyes are drawn to beautiful or breathtaking images which means your content, if properly optimized, will easily engage your audience because of the image that has already captivated them. Allow your photo to speak a thousand words while you just speak a few with it. \r\n\r\n<h2>A call-to-action</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Facebook-Content.png\" alt=\"Facebook Content\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9102\" />Posting on Facebook will engage audiences more successfully if you feature a call-to-action in the post. Ask your audience to “Like” what you’ve posted and to add their comment below the photo. Find something that would be appealing to everyone, like a beautiful sunset, a delicious meal or a cute puppy. \r\n\r\nYou just want to get people to enjoy what you post, share it with their friends and have them waiting for your next post. Making it relatable and even seasonable by posting about the upcoming holiday is a great way to grab your audience’s attention. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ask your fans a question </h2>\r\n\r\nThe popular makeup brand Sephora uses a “quick questions approach” in which they engage their audience by asking a fun, simple and quick question to their fans. They ask their fans to answer the question in the comments section. \r\n\r\nIf you have an idea or there is something you really want feedback on, feature it on your Facebook page. It makes you seem more human and that you care about their input. Some companies will even announce that a random commenter will be chosen to win a prize, which encourages more participation. \r\n\r\n<h2>Posting valuable information</h2>\r\n\r\nSometimes you fans want to see some useful content up rather than a short, cute quote or pretty picture. Posting evergreen content will provoke and help your audience by offering something educational. \r\n\r\nStart it with the phrase “Top 10 reasons why…” or “Top 10 things you can do…” to get your fans to want to click for the information. It’s a great way to offer tips, how-to’s and get people to want to hear more from your company. Be careful on issues of politics and religion in case your audience has different cultural and religious backgrounds. \r\n\r\n<h2>Optimized visuals</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Facebook-Visuals.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Visuals\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9103\" />You can use Facebook to work on your visuals with optimized designs and copywriting techniques. Gage your followers’ physical, emotional and financial needs by offering something for free. One huge retailer Target does this by posting a photo with a short caption and the image is advertising free shipping on orders placed online that week. \r\n\r\nOther great routes to encourage engagement on Facebook is to post a funny photo and to ask your followers to caption it for you, to post a phrase with blank lines and asking your followers to fill in the blanks, to post a humorous pun to make your followers laugh, and to post a nostalgic type of question to make your audience remember the old days. 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It’s easy to set up your fan page on Facebook but the challenge comes when it’s time to build your following and to understand the ways to increase engagement. \r\n\r\nWhile it’s important that you are capable of posting with the proper grammar, punctuation, spelling and have the ability to portray your clever wit, there’s actually more to it than that. You need to be able to post content on Facebook that features a call-to-action, has great photos or designs, offers something relatable and you need to know the right time of day to post. Here is a look at these tips and more to cause more engagement on your company’s Facebook fan page. \r\n\r\n<h2>Offering a beautiful image or video content</h2>\r\n\r\nPeople love photos and videos on Facebook. A post that lacks a rich image is going to be skimmed over and maybe ignored. It’s easy to share a great image when you are posting about food, travel, art or fashion so if your company doesn’t fall into this realm, you’re going to have to think outside of the box. \r\n\r\nA great image will drive engagement with little effort and you won’t require much text along with it. Eyes are drawn to beautiful or breathtaking images which means your content, if properly optimized, will easily engage your audience because of the image that has already captivated them. Allow your photo to speak a thousand words while you just speak a few with it. \r\n\r\n<h2>A call-to-action</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Facebook-Content.png\" alt=\"Facebook Content\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9102\" />Posting on Facebook will engage audiences more successfully if you feature a call-to-action in the post. Ask your audience to “Like” what you’ve posted and to add their comment below the photo. Find something that would be appealing to everyone, like a beautiful sunset, a delicious meal or a cute puppy. \r\n\r\nYou just want to get people to enjoy what you post, share it with their friends and have them waiting for your next post. Making it relatable and even seasonable by posting about the upcoming holiday is a great way to grab your audience’s attention. \r\n\r\n<h2>Ask your fans a question </h2>\r\n\r\nThe popular makeup brand Sephora uses a “quick questions approach” in which they engage their audience by asking a fun, simple and quick question to their fans. They ask their fans to answer the question in the comments section. \r\n\r\nIf you have an idea or there is something you really want feedback on, feature it on your Facebook page. It makes you seem more human and that you care about their input. Some companies will even announce that a random commenter will be chosen to win a prize, which encourages more participation. \r\n\r\n<h2>Posting valuable information</h2>\r\n\r\nSometimes you fans want to see some useful content up rather than a short, cute quote or pretty picture. Posting evergreen content will provoke and help your audience by offering something educational. \r\n\r\nStart it with the phrase “Top 10 reasons why…” or “Top 10 things you can do…” to get your fans to want to click for the information. It’s a great way to offer tips, how-to’s and get people to want to hear more from your company. Be careful on issues of politics and religion in case your audience has different cultural and religious backgrounds. \r\n\r\n<h2>Optimized visuals</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Facebook-Visuals.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Visuals\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9103\" />You can use Facebook to work on your visuals with optimized designs and copywriting techniques. Gage your followers’ physical, emotional and financial needs by offering something for free. One huge retailer Target does this by posting a photo with a short caption and the image is advertising free shipping on orders placed online that week. \r\n\r\nOther great routes to encourage engagement on Facebook is to post a funny photo and to ask your followers to caption it for you, to post a phrase with blank lines and asking your followers to fill in the blanks, to post a humorous pun to make your followers laugh, and to post a nostalgic type of question to make your audience remember the old days. Of course posting about promotional discounts and freebies is a popular way to get your fans engaged with you. \r\n\r\nUse these tips when trying to determine what type of content to share with your Facebook fans in order to drive engagement and take advantage of this excellent marketing tool. \r\n','What Type of Facebook Content Causes More Engagement?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9101-revision-v1','','','2015-10-30 16:07:21','2015-10-30 20:07:21','',9101,'http://itxdesign.com/9101-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9106,4,'2015-11-05 07:07:48','2015-11-05 12:07:48','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Roundup-Page.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Roundup Page\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9107\" />A roundup page is a page in which the focus is to repurpose old content and draw the reader to a topic more closely. It’s actually nicknamed a “sneeze” page because it’s regurgitating the same content in a way that highlights the month’s content to the readers. Many companies will do this monthly in case their readers missed an article or a new reader is just joining in on the fun. \r\n\r\nIt’s a great way to share old posts that you find meaningful to readers and you can even create a theme with your roundup page such as the “best low-cal desserts” or the “most memorable concerts of the summer.” Whatever your reasons to recap old posts, the benefits are great for those that build a roundup page regularly for new visitors. Here is a look at why it’s successful. \r\n\r\n<h2>What does a roundup page do?</h2>\r\n\r\nYour roundup page is a page that helps your readers see specific old posts at one glance. All you have to do is pull blog posts from your archives and bring them back to the forefront again. This is great for search engines due to internet linking and it actually tends to keep people on your site longer because they want to read more about the theme you’ve created on your roundup page which is easy to do when it’s all in one location. When you want to push your readers deeper in your site and highlight your best work, the roundup page is the perfect way to do it and get your readers to come back for more. \r\n\r\n<h2>How can I go about creating my roundup page?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog1.jpg\" alt=\"Blog\" width=\"259\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9109\" />One example of a roundup page is to make a numbered list to share your posts related to one topic. Create your “sneeze” page based on a topic such as the “Top 10 Reasons to…” and incorporate old blog posts that have to do with getting organized, getting in shape or something related to your niche. \r\n\r\nIf your business is an organizing company, you could write about the “Top 10 Reasons to Make your News Years’ Resolution to Get More Organized” and then feature posts about organizing different areas of your life. From there, you could advertise your services or organizational products to monetize the blog while getting people in the organizational spirit. \r\n\r\n<h2>Roundup of your best tips</h2>\r\n\r\nOn this note, you could offer your best tips on your roundup page. It allows our readers to see the highlights of what was covered that month. If your blog is geared towards helping people get healthier, recap your best content from the month about healthy eating tips, work out ideas and how to find the fun in getting healthy. \r\n\r\nDo your blogger friends have great things to say on their blogs? Take a look at what your blogger friends are posting about and share their content with the world. It’s a great way to brag about your friend, increase your site traffic and give your page some fresh content that is still in a roundup format. \r\n\r\n<h2>Organizing your roundup page</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Visitors-300x150.png\" alt=\"Blog Visitors\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9108\" />One way to organize the roundup page is to box the content with an image next to the content. Make it easy for your reader’s eye to navigate. At the top, create a title with an introductory summary of the topic being rounded up. Then underneath you could post your first topic with a short description of why you’re sharing I tin the roundup and how it ties into the topic. Underneath that would be the next topic you are including in the roundup with a description of why, and so on and so forth. \r\n\r\nAdd in your old blog posts to your theme page. Then, end it with a great conclusion to urge your readers to sign up for more posts like this. Make sure your list of posts encourage readers to read up more on the topic. \r\n\r\nIf you’ve never created a “sneeze” page or roundup page, it’s a great time to try it out. Do it once a week, once a month or once every three months depending on your amount of content and if you have enough similar posts to build a themed roundup page. 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It’s actually nicknamed a “sneeze” page because it’s regurgitating the same content in a way that highlights the month’s content to the readers. Many companies will do this monthly in case their readers missed an article or a new reader is just joining in on the fun. \r\n\r\nIt’s a great way to share old posts that you find meaningful to readers and you can even create a theme with your roundup page such as the “best low-cal desserts” or the “most memorable concerts of the summer.” Whatever your reasons to recap old posts, the benefits are great for those that build a roundup page regularly for new visitors. Here is a look at why it’s successful. \r\n\r\n<h2>What does a roundup page do?</h2>\r\n\r\nYour roundup page is a page that helps your readers see specific old posts at one glance. All you have to do is pull blog posts from your archives and bring them back to the forefront again. This is great for search engines due to internet linking and it actually tends to keep people on your site longer because they want to read more about the theme you’ve created on your roundup page which is easy to do when it’s all in one location. When you want to push your readers deeper in your site and highlight your best work, the roundup page is the perfect way to do it and get your readers to come back for more. \r\n\r\n<h2>How can I go about creating my roundup page?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog1.jpg\" alt=\"Blog\" width=\"259\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9109\" />One example of a roundup page is to make a numbered list to share your posts related to one topic. Create your “sneeze” page based on a topic such as the “Top 10 Reasons to…” and incorporate old blog posts that have to do with getting organized, getting in shape or something related to your niche. \r\n\r\nIf your business is an organizing company, you could write about the “Top 10 Reasons to Make your News Years’ Resolution to Get More Organized” and then feature posts about organizing different areas of your life. From there, you could advertise your services or organizational products to monetize the blog while getting people in the organizational spirit. \r\n\r\n<h2>Roundup of your best tips</h2>\r\n\r\nOn this note, you could offer your best tips on your roundup page. It allows our readers to see the highlights of what was covered that month. If your blog is geared towards helping people get healthier, recap your best content from the month about healthy eating tips, work out ideas and how to find the fun in getting healthy. \r\n\r\nDo your blogger friends have great things to say on their blogs? Take a look at what your blogger friends are posting about and share their content with the world. It’s a great way to brag about your friend, increase your site traffic and give your page some fresh content that is still in a roundup format. \r\n\r\n<h2>Organizing your roundup page</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Visitors-300x150.png\" alt=\"Blog Visitors\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9108\" />One way to organize the roundup page is to box the content with an image next to the content. Make it easy for your reader’s eye to navigate. At the top, create a title with an introductory summary of the topic being rounded up. Then underneath you could post your first topic with a short description of why you’re sharing I tin the roundup and how it ties into the topic. Underneath that would be the next topic you are including in the roundup with a description of why, and so on and so forth. \r\n\r\nAdd in your old blog posts to your theme page. Then, end it with a great conclusion to urge your readers to sign up for more posts like this. Make sure your list of posts encourage readers to read up more on the topic. \r\n\r\nIf you’ve never created a “sneeze” page or roundup page, it’s a great time to try it out. Do it once a week, once a month or once every three months depending on your amount of content and if you have enough similar posts to build a themed roundup page. If you ever get stuck, send a survey to your readers to learn what topics they want to learn more about. \r\n','Will a Roundup Page Help New Visitors to Your Blog?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9106-revision-v1','','','2015-10-30 16:11:54','2015-10-30 20:11:54','',9106,'http://itxdesign.com/9106-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9111,4,'2015-11-05 15:13:03','2015-11-05 20:13:03','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Post\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9112\" />There’s nothing worse than a super lengthy blog post that a hurried reader just wants to skim through and there’s no easy way to do it. Even if your reader would love to read your long blogs, most people simply don’t have the time to keep up with their favorite bloggers, authors and movies. They only have 24 hours in a day which leaves little room between working, caring for a family and barely getting any uninterrupted time. \r\n\r\nWhat bloggers can do is make their content scannable so that if their fans get time on a lunch break or before bed, they can easily scan through the post to get the main ideas of what you’re writing about. When your readers are trying to pack so much into the day and still want to keep up with your blog, make it easy for them to scan through your blog in order to keep up with their favorite blogger and not give up on your posts due to a lack of time. \r\n\r\n<h2>How do I make my blog more scannable?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou need to grab their attention quickly. The first ten seconds is critical to gaining a visitor’s attention and you need to focus on how to get your reader’s attention in that first ten seconds. That’s the time they make their decision on whether or not to continue reading or to move on. Make sure your headline is golden by offering an interesting question or hooking the reader otherwise. \r\n\r\nMake sure you’ve added large, interesting and clear images that match the topic to draw the reader in. Finally, balance your text with the white space to make skimming easy, because a big block of text with no white space to break it up is not scannable. \r\n\r\n<h2>Write concisely</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scannable-Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Scannable Blog Post\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9114\" />You could be suffering as a blog in general if your writing is not concise enough. It’s easy to go on a tangent about a topic you believe in or have a lot to say about. It’s important to be concise with your message to keep your reader’s focus and attention without losing them due to too much fluff. \r\n\r\nSome studies have found that readers don’t read left to right online, they skim over text barely reading it and they prefer material that presents the main topic front and center so that they can get the idea of the article without reading every word. This is also true with mobile device users because they want to skim even more on their smart phones. \r\n\r\n<h2>Don’t focus too much on the top of the page</h2>\r\n\r\nIt’s important that you don’t worry too much about the top of your page. You could get many clicks to your blog making it appear that your blog is successful but in reality, people are bouncing away from your site quickly and the click becomes worthless. \r\n\r\nWhen looking at sites that get a lot of attention and people are sticking around to read them are the ones that keep the page interesting to look at below and above the “fold.” Your headline is important but some readers may scroll through it so fast to look at the bottom of the page which needs to be as easy to read and interesting as the top.\r\n\r\n<h2>Other tips</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog2.jpg\" alt=\"Blog\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9113\" />Make sure you use easy tricks like adding bold text on your headings and subheadings to make them pop. It’s easy for a reader that wants to scan to skip through to the bold subheadlines, get the general idea of the article and to read under the subheadlines that stand out to them. In addition, adding bullet points or numbered lists will help spread out the content and make it more interesting to read. \r\n\r\nTry to use shorter sentence that are concise and to the point, keep your paragraphs short (around 3-4 sentences) and add captions to images where it would make sense. Your images are meant to enhance the text so only add them if it makes sense. A chart or infographic is a great way to make your content more scannable. \r\n\r\nKeep in mind that reading on a screen is hard on the eyes, so you should keep in mind that people read slower on a screen compared to printed material. Skimming is common on a screen and many website visitors are short on time that doesn’t allow them to read through your whole post. \r\n\r\nLike it or not, people skim articles online and will continue to do so, therefore, make sure your content is skimmable so that you don’t lose readers that wanted the convenience of a skimmable blog. \r\n','Writing a Scannable Blog Post for Readers in a Hurry','','publish','open','closed','','writing-a-scannable-blog-post-for-readers-in-a-hurry','','','2015-10-30 16:15:53','2015-10-30 20:15:53','',0,'http://itxdesign.com/?p=9111',0,'post','',0),(9112,4,'2015-10-30 16:15:08','2015-10-30 20:15:08','','Blog Post','','inherit','open','closed','','blog-post','','','2015-10-30 16:15:15','2015-10-30 20:15:15','',9111,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Post.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9113,4,'2015-10-30 16:15:09','2015-10-30 20:15:09','','Blog','','inherit','open','closed','','blog-4','','','2015-10-30 16:15:35','2015-10-30 20:15:35','',9111,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9114,4,'2015-10-30 16:15:10','2015-10-30 20:15:10','','Scannable Blog Post','','inherit','open','closed','','scannable-blog-post','','','2015-10-30 16:15:26','2015-10-30 20:15:26','',9111,'http://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scannable-Blog-Post.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9115,4,'2015-10-30 16:15:45','2015-10-30 20:15:45','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Post\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9112\" />There’s nothing worse than a super lengthy blog post that a hurried reader just wants to skim through and there’s no easy way to do it. Even if your reader would love to read your long blogs, most people simply don’t have the time to keep up with their favorite bloggers, authors and movies. They only have 24 hours in a day which leaves little room between working, caring for a family and barely getting any uninterrupted time. \r\n\r\nWhat bloggers can do is make their content scannable so that if their fans get time on a lunch break or before bed, they can easily scan through the post to get the main ideas of what you’re writing about. When your readers are trying to pack so much into the day and still want to keep up with your blog, make it easy for them to scan through your blog in order to keep up with their favorite blogger and not give up on your posts due to a lack of time. \r\n\r\n<h2>How do I make my blog more scannable?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou need to grab their attention quickly. The first ten seconds is critical to gaining a visitor’s attention and you need to focus on how to get your reader’s attention in that first ten seconds. That’s the time they make their decision on whether or not to continue reading or to move on. Make sure your headline is golden by offering an interesting question or hooking the reader otherwise. \r\n\r\nMake sure you’ve added large, interesting and clear images that match the topic to draw the reader in. Finally, balance your text with the white space to make skimming easy, because a big block of text with no white space to break it up is not scannable. \r\n\r\n<h2>Write concisely</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scannable-Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Scannable Blog Post\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9114\" />You could be suffering as a blog in general if your writing is not concise enough. 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You could get many clicks to your blog making it appear that your blog is successful but in reality, people are bouncing away from your site quickly and the click becomes worthless. \r\n\r\nWhen looking at sites that get a lot of attention and people are sticking around to read them are the ones that keep the page interesting to look at below and above the “fold.” Your headline is important but some readers may scroll through it so fast to look at the bottom of the page which needs to be as easy to read and interesting as the top.\r\n\r\n<h2>Other tips</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog2.jpg\" alt=\"Blog\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9113\" />Make sure you use easy tricks like adding bold text on your headings and subheadings to make them pop. It’s easy for a reader that wants to scan to skip through to the bold subheadlines, get the general idea of the article and to read under the subheadlines that stand out to them. In addition, adding bullet points or numbered lists will help spread out the content and make it more interesting to read. \r\n\r\nTry to use shorter sentence that are concise and to the point, keep your paragraphs short (around 3-4 sentences) and add captions to images where it would make sense. Your images are meant to enhance the text so only add them if it makes sense. A chart or infographic is a great way to make your content more scannable. \r\n\r\nKeep in mind that reading on a screen is hard on the eyes, so you should keep in mind that people read slower on a screen compared to printed material. Skimming is common on a screen and many website visitors are short on time that doesn’t allow them to read through your whole post. \r\n\r\nLike it or not, people skim articles online and will continue to do so, therefore, make sure your content is skimmable so that you don’t lose readers that wanted the convenience of a skimmable blog. \r\n','Writing a Scannable Blog Post for Readers in a Hurry','','inherit','closed','closed','','9111-revision-v1','','','2015-10-30 16:15:45','2015-10-30 20:15:45','',9111,'http://itxdesign.com/9111-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9117,4,'2015-11-06 08:50:27','2015-11-06 13:50:27','If you want your blog to see success, you’ll have to integrate social media into the blog. Social media is one of the main forms of communication today so it’s become a blogger’s best friend when it comes to sharing their blog, increasing their audience and monetizing their site. \r\n\r\nLuckily, WordPress has made available several plugins that will make it easy for you to grow your social media. With several services and plugins available through WordPress, it’s hard to know where to begin to integrate social media into your WordPress website. Since Facebook has over a billion users, that is the best place to target for increasing readership and building a following. Here is a look at which Facebook plugins you’ll love for easy integration. \r\n\r\n<h2>Which plugin should I use?</h2>\r\n\r\nIt’s obvious that Facebook’s one billion members shows it’s a winner in the social media world. You should take advantage of this huge database of people and build a following by adding plugins to your WordPress site for Facebook. All you need to have on your WordPress blog to see success with Facebook is adding a “likes” counter, adding a Facebook content locker and adding a Facebook discount for “likes” option, among others. \r\n\r\nGo with Ultimate Facebook for your Facebook plugin. This is a great plugin for integrating it to your WordPress site. You’ll use the plugin to login with Facebook and it enables your users to register on your site with their Facebook information. People love this because they don’t need to come up with a login name, a password or fill out a long form; they can just login with Facebook and it’s as easy as that. That is more appealing to a new user that wants to visit often without having to login another way each time. \r\n\r\nAlong with offering easy auto posting, your blog can now feature a “like” button, “comments” button,” and “send” button in no time. You can customize easily with this plugin in regards to where you want to see the Like &amp; Send buttons on pages, posts and shortcodes. Add widgets to integrate albums and events and you can even use your activity feed to display recent activity on the site with recent comments to show recent Facebook comments. \r\n\r\n<h2>Facebook Pages</h2>\r\n\r\nAnother great plugin option is <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/facebook-page-feed-graph-api/\">Facebook Pages</a>, a plugin that can integrate your Facebook page into your site. The features in this plugin are great for SEO and you’ll love being able to display comments and the page timeline on your WordPress website. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Facebook Fanpage and Promotion Builder</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EasyFacebookFanpageAndPromotionBuilder-300x159.png\" alt=\"Easy Facebook Fanpage And Promotion Builder\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9119\" />\r\n\r\nIf you like the idea of creating a custom fan page directly onto WordPress, check out the <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/easy-facebook-fanpage-and-promotion-builder/5744779\">Easy Facebook Page Builder plugin</a>. The feature on this plugin known as Share Gate will display your website contents when a user shares your blog or website. It’s a great way to manage sweepstakes and giveaways. Plus, you can add your “like,” “share,” or “follow” buttons anywhere on the site. \r\n\r\n<h2>Facebook Traffic Pop</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FacebookPop-300x156.png\" alt=\"Facebook Pop\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9120\" />\r\n\r\nHave you ever noticed some users will read your material without giving you a “like” or following you? Install the <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/facebook-traffic-pop-for-wordpress/150963\">Facebook Traffic Pop plugin</a> to lock out accessibility to some of your Facebook page. Once the reader has “liked” your Facebook page, they can access the full content on your site. \r\n\r\nModify how it appears on your website. Don’t worry because the pop up will resize itself for various screen sizes and there will be cookies to ensure that people who did “like” your page aren’t bothered by the pop up in the future. \r\n\r\n<h2>JQuery Facebook Gallery WP</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jQueryFacebookGalleryWP-300x154.png\" alt=\"jQuery Facebook Gallery WP\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9121\" />\r\n\r\nTry the <a href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20170917172810/https://codecanyon.net/item/jquery-facebook-gallery-wp/5490143\">JQuery Facebook Gallery WP plugin</a> if you want to be able to display your Facebook albums on your WordPress gallery. It’s a great way to only have to upload your photos once and be able to share them on different sites. They only offer it for Facebook pages of businesses, pages registered as fan pages and organizations so personal pages or groups don’t even get the option. \r\n\r\n<h2>Discount for Likes</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DiscountForLikes-300x183.png\" alt=\"Discount For Likes\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9118\" />\r\n\r\nIf you haven’t seen anyone try the <a href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20171121160520/https://codecanyon.net/item/discount-for-likes-woocommerce-plugin/8147775\">Discount for Likes</a> option yet, it’s a great plugin that you’ll want to check out. You’ll get more “likes” because your customers will see that if they “like” your page, they’ll receive a discount. \r\n\r\nThis is great for an online retailer that wants to increase social media exposure and doesn’t mind providing discounts to those that follow through. 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Social media is one of the main forms of communication today so it’s become a blogger’s best friend when it comes to sharing their blog, increasing their audience and monetizing their site. \r\n\r\nLuckily, WordPress has made available several plugins that will make it easy for you to grow your social media. With several services and plugins available through WordPress, it’s hard to know where to begin to integrate social media into your WordPress website. Since Facebook has over a billion users, that is the best place to target for increasing readership and building a following. Here is a look at which Facebook plugins you’ll love for easy integration. \r\n\r\n<h2>Which plugin should I use?</h2>\r\n\r\nIt’s obvious that Facebook’s one billion members shows it’s a winner in the social media world. You should take advantage of this huge database of people and build a following by adding plugins to your WordPress site for Facebook. All you need to have on your WordPress blog to see success with Facebook is adding a “likes” counter, adding a Facebook content locker and adding a Facebook discount for “likes” option, among others. \r\n\r\nGo with Ultimate Facebook for your Facebook plugin. This is a great plugin for integrating it to your WordPress site. You’ll use the plugin to login with Facebook and it enables your users to register on your site with their Facebook information. People love this because they don’t need to come up with a login name, a password or fill out a long form; they can just login with Facebook and it’s as easy as that. That is more appealing to a new user that wants to visit often without having to login another way each time. \r\n\r\nAlong with offering easy auto posting, your blog can now feature a “like” button, “comments” button,” and “send” button in no time. You can customize easily with this plugin in regards to where you want to see the Like &amp; Send buttons on pages, posts and shortcodes. Add widgets to integrate albums and events and you can even use your activity feed to display recent activity on the site with recent comments to show recent Facebook comments. \r\n\r\n<h2>Facebook Pages</h2>\r\n\r\nAnother great plugin option is <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/facebook-page-feed-graph-api/\">Facebook Pages</a>, a plugin that can integrate your Facebook page into your site. The features in this plugin are great for SEO and you’ll love being able to display comments and the page timeline on your WordPress website. \r\n\r\n<h2>Easy Facebook Fanpage and Promotion Builder</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EasyFacebookFanpageAndPromotionBuilder-300x159.png\" alt=\"Easy Facebook Fanpage And Promotion Builder\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9119\" />\r\n\r\nIf you like the idea of creating a custom fan page directly onto WordPress, check out the <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/easy-facebook-fanpage-and-promotion-builder/5744779\">Easy Facebook Page Builder plugin</a>. The feature on this plugin known as Share Gate will display your website contents when a user shares your blog or website. It’s a great way to manage sweepstakes and giveaways. Plus, you can add your “like,” “share,” or “follow” buttons anywhere on the site. \r\n\r\n<h2>Facebook Traffic Pop</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FacebookPop-300x156.png\" alt=\"Facebook Pop\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9120\" />\r\n\r\nHave you ever noticed some users will read your material without giving you a “like” or following you? Install the <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/facebook-traffic-pop-for-wordpress/150963\">Facebook Traffic Pop plugin</a> to lock out accessibility to some of your Facebook page. Once the reader has “liked” your Facebook page, they can access the full content on your site. \r\n\r\nModify how it appears on your website. Don’t worry because the pop up will resize itself for various screen sizes and there will be cookies to ensure that people who did “like” your page aren’t bothered by the pop up in the future. \r\n\r\n<h2>JQuery Facebook Gallery WP</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jQueryFacebookGalleryWP-300x154.png\" alt=\"jQuery Facebook Gallery WP\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9121\" />\r\n\r\nTry the <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/jquery-facebook-gallery-wp/5490143\">JQuery Facebook Gallery WP plugin</a> if you want to be able to display your Facebook albums on your WordPress gallery. It’s a great way to only have to upload your photos once and be able to share them on different sites. They only offer it for Facebook pages of businesses, pages registered as fan pages and organizations so personal pages or groups don’t even get the option. \r\n\r\n<h2>Discount for Likes</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DiscountForLikes-300x183.png\" alt=\"Discount For Likes\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9118\" />\r\n\r\nIf you haven’t seen anyone try the <a href=\"http://codecanyon.net/item/discount-for-likes-woocommerce-plugin/8147775\">Discount for Likes</a> option yet, it’s a great plugin that you’ll want to check out. You’ll get more “likes” because your customers will see that if they “like” your page, they’ll receive a discount. \r\n\r\nThis is great for an online retailer that wants to increase social media exposure and doesn’t mind providing discounts to those that follow through. 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For November and December, you’ll want to start inspiring the holiday spirit with your audience. \r\n\r\nTheme releases are out like crazy right now to celebrate the holiday season and it’s a great time to look at what the blog and magazine theme options that are available to you. From Festively, a festive theme that will add some holiday cheer to your online magazine to Florence, a classic blog theme that will offer a clean, distraction-free place for users to check out your holiday updates, here is a look at the top 7 choices for your magazine and blog holiday themes. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://scribbo.premiumcoding.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scribbo</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Scribbo-300x142.png\" alt=\"Scribbo\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9201\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out Scribbo if you’re looking for the perfect minimalistic design. This clean approach to your WordPress design will allow the creativity to really flourish. You’ll love that it’s fast-loading and offers elegance that will impress your visitors. \r\n\r\nYour visitors will be able to easily find your content and it’s a great way to show off your holiday blog and magazine in a clean, attractive way. Use it to show off your portfolio of holiday photo shoots or to show everyone what your store is offering for shopping this holiday season. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/festively-an-unashamedly-festive-blog-theme/9776101?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Festively</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Festively-300x156.png\" alt=\"Festively\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9197\" />\r\n\r\nProbably the most popular choice this year will be Festively, a festive theme designed to inspire the holiday cheer this season. It’s great for your magazine or blog because it offers a well-scripted theme with fantastic overlay features. It’ll be easy to share and search with this theme, plus, you’ll have tons of options between widgetized header, footer and sidebars that can be used as a webplanner. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/real-responsive-blog-wordpress-theme/9615071?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Real</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Real-300x156.png\" alt=\"Real\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9200\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the Real theme if you are looking for something with great slider options and multiple widget areas for advertising. This is the one to use for your personal blog or magazine theme and you’ll get to choose from 2 header layouts, 8 color skins and 7 post formats. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/florence-a-responsive-wordpress-blog-theme/9574909?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Florence</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Florence-300x160.png\" alt=\"Florence\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9198\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out Florence if you’re looking for a distraction-free theme. This adorable set up provides a ton of layout and background options, as well as multiple sidebars, footer widgets and color options. Present your blog in a clean fashion at a great price point. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/opal-multi-preset-responsive-wordpress-theme/9644938?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Opal</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Opal-300x160.png\" alt=\"Opal\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9199\" />\r\n\r\nWant a great theme to show off your beautiful dishes this holiday season? Opal can do this and more as it’s a top pick for personal blogs. It’s built on the DeepBlu Framework and comes with preset options for various types of websites. Use the data importer to see how the theme will look with data on it. You’ll have many widgetized areas for inserting shortcodes and you can use AdSense for monetizing the site. \r\n\r\nAlso be sure to check out Artemida for another great minimalist and creative personal blog as well as Goliath for the perfect news and editorial.\r\n\r\nWhen you are trying to update your theme for the blog or online magazine you run through WordPress, these are the top 7 choices to check out this holiday season. \r\n','7 Top Magazine and Blog Themes for the Holidays','','publish','open','closed','','7-top-magazine-and-blog-themes-for-the-holidays','','','2015-11-12 12:48:22','2015-11-12 17:48:22','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9196',0,'post','',2),(9127,4,'2015-11-06 18:59:54','2015-11-06 23:59:54','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Twitter.png\" alt=\"Twitter\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9130\" />Twitter is such a popular social media platform because it’s simple to use and offers a way for people to quickly pass on valuable information in a short period of time. Whether you are trying to keep up with friends and family or you want to be able to easily connect with your clients, Twitter is a hard social media option to beat. \r\n\r\nIn fact, the site sees around 6,000 tweets sent on average every second, which adds up to around 500 million tweets every day! Knowing this information, it’s no wonder you may want to get active on the site with your business. If you are going to use Twitter, you are smart to use the audit system which allows you to track if your content is really reaching your target audience. Here is a quick guide to conducting a Twitter audit for this reason. \r\n\r\n<h2>What is the audit exactly?</h2>\r\n\r\nA Twitter audit allows you to take a deeper look at your content on Twitter to see if your marketing efforts are getting you results. You can use this to learn if your content is reaching your target audience and if it’s having an impact. You can use to determine what areas you need to improve and what areas to pay closer attention to. Learn more about the effect of your content, your audience and their perception of your brand. \r\n\r\n<h2>What the audit covers</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Twitter-Audit.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter Audit\" width=\"152\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9129\" />First of all, your audit will review your content to evaluate the engagement of users that you’ve generated. See how many people shared your links through the Twitter analytics tool. You may be able to learn what type of content gets responses, shares or leads to sales. \r\n\r\nWho is your audience? Your Twitter community can be understood by using the audit tool. It will show you who follows you and to categorize the audience into lists based on your target demographic. Plus, you can clear out bots or undesirable followers. Use the audit to see what type of people you are missing that your industry needs to reach out to. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Twitter-Audit-Guide.png\" alt=\"Twitter Audit Guide\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9128\" />Your audit can also help to see what kind of effect your brand message is having. Look at the message to make sure it’s doing what you meant for it to do. Is your profile picture up to date and is your cover photo relevant? How does your page look on a mobile device? Look at your team members bios to make sure they are reflecting the company well. \r\n\r\nLastly, look at engagement through your Twitter audit. If you’re using the site to blast out your content and promote a sales pitch, you probably won’t see much of a return on your investment. 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Being in a creative field like blogging, painting or art, it’s really common to find yourself with new to offer the world at times. \r\n\r\nMost professionals are artists in one way or another that sometimes can’t find their passion. Finding your passion and living it still requires a lifetime of work to keep it going. No matter how much you are struggling to get out of a creative rut, there are some tricks of the trade. Lose that creative dry spell and try some of these tricks to feel inspired once again. \r\n\r\n<h2>Remember it’s just temporary</h2>\r\n\r\nOne of the most important things you can do is to remind yourself that this creative dry spell is just temporary. You may feel like you’ll never have another good, new idea again but really, it’s not going to last forever. 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It’s been studied that once you pass an IQ of 120, creativity is no longer correlated to intelligence. \r\n\r\nPeople shouldn’t feel they aren’t creative because they aren’t as smart as someone else in the field because people tend to lose creativity by picking up on bad habits they’ve learned throughout the years. Some of the most common creative blocks are really about worrying too much about making a mistake, trying to work so hard that you forget to find time to enjoy life and fearing ambiguity.\r\n\r\n<h2>Fighting common creativity blocks</h2>\r\n\r\nOne of the first ways people stump their creativity is by fearing ambiguity. They worry so much that they aren’t going to be understand that they try to break down their bullet points into black and white for clarity’s sake and end up losing their creativity. Try to embrace the lack of clarity so that you can have an advantage over others, become more innovative and create amazing ideas that haven’t been formulated this way yet. \r\n\r\nAnother common mistake is that people want to create and edit things at the same time. They want to think creatively and then logically edit the work simultaneously which leads to a poor piece. Let creativity time be separate from editing time so that you have the chance to think of all of the possibilities at one time and you have a chance to edit at another time where you are allowed to judge, pick apart and throw out what isn’t working. \r\n\r\n<h2>Other common creativity rut causes</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Finding-Creativity-Again.jpg\" alt=\"Finding Creativity Again\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9135\" />It’s a big problem when people worry too much and stop believing in themselves. If you lose your confidence, you won’t be able to solve problems or get creative. Try to remember that your failures help you learn, most great ideas usually sound crazy at first and nothing is impossible. \r\n\r\nStop these destructive behaviors so that you won’t kill your creative thinking. You shouldn’t worry about making mistakes because avoiding failure will cause you to avoid success. Learn from mistakes and take chances so that you can succeed. \r\n\r\nLastly, don’t let others discourage you by telling you to be more sensible or conform because you may stunt your creative ideas. Make sure you’re making time to have play, along with work, because during the “play” part of our day is when the most creative ideas are spurred. Rather than trying to work hard before you can play hard, allow yourself time to play so that you can naturally allow creative ideas to come up that will allow you to work harder tomorrow. \r\n','Breaking out of a Creative Rut','','publish','open','closed','','breaking-out-of-a-creative-rut','','','2015-11-04 19:06:59','2015-11-05 00:06:59','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9132',0,'post','',0),(9133,4,'2015-11-04 19:06:16','2015-11-05 00:06:16','','Breaking the Creative Rut','','inherit','open','closed','','breaking-the-creative-rut','','','2015-11-04 19:06:23','2015-11-05 00:06:23','',9132,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Breaking-the-Creative-Rut.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9134,4,'2015-11-04 19:06:17','2015-11-05 00:06:17','','Creativity','','inherit','open','closed','','creativity','','','2015-11-04 19:06:35','2015-11-05 00:06:35','',9132,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/creativity.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9135,4,'2015-11-04 19:06:17','2015-11-05 00:06:17','','Finding Creativity Again','','inherit','open','closed','','finding-creativity-again','','','2015-11-04 19:06:45','2015-11-05 00:06:45','',9132,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Finding-Creativity-Again.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9136,4,'2015-11-04 19:06:57','2015-11-05 00:06:57','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Breaking-the-Creative-Rut.jpg\" alt=\"Breaking the Creative Rut\" width=\"269\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9133\" />Are you finding yourself in a creative rut these days? You may feel you’ve written everything you’ve got on your blog and there simply isn’t anything new to say right now. Being in a creative field like blogging, painting or art, it’s really common to find yourself with new to offer the world at times. \r\n\r\nMost professionals are artists in one way or another that sometimes can’t find their passion. Finding your passion and living it still requires a lifetime of work to keep it going. No matter how much you are struggling to get out of a creative rut, there are some tricks of the trade. Lose that creative dry spell and try some of these tricks to feel inspired once again. \r\n\r\n<h2>Remember it’s just temporary</h2>\r\n\r\nOne of the most important things you can do is to remind yourself that this creative dry spell is just temporary. You may feel like you’ll never have another good, new idea again but really, it’s not going to last forever. It could be a bad week or even a bad month for you, but it doesn’t mean you should put the pencil down and change careers. \r\n\r\nThe best way to get out of your rut is to stop trying to get out of it and try to start enjoying the present moment. Don’t continue to write when you’re in a rut because forcing it is going to frustrate you even more. Let the creative juices flow more naturally before you pick the pencil back up. \r\n\r\n<h2>Where to find my creativity again</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/creativity-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"Creativity\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9134\" />Some people are under the impression that creativity is only found in intelligent people but that is not the case. It’s been studied that once you pass an IQ of 120, creativity is no longer correlated to intelligence. \r\n\r\nPeople shouldn’t feel they aren’t creative because they aren’t as smart as someone else in the field because people tend to lose creativity by picking up on bad habits they’ve learned throughout the years. Some of the most common creative blocks are really about worrying too much about making a mistake, trying to work so hard that you forget to find time to enjoy life and fearing ambiguity.\r\n\r\n<h2>Fighting common creativity blocks</h2>\r\n\r\nOne of the first ways people stump their creativity is by fearing ambiguity. They worry so much that they aren’t going to be understand that they try to break down their bullet points into black and white for clarity’s sake and end up losing their creativity. Try to embrace the lack of clarity so that you can have an advantage over others, become more innovative and create amazing ideas that haven’t been formulated this way yet. \r\n\r\nAnother common mistake is that people want to create and edit things at the same time. They want to think creatively and then logically edit the work simultaneously which leads to a poor piece. Let creativity time be separate from editing time so that you have the chance to think of all of the possibilities at one time and you have a chance to edit at another time where you are allowed to judge, pick apart and throw out what isn’t working. \r\n\r\n<h2>Other common creativity rut causes</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Finding-Creativity-Again.jpg\" alt=\"Finding Creativity Again\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9135\" />It’s a big problem when people worry too much and stop believing in themselves. If you lose your confidence, you won’t be able to solve problems or get creative. Try to remember that your failures help you learn, most great ideas usually sound crazy at first and nothing is impossible. \r\n\r\nStop these destructive behaviors so that you won’t kill your creative thinking. You shouldn’t worry about making mistakes because avoiding failure will cause you to avoid success. Learn from mistakes and take chances so that you can succeed. \r\n\r\nLastly, don’t let others discourage you by telling you to be more sensible or conform because you may stunt your creative ideas. Make sure you’re making time to have play, along with work, because during the “play” part of our day is when the most creative ideas are spurred. Rather than trying to work hard before you can play hard, allow yourself time to play so that you can naturally allow creative ideas to come up that will allow you to work harder tomorrow. \r\n','Breaking out of a Creative Rut','','inherit','closed','closed','','9132-revision-v1','','','2015-11-04 19:06:57','2015-11-05 00:06:57','',9132,'https://itxdesign.com/9132-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9421,4,'2015-12-21 15:10:20','2015-12-21 20:10:20','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Social-Media-Marketing.png\" alt=\"Social Media Marketing\" width=\"685\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9423\" />\r\n\r\nIf you’re struggling to master the art of social media marketing, you are not alone. It can be challenging to automatically know the best ways to utilize social media when it comes to your marketing efforts. What once started as a platform for casual interactions has transformed into something much more. Social media is now one of the most important marketing platforms for businesses and has become the people adults and teenagers show off to the world what they enjoying, what they are doing, and what is going on in their lives. \r\n\r\nOne of the reasons it’s become a marketing platform is that everybody’s on it and it’s the easiest way to connect with your customers to find out what they like, what they hate, and to introduce them to your brand. Since this trend isn’t going away anytime soon, it’s time to embrace social media marketing and learn how to do it better. Here are some tips from the experts on how to better market via social media. \r\n\r\n<h2>There are more options than Facebook</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Facebook-Marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Marketing\" width=\"275\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9422\" />Many companies lean towards Facebook for social media marketing needs. Being one of the first platforms out there for social media, it’s become the easiest go-to for creating a business page and promoting the brand. Many fail to realize that your Tweets and Google+ updates may be more likely to be seen rather than getting lost in the shuffle of Facebook news feed. \r\n\r\nFacebook is a great place to start but don’t forget to work on different platforms to ensure you are reaching more people. People may want to pin your stuff on Pinterest, see your new product line on Instagram, or re-tweet you on Twitter, so be sure to get set up with most of the major social media platforms. Schedule out your updates through HootSuite to have your different sites updated when you’d like.\r\n\r\n<h2>Analyze your efforts and invest more time</h2>\r\n\r\nYou should definitely the time to analyze where you’re at now with social media marketing and where you could improve. If you feel that you’re doing a great job already, take a look at your customer conversion rate, your number of followers, how much interaction is taking place, and which platforms seem to do the best. Perhaps you don’t need to be on Pinterest but you do really well on Facebook. Investing the time to really analyze where you’re at and to dedicate more time into improving. The average amount of time you should be working on social media each week would be 6-11 hours. \r\n\r\n<h2>Build a following and plan ahead</h2>\r\n\r\nPart of the reason you need a social media account is because you need to develop your fan base. Increasing your exposure to customers through social media is one of the most important benefits behind utilizing this tool. It’s important to take the time to engage with your following, share interesting posts, respond to complaints, and to show gratitude to happy customers. \r\n\r\nMake sure you plan out time each week to work on social media from scheduling in blocks of time to keep it up to date to making sure your blog posts and other content are easily sharable on social media. \r\n\r\n<h2>Videos and podcasts</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Social-Media-1.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9424\" />Another way to really market well on social media is to start promoting videos and podcasts. While you might be used to sharing news stories in the industry, funny photos, tips and advice from your company, or updates on what the company has been up to, it would be wise to start implementing more photos and videos when you post. \r\n\r\nPeople are more likely to read your post if there is an image and they are even more likely to stick around if there is a video to see. Share viral videos, how-to videos, videos explaining your latest blog posts, or podcasts of experts in the field talking about the industry or interviews with experts sharing information your customers would love. \r\n\r\nThese are a few great tips to get you started in a smarter approach to social media marketing. \r\n','Expert Tips to Help you Become Smarter with Social Media Marketing','','publish','open','closed','','expert-tips-to-help-you-become-smarter-with-social-media-marketing','','','2015-12-21 15:10:20','2015-12-21 20:10:20','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9421',0,'post','',0),(9138,0,'2015-11-05 07:07:55','2015-11-05 12:07:55','','','','inherit','open','closed','','9138','','','2015-11-05 07:07:55','2015-11-05 12:07:55','',9106,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Blog-Roundup-Page.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9139,1,'2015-11-05 10:55:36','2015-11-05 15:55:36','<h2>Should You be Using FFmpeg Hosting?</h2>\r\n<div id=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"landing-text\">With so many different types of hosting out there, it can be difficult to understand which type is right for you. FFmpeg hosting is a very popular type of hosting, but most new webmasters are not familiar with it. Understanding what FFmpeg hosting provides will help you make the right decision for your hosting needs.</div>\r\n<h2>What is FFmpeg Hosting?</h2>\r\n<div id=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"landing-text\">\r\n\r\nAs the leading multimedia framework, <a title=\"FFMpeg\" href=\"http://ffmpeg.org/\" target=\"_blank\">FFmpeg</a> provides a cross-platform software capable of streaming, converting and recording video and audio. This type of hosting comes with many benefits including:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Ability to support many different applications</li>\r\n	<li>High level of flexibility</li>\r\n	<li>Very user-friendly</li>\r\n	<li>Great customer satisfaction</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWith the right FFmpeg hosting, you will be able to do more and provide more for the users of your website.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<h2>Do you Need FFMpeg?</h2>\r\n<div id=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"landing-text\">It\'s very easy to figure out whether you need FFmpeg hosting or not. If your website will feature a video sharing options, FFmpeg plans are highly recommended. These types of websites attract a large volume of traffic and the wrong hosting will slow down your website quickly.When you use the FFmpeg framework with the right hosting company, you can run a video sharing or video hosting website without issues. This type of hosting is perfect for anybody planning to use a large amount of video or even a large amount of audio with their project.</div>\r\n<h2>What can You Expect From a Top FFmpeg Hosting Company?</h2>\r\n<div id=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"landing-text\">Finding the right hosting company for your website is vital, regardless of the type of project. However, it\'s even more important with video sharing websites. The right type of hosting account will provide server-based modules allowing both video and audio to be encoded, published and streamed on your website. You must look at the features of the package before you can determine if it fits with your specific project.The right hosting provider will give you all the necessary tools to use FFmpeg and their hosting services properly. You should gain access to some of the most popular tools to help with the speed of your site and the video optimization.</div>\r\n<h2>Which Level of Hosting Fits Best when using FFmpeg?</h2>\r\n<div id=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"landing-text\">Not all types of hosting will fit with a video sharing or hosting website. Shared hosting packages usually don\'t provide the space or speed you need when using FFmpeg. VPS and dedicated hosting packages provide a much better option.You may want to start out with a VPS web hosting package and upgrade to dedicated, as needed. Since a video sharing website will attract a large volume of traffic, if you try to use shared hosting as FFmpeg hosting, you may crash the server with your hosting company. They will most likely ask you to upgrade at this point because you will be using too much bandwidth.Starting with shared hosting may be ideal for beginners, but most will quickly outgrow this type of hosting quickly. VPS hosing is the next option and will provide you with your own resources. However, if you already have a large video sharing website or you plan to grow the traffic aggressively, you may need to start with a dedicated server for your FFmpeg hosting.</div>\r\n<h2>Can Any Hosting Company Provide Hosting for FFmpeg?</h2>\r\n<div id=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"landing-text\">Not all hosting companies offer what you need for FFmpeg hosting. The right hosting company will give you the best possible support and they will offer more than just a shared hosting package. If you choose a company offering only shared hosting packages, you may need to transfer to a new company within the first few months. This can be a hassle.Choosing an FFmpeg hosting company isn\'t always easy. You need a company with the best possible support, high quality servers and the latest technology for video sharing websites. Since there are not many reliable video hosting providers, you may not know where to look for the best hosting.At ITX Design, you gain the ability to start with shared hosting, upgrade to VPS and all the way to a dedicated server when the time comes. Our support team is comprised of experiences professionals ready to help with any issues you encounter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.If you\'re looking for the best FFmpeg hosting possible, any one of the VPS or dedicated hosting packages offered by ITX Design will give you everything you need. We make it easy to gain all the benefits provided by FFmpeg for video sharing websites. 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We strive daily to provide a service that exemplifies that walk.\r\n<h2>Why Christian Hosting is Important?</h2>\r\n<div class=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\nSome hosting companies don\'t put much effort into screening the type of websites they host. Others actually target companies with non-Christian agendas, such as adult based websites and others of this nature. At ITX Design, we don\'t allow these types of websites on our servers and we prefer to work with Christian companies as much as possible.\r\n\r\nOur journey in Christ is more important to us than anything else and as a Christian website hosting company, we take this seriously. We strive to provide the best possible hosting without feeling the need to cater to every part of the market. Websites on our servers may not all be church-related or ministries, but we all play our part in the body of Christ.\r\n\r\nChoosing a Christian web hosting company over a non-Christian providers will give you the same value in the hosting, but additional value with a company you can respect. This section found in Matthew explains it the best:\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.\" Matthew 7:16-20.</i>\r\n\r\nOur mission is not only to provide great hosting for all the websites on our services, but also to provide opportunities for Christian organizations to use current technology to spread the word of God. Discipleship is a call all Christians receive and we take this seriously. We pray that God will speak to you and help you find the right Christian web hosting for your needs.\r\n<h2>Christian Hosting For Your Ministry</h2>\r\n<div id=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\n<b>Working with a Company with Similar Beliefs</b>\r\n\r\nAs a Christian organization, we love working with companies that share our beliefs in Christ. Many advantages come from this type or business relationship and often, we don\'t understand what these benefits are until we experience them. Our team doesn\'t oversell our hosting and we don\'t try to convince you our servers are anything other than what they are.\r\n\r\nIf you run a Christian organization, we would be happy to host your website at a discounted rate (35% discount). This offer is directed towards Churches, Missionaries and Ministries. However, we are glad to extend this offer to any website that is Christian oriented or places a link on their homepage to a Christian oriented page within their website.\r\n\r\nTake advantage of this offer use the promotion code: Christ when you place your order. Once your order has been approved, we will review your site and the discount will be automatically applied each billing period. This offer only applies to our standard web hosting plans.\r\n<h2>What is Christian Web Hosting?</h2>\r\n<div class=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\nFinding the right hosting for your website is hard. It becomes a bit more difficult when you start searching for Christian web hosting instead of just any hosting company out there. Christian hosting is a bit different from basic hosting and it\'s important to understand what Christian Web hosting is and the difference between this type of hosting and regular hosting.\r\n\r\nChristian web hosting comes from hosting companies with Christian beliefs. For example, at ITX Design, we provide a Christian owned and operated business with over 10 years of experience in providing hosting for Christian websites. We don\'t treat you as just another account on our server. Every client is a relationship and our hope is that this relationship will reflect our walk with Christ together.\r\n<h2>The Biggest Difference Between Basic and Christian Hosting Packages?</h2>\r\n<div class=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\nWith some hosting companies, you could end up on the same server as a website you don\'t want to be associated with. Some companies don\'t screen the companies and websites they allow on their servers. This means, you could be on the same IP address and server as an adult website or one with an anti-Christian agenda.\r\n\r\nAt ITX Design, we specialize in Christian web hosting and don\'t allow these types of websites on our servers. We prefer to host Christian run companies and do our best to screen the companies using our hosting services. Since our journey with Christ is the most important thing, we don\'t put making money from a non-Christian business above our walk with Christ.\r\n<h2>Do You Lose Anything with Christian Hosting Packages? ?</h2>\r\n<div class=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\nYou may think you\'re going to miss out on features, resources or support because you choose a Christian hosting company over just a basic hosting company. This is as far from the truth as it gets. ITX Design is not only a Christian hosting company, but also one of the best hosting companies, overall. We provide packages just as good, if not better than basic hosting companies do and our prices remain competitive.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to pay more or miss out on anything to use hosting from a Christian company. You get the same value, but along with the value, you gain the respect of fellow Christians working with you, supporting you and helping you not only with your websites, but also with your walk with Christ.\r\n<h2>Other Advantages of Christian Hosting for Your Website?</h2>\r\n<div class=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\nHave you ever thought something was too good to be true? In some cases, it really is and this happens in the hosting industry all the time. With so many companies competing for their slice of the pie, it\'s hard to know which ones are telling you the truth about their hosting. Just about every company states they provide a 99.99% uptime guarantee, unlimited resources and a number of other things with their cheap hosting packages.\r\n\r\nThis may all be true, but the hosting could be slow, the support could be terrible and you could run into a number of other issues. Some hosting companies back up their promises because they only tell you the truth about what they can provide. In our experience, most of the companies telling you the truth and backing up their promises are Christian run hosting companies.\r\n\r\nWhen you choose Christian web hosting, you get what you pay for and far more. The respect you receive from the support team is worth more than taking a chance with a super cheap hosting company. The last thing you need is someone answering the support line with a bad attitude or no knowledge of how to fix your issue.\r\n\r\nChoosing Christian hosting from ITX Design will provide you with all the best benefits and one of the most experienced Christian support teams in the industry. We understand you have a website to run and we don\'t want you to expect something we can\'t deliver. Our promises are backed by our actions and our support.\r\n<h2>Hosting for Ministry and Other Christian Organizations?</h2>\r\n<div class=\"full-underline\"></div>\r\nAt ITX Design we love working with ministry websites, Christian organizations and churches. We know how important it is for you to use a website to spread the word of Christ. We offer a discounted rate for Christian organizations of 35% to make it even easier for you to spread the word. This offer applies to missionaries, ministries, churches and other Christian organizations. You can take advantage of this discount by entering the discount code \"Christ\" when you place your order.\r\n\r\nIf you cannot afford hosting and you run a Christian ministry, please contact us at support@itxdesign.com.  We would be glad to help and it\'s one of the reasons that so many ministries have used <a title=\"ITX Design Christian Web Hosting Reviewed\" href=\"https://itxdesign.com/christian-web-hosting-reviews/\">ITX Design</a> for their Christian web hosting needs.\r\n<div id=\"ded-final\"></div>','Christian Web Hosting','','inherit','closed','closed','','1377-revision-v1','','','2015-11-05 10:56:15','2015-11-05 15:56:15','',1377,'https://itxdesign.com/1377-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9218,4,'2015-11-17 16:28:47','2015-11-17 21:28:47','Did you know there is the perfect plugin for WordPress that lets you easily schedule appointments online? This handy appointment management plugin for WordPress can make your website even more convenient to you and your clients. It’s a hassle-free experience that poorly-made, expensive plugins of the past just haven’t been able to live up to. \r\n\r\nYour bookings can now be easily scheduled and managed with the Appointments plugin which is even free to users. Now that you’re saving time and money with the new plugin with this easy to install plugin, you can now focus on more pressing tasks that your business needs handled. Here is a look at what this great new plugin can do for you. \r\n\r\n<h2>About Appointments</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AppointmentsPlugin-300x90.png\" alt=\"Appointments Plugin\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9220\" />\r\n\r\nThrough the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/appointments/\">Appointments plugin</a>, your clients can now book their own appointment with a few clicks of the mouse. It’s a timesaving option that is making clients happier and website owners happier because it’s saving on phone calls, emails and issues found with older, expensive plugins that didn’t work well. For companies booking manually, this is a great lifesaver. \r\n\r\nWho is using Appointments? Many industries are already seeing benefits from this feature like consultants, freelancers, photographers and hair salons. Any business that needs to book appointments with clients can benefit from the plugin for you and your users. The flexible tool has great features and it’s easy to use right from your WordPress site. \r\n\r\n<h2>Capabilities</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WordPressAppointments-300x218.png\" alt=\"WordPress Appointments\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9221\" />\r\n\r\nAlong with setting appointments in three easy clicks, the plugin is easy to for managing your clients, staff and bookings. You can even use it to collect payments automatically through PayPal and collect deposits on bookings. Let it help you with email reminders and confirmations as well as with customization of the calendar and styling. In addition, the plugin can do tasks including:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Create services and add staff members</li>\r\n<li>Book appointments one year in advance</li>\r\n<li>Integrate for any theme with shortcodes</li>\r\n<li>Autofill your repeat clients</li>\r\n<li>Set unavailable dates and times</li>\r\n<li>Supports multiple break times</li>\r\n<li>Manage appointments in Google Calendar</li>\r\n<li>Login with Facebook, Google+, Twitter and WordPress</li>\r\n<li>And much more!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>More about these great features</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AppointmentExample-300x157.png\" alt=\"Appointment Example\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9219\" />\r\n\r\nIf you’re accustomed to scheduling on Google calendar, you can easily integrate it into your new Appointments plugin. This will save you the time on custom development work and your clients will have a one click process to add their own Google calendar before booking. \r\n\r\nYou’ll be able to easily customize it so that your whole team of people has their own profiles, available time slots on display for clients to see and a useful way for streamlining your appointment management. Make your calendar customized to match your branding in order to keep visual consistency. \r\n\r\nThe new plugin will eliminate the need to go back and forth on emails or phone calls to schedule appointments. Simply create custom pages like a booking page for scheduling, a booking confirmation to remind your clients about the time they chose and cancellations for clients that can’t make it in. \r\n\r\n<h2>How do I get the plugin?</h2>\r\n\r\nYou can get started with Appointments in no time by installing the plugin. Make sure you backup your site before making changes or you can create a local installation to safely try it out before installing it. Once you have it installed, you can start customizing it to meet your company’s needs. You can configure the settings in the admin dashboard where tons of options are available like the time duration for appointments, color options and more. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why is there an option that costs money?</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PaymentForAppointment-300x230.png\" alt=\"Payment For Appointment\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9222\" />\r\n\r\nWhile the free plugin probably offers everything you need, some businesses may want to upgrade to the premium plugin for a small charge. It offers more features than the free version which may work better for some. Start off with the free option to see how it works for you and if you need more options, you can upgrade as your business grows. The premium plugin offers options like:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Blacking out dates and times</li>\r\n<li>Limited appointment booking</li>\r\n<li>Gravatar support</li>\r\n<li>Form autofill for your repeat clients</li>\r\n<li>Display weekly and monthly schedules </li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAppointments+ can do everything that Appointments can do plus these great features. You may want to upgrade if you find that you offer multiple services, your staff is growing and your customers are complaining of having to fill out a new form each time they book.\r\n\r\nCheck out the free WordPress plugin Appointments to make your business run a little smoother. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','Use this Free WordPress Plugin for Easy Online Scheduling','','publish','open','closed','','use-this-free-wordpress-plugin-for-easy-online-scheduling','','','2015-11-14 09:35:58','2015-11-14 14:35:58','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9218',0,'post','',0),(9142,4,'2015-11-09 17:53:01','2015-11-09 22:53:01','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Blog-Effectively.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Effectively\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9144\" />If you had a few hours dedicated each week to a task, do you think it would be successful? The answer is probably yes. Most of us don’t have a few hours a week to dedicate to one specific area of our business or our lives, other than sleeping at night. \r\n\r\nWhen work brings an unpredictable schedule of meetings, sales, blogging, bookkeeping and scheduling appointments, there aren’t many hours available to do any consistent tasks each week. It turns out that if you can find a few hours each week to dedicate to blogging though, you’ll have an effective blog that will equate to more business for you. \r\n\r\nBlogging is one of those areas that many business owners avoid because it’s daunted, it takes a long time to finish and there are other things that seem more pressing. The good news is, you don’t have to outsource your blog to have an easily manageable and effective blog. Here is a look at how to do it in just a few hours each week and why it’s worth finding the time. \r\n\r\n<h2>Blogging is easy when you know the topic already</h2>\r\n\r\nOne of the challenges bloggers have is that they are trying to write about so many topics that they aren’t always familiar with in the first place. They may want to keep their blog interesting, fresh and appealing to a huge audience while this can be draining, exhaustive and uninteresting to the writer. \r\n\r\nWhen you are writing for your business blog, you are writing about topics that are related to your company, the field and news in the industry so it’s already information you have a history with. Blogging about something you’re already knowledgeable in and interesting about will keep your writing interesting and easy to do. \r\n\r\nYou also don’t have to post as often as you may have been trying to do before; building a loyal following will keep your readers around for content that is created a little less often. \r\n\r\n<h2>Schedule the time</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/schedule-Blogging-Time.jpg\" alt=\"schedule Blogging Time\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9145\" />You may have tried to accomplish your blog by updating it every day or every week and creating the content whenever you’re in the mood to. It’s actually more stressful to try to depend on your mood because you’ll find that you’re always thinking about it in the back of your mind and making yourself dread it more than you need to. Instead, schedule it into your week so that you can put it out of your mind until the right time. \r\n\r\nThen, you can focus on the task when it’s time to handle it because you’ve scheduled it into a certain block of time. Schedule it weekly for a couple of hours and get it done. Whether that’s on Sunday night before you start your week or on Wednesday mornings for a mid-week change of pace, make sure you’ve made time for it where you have no phone calls, meetings or other interruptions during that block of time. \r\n\r\nThen, you can schedule your content through WordPress, or the blogging platform you’re on, so that it will post as often or as little as you’d like. Try to have content ready for a month in advance so that if you’re having a busier week than normal, you can skip the writing this time. \r\n\r\n<h2>Always be reading and jot down ideas</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Always-be-Reading.jpg\" alt=\"Always be Reading\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9143\" />One way to keep the blog more interesting is to always be reading up on your industry. Follow the news and learn more about the topics related to the field. Putting your experience and opinions into your content will make it interesting for readers and give you a persona that you are an expert in the field. Share your experiences with your readers as well. \r\n\r\nWhen you feel inspired reading or just out during the week, always jot ideas down in a journal so that when it’s time to write this week, you’ll have something to inspire you. Great ideas come at unexpected times, so it’s beneficial to be ready at any time for an idea to pop in your head and need to be written down.\r\n\r\nLastly, remember that you don’t have to post every single day on your blog.  What’s important is that when you do post, the content is valuable to your readers. 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The answer is probably yes. Most of us don’t have a few hours a week to dedicate to one specific area of our business or our lives, other than sleeping at night. \r\n\r\nWhen work brings an unpredictable schedule of meetings, sales, blogging, bookkeeping and scheduling appointments, there aren’t many hours available to do any consistent tasks each week. It turns out that if you can find a few hours each week to dedicate to blogging though, you’ll have an effective blog that will equate to more business for you. \r\n\r\nBlogging is one of those areas that many business owners avoid because it’s daunted, it takes a long time to finish and there are other things that seem more pressing. The good news is, you don’t have to outsource your blog to have an easily manageable and effective blog. Here is a look at how to do it in just a few hours each week and why it’s worth finding the time. \r\n\r\n<h2>Blogging is easy when you know the topic already</h2>\r\n\r\nOne of the challenges bloggers have is that they are trying to write about so many topics that they aren’t always familiar with in the first place. They may want to keep their blog interesting, fresh and appealing to a huge audience while this can be draining, exhaustive and uninteresting to the writer. \r\n\r\nWhen you are writing for your business blog, you are writing about topics that are related to your company, the field and news in the industry so it’s already information you have a history with. Blogging about something you’re already knowledgeable in and interesting about will keep your writing interesting and easy to do. \r\n\r\nYou also don’t have to post as often as you may have been trying to do before; building a loyal following will keep your readers around for content that is created a little less often. \r\n\r\n<h2>Schedule the time</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/schedule-Blogging-Time.jpg\" alt=\"schedule Blogging Time\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9145\" />You may have tried to accomplish your blog by updating it every day or every week and creating the content whenever you’re in the mood to. It’s actually more stressful to try to depend on your mood because you’ll find that you’re always thinking about it in the back of your mind and making yourself dread it more than you need to. Instead, schedule it into your week so that you can put it out of your mind until the right time. \r\n\r\nThen, you can focus on the task when it’s time to handle it because you’ve scheduled it into a certain block of time. Schedule it weekly for a couple of hours and get it done. Whether that’s on Sunday night before you start your week or on Wednesday mornings for a mid-week change of pace, make sure you’ve made time for it where you have no phone calls, meetings or other interruptions during that block of time. \r\n\r\nThen, you can schedule your content through WordPress, or the blogging platform you’re on, so that it will post as often or as little as you’d like. Try to have content ready for a month in advance so that if you’re having a busier week than normal, you can skip the writing this time. \r\n\r\n<h2>Always be reading and jot down ideas</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Always-be-Reading.jpg\" alt=\"Always be Reading\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9143\" />One way to keep the blog more interesting is to always be reading up on your industry. Follow the news and learn more about the topics related to the field. Putting your experience and opinions into your content will make it interesting for readers and give you a persona that you are an expert in the field. Share your experiences with your readers as well. \r\n\r\nWhen you feel inspired reading or just out during the week, always jot ideas down in a journal so that when it’s time to write this week, you’ll have something to inspire you. Great ideas come at unexpected times, so it’s beneficial to be ready at any time for an idea to pop in your head and need to be written down.\r\n\r\nLastly, remember that you don’t have to post every single day on your blog.  What’s important is that when you do post, the content is valuable to your readers. Once a month is enough to keep your readers following you while not feeling overwhelmed with an obligation to always have fresh content. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n','Can you Really Blog Effectively with just a Few Hours each Week?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9142-revision-v1','','','2015-11-05 14:56:42','2015-11-05 19:56:42','',9142,'https://itxdesign.com/9142-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9147,4,'2015-11-10 08:57:04','2015-11-10 13:57:04','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Ad-Blocker.jpg\" alt=\"Ad Blocker\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9148\" />You may believe that the only way to monetize your website is to have ads. What happens when your customers have ad blockers present and can’t see the ads that are supposed to be making you a profit? You can still make money when ad blockers are present even if they’ve done some damage to your income. \r\n\r\nAd blocking has cost publishers almost $22 billion just this year but publishers are starting to actually pay popular ad blockers to unblock the ads. Unless you’re as big as Google or Amazon, you probably can’t afford to go this route but there other ways to handle the problem so that your business doesn’t suffer. Unless you plan to as your loyal audience to allow ads on your website, here are some ideas to handle the situation. \r\n\r\n<h2>Email newsletters</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Newsletter-300x160.png\" alt=\"Newsletter\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9153\" />Use your email newsletters to make your money. You can monetize the newsletter by charging a subscription fee for the full content after you’ve given them a small taste of it for free. You can target your audience through Launchbit, similar to Google AdWords, or target your customers again through AdRoll and Meteora in order to remind them of your service or product. \r\n\r\nTry selling ad space within the email’s body with the hopes that it doesn’t get blocked as well. Your newsletters’ intent is to add value to your subscriber by offering fresh content in the attempts to get them to head to your website for even more content and information. \r\n\r\n<h2>Use sponsored articles</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you can’t make money with your ads, you may be able to do what other publishers have done which is to write or publish sponsored content. These types of articles work by having you write an article for payment, which means you are still getting money for the article even if you aren’t making money for the advertisements on the site. \r\n\r\nWhen you have a strong social media presence or email newsletter, you can promote the sponsored article more easily which helps the advertiser. Just make sure you work within Google’s guidelines by providing a disclosure in the article, a tracking URL or a URL shortener. This ensures that the SEO of the publisher and advertiser aren’t damaged since Google may not consider it a natural link. \r\n\r\n<h2>Affiliate Partnerships</h2>\r\n\r\nAnother way to make money outside of advertisement is to monetize the site through affiliate marketing. If you write an Amazon review on your site and offer a link to the product which leads to someone buying the product, you’ll receive a commission. \r\n\r\n<h2>Subscriptions</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Monetize-Your-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Monetize Your Website\" width=\"237\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9149\" />Perhaps it’s time to offer a paid subscription service. Have your audience decide for themselves if they want to enjoy the content for free with ads or pay for a subscription that would remove the ads. This is a common trend with sites like Spotify and Hulu who offer a premium price for an ad-free experience. \r\n\r\nWhen your website’s profit is taking a hit due to ad blockers, try these other clever ways to make money on your website that will still offer you a reliable income outside of the realm of advertisements. \r\n','Can you Still Monetize your Website with Ad Blockers Present?','','publish','open','closed','','can-you-still-monetize-your-website-with-ad-blockers-present','','','2015-11-05 15:02:44','2015-11-05 20:02:44','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9147',0,'post','',0),(9148,4,'2015-11-05 15:00:43','2015-11-05 20:00:43','','Ad Blocker','','inherit','open','closed','','ad-blocker','','','2015-11-05 15:00:48','2015-11-05 20:00:48','',9147,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Ad-Blocker.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9149,4,'2015-11-05 15:00:44','2015-11-05 20:00:44','','Monetize Your Website','','inherit','open','closed','','monetize-your-website','','','2015-11-05 15:01:07','2015-11-05 20:01:07','',9147,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Monetize-Your-Website.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9150,4,'2015-11-05 15:00:45','2015-11-05 20:00:45','','Sponsor Ads','','inherit','open','closed','','sponsor-ads','','','2015-11-05 15:00:57','2015-11-05 20:00:57','',9147,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Sponsor-Ads.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9153,4,'2015-11-05 15:02:22','2015-11-05 20:02:22','','Newsletter','','inherit','open','closed','','newsletter-2','','','2015-11-05 15:02:25','2015-11-05 20:02:25','',9147,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Newsletter.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9151,4,'2015-11-05 15:01:11','2015-11-05 20:01:11','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Ad-Blocker.jpg\" alt=\"Ad Blocker\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9148\" />You may believe that the only way to monetize your website is to have ads. What happens when your customers have ad blockers present and can’t see the ads that are supposed to be making you a profit? You can still make money when ad blockers are present even if they’ve done some damage to your income. \r\n\r\nAd blocking has cost publishers almost $22 billion just this year but publishers are starting to actually pay popular ad blockers to unblock the ads. Unless you’re as big as Google or Amazon, you probably can’t afford to go this route but there other ways to handle the problem so that your business doesn’t suffer. Unless you plan to as your loyal audience to allow ads on your website, here are some ideas to handle the situation. \r\n\r\n<h2>Email newsletters</h2>\r\n\r\nUse your email newsletters to make your money. You can monetize the newsletter by charging a subscription fee for the full content after you’ve given them a small taste of it for free. You can target your audience through Launchbit, similar to Google AdWords, or target your customers again through AdRoll and Meteora in order to remind them of your service or product. \r\n\r\nTry selling ad space within the email’s body with the hopes that it doesn’t get blocked as well. Your newsletters’ intent is to add value to your subscriber by offering fresh content in the attempts to get them to head to your website for even more content and information. \r\n\r\n<h2>Use sponsored articles</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Sponsor-Ads-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Sponsor Ads\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9150\" />If you can’t make money with your ads, you may be able to do what other publishers have done which is to write or publish sponsored content. These types of articles work by having you write an article for payment, which means you are still getting money for the article even if you aren’t making money for the advertisements on the site. \r\n\r\nWhen you have a strong social media presence or email newsletter, you can promote the sponsored article more easily which helps the advertiser. Just make sure you work within Google’s guidelines by providing a disclosure in the article, a tracking URL or a URL shortener. This ensures that the SEO of the publisher and advertiser aren’t damaged since Google may not consider it a natural link. \r\n\r\n<h2>Affiliate Partnerships</h2>\r\n\r\nAnother way to make money outside of advertisement is to monetize the site through affiliate marketing. If you write an Amazon review on your site and offer a link to the product which leads to someone buying the product, you’ll receive a commission. \r\n\r\n<h2>Subscriptions</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Monetize-Your-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Monetize Your Website\" width=\"237\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9149\" />Perhaps it’s time to offer a paid subscription service. Have your audience decide for themselves if they want to enjoy the content for free with ads or pay for a subscription that would remove the ads. This is a common trend with sites like Spotify and Hulu who offer a premium price for an ad-free experience. \r\n\r\nWhen your website’s profit is taking a hit due to ad blockers, try these other clever ways to make money on your website that will still offer you a reliable income outside of the realm of advertisements. \r\n','Can you Still Monetize your Website with Ad Blockers Present?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9147-revision-v1','','','2015-11-05 15:01:11','2015-11-05 20:01:11','',9147,'https://itxdesign.com/9147-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9152,4,'2015-11-05 15:01:33','2015-11-05 20:01:33','','Sponsor Ads','','inherit','open','closed','','sponsor-ads-2','','','2015-11-05 15:01:33','2015-11-05 20:01:33','',9147,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Sponsor-Ads1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9154,4,'2015-11-05 15:02:30','2015-11-05 20:02:30','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Ad-Blocker.jpg\" alt=\"Ad Blocker\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9148\" />You may believe that the only way to monetize your website is to have ads. What happens when your customers have ad blockers present and can’t see the ads that are supposed to be making you a profit? You can still make money when ad blockers are present even if they’ve done some damage to your income. \r\n\r\nAd blocking has cost publishers almost $22 billion just this year but publishers are starting to actually pay popular ad blockers to unblock the ads. Unless you’re as big as Google or Amazon, you probably can’t afford to go this route but there other ways to handle the problem so that your business doesn’t suffer. Unless you plan to as your loyal audience to allow ads on your website, here are some ideas to handle the situation. \r\n\r\n<h2>Email newsletters</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Newsletter-300x160.png\" alt=\"Newsletter\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9153\" />Use your email newsletters to make your money. You can monetize the newsletter by charging a subscription fee for the full content after you’ve given them a small taste of it for free. You can target your audience through Launchbit, similar to Google AdWords, or target your customers again through AdRoll and Meteora in order to remind them of your service or product. \r\n\r\nTry selling ad space within the email’s body with the hopes that it doesn’t get blocked as well. Your newsletters’ intent is to add value to your subscriber by offering fresh content in the attempts to get them to head to your website for even more content and information. \r\n\r\n<h2>Use sponsored articles</h2>\r\n\r\nIf you can’t make money with your ads, you may be able to do what other publishers have done which is to write or publish sponsored content. These types of articles work by having you write an article for payment, which means you are still getting money for the article even if you aren’t making money for the advertisements on the site. \r\n\r\nWhen you have a strong social media presence or email newsletter, you can promote the sponsored article more easily which helps the advertiser. Just make sure you work within Google’s guidelines by providing a disclosure in the article, a tracking URL or a URL shortener. This ensures that the SEO of the publisher and advertiser aren’t damaged since Google may not consider it a natural link. \r\n\r\n<h2>Affiliate Partnerships</h2>\r\n\r\nAnother way to make money outside of advertisement is to monetize the site through affiliate marketing. If you write an Amazon review on your site and offer a link to the product which leads to someone buying the product, you’ll receive a commission. \r\n\r\n<h2>Subscriptions</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Monetize-Your-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Monetize Your Website\" width=\"237\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9149\" />Perhaps it’s time to offer a paid subscription service. Have your audience decide for themselves if they want to enjoy the content for free with ads or pay for a subscription that would remove the ads. 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What is it that intrigues someone to view your website but then to never contact you to do business? Having a website is really important to running your business so it’s of total and utter importance that your website is running at optimal quality. \r\n\r\nA slow loading page with bad photos that can’t be viewed on a mobile device is an example of companies that don’t get contacted for business by potential customers. With the constant evolving of the internet, it’s important to have a site that can keep up with current web standards and that’s meeting the latest user preferences. Take a look at the typical reasons that websites are turning off potential customers and how to fix these problems. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your website doesn’t sync up to mobile devices</h2>\r\n\r\nThis may seem like a minor problem but with the increased use of mobile devices, you  need to have a website that has mobile optimization. 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Rather than choosing stock photos, use images that create an emotional response from the user. Make it unique, clear, high quality and something that reflects your services or products. \r\n\r\n<h2>Loading speeds</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Slow-Load-Times.jpg\" alt=\"Slow Load Times\" width=\"225\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9161\" />Lastly, if you don’t have a quick loading page (maybe from all of the clutter) it’s time to resolve the issue. People will only give you a few seconds to load before they won’t want to bother with the a website and ultimately, your company. People are used to fast loading speeds so don’t try to test your customers’ patience. They will give up quickly if a site loads too slowly. Check the site from a computer, phone and tablet to see how it loads as if you were the customer. 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What is it that intrigues someone to view your website but then to never contact you to do business? Having a website is really important to running your business so it’s of total and utter importance that your website is running at optimal quality. \r\n\r\nA slow loading page with bad photos that can’t be viewed on a mobile device is an example of companies that don’t get contacted for business by potential customers. With the constant evolving of the internet, it’s important to have a site that can keep up with current web standards and that’s meeting the latest user preferences. Take a look at the typical reasons that websites are turning off potential customers and how to fix these problems. \r\n\r\n<h2>Your website doesn’t sync up to mobile devices</h2>\r\n\r\nThis may seem like a minor problem but with the increased use of mobile devices, you  need to have a website that has mobile optimization. People are more likely to look at your site on their phone than their computer because people are always on the go and working from public transportation, the park bench, coffee shops and more unique spots outside of an office. \r\n\r\nGet on board with a world that is becoming more mobile by making your site optimized for mobile devices. Make it easy for someone on their phone or table to navigate your site for contact information, photos and information on what you do. Check your site from a mobile device to see if it’s displaying ads properly or if they are too large or small for the screen size. \r\n\r\n<h2>Too many keywords &amp; clutter</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Too-Many-Keywords.png\" alt=\"Too Many Keywords\" width=\"265\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9162\" />There was a point in time when keywords were all over websites in order to encourage SEO. 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Rather than choosing stock photos, use images that create an emotional response from the user. Make it unique, clear, high quality and something that reflects your services or products. \r\n\r\n<h2>Loading speeds</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Slow-Load-Times.jpg\" alt=\"Slow Load Times\" width=\"225\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9161\" />Lastly, if you don’t have a quick loading page (maybe from all of the clutter) it’s time to resolve the issue. People will only give you a few seconds to load before they won’t want to bother with the a website and ultimately, your company. People are used to fast loading speeds so don’t try to test your customers’ patience. They will give up quickly if a site loads too slowly. Check the site from a computer, phone and tablet to see how it loads as if you were the customer. 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With just an hour of time, you can have a social media site that your customers can be told about to easily see what your company is up to or to retrieve contact information. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Social-Media-Provider.png\" alt=\"Social Media Provider\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9167\" />You can tell your customers how to reach you by redirecting your domain name to the social media page. Your web address will be business-branded rather and you can choose from the various sites including LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook. Some people decide to create a profile page on each site to reach as many potential customers as possible. \r\n\r\nThe beauty behind social media is that the sites are already full of potential customers and have been established for you. There is no struggle behind creating your online presence; you simply create a profile picture and fill in the dots. It’s quick and free to set up allowing for a low-commitment way for you to interact with the world online. \r\n\r\nWatch your company engaging with your customer base easily through social media. In fact, you’ll be able interact in a more casual and humanizing setting which improves your chances at building relationships. Customers will learn what your brand is all about by a quick visit to your social media page. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why a website is wise</h2>\r\n\r\nMany people go with a company website because they want more control over their brand. It’s a better option if you want to truly own it, decide how it will look and what will go on it. A website can be as small as a one-page site or as complex as a sales hub. You’ll no longer have to worry about having a limited design like on social media, having complaints online linked to your social media profile or having no reporting tools available to track your following. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Website.jpg\"><img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Website.jpg\" alt=\"Website\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9169\" /></a>If you’re only going to have one form of an online presence, go with a company website. Consumers expect you to have a website with your contact information, photos, information on what you do and pricing information. You’ll have the control of a free website builder to a paid option for premium tools. \r\n\r\nIt’s a cost-effective way to gain more credibility and it’s a better way to market since you’re in control of the communication with your customers. Include extra features like videos, reviews and a blog. 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With just an hour of time, you can have a social media site that your customers can be told about to easily see what your company is up to or to retrieve contact information. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Social-Media-Provider.png\" alt=\"Social Media Provider\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9167\" />You can tell your customers how to reach you by redirecting your domain name to the social media page. Your web address will be business-branded rather and you can choose from the various sites including LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook. Some people decide to create a profile page on each site to reach as many potential customers as possible. \r\n\r\nThe beauty behind social media is that the sites are already full of potential customers and have been established for you. There is no struggle behind creating your online presence; you simply create a profile picture and fill in the dots. 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You’ll no longer have to worry about having a limited design like on social media, having complaints online linked to your social media profile or having no reporting tools available to track your following. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Website.jpg\"><img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Website.jpg\" alt=\"Website\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9169\" /></a>If you’re only going to have one form of an online presence, go with a company website. Consumers expect you to have a website with your contact information, photos, information on what you do and pricing information. You’ll have the control of a free website builder to a paid option for premium tools. \r\n\r\nIt’s a cost-effective way to gain more credibility and it’s a better way to market since you’re in control of the communication with your customers. Include extra features like videos, reviews and a blog. Just be prepared to handle the daily maintenance, the complicated designs and the increased marketing efforts but relish in the huge payoffs from doing these tasks. \r\n\r\nA company website is the best way to go but if you can manage to have both a company website and social media platforms, you’ll be looked at as a company that has their customers’ best interest at heart as they can reach you through multiple outlets. \r\n\r\nThey’ll love seeing new photos and updates on what your company is up to each week through social media while being able to check your website for the “about us” section and pricing details or scheduling inquiries. \r\n\r\nTry to incorporate both routes when choosing how you will make your presence known online but if you only have the capabilities to choose one over the other, make it the company website full of all of your contact information, full of photos, pricing, contact forms and a blog that allows you to update the world on the latest news. 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Keep an eye out for new photos submitted by artists regularly. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Public Domain Pictures</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PublicDomainPictures-300x101.png\" alt=\"Public Domain Pictures\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9175\" />\r\n\r\nAnother free image source is Public Domain Pictures, a public domain that offers free images to anyone. The rules are that you’ll have to look for ones that offer a release with a licensing requirement, which means you’ll have to carefully check to see what the rules are on each image. It may sound tedious but it’s pretty simple once you get going. They have unique images submitted by creative professionals and photographers that want a place to sell their work. The artists are vetted before they get to submit their work too. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://pixabay.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pixabay</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pixabay-300x102.png\" alt=\"Pixabay\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9174\" />\r\n\r\nOne of the best routes you could go is choosing Pixabay for your blog’s images. It’s a really flexible image source that doesn’t put any rules behind the images that you want. There are no attribution requirements and it’s simple by just searching on the homepage before you even log in. check out photos, illustrations and vector images that can be downloaded in different image sizes to make sure it’s clear and high quality for your blog. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://compfight.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Compfight</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Compfight-300x116.png\" alt=\"Compfight\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9172\" />\r\n\r\nAnother site with a plethora of beautiful free photos is Compfight. It’s different than Pixaby and Unsplash in that is requires you to filter through the license types in order to stay legally compliant. You’ll have to look to see which ones include originals, what the license types are and what other licensing elements are involved. 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Try their promotion in which you can download five or ten images for free before paying for a paid subscription. \r\n\r\nOther popular sources include:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://deathtothestockphoto.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Death to the Stock Photo</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.morguefile.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Morgue File</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Creative Commons</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://photopin.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Photo Pin</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Free Digital Photos</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://littlevisuals.co/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Little Visuals</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.alegriphotos.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alegri Photos</a></li>\r\n<li>And much more!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIf you’re looking for the best possible images, consider these sites for free images for your blog to give visual context behind the message. \r\n\r\n','Where can you Find Great Free Images for Your Blog?','','publish','open','closed','','where-can-you-find-great-free-images-for-your-blog','','','2015-11-05 15:27:41','2015-11-05 20:27:41','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9171',0,'post','',0),(9172,4,'2015-11-05 15:26:10','2015-11-05 20:26:10','','Compfight','','inherit','open','closed','','compfight','','','2015-11-05 15:27:00','2015-11-05 20:27:00','',9171,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Compfight.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9173,4,'2015-11-05 15:26:11','2015-11-05 20:26:11','','Dreams Time','','inherit','open','closed','','dreamstime-2','','','2015-11-05 15:27:14','2015-11-05 20:27:14','',9171,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DreamsTime.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9174,4,'2015-11-05 15:26:12','2015-11-05 20:26:12','','Pixabay','','inherit','open','closed','','pixabay','','','2015-11-05 15:26:52','2015-11-05 20:26:52','',9171,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pixabay.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9175,4,'2015-11-05 15:26:13','2015-11-05 20:26:13','','Public Domain Pictures','','inherit','open','closed','','publicdomainpictures','','','2015-11-05 15:26:39','2015-11-05 20:26:39','',9171,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PublicDomainPictures.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9176,4,'2015-11-05 15:26:14','2015-11-05 20:26:14','','Unsplash','','inherit','open','closed','','unsplash','','','2015-11-05 15:26:20','2015-11-05 20:26:20','',9171,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Unsplash.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9177,4,'2015-11-05 15:27:18','2015-11-05 20:27:18','When you’re creating a blog, you want to make it more enjoyable to look at by providing more than just your words. 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Here is a look at how to make your blog more aesthetically pleasing with free images from these sources. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://unsplash.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unsplash</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Unsplash-300x167.png\" alt=\"Unsplash\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9176\" />\r\n\r\nUnsplash is a source that features free images and it’s really easy to use. If you create a free account, you can have access to several download options. Most people opt for a paid membership because the 10 photos for every 10 days is sometimes not enough. \r\n\r\nFor those that don’t post too often, the 10 photos may be perfect for you and they are hi-resolution making them clear on your blog and resizable. You get to keep the files to do what you want with them as long as you subscribe with your email address. Keep an eye out for new photos submitted by artists regularly. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Public Domain Pictures</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PublicDomainPictures-300x101.png\" alt=\"Public Domain Pictures\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9175\" />\r\n\r\nAnother free image source is Public Domain Pictures, a public domain that offers free images to anyone. The rules are that you’ll have to look for ones that offer a release with a licensing requirement, which means you’ll have to carefully check to see what the rules are on each image. It may sound tedious but it’s pretty simple once you get going. They have unique images submitted by creative professionals and photographers that want a place to sell their work. The artists are vetted before they get to submit their work too. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://pixabay.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pixabay</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pixabay-300x102.png\" alt=\"Pixabay\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9174\" />\r\n\r\nOne of the best routes you could go is choosing Pixabay for your blog’s images. It’s a really flexible image source that doesn’t put any rules behind the images that you want. There are no attribution requirements and it’s simple by just searching on the homepage before you even log in. check out photos, illustrations and vector images that can be downloaded in different image sizes to make sure it’s clear and high quality for your blog. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://compfight.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Compfight</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Compfight-300x116.png\" alt=\"Compfight\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9172\" />\r\n\r\nAnother site with a plethora of beautiful free photos is Compfight. It’s different than Pixaby and Unsplash in that is requires you to filter through the license types in order to stay legally compliant. You’ll have to look to see which ones include originals, what the license types are and what other licensing elements are involved. 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Try their promotion in which you can download five or ten images for free before paying for a paid subscription. \r\n\r\nOther popular sources include:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://deathtothestockphoto.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Death to the Stock Photo</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.morguefile.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Morgue File</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Creative Commons</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://photopin.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Photo Pin</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Free Digital Photos</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://littlevisuals.co/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Little Visuals</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.alegriphotos.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alegri Photos</a></li>\r\n<li>And much more!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIf you’re looking for the best possible images, consider these sites for free images for your blog to give visual context behind the message. \r\n\r\n','Where can you Find Great Free Images for Your Blog?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9171-revision-v1','','','2015-11-05 15:27:18','2015-11-05 20:27:18','',9171,'https://itxdesign.com/9171-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9178,4,'2015-11-12 17:27:57','2015-11-12 22:27:57','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Replacing-SEO-Strategies.png\" alt=\"Replacing SEO Strategies\" width=\"272\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9180\" />If you’re used to your familiar SEO strategies, have you considered they may now be outdated? It may be time to update your SEO strategies with new ones even if it sounds difficult. Marketers and SEO teams are always adapting the way they work to keep up with the effective outcomes found by algorithms like Panda, Penguin and Pigeon. \r\n\r\nTrying to use outdated practices for your marketing efforts is a waste of time when you see that your link building was ineffective or your press release is out in the world hurting your reputation. Update your SEO strategies to stay current, relevant and avoid giving yourself a bad image. SEO now works to focus more on how people are engaging with your brand with a focus on ROI. Here is a look at how to replace your old SEO strategies and why it needs to happen. \r\n\r\n<h2>Why is SEO changing?</h2>\r\n\r\nSEO strategies are changing as they were once based on what the number one keyword result is while it’s now shifting to factors like the search history and geographical location of a user. 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Use emails newsletters to record what offers are driving customers to buy the product or service so that you can plan accordingly in future newsletters. \r\n\r\n<h2>Get involved with communities and social groups</h2>\r\n\r\nIt would greatly benefit you to participate with groups and communities so that you can easily spread your content with these people of similar interests. You can post your content in a community that could benefit from what you offer either by posting the entire piece or posting a small update that offers a link to the full content. \r\n\r\nAvoid self-promotion in these groups and try to make it more entertaining or asking for a call-to-action that would actually benefit the members of the community. For example, a bike salesman would join a biking community and from there, they could offer their eBook they’ve written on the best bike trails around the country in exchange for the members filling out a form to get the download. Those that fill out the form would be your chance at leads and everybody benefits. \r\n\r\nLook for groups to join, request membership with the group manager and follow the rules to stay involved. Find them on Facebook publicly and privately or on Google+ where you’ll find what are called “communities.”\r\n\r\n<h2>Social media updates</h2>\r\n\r\nUse your business page on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ to post social media updates that will lead to your content. This is going to be your most effective way to get people to look at your content. Use YouTube if you have a great video to show or even Instagram for pictures and videos with a link to see more. \r\n\r\nYou don’t need to be on every social media site because updating every site can take a lot of time. Look into the research to see what sites your target demographic is using the most and be sure to promote your content using hashtags and concise, interesting or humorous status updates. \r\n\r\n<h2>Publishing on other sites</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Spread-Content-for-SEO.png\" alt=\"Spread Content for SEO\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9186\" />You could also try publishing content on other sites that are already established. It can take a year of regularly published content to get your website established and noticed so why not just go the route of using someone else’s sit? \r\n\r\nPublish on sites like LinkedIn since it’s already a business-related site and it allows users to publish their long-form blog posts in the Pulse section. Also look at Quora, another established website for content, in which people are on there looking for advice and information. \r\n\r\nUse these tops methods for spreading content online and watch your target audience increase in potential customers through your blog. \r\n\r\n','How can you Easily Spread your Content Online?','','publish','open','closed','','how-can-you-easily-spread-your-content-online','','','2015-11-10 15:37:02','2015-11-10 20:37:02','',0,'https://itxdesign.com/?p=9184',0,'post','',0),(9185,4,'2015-11-10 15:36:31','2015-11-10 20:36:31','','Newsletter','','inherit','open','closed','','newsletter-3','','','2015-11-10 15:36:44','2015-11-10 20:36:44','',9184,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Newsletter.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(9186,4,'2015-11-10 15:36:32','2015-11-10 20:36:32','','Spread Content for SEO','','inherit','open','closed','','spread-content-for-seo','','','2015-11-10 15:36:54','2015-11-10 20:36:54','',9184,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Spread-Content-for-SEO.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9187,4,'2015-11-10 15:36:32','2015-11-10 20:36:32','','Spread Content Online','','inherit','open','closed','','spread-content-online','','','2015-11-10 15:36:37','2015-11-10 20:36:37','',9184,'https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Spread-Content-Online.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(9188,4,'2015-11-10 15:37:00','2015-11-10 20:37:00','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Spread-Content-Online.png\" alt=\"Spread Content Online\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9187\" />The goal of sharing content online is to share it with the world and get the message out there. Once you’ve written a stellar article or made an amazing video or infographic, how do you now spread it for all to see? Your content is a great for businesses that want to get their brand noticed, increase their target audience and convert website visitors into leads but creating the interesting content is the easy part. \r\n\r\nThe hard part is getting noticed and having people want to come back for more. Business owners that share content online need to find ways to spread it easily so that prospective customers can find them through their published work, otherwise, you’ll be going off of word of mouth referrals and forced to spend money on expensive advertisement. \r\n\r\nHere is a look at why your online content is not only necessary for increasing your online presence but how to get it into the hands of people that might want to buy your product or services. \r\n\r\n<h2>Email newsletters</h2>\r\n\r\nFor starters, you could go the route of email newsletters which is an old-school way to advertise that is still very popular. Email is a great strategy because those that are getting your email would have had to take the time to subscribe to your blog declaring that they want your content. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Newsletter\" width=\"260\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9185\" />Spreading your content through email is different than other routes because you already have to have the leads to send the email but it’s perfect for maintaining the relationships you’ve built with your current customers. \r\n\r\nThe goal is to hope that new customers will be intrigued enough by your website or social media pages that they’d want to subscribe to your email newsletters in order to learn more and do business with you in the future. Use emails newsletters to record what offers are driving customers to buy the product or service so that you can plan accordingly in future newsletters. \r\n\r\n<h2>Get involved with communities and social groups</h2>\r\n\r\nIt would greatly benefit you to participate with groups and communities so that you can easily spread your content with these people of similar interests. You can post your content in a community that could benefit from what you offer either by posting the entire piece or posting a small update that offers a link to the full content. \r\n\r\nAvoid self-promotion in these groups and try to make it more entertaining or asking for a call-to-action that would actually benefit the members of the community. For example, a bike salesman would join a biking community and from there, they could offer their eBook they’ve written on the best bike trails around the country in exchange for the members filling out a form to get the download. Those that fill out the form would be your chance at leads and everybody benefits. \r\n\r\nLook for groups to join, request membership with the group manager and follow the rules to stay involved. Find them on Facebook publicly and privately or on Google+ where you’ll find what are called “communities.”\r\n\r\n<h2>Social media updates</h2>\r\n\r\nUse your business page on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ to post social media updates that will lead to your content. This is going to be your most effective way to get people to look at your content. Use YouTube if you have a great video to show or even Instagram for pictures and videos with a link to see more. \r\n\r\nYou don’t need to be on every social media site because updating every site can take a lot of time. Look into the research to see what sites your target demographic is using the most and be sure to promote your content using hashtags and concise, interesting or humorous status updates. \r\n\r\n<h2>Publishing on other sites</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Spread-Content-for-SEO.png\" alt=\"Spread Content for SEO\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9186\" />You could also try publishing content on other sites that are already established. It can take a year of regularly published content to get your website established and noticed so why not just go the route of using someone else’s sit? \r\n\r\nPublish on sites like LinkedIn since it’s already a business-related site and it allows users to publish their long-form blog posts in the Pulse section. Also look at Quora, another established website for content, in which people are on there looking for advice and information. \r\n\r\nUse these tops methods for spreading content online and watch your target audience increase in potential customers through your blog. \r\n\r\n','How can you Easily Spread your Content Online?','','inherit','closed','closed','','9184-revision-v1','','','2015-11-10 15:37:00','2015-11-10 20:37:00','',9184,'https://itxdesign.com/9184-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9189,4,'2015-11-13 15:37:13','2015-11-13 20:37:13','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Grammar-Errors.jpg\" alt=\"Grammar Errors\" width=\"272\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9190\" />There is nothing worse than putting a blog out there and realizing that you are deterring your audience due to unprofessional grammar errors. You want to put an important message out there or attract an audience to your business and you had no idea your blog is looking sloppy and full of mistakes. \r\n\r\nMistakes are bound to happen as we are all human, but it’s noted by audiences when a blogger hardly ever contains them. It says something about the attention to detail when a blogger takes the time to edit, proofread and use punctuation or grammar techniques that you don’t see on an everyday basis. \r\n\r\nErrors are everywhere on the web and even bestselling authors of the New York Times have been guilty of using them in their books. While your mind knows what you want to say, make sure your computer does too by editing carefully and looking for any possible errors. Here is a look at the common grammar mistakes people make online so that you can double check for them in your writing. \r\n\r\n<h2>Using a comma after a prepositional phrase</h2>\r\n\r\nYou probably haven’t heard the term “prepositional phrase” since high school but people use them constantly and forget to add the comma. Commas are one of the easiest mistakes to make as many people get confused on when to use them regardless of their level of knowledge of English grammar. \r\n\r\nThe prepositional phrase starts with a preposition such as “at,” “since,” “after,” and “when.” The phrase would be any of the words that modifies the object such as “at the park” or “since I need to go.” When you use phrases like these, you need to add a comma so that it reads logically. For example, you should write “When I ate dinner, I wasn’t hungry again for the rest of the day. \r\n\r\n<h2>Commonly Misspelled Terms</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Spelling-Errors.jpg\" alt=\"Spelling Errors\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9192\" />While your spell checker is going to catch common misspellings, it won’t catch when you use the wrong version of a word that is spelled correctly. With words like two, too and to, you’ll have to know which one makes sense in the sentence because spell check won’t notice if you’ve chosen the wrong version of the word. \r\n\r\nAnother common mistake is lose and loose, where many people want to choose the wrong one for their sentence. Be sure to use lose for things that you’ve lost and loose to describe how something fits such as “loose pants” or “loose change.” \r\n\r\nAffect is often used in place of effect and vice versa. Make sure you use affect as a verb “to influence” and effect as a noun to mean “a result.” Use effect in a sentence such as “Her new haircut affected her self-esteem” or “As an effect of her haircut, she had better self-esteem.” \r\n\r\nLastly, watch out for complement verses compliment. Complement means that something goes well together like a pair of shoes with an outfit. Compliment refers to complimenting or flattering another person. \r\n\r\n<h2>Run-on sentences and misusing pronouns</h2>\r\n\r\nBloggers often use run-on sentences when they write to get their point across. In other circumstances, they don’t complete the sentence which results in a sentence fragment. Make sure your sentences have a noun, verb and object and are completely sentences. Your readers will be annoyed by an incomplete thought or one that goes on too long, so be careful of run-on sentences with too many commas. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Run-on-Sentences.jpg\" alt=\"Run-on Sentences\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9191\" />Another common mistake is misusing pronouns. When you are speaking about an individual, you wouldn’t use the word “their” to describe something of the person’s. Instead, the word “person” indicates this is a single person which means the pronoun would be “his” or “her.” \r\n\r\nYou could say “a person has to watch his or her back” but not “a person has to watch their back.” Be sure to follow the pronoun with a singular or plural complementary pronoun to avoid confusion with your readers. \r\n\r\nYou should always have a second set of eyes look over your work to check for grammar errors that you may have missed, as well as spelling issues or awkward phrases that spell check could have missed. Read it out loud to yourself and make sure it sounds proper and like something your readers would be interested to hear. 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You want to put an important message out there or attract an audience to your business and you had no idea your blog is looking sloppy and full of mistakes. \r\n\r\nMistakes are bound to happen as we are all human, but it’s noted by audiences when a blogger hardly ever contains them. It says something about the attention to detail when a blogger takes the time to edit, proofread and use punctuation or grammar techniques that you don’t see on an everyday basis. \r\n\r\nErrors are everywhere on the web and even bestselling authors of the New York Times have been guilty of using them in their books. While your mind knows what you want to say, make sure your computer does too by editing carefully and looking for any possible errors. Here is a look at the common grammar mistakes people make online so that you can double check for them in your writing. \r\n\r\n<h2>Using a comma after a prepositional phrase</h2>\r\n\r\nYou probably haven’t heard the term “prepositional phrase” since high school but people use them constantly and forget to add the comma. Commas are one of the easiest mistakes to make as many people get confused on when to use them regardless of their level of knowledge of English grammar. \r\n\r\nThe prepositional phrase starts with a preposition such as “at,” “since,” “after,” and “when.” The phrase would be any of the words that modifies the object such as “at the park” or “since I need to go.” When you use phrases like these, you need to add a comma so that it reads logically. For example, you should write “When I ate dinner, I wasn’t hungry again for the rest of the day. \r\n\r\n<h2>Commonly Misspelled Terms</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Spelling-Errors.jpg\" alt=\"Spelling Errors\" width=\"254\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9192\" />While your spell checker is going to catch common misspellings, it won’t catch when you use the wrong version of a word that is spelled correctly. With words like two, too and to, you’ll have to know which one makes sense in the sentence because spell check won’t notice if you’ve chosen the wrong version of the word. \r\n\r\nAnother common mistake is lose and loose, where many people want to choose the wrong one for their sentence. Be sure to use lose for things that you’ve lost and loose to describe how something fits such as “loose pants” or “loose change.” \r\n\r\nAffect is often used in place of effect and vice versa. Make sure you use affect as a verb “to influence” and effect as a noun to mean “a result.” Use effect in a sentence such as “Her new haircut affected her self-esteem” or “As an effect of her haircut, she had better self-esteem.” \r\n\r\nLastly, watch out for complement verses compliment. Complement means that something goes well together like a pair of shoes with an outfit. Compliment refers to complimenting or flattering another person. \r\n\r\n<h2>Run-on sentences and misusing pronouns</h2>\r\n\r\nBloggers often use run-on sentences when they write to get their point across. In other circumstances, they don’t complete the sentence which results in a sentence fragment. Make sure your sentences have a noun, verb and object and are completely sentences. Your readers will be annoyed by an incomplete thought or one that goes on too long, so be careful of run-on sentences with too many commas. \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Run-on-Sentences.jpg\" alt=\"Run-on Sentences\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9191\" />Another common mistake is misusing pronouns. When you are speaking about an individual, you wouldn’t use the word “their” to describe something of the person’s. Instead, the word “person” indicates this is a single person which means the pronoun would be “his” or “her.” \r\n\r\nYou could say “a person has to watch his or her back” but not “a person has to watch their back.” Be sure to follow the pronoun with a singular or plural complementary pronoun to avoid confusion with your readers. \r\n\r\nYou should always have a second set of eyes look over your work to check for grammar errors that you may have missed, as well as spelling issues or awkward phrases that spell check could have missed. Read it out loud to yourself and make sure it sounds proper and like something your readers would be interested to hear. 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For November and December, you’ll want to start inspiring the holiday spirit with your audience. \r\n\r\nTheme releases are out like crazy right now to celebrate the holiday season and it’s a great time to look at what the blog and magazine theme options that are available to you. From Festively, a festive theme that will add some holiday cheer to your online magazine to Florence, a classic blog theme that will offer a clean, distraction-free place for users to check out your holiday updates, here is a look at the top 7 choices for your magazine and blog holiday themes. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://scribbo.premiumcoding.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scribbo</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Scribbo-300x142.png\" alt=\"Scribbo\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9201\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out Scribbo if you’re looking for the perfect minimalistic design. This clean approach to your WordPress design will allow the creativity to really flourish. You’ll love that it’s fast-loading and offers elegance that will impress your visitors. \r\n\r\nYour visitors will be able to easily find your content and it’s a great way to show off your holiday blog and magazine in a clean, attractive way. Use it to show off your portfolio of holiday photo shoots or to show everyone what your store is offering for shopping this holiday season. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/festively-an-unashamedly-festive-blog-theme/9776101?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Festively</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Festively-300x156.png\" alt=\"Festively\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9197\" />\r\n\r\nProbably the most popular choice this year will be Festively, a festive theme designed to inspire the holiday cheer this season. It’s great for your magazine or blog because it offers a well-scripted theme with fantastic overlay features. It’ll be easy to share and search with this theme, plus, you’ll have tons of options between widgetized header, footer and sidebars that can be used as a webplanner. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/real-responsive-blog-wordpress-theme/9615071?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Real</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Real-300x156.png\" alt=\"Real\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9200\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out the Real theme if you are looking for something with great slider options and multiple widget areas for advertising. This is the one to use for your personal blog or magazine theme and you’ll get to choose from 2 header layouts, 8 color skins and 7 post formats. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/florence-a-responsive-wordpress-blog-theme/9574909?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Florence</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Florence-300x160.png\" alt=\"Florence\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9198\" />\r\n\r\nCheck out Florence if you’re looking for a distraction-free theme. This adorable set up provides a ton of layout and background options, as well as multiple sidebars, footer widgets and color options. Present your blog in a clean fashion at a great price point. \r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://themeforest.net/item/opal-multi-preset-responsive-wordpress-theme/9644938?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Opal</a></h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Opal-300x160.png\" alt=\"Opal\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9199\" />\r\n\r\nWant a great theme to show off your beautiful dishes this holiday season? Opal can do this and more as it’s a top pick for personal blogs. It’s built on the DeepBlu Framework and comes with preset options for various types of websites. Use the data importer to see how the theme will look with data on it. You’ll have many widgetized areas for inserting shortcodes and you can use AdSense for monetizing the site. \r\n\r\nAlso be sure to check out Artemida for another great minimalist and creative personal blog as well as Goliath for the perfect news and editorial.\r\n\r\nWhen you are trying to update your theme for the blog or online magazine you run through WordPress, these are the top 7 choices to check out this holiday season. \r\n','7 Top Magazine and Blog Themes for the Holidays','','inherit','closed','closed','','9196-revision-v1','','','2015-11-12 12:48:11','2015-11-12 17:48:11','',9196,'https://itxdesign.com/9196-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(9203,4,'2015-11-16 16:49:28','2015-11-16 21:49:28','<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SMM-Managers.jpg\" alt=\"SMM Managers\" width=\"268\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9207\" />If you’ve just joined the world of social media marketing, you may need a little guidance as to where to start. How do you incorporate social media into your marketing efforts as a blogger, freelance business owner or other solopreneur? It’s may seem overwhelming and that you aren’t sure how to proceed, but it’s pretty simple once you get the feel for each social media platform. \r\n\r\nUnderstanding the basics will be a good way to get started and you can always get into the more complicated tricks as you get the hang of each site. SMM doesn’t have to be as difficult as you might think; just start with understand the goal behind social media marketing and how to do it on each major site. Here is a look at the basics for your new task as an SMM manager. \r\n\r\n<h2>What is the ultimate goal of social media marketing?</h2>\r\n\r\nThe goal behind marketing through social media is to attract a user base that you can more easily build a relationship with.  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You won’t need the plugin that embeds WordPress links as content cards anymore. \r\n\r\n<h2>Responsive Images Out of the Box</h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WordPress-4.4-Features-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress 4.4 Features\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9214\" />\r\n\r\nWordPress 4.4 is going to address the issue that many users faced regarding choosing the resolution of their images. When they chose low resolution images to be compatible with difference devices, they looked horrible on a large screen while the higher resolution images looked great yet slowed the page speed way down. \r\n\r\nNow, WordPress 4.4 is offering responsive images out of the box so that client’s browsers will display the image based on device capabilities. All of your images from before will benefit from the feature. 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