I came across a nice little 8 page ebook and found it fascinating. (I wouldn’t have read it if it was too huge in the first place.)
This ebook, is called Marketing Apple – 5 Secrets of the World’s Best Marketing Machine.
Two Common-Sense Logics that Make My Day
As I was jotting down 8 of my most favorite logics or thoughts that I use in my life, two logics that I use with the internet crossed my mind.
These are just common sense, but thinking it this way, makes some things a lot easier.
Manage WordPress Pages Easily on a Drag-and-Drop Interface
WordPress is not build for pages, its more for the posts. Page Management is not very smooth yet.
This can be critical if you try building a static Website with WordPress with lots of pages in it. Setting the page order and managing parent and sub pages can be very (very) (very) confusing.
Here is a plugin that makes life so much easier.
Best BuddyPress Plugins to Build Your Own Social Net
I have been playing around with BuddyPress for the last few days. As some of you might know, BuddyPress is an extension of WordPress that will let you create your own social network. They call it, social networking in a box.
BuddyPress is simply a WordPress Plugin, so for it to work you need WordPress or WordPress MU to be installed already. Initially, BuddyPress worked with only MU, now (thankfully), it works with the standard WordPress as well.
BuddyPress is a total package
Users can sign-up and maintain a profile. There are activity streams or Status Updates (just like Facebook). Other users can reply to someone else’s updates. They can make Groups, Forums and Blogs. And with plugins, you can take it to any level you choose to.
I am trying to use BuddyPress to build a social network for my class mates, now that I am graduating this year. (Details on the project and link later, stay tuned)
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Possible Mistakes in Choosing a Web Hosting Company for your Blog
If you wish to move your blog from WordPress or any other blog platform to make it a self-hosted one, you need to find the right web hosting provider. Setting it up with the wrong host will lead to various problems in terms of uptime, scalability, technical support, and cost.
Having the wrong web host cannot guarantee 99% uptime, something that any blog requires. You need one that can keep downtime to a minimum. When it comes to scalability, the web host might not be able to meet the additional requirements as your blog expands.
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