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What’s Next For SEO? Google’s Matt Cutts Says What’s Coming

ContentRobot — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:26:28 +0000

One of the best ways to attract readers to your blog (beyond awesome content) is to stay on top of search engine optimization (SEO) developments. Matt Cutts, a Google software engineer, shares what his team is working on and how it can effect your WordPress-powered website.

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How to Make Your Blog Loved By More Than Just Your Mom

ContentRobot — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:08:52 +0000

Maybe your blog is new or it’s been around a while, but is it attracting the readership you want? Here are some things to think about to make your blog more popular:

1. Don’t just talk about yourself your company.

There’s lots of interesting things that people are doing in your industry. Do you agree with them? Do you have a unique perspective others’ work and ideas? Share your thoughts about these happenings and take the focus off of you.…

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WordPress Attacks

ContentRobot — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:14:03 +0000

The ContentRobot team has been monitoring the ongoing brute-force attacks against WordPress sites, which has been escalating in recent weeks. One or more illegal botnets are being used to attack WordPress sites by trying as many username and password combinations as possible in order to find valid login credentials. They are being relentless and can be used to shut down websites, be used to commit fraud, send spam, and more.

Threats from Login Attempts

Your server’s resources are being used …

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Where Art Thou Good WordPress News Sites?

ContentRobot — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:37:05 +0000

We were saddened to learn recently that Weblog Tools Collection’s Mark Ghosh announced that he is leaving the popular site. We hope someone takes it over and continues the good work they have done so far. It got us wondering, where are the good resources for finding out about WordPress news?

Sites We Recommend

Post Status – Brian Krogsgard’s neat WordPress news and link curation site with user submissions and a gamification component.
WPDaily - John Saddington is doing a

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Want a Year of Free, Managed WordPress Hosting from BlogDroid and WP Daily?

ContentRobot — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:41:05 +0000

Five lucky WP Daily readers will win an account for our BlogDroid hosting service.

About BlogDroid

A fast, secure and reliable platform that oversees managed software upgrades
Automated backups to cloud storage, one-click restores and user-created snapshots
All of our servers are optimized for maximum performance – including server-side caching
Multiple, built-in security features
Servers are monitored 24x7x365
Tools to create and publish staging sites
A site preview feature which allows you to view a site on BlogDroid without making

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ContentRobot Reviews To Sell Is Human by Daniel Pink

ContentRobot — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:58:45 +0000

Ah, selling. Everyone conjures up the pushy car salesman in the bad suit. However, To Sell is Human, tells us that in today’s business climate, everyone is in sales – and this is especially true of us entrepreneurs, small business owners, and bloggers.

We all are trying to convince others to buy in to what we are saying and what we are offering.

We loved this book! It gave us some good perspectives on the sales process and lots of …

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WordPress 3.5.1 is Out

ContentRobot — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:52:09 +0000

Automattic released WordPress 3.5.1 last night!

It fixed 37 bugs and is considered a security release for all previous WordPress versions.

Here are the highlights of the release’s fixes:

Prevented certain HTML elements from being unexpectedly removed or modified in rare cases in the Editor.
Fixed a collection of minor workflow and compatibility issues in the new Media Manager.
Suggested proper rewrite rules when creating a new network.
Prevented scheduled posts from being stripped of certain HTML, such as video

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Getting the Most Out of Trade Shows and Conferences

ContentRobot — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:28:03 +0000

Now the new year is well underway, have you planned what trade shows and conferences you’ll be attending? To keep up on the WordPress and blogging trends, ContentRobot usually makes a point of going to New Media Expo (formerly BlogWorld Expo & New Media Expo) and a local WordCamp or two (we are lucky that we can choose to check out both Boston and New York).

While it’s easy to get overwhelmed at a show, we wanted to share our …

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It’s 2013 – A Great Time to Get Back to Blogging

ContentRobot — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:11:00 +0000

Pinterist is today’s latest social media darling and invariably that brings out a slew of “blogging is dead” posts. Sure it’s another platform that allows you to share interests both simply and visually. The great thing about the Internet is that self-publishing continues to get easier and there are lots of ways to build your brand.

But let’s step back for a moment. What if the platform you are spending so much effort on went away? It happens all the …

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Five 2013 Blogging Resolutions You Should Keep

ContentRobot — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:30:20 +0000

It’s a new year – welcome to 2013! Have you made your resolutions yet? Have you broken them already? ContentRobot offers 5 resolutions bloggers should keep all year long.

Blog Regularly. There’s nothing that Google likes better than fresh, unique content. If you haven’t been writing much as of late, now is the time to kickstart your blog.
Don’t Write for Search Engines. It’s a turnoff for visitors to read posts that have been obviously overstuffed with keywords. Strive for

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