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    Can SEO and Design Go Hand in Hand? (Part 1: H Tags)

    I have clients all the time ask, “How is the new design going to help my traffic?”  Honestly, since design and content are supposed to be separate, a new design shouldn’t affect traffic in its purest sense.  But, a good designer can implement techniques that will affect Google’s view of a website, without even messing…

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    Latest WordPress Hack – Check your Permalinks, People!

    I’ll type this without the normal pleasantries to make sure this gets out quickly. There’s a WordPress hacker on the loose, and he’s pretty sneaky – he creates a user unseeable to the naked eye (except for the one extra user in the administrator users menu) and masks himself to you, making it easy for…

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    Final Thoughts on Social South (#soso)

    I’m finally back home after two weeks of vacation and conferences (and back to internet access that actually works!!) and I got to say – even though I’ve been working for the past week in a different location, it’s still nice to get away from the daily grind and get out of your zone for…

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    Social South: Day 1 – Way Better than Just #SoSo

    Today was Day 1 of the Social South conference in Birmingham, and everything was definitely in full swing from the get-go.  Although it’s late, I do have some takeaways I want to talk about so I can get them out of my brain and onto the blog. No one is an expert in Social Media…

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    See You At #SoSo! (Social South)

    Ever since I heard about SoSo back, waaaaaay back a year ago I’ve been looking forward to when it would come to fruition.  Well, tomorrow, that day finally arrives.  It’s been a while in the making, but the Magic City becomes abuzz with speakers, social media enthusiasts and others who are interested in learning or…

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    Beach Blogging 101 – Session 2: Plugin and Unwind

    OK… so let me say first off that it’s not totally my fault that I didn’t get to finish my session last week.  The internet access in the condo we were staying in was nothing less than horrible (it was a great condo otherwise, but let’s just say that if it was online it didn’t…

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    WordPress 101 – Session 1: What Is WordPress?

    Spend any copious amount of time on this site and you’ll see me talk about WordPress.  Spend any time in conversation with me, and WordPress will come up.  I have a WordPress sticker on my laptop and my Official WordPress iPhone Case is on its way to my doorstep as I type. So, really, what…

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    Tweetmeme: (Digg – Trolls) + Twitter = Awesome

    So I had the privilege of testing out the TwitCam service today, and (since I had nothing better to talk about), I decided to do one of my favorite summertime activities: Grill Hamburgers! Sure, it was a little awkward at first, especially because I’m more accustomed to being behind the camera instead of in front…

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    Three Lessons We Can Learn from Hacker Croll

    So, if you haven’t been closely following the incident involving TechCrunch, Twitter, and a very astute hacker called Croll, then you’re missing out on a turning point for internet security as we know it. In case you’re new to the story, here’s what happened in a nutshell, via TechCrunch: HC (Hacker Croll) accessed Gmail for…

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    Displaying Comment Number Next to Posts

    A lot of people have commented on my new design how they love the comment bubble next to the post title.  It’s a great way to foster communication and showcase how many people are talking on your site.   So, if you want to add the same functionality to your site, here is the fastest way…