While the Google XML Sitemap plugin for WordPress works automatically to communicate changes to your blog sitemap to the search engines (which enhances blog post indexing)…
There is one option provided by the plugin that you may want to configure to further enhance your search mojo with this plugin. This enhancement involves your updated sitemap communication with Yahoo.
Right out of the box, this fantastic plugin automatically generates and updates an XML sitemap for your blog and notifies top search engines that your blog sitemap has been updated.
For years successful salespeople have known that people like to deal with other like minded people. Relationship building is very important to the building of online businesses just like in offline businesses.
That’s one of the reasons that social networking websites are very popular right now. Social networking allows you to meet people with common interests and make new friends.
Some of the most prominent social networking websites include StumbleUpon, Digg, Propeller, along with hundreds of others. Unlike forum marketing where you are posting back and forth social networking starts with an article posted in the social directory.
Monetizing your blog actually starts with the theme you use for your WordPress blog in my opinion. Here’s why…
If you are blogging with the intent to make a profit, then you are going to profit from two major income vehicles (outside having your own product or service to sell):
Advertising revenue (like Google Adsense)
Promotion of products or services with affiliate programs
If you are SERIOUS about making an impact with your WordPress blog…
The 118 Most Useful Plugins for Your WordPress Blog is a no-nonsense breakdown of over one hundred different ways to increase the power and effectiveness of your blog using absolutely free additions to the already-amazing platform.