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How to Buy an Affordable Domain Name and Web Hosting

How to Buy an Affordable Domain Name and Web Hosting

 |  by Max  |  Blogging, Business, HOW TO  |  No Comments  | 

Buying a domain name and web hosting is a very simple process however, with all the competition out there at the moment it can be very confusing and time consuming. There are a couple things you have to ask yourself before you buy: "Have you chosen an available domain name?" "Will the website contain lots of hosted content including images/video/audio?" "How many people are you expecting to visit your website?" A Brief Intro: If you are starting your own website for yourself, your blog or

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How to Add a Google 'Buzz This' Button to your Blog

How to Add a Google ‘Buzz This’ Button to your Blog

Most of you probably now know about Google Buzz unless you've been hiding under a rock the past few days. 'Buzz' is Google's latest attempt to break into the Social Media realm and after a good ol' play it's actually pretty good. "Google Buzz is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting." On my blog you'll now see a 'buzz this' icon in between 'Tweetmeme' and 'Facebook Share'. The Buzz This button is currently not

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How to Add an RSS Feed to a Facebook Fan Page

How to Add an RSS Feed to a Facebook Fan Page

 |  by Max  |  Blogging, Facebook, Social Media, Wordpress  |  4 Comments  | 

Although I've only recently setup my own Facebook Fan Page, I have used the following method to automatically display RSS feeds from blogs across many fan pages. This only takes a few clicks and can really help engage your readers with new published content from your site via Facebook. Keeping all of your subscribers, followers, friends and contacts informed of all your new posts via different social sites like Google Reader, Twitter and Facebook is essential to maximise your exposure and catch their

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Why you MUST have a Mailing List on your Website

Why you MUST have a Mailing List on your Website

 |  by Max  |  AWeber, Blogging  |  5 Comments  | 

I currently have thousands of names and emails saved on numerous mailing lists for my businesses using a web application called AWeber. Mailing lists are an essential tool to collect potential customer information so that you can re-engage with a person at a later date, this helps boosts sales of your product and boosts traffic to your website or blog. What's even better is that AWeber can be integrated with Facebook, which means you can use Fan Pages to capture

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How to Setup your First Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog

How to Setup your First Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog

 |  by Max  |  Blogging, HOW TO, Wordpress  |  15 Comments  | 

Blogs and websites are high in demand today, website companies often charge a lot to create a custom blog/website so I thought I'd explain how to get setup for free. It's a simple process that requires about 10 minutes of your time and concentration. I've changed this post a few times due to the fact I keep finding cheaper domain and web solutions. I used to recommend Host Gator web hosting because they were recognised in the US as a

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