Author: Nancy McCord

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Blogmaster Services and Regular WordPress Security Audits

We want to help keep your blog safe from hackers and spammers. With our blogmaster  and security audit service, we keep your blog updated and monitor your core  WordPress files for unauthorized changes. Although this may not prevent your  blog from being hacked, it will allow for quick attention if a problem is found.  (Please note: repair of files or cleaning of WordPress is billed as an additional  hourly charge if an infection  is found.)

With our Blogmaster Service, you decide the frequency: once a week, twice  a month, or once a month.

These are the actions we perform on your blog:

  • Approve or delete any comments.
  • Discard    spam.
  • Update any plug-ins
  • Upgrade your WordPress application (if you are using    one-click updates).
  • Do a MySQL back up.
  • Perform an XML blog post export.
  • Run our security scans.
  • Monitor your WordPress core files for unauthorized changes.

Our Blogmaster Pricing

Initial installation of security plug-ins – $50.00
Blogmaster review once a    week – $15.00
Blogmaster review twice a month – $30.00
Blogmaster review once a month – $20.00

Please note for blogs with many comments to approve your pricing may be    higher.

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Introducing Expert Blogging

Blogging is a core business for my firm. In fact we have some bloggers who have been writing for our clients now since 2006. That’s five years of blogging. But we’ve actually been providing this service since late 2004. From professional blogging experience we have several writers who have really developed a level of expertise both in style and in content.

Just this past week we introduced a new program called Expert Blogging. We have three special writers who provide services at this new level.

Diamond Level by Sue – $50 per post
Diamond Level blog posts are written exclusively by our most experienced blogger,  Sue Guirl, a graduate from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism.  As a professional journalist, Sue has a unique style of writing that is both  informative and engaging. She knows how to craft a blog post, turn a phrase,  and paint a picture with her words that provides for an exceptionally fine  level of writing. With many of our client’s asking for her by name, Sue  is our most popular writer. Due to the mastery of her craft, Sue writes exclusively  at the Diamond Level for blogging. She also writes website content and feature articles for web and print publications. Find out more information and read samples.

SEO Blogging by Brian – $40 per      post
SEO blogging is done exclusively by Brian Jenkins, a graduate from the University  of California with a degree in economics and experienced writing professional.  Brian has written extensively over the last three years for a notable SEO expert  creating optimized guest blog posts. He brings to our firm an understanding  of keyword density and how to write and optimize blog posts for SEO purposes.  Brian has a wonderful informative blog writing style and strives for a keyword  density on your selected phrase of between 3-5% in each post.  In addition to blogs, Brian also writes SEO focused press releases. Find out more information.

Bed Bug & Pest Control Blogging      by Rhonda – $40 per post Bed bug and pest control blogging is done exclusively by Rhonda Crehan, a seasoned  pest control writing expert. Rhonda has over four years of writing experience  in the pest control industry. She has strong pest control experience writing  and has over two years of specialized in writing about bed bug control, prevention,  identification, bed bug dogs, and pending bed bug legislation. She is extremely  interested and knowledgeable about the pest control industry and this interest  and passion shows in her well written blog posts for clients. Review a selection of her blog posts recently written for clients.  Find out more information and read samples.

Please contact us to find out more about this exciting new program that showcases our expert topical and style bloggers. When you are looking for the best or extraordinary blogging we have the writers for your special needs.

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How Will You Build Your Social Community?

Here are a few of my tips to help build a social community whether it be at Facebook or Twitter.

1. Offer something of value. When all you talk about is yourself, others get bored fast! Make sure your status updates or tweets are informative and not redux of what others are saying for the day. Look for the unusual, try to offer insight, look for cool things to share.

2. Take time to be real. People want to know there is a real person behind the message. Although they do not want to be bored with personal details, finding common ground is crucial to connecting and building a community.

3. Make sure to give credit to others when it is due. If you retweet something, make sure you credit the original author by putting RT username. Like RT McCordWeb…..

4. If someone retweets your information of shares your video or pictures on Facebook, connect and say thanks. It just takes a moment, but allows you to say thanks for the other person sharing their wall or followers with your message.

5. In your updates take polls, ask questions, and solicit advice. Try hard to engage your readers. When you find out what it is that engages them whether it be a funny video, insightful commentary, or photos, make a mental note and build on that known. Continue to seek new ways to engage and connect until you clearly identify what your readers want and then work to deliver it.

6. I have found that with Twitter you will typically be connecting with others in your industry and sometimes consumers, while on Facebook you will be mostly connecting with consumers or prospective clients. Cater your message to what you personally find out about your own social community as you develop it.

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Winergy’s Vanity QR Code Generator

This QR code generator is a thing of beauty. Believe me I know, as in the last week I have visited many sites and tested many generators. The Winergy QR code generator creates the most stable yet beautiful codes I have seen as of yet.

Winergy is a privately held marketing company that helps wineries promote their brand and identity. I was sent a link to their generator by Thomas after he had seen a tweet generated by my blog on the topic of QR code generators. Since visiting their site I have made QR codes for my website, my connect page, my brochures, and the back of my business card. I have extensively tested the codes to make sure they are readable and easily scannable. But best of all they are eye catching and unique.

Try the simple to use QR code generator for yourself and see if this application doesn’t become your generator of choice. By the way, Winergy provides custom QR code generators and QR code harvesters if you want to buy your own application and have it on your website.

Just a quick note, I did not get paid for this blog post, just found a very cool product and wanted to share it with you!