BeantownSocial is all about being social in Boston. We host events that bring together people interested in semi-professional and fun networking. We offer nametags so you don’t have to worry about remembering everybody’s name the first night. We just hope you create relationships that last until the next Meetup! You can also find us on Facebook, A Small World, Meetup, Plancast, Boston.com, Twitter and more! Please contact kristen@beantownsocial.com if you’d like to help publicize this event!
I’ve been using WP for a while now and I figured I’d share some of my secrets. I understand how hard it can be to teach yourself WordPress blogging but I’ve been consulting my expert, Ms. Google, and she helps me attain everything I’d ever need to (ask for) online.
Akismet: Your WordPress blog comes naturally with this amazing spam filter, but you do need to sign up to get an API on their website. To sign up for an API key, click here. Star that email that you get because you’ll probably need that key later on in your blogging career. You can use it with multiple blogs.
Goto Plugins>Activate Akismet>Settings>Paste your API Key & update. (more…)
Gravatars are the universal avatar syndicated over the web.
Super easy. From Gravatar.com: “Your Gravatar is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment or post on a blog. Avatars help identify your posts on blogs and web forums, so why not on any site?”
There’s even a video on how to set it up and how and when they’re used: (more…)
Ever wonder what keyword phrases you should use on your website? Check out Google’s Keyword Tool for Google keyword search. Super easy: All you have to do is type in a website you want to see how it’s doing so well in your market or phrases such as “Search Engine Optimization…”
