The long awaited WordPress version 2.9 has finally arrived! Aside from being the world’s best blogging platform software, WordPress version 2.9 offers many new great features that are not previously available in any other versions of WordPress, so you should consider upgrading right away.
WordPress 2.9, also known as “Carmen”, was named in honor of magical jazz vocalist Carmen McRae. You can upgrade easily from your Dashboard by going to Tools > Upgrade, or you can download from WordPress.org. Watch the video below to view some of the cool features of WordPress 2.9:
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The new coolest stuff about WordPress 2.9 upgrade are:
- Global undo/”trash” feature, which means that if you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back from the grave (i.e., the Trash). This also eliminates those annoying “are you sure” messages we used to have on every delete.
- Built-in image editor allows you to crop, edit, rotate, flip, and scale your images to show them who’s boss. This is the first wave of our many planned media-handling improvements.
- Batch plugin update and compatibility checking, which means you can update 10 plugins at once, versus having to do multiple clicks for each one, and we’re using the new compatibility data from the plugins directory to give you a better idea of whether your plugins are compatible with new releases of WordPress. This should take the fear and hassle out of upgrading.
- Easier video embeds that allow you to just paste a URL on its own line and have it magically turn it into the proper embed code, with Oembed support for YouTube, Daily Motion, Blip.tv, Flickr, Hulu, Viddler, Qik, Revision3, Scribd, Google Video, Photobucket, PollDaddy, and WordPress.tv (and more in the next release).
Bloghatter is automated software that lets you build niche blogs with the intention of creating passive streams of income. Bloghatter doesn’t require any internet knowledge or experience in order to set it up, however, at least some experience is always preferred.
Constantly updating blog posts on MFA (Made for AdSense) blogs can be quite time consuming, especially if you’re running multiple blogs at the same time. Hiring a freelancer to write content for you can be quite expensive, and if you can’t afford to do that, you might want to try BlogHatter.
You can watch the video that shows exactly how BlogHatter works.
BlogHatter is software that is installed on your computer. At the moment, the software is only available for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 and requires internet explorer 6+ installed.
BlogHatter is backed up by a 30-day money-back guarantee in case you are not satisfied with the software.
Using randomly scheduled times, the software will automatically post articles on your blogs using the randomized dates. The software has options such as shuffle the articles, spin the articles, replace synonym words, and insert affiliate links.
The software lets you download over 6000 articles from the database. The articles do contain some grammatical errors, so I would suggest that you overview the articles before posting.
After a nice cup of coffee this gorgeous December morning, I decided to remove the rel=”nofollow” attribute that ultimately makes your backlinks worth… well, nothing.
Why did I remove the nofollow attribute?
A few reasons. Firstly, DoFollow will encourage people to participate in discussions. Of course, that brings us to the subject of spammers. Wouldn’t it make it easier for spammers to build backlinks? Well of course it would. If they could get away with posting their spammy comments on the blog that is.
I like to reward honest people with a backlink. I disapprove the installation of “nofollow” attribute by default. Google is becoming too dominant, and I will not apply “nofollow” to each one of my links simply because Google “thinks” it will improve quality. Spammers will always find new ways to bypass the system, always. Placing the nofollow attribute hurts the honest people a lot more than spammers. In my honest opinion, the nofollow attribute is completely useless.
The spammers use various software to automatically submit thousands of comments daily. However, honest people can only submit so much. 90% of blogs have the nofollow attribute which makes it rather difficult to build backlinks and improve rankings, even if you post useful and genuine comments.
I strongly encourage others to remove the nofollow attribute and simply take a few more seconds to moderate the comments and ensure its quality.
What is the Purpose of a Niche Blog?
There are many purposes for a niche blog, and why niche blogs are recommended over casual websites. In general, the purpose of a niche blog is to deliver quality content to a specific group of people. This makes a great opportunity for a blogger to start generating some income if the blog obtained “trust”.
Importance of Blogs
Niche blogs deliver content to a targeted group of people, ultimately having more appeal to the consumers who are interested in that niche. Fresh and quality content is what drives the consumers to keep coming back to your blog. A typical consumer would be much more likely to visit the “iPod Touch Covers” rather than “iPods” website, simply because “iPod Touch Covers” appeal to the group of people who are looking for covers for their iPods. The same concept applies to any other niche.
Niche blogs are ultimately more appealing to the more specific group of consumers because the content is therefore more targeted.
What is a Niche Blog?
Before we start talking about niche blogging, let’s first talk about what exactly is a niche blog? A niche blog is simply a blog dedicated to a more specific section of a more general topic. This can vary in different things such as a specific age group, type of product, category of products, gender, location, etc.
A niche can simply be part of a bigger topic that has not really been covered by the “big guys” in details yet. It is up to you to find those niches and create good content. This is the basic understanding of what a niche blog is.
Many people have different opinions about which blogging software is the best. Some people choose not to use open source software because of uncertainty of the software security. After all, if it’s open source, anybody can easily view the source and try to find some kind of loophole to exploit.
When it comes to professional blogging software, you can never go wrong with WordPress. I believe WordPress is the best free open source blogging software out there. I have never seen any paid software that exceeds WordPress in all the features it provides. Here are some basic reasons why I think WordPress is the best open source blogging software there is.
Cost
For this type of software, you would be expected to pay hundreds of dollars for a license. What makes WordPress so popular and effective is that it’s made by the public, for the public, and WordPress is absolutely free, and you can download it here.
Themes
This is an excellent free feature about WordPress that I love most. Making yourself stand out can be particularly hard, especially when your blog looks like others’. WordPress has thousands of free themes that you can download and install simply and easily.
Plugins
Among one of the most essential parts of WordPress are the WordPress plugins. A plugin is simply an additional feature created by the WordPress community, free of charge, that you can integrate to your site for a specific purpose.
Security and Updates
WordPress automatically notifies when there is a new version of WordPress software available. It is vital that you upgrade your WordPress to the latest version to avoid any potential security loopholes. In addition, you can upgrade your WordPress software automatically by clicking a simple link in the WordPress admin panel without having the need to upload any files or database.
SEO & Pinging
WordPress is extremely Search Engine Optimization (SEO) friendly with multiple built in SEO features that many people may not even know about. WordPress automatically pings various search engines every time you publish a post, allowing the search engines to quickly crawl and index it.
Google will often pick WordPress blogs over traditional sites primarily because Google likes fresh content, and that’s exactly what blogs provide. WordPress is excellent if you’re trying to rank your blog for organic listings.
These are only some of the nice features WordPress contains, and I’m sure I didn’t cover many others. This is enough to place WordPress as the top free open source software available today.
