http://www.findableblogs.com Blog Marketing & Blog Search Engine Optimization Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:35:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In news that's been way too long in coming, I've just launched a new site called WordPress Theme Review. The concept is based directly on the work I've done to improve search engine optimization (SEO) in WordPress themes. Based on the response from Wendy Piersall's Problogger post, I realized that many ... http://www.findableblogs.com/the-easiest-way-to-find-an-seo-wordpress-theme-for-your-blog/ This is a guest post by Steven Snell. Mr. Snell designs websites and maintains a blog for Vandelay Website Design. You can read more of his writing and see his portfolio at www.vandelaydesign.com. Social media websites such as Digg, Netscape, Reddit, Del.icio.us, and Stumble Upon send thousands of visitors to ... http://www.findableblogs.com/2nd-tier-social-media-sites-an-overlooked-source-of-traffic/ Like most things in life, blogging is most effective when you have a target to shoot for. People write blogs for many reasons: passion about a subject; fame; direct income; getting leads for their existing businesses; even just killing time. Often it's a mix. At first, the ... http://www.findableblogs.com/business-goals/ I came across this video today and thought it was a very helpful explanation of a concept that confuses many people. Click To Play http://www.findableblogs.com/rss-explained-in-plain-english/ Since the last batch of search engine friendly WordPress theme recommendations went over so well, here are five more themes for the full version of WordPress (and if you're on WordPress.com, don't despair; we're in the process of reviewing the included themes right now and will publish our recommendations for ... http://www.findableblogs.com/five-more-fabulous-and-free-wordpress-themes/ Many people have been reading the posts on ProBlogger and this blog about the importance of good theme code and the role it plays in your search engine traffic. Now, I'm a little biased :) , but I think one of the best ways to get a great theme with great ... http://www.findableblogs.com/five-free-beautiful-wordpress-themes-to-help-your-seo/ I'm not just talking about how your blog looks. The actual code behind the design has a much bigger impact on your online success than you might guess. Wendy of eMoms at Home did a great writeup on ProBlogger yesterday where she talked about the importance of a well-coded blog ... http://www.findableblogs.com/is-your-blog-theme-keeping-readers-away/ Do you know why people would want to use RSS to subscribe to your blog? Hint: you may think it's because of convenience (and it is, in part), but there's more at work here. An excellent "aha" moment courtesy of Copyblogger: The primary benefit is not that RSS allows ... http://www.findableblogs.com/rss-its-all-about-your-readers/