Archive for October, 2008

Amateur Blog Tip 032: Get Rid of MS Word Curly Quotes

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I like using MS Word sometimes for composing quick Wordpress posts but get frustrated when I paste the text into the Wordpress HTML editor and end up with weird characters, in particular, those darn curly quotes.
Here’s how to configure MS Word so you never have to deal with this problem:

From the pull-down menu select Tools, [...]

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How to Configure the “Who Sees Ads” Plugin

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One of the best plugins I’ve come across lately is called “Ozh’ Who Sees Ads.” This plugin lets you control . . . who sees your ads! I use it with Adsense on one of my niche sites and it works really well.
When I first installed the plugin I found it [...]

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Help! How to Monetize a Site with a 2,000% Traffic Increase

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I’ve been spending most of my time working on my niche sites. On one of my sites I write reviews of books that fall into a particular fictional genre. 8 weeks ago I set a goal of trying to get 100 unique visitors a day at the site. After 3 weeks I [...]

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