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Wordpress · July 28, 2014

WordPress Basics: Pings and Trackbacks

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If you have a WordPress site you might get these Trackbacks or Ping notifications from time to time. Your first question is probably, "Isn't this SPAM?" Before we go too deep into that let's talk about what a Trackback or a Pingback  is... On the surface they might appear the same but a …

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New Comment Policy:
If you see something, say something!
(shamelessly borrowed from Homeland Security but really, let's bring commenting on posts back!)

Social Media · August 21, 2012

Rule #387

Rule #387 when dealing with spam… NEVER, ever, “reply” with the words “unsubscribe” in the subject line. First of all, I never signed up for your email newsletter.  I never asked to be dripped on.  Did we actually ever meet?  We did?  That business card you asked me for didn’t have a message on …

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New Comment Policy:
If you see something, say something!
(shamelessly borrowed from Homeland Security but really, let's bring commenting on posts back!)

Guest Posts · August 8, 2011

When Blog Comments Go From Awesome to Blatant Spam

As a regular blogger on various websites including my Social Media Advisors page for my business, you become excited when you receive a comment on your blog posts.  You get this warm fuzzy feeling knowing that someone has not only taken the time to read your words of wisdom, but also taken the time …

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New Comment Policy:
If you see something, say something!
(shamelessly borrowed from Homeland Security but really, let's bring commenting on posts back!)

Social Media · July 5, 2011

Are We Un Connected?

Long Story, Short?  Quite the opposite. Many years ago I started a small group on Linkedin to better help agents dealing with the struggles of Short Sales.  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=76810 This was back in the days when Linkedin required you to submit a group for approval.  Every …

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New Comment Policy:
If you see something, say something!
(shamelessly borrowed from Homeland Security but really, let's bring commenting on posts back!)

Facebook Pages · February 11, 2011

To Tag or Comment Page to Page?

You might call it marketing, brand recognition, “getting the word out” but I’ll argue it might also weaken everything you are trying to accomplish.  Spam is a harsh word for some but remember the definition of Spam: “Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, …

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New Comment Policy:
If you see something, say something!
(shamelessly borrowed from Homeland Security but really, let's bring commenting on posts back!)

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