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Phil Steinke: 9 1/2 Free WP Plugins to Keep you Sane While Blogging

Phil Steinke: 9 1/2 Free WP Plugins to Keep you Sane While Blogging

Most people go home from a Wordcamp eager to install heaps of plugins, a new responsive theme, and guest post all over the place. The result is pandemonium of too much happening on your website. Instead, take a moment to consider the user journey through your website. Most of you are aspiring pro-bloggers, some developers, so you’re going to have a product or service to sell.

WP Australia

April 28, 2013
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  1. Sack Your Developer
    9 1/2 Free WordPress Plugins
    to keep you sane while blogging

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  2. Phil Steinke
    Film Producer // Director
    Produce video for bloggers
    Responsive websites
    Social Media for #Rbutr

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  3. #TheInternerd.com
    Online TV Station
    facebook.com/theinternerd
    twitter.com/theinternerdcom
    #theinternerd

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  4. wired.c

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  5. Zombie Apocalypse
    Entertaining
    Talented
    Trustworthy
    Survivors

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  6. WTF? FTW!

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  7. Zombie Apocalypse vs Blogging
    Entertaining
    Talented
    Trustworthy
    Legacy = Evergreen

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  8. Sack Your Developer
    The Geek
    Gun Fanatic
    The Helicopter Pilot

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  9. 9. Jetpack
    Stats
    Social media bar
    Forms
    Mobile Version

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  10. 8. Clickheat
    The real FAQ
    Reduce choice
    =
    Increased sales

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  12. Apple 2000
    CharlieHoehn.com

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  13. Apple 2011
    CharlieHoehn.com

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  14. Apple 2013

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  15. 7. Hellobar
    Stats say they attract people
    Drive your email list
    Fake addresses
    Annoys as many readers

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  16. xkcd.com

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  17. 7. Hellobar
    Who does it piss off?
    Loyal readers
    Signups

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  18. 7. Hellobar
    Gets attention without annoyance

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  19. 6. All in one SEO pack
    SEO = black magic
    SEO = charming

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  20. impawards.com

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  21. 6. All in one SEO pack
    White hat techniques:
    All in one SEO
    Videos
    Relevant words

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  22. 5. Hide posts
    Hides from the front page
    Robots index your page
    SEO before shares

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  23. 4. Social Analytics
    See how social media
    interacts with your site

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  24. 3. nRelated Content
    End of post matters
    =
    Call to action

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  25. 3. Related Content
    Pick one:
    Comment
    Social media
    Related article

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  26. 3. nRelated Content

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  28. 1. Newsletter email software
    Mail Chimp
    Aweber - Affiliate marketing
    Vero - A/B marketing + affiliate

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  29. 1/2 Bonus: Hootsuite and ContentDJ
    Automated social media
    ContentDJ
    post ideas from #hashtags

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  30. wired.com

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  31. #TheInternerd
    [email protected]
    facebook.com/theinternerd
    twitter.com/theinternerdcom

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