Social Media Examiner | Heather Wright-Porto | Activity http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blogsbyheather/activity/feed Heather Wright-Porto - Activity Feed Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:23 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/sign-up-pop-up-for-blogger/#post-52819Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Sign-up pop up for Blogger? in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/sign-up-pop-up-for-blogger/#post-52819 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:39:52 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Sign-up pop up for Blogger? in the club Blogging @kathybernard
Hi Kathy!
Are you l looking for a newsletter sign up pop-up box (MailChimp and Aweber have them) or a pop-up for someone to subscribe to your blog? Or event? I'd be happy to help try and find you one […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/top-women-in-social-media/#post-38623Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Top Women in Social Media in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/top-women-in-social-media/#post-38623 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:04:57 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Top Women in Social Media in the club Blogging @mona 
Another site you may want to check out is http://www.DownTheAvenue.com, Renee Blodgett. She's big on the blogosphere and social media and always attending events all over the world and sharing images and […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/top-women-in-social-media/#post-38622Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Top Women in Social Media in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/top-women-in-social-media/#post-38622 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:02:38 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Top Women in Social Media in the club Blogging
I was going to say…to be sure Kristi is in there :D
Great lists :D
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-to-avoid-boring-posts/#post-38621Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic How to Avoid Boring Posts? in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-to-avoid-boring-posts/#post-38621 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:01:10 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic How to Avoid Boring Posts? in the club Blogging
I was going to say to add 
images. make sure to resize them but maybe make the left aligned or right aligned.User H1 and other Heading styles to give a bold look to your titles.Use lists, like a […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-to-avoid-boring-posts/#post-38620Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic How to Avoid Boring Posts? in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-to-avoid-boring-posts/#post-38620 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:01:01 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic How to Avoid Boring Posts? in the club Blogging
I was going to say to add 
images. make sure to resize them but maybe make the left aligned or right aligned.User H1 and other Heading styles to give a bold look to your titles.Use lists, like a bulleted or […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/best-wp-photo-gallery/#post-38619Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Best WP photo gallery? in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/best-wp-photo-gallery/#post-38619 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:58:15 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Best WP photo gallery? in the club Blogging Hi Dee!
Hi Kristi!
I have also used Coppermine which is a free addition with most WP hosts like Blue Host.  Then your gallery would be an address like http://yourblogname.com/Gallery and have the default Coppermine […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/which-wordpress-watermark-plugin-do-you-use/Heather Wright-Porto started the forum topic Which WordPress Watermark Plugin do you use? in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/which-wordpress-watermark-plugin-do-you-use/ Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:55:01 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto started the forum topic Which WordPress Watermark Plugin do you use? in the club Blogging Hi there!
I'm very good with Photoshop and other applications that add and create watermarks, however…to save a LOT of time, I know there is basically a WordPress plugin for everything - LOL.  Which plugin do you […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-anyone-else-have-problems-with-the-sociable-plugin/#post-36611Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic WordPress: Anyone else have problems with the Sociable plugin in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-anyone-else-have-problems-with-the-sociable-plugin/#post-36611 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:43:48 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic WordPress: Anyone else have problems with the Sociable plugin in the club Blogging Thanks for your feedback! :D ]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/bloggingfundamentals-introduce-yourself-here/#post-36344Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic [BloggingFundamentals] Introduce yourself here… in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/bloggingfundamentals-introduce-yourself-here/#post-36344 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:31:13 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic [BloggingFundamentals] Introduce yourself here… in the club Blogging
Hi all! 
My name is Heather and I also work for myself. I worked for 15+ years in the computer programming, computer training, web development business and when my son was born three years ago and had complications […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-anyone-else-have-problems-with-the-sociable-plugin/Heather Wright-Porto started the forum topic WordPress: Anyone else have problems with the Sociable plugin in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-anyone-else-have-problems-with-the-sociable-plugin/ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:19:26 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto started the forum topic WordPress: Anyone else have problems with the Sociable plugin in the club Blogging The reason I posted about the JetPack the other day was I was finding alternatives for Sociable.  I have been contacted by a few followers lately saying their coach told them to install Sociable…however its not […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-users-what-do-you-think-of-jetpack/#post-36316Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic WordPress Users: What do you think of JetPack in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-users-what-do-you-think-of-jetpack/#post-36316 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:13:23 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic WordPress Users: What do you think of JetPack in the club Blogging Hi Ian!
I think there are a few posts about this in the forum, but there are many popular ones like
All In One SEO
SEO by Yoast
Google XML SiteMaps
Akismet 
JetPack (is one I like for the sharing tool and other plugins) […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-users-what-do-you-think-of-jetpack/#post-36315Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic WordPress Users: What do you think of JetPack in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-users-what-do-you-think-of-jetpack/#post-36315 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:07:47 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic WordPress Users: What do you think of JetPack in the club Blogging @ernohannink
Thanks Emo.
I have to check out the Yoast SEO plugin - thanks!
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-users-what-do-you-think-of-jetpack/Heather Wright-Porto started the forum topic WordPress Users: What do you think of JetPack in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/wordpress-users-what-do-you-think-of-jetpack/ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:48:18 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto started the forum topic WordPress Users: What do you think of JetPack in the club Blogging I have worked with WordPress.com free sites as well as self-hosted WordPress sites and really do like the JetPack plugins, especially the sharing (with FB, Twitter, LinkedIn) tool to sit beneath each post. I like […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/setting-up-wordpress-org-blog/#post-36242Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Setting up wordpress.org blog! in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/setting-up-wordpress-org-blog/#post-36242 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:40:48 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Setting up wordpress.org blog! in the club Blogging @widianothman
I remember reading Kristi-s post…be sure to check it out :D
Heather :D
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/twitter-streams-on-your-blog-yesno/#post-35748Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Twitter Streams on your blog Yes/No in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/twitter-streams-on-your-blog-yesno/#post-35748 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:59:27 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Twitter Streams on your blog Yes/No in the club Blogging

Many people have the Twitter widget in the sidebar and I do think it helps if your Twitter content is different from your blog content. For many it is very different and engaging. For others, they may […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-important-is-the-layout-design-and-the-end-look-and-feel-of-a-blog/#post-35747Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic How important is the layout design and the end look and feel of a blog? in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-important-is-the-layout-design-and-the-end-look-and-feel-of-a-blog/#post-35747 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:56:00 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic How important is the layout design and the end look and feel of a blog? in the club Blogging @eddysleiman 
Hi think that blogs have to be easy-on-the-eyes but more so has to be more organized - followers need to be able to find the information they want and quickly. Dropdown/navigation, Category listings […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/creating-membershipcontinuity-sites/#post-35743Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Creating Membership/Continuity Sites in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/creating-membershipcontinuity-sites/#post-35743 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:06:49 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Creating Membership/Continuity Sites in the club Blogging
Sounds good.
You can do a lot with a newsletter type of membership.
Aweber integrates with PayPal nicely.
I love Constant Contact but they don't yet have the level of integration that Aweber has, but they […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-needed-wordpress-categories-tags-seo/#post-35742Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Advice needed – Wordpress Categories, Tags, SEO in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-needed-wordpress-categories-tags-seo/#post-35742 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:03:43 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Advice needed – Wordpress Categories, Tags, SEO in the club Blogging
Hmmm. I haven't heard of that one.
Is it a paid for plugin or free?
Thanks!
Heather :D
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/creating-membershipcontinuity-sites/#post-35650Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Creating Membership/Continuity Sites in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/creating-membershipcontinuity-sites/#post-35650 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:21:21 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Creating Membership/Continuity Sites in the club Blogging

I have written a few articles on this subject and a newsletter that I'll happily send you (just privately message me and I can email it to you since it's not on my blog or anywhere I can […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/email-blog-subscriptions/#post-35647Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Email Blog Subscriptions in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/email-blog-subscriptions/#post-35647 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:08:12 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic Email Blog Subscriptions in the club Blogging
I've had many people ask me why I recommend the email subscriptions as well as the subscribe in a reader with Feedburner.
BTW, Feedblitz is also a popular email subscriptions widget but now a […]
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