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Maximize WordPress Authority Black Book 2.0

The book that generated so much buzz in the blogging community in 2007 has been updated for 2008. This free ebook has shown thousands of bloggers how to create authority WordPress blogs and generate free traffic using all the tools that only WordPress provides.

Jack Humphrey at the Friday Traffic Report released the original ‘Black Book’ back in 2007 and it was the main reason for the launch of this site, to provide guides and services to WordPress bloggers to make the most out their blogs using some of the plugins and tactics explained in the Authority Black Book. Updated for 2008 Jack has done it again and for the price of an email address you can grab yourself a copy.

Here are some of the highlights.

Web 2.0 and Social Marketing
Creating an authority web presence. What it is and how to attain it!
Still Think Web 2.0 Is A Fad?
What is Authority?

Blogging
WordPress
WordPress Resources – CRITICAL!
WordPress Support Areas
WordPress Plugins You Must Have
Blog Content Development Tactics
Content Partnerships
Linkbaiting and Social Power Linking
Social Buzz Starts Here!
Trackbacks

RSS Feed Marketing
Submitting Your Feeds To Blog Directories and RSS Engines
Getting RSS Subscribers
Bookmarking Basics
Top bookmarking sites
Social News Sites

And much more….

I haven’t gone through the whole thing yet but did study the original ‘Black Book’ throughly and I am sure Jack will once again come through with yet another excellent resource for all bloggers especially us WordPress bloggers. The list of recommended plugins is excellent, but I have found some alternatives that are either easier to use or in my opinion better. But that is not the real reason I like the “black Book’. It is the traffic generation, social marketing, web authority presence that makes it a “must read”.

I am in no way affiliated with, nor do I get any compensation for endorsing this great free resource, grab yourself a copy here: Authority Black Book

If you want your WordPress blog optimized based on some of the options discussed in the Authority Black Book check out these resources:
WordPress Optimization Service
WordPress Installation Service

WordPress Guide To Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking is probably the quickest and easiest way to generate traffic and attention to your blog or any website for that matter. Social bookmarking, I guess would be considered a Web 2.0 tactic. And there is no better way to take advantage of social bookmarking than using the available plugins and the power of WordPress.

Although there are numerous social bookmarking plugins available for WordPress the very first option I want to share with you is not a plugin at all but a web site that will bookmark over 20 social bookmarking services at one time. To get started go to onlywire.com and join Onlywire.

After joining Onlywire you will be presented a list social bookmarking services with two boxes next to them, clicking on the name of a site will open that site in a new window. Join the site, get your username and Password and put it in the corresponding list back on the Onlywire web page. You can join as many of the list you want. It is going to take you some time to join all these sites and save your information on Onlywire, but doing this little bit of work upfront now will reduce your social bookmarking in the future. You may want to click Save My Logins after each one you add in case you close the page or your Windows-based PC locks up or crashes. A bit of sarcasm there at Bill Gates expense, sorry Bill.

Now here comes the cool part, at the top of the Onlywire you will see two bookmark tools like this:

Now simply drag one or both of these tools into your browsers tool bar and drop it there. The Save Page (fr) tool bar opens a small frame above the page you are bookmarking, the Save Page (std) tool bar will open a larger new window. I find it easier on the eyes and to see all my tags using the Save Page (std) tool bar.

To bookmark your latest blog post it is very important to first click the title of the the blog post to open it in it’s own page. Remember you want to bookmark the URL of each new post, not the URL of your main blogs URL over and over! Now you can click either the Save Page (fr) or the Save Page (std) tool bar in your browsers tool bar.

The Title and URL boxes should be filled in already and all that is left is fill in the tags box. The tags will need to be properly formatted, in this case multiple tags need to be space separated. To join two words as one tag phrase use a hyphen between the words. An example to tag the phrase WordPress plugin guides would be: WordPress-plugin-guides

I also suggest to copy the first paragraph of the blog post and pasting it into the Clipping / Comments / Notes section as well.

Now its time to add your WordPress blog post to a few more social bookmarking sites using a few WordPress plugins. The social bookmarking plugin I usually add to new blogs for my customers when I install a new WordPress blog, or configure their existing blog is called Share This. I really liked the Gregarious plugin that but it is not stable with WordPress version 2.3 so until it is upgraded Share This works just fine.

The share this plugin adds a little green icon at the bottom of each post as seen here on my blog. Clicking it will open a list of social bookmarking sites that you and your readers can use to bookmark your blog posts. Again be sure to have the blog post open it its own URL before bookmarking. The Share This plugin may have some of the same sites in it that you saved to in Onlywire, but don’t worry if you double dip, the sites usually let you know if already bookmarked the URL.

The musts in the Share This list are: Digg, StumbleUpon, Technorati and Google Bookmarks. The others should also be done if time allows. Play close attention to how these sites want the tags formatted. Each site may be different and should have instructions how to add tags. Also consider that most of these social Bookmarking sites have a tool bar option that can be added similar to what I discussed above for Onlywire.

Other, but by any means not the only, WordPress plugins or widgets for social bookmarking are Social Bookmarks, WP PlugIM (the blue icon shown at the beginning of this post) and bumpzee.com

For a good basic understanding of what social bookmarking is all about and a good video guide to using Del.icio.us, a top bookmarking site go here: Social Bookmarking in Plain English

For an outstanding series of guides to another top social bookmarking site called StumbleUpon, check out thsi series at the Turnkey Business Blog

Be sure to share your favorite social bookmarking sites or WordPress plugins and widgets in the comments box below!

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Viral WordPress Blog Linking Technique

If you want to generate viral traffic to your WordPress blog, or any blog for that matter, and looking for an opportunity to build some incoming links to it then this is something that should interest you.

Check it out, Reciprocal Review Carousel is a different kind of Web 2.0 viral link building technique started by Alex over at HowtoSpoter.com. This is a great chance to get incoming links.

Follow the directions below and make sure you do it right. Check out how this started then come back here and see what has changed on the review list below and you will see how this works immediately.

— Copy and paste the Reciprocal Review Carousel and instructions below this line. —

Provide value to the blogging community by doing a review on a blog you personally like. Make sure the link to YOUR blog has the exact anchor text you want at the end of the review you write, this helps you boost your Google Rankings.

No more than 30 outbound links from any page to prevent penalties for link farming.

Viral effect of the link – as more bloggers participate, link to your blog with YOUR anchor text, coming from quality content post will spread.

Here is How to participate:

Copy the entire text between the specified lines.
Create a post on your site and put at least one opening paragraph in your own words explaining how you joined the Reciprocal Review Carousel.
Paste the text you copied into your post.
Remove the Bottom Review and At the Top add your own review with a link to a site reviewed, at least 2 sentences about the site and a note – Reviewed by: Your Anchor Text. Link your anchor text to your site. Here is an example:

WordPress Web 2.0 Guide is a blog providing very useful information on building your very own Web 2.0 portal based on WordPress. Detailed instructions and how to guides make it possible for anyone to create a sparkling and engaging blog and join the community of like-minded individuals. Reviewed by: WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-er

Sites Reviewed:

Gamy Rachel has done an outstanding job on the Make A Living Honestly blog in a very short time. I personally installed and setup that blog just a short time ago an it is rapidly growing to be a great resource for making a living online. the subject matter includes; affiliate marketing, blog reviews, free advertisement, home business, online business ideas as well as self improvement. Everything you need to succeed online. Keep an eye in this one! - Reviewed by Jeff Houdyschell at WordPressMax.com “WordPress Simplified For The Geek Impaired”

I have learned a lot from Jeff Houdyschell’s Work At Home Business Blog cos it’s written with many useful tips and easy to understanding information about Work At Home Plans and Online Business. You can also find tips on using Word Press Blog. Jeff Houdyschell also provides excellent before and after customer service for setting up WordPress blogs at a reasonable price at WordPress Installation Service . I have used his service and I highly recommend Jeff to any one who wants a blog installed on their own domain. Reviewed by Gamy Rachel

Team Schuman’s Make Money Blog provides an awesome amount valuable and useful information. His blog along with his main site not only offer great articles, guides and tips, they also offer amazing resources and services aimed at helping you succeed and make money online. I have personally used several of these services and would highly recommend them to any one needing help. Jeff Schuman is constantly updating his site to insure the most recent information possible to help you in your success. Reviewed By: William Hutchinson’s

Jeff Casmer’s 24HourWealth Blog is an excellent blog that ties in well with his top rated work at home directory. He works hard at helping people and his blog is updated reguarly with information that is timely to help you work from home and earn money. Reviewed by Jeff Schuman.

Suzanne Morrison Internet Home Business Ideas Blog is an excellent Blog. She can help you to make a full time income from the internet. She is part of the Plu-In-Profit Site team and her blog is frequently updates with Internet home business ideas, product reviews and suggestions for and promoting your website. Reviewed by Wolney H Filho.

Mal Keenan’s Internet Marketing Blog is a frequently updated blog on everything pertaining to the world of internet marketing and home business. He includes plenty of internet marketing tips and techniques in his blog and also reviews the latest internet marketing products. Unlike some marketers who recommend every product under the sun, Mal has a very honest approach to his reviews and only recommends products that have actually worked for him. Reviewed by Suzanne Morrison.

Carl Hendricks’ Home Based Business Blog has information about online home business,tips and ideas on blogging and the “how to” on doing home based business. Reviewed by Gamy Rachel

Jack Humphrey’s blog The Friday Traffic Report is just another in a long line of things I read when it is done by Jack. Of course his Power Linking and Authority Black Book are just two examples of the tremendous information he provides. He blogs now about Web 2.0 and social marketing and if you are looking for tips to get more traffic you should check it out and subscribe to his feed. Reviewed by Jeff Schuman.

Peter Lenkefi writes about Web 2.0 marketing strategies at Web2Center.com. He has some killer videos over there you should check out along with a ton of good information on blog marketing and various “new media” promotion tactics. Reviewed by: Link Building Maniac, Jack Humphrey, for the Friday Traffic Report

Andy-Coates.com is an original creator of Viralink concept and a blog publishing information on Magic, Personal development and blog development. I have found a wealth of information on getting your blog noticed and generating the traffic for free. Reviewed by: WordPress Web 2.0 Guide

FitForFreedom is well-established blog where you can find multitude of information on achieving financial freedom. Blog is run by Marco Righter and his writing style greatly adds to the value of information he provides. Reviewed by: Alex

Secure Your PC For Internet blog run by Colin and provides essential information everyone accessing internet should know. Identity theft is becoming more and more of an issue and by visiting his blog you can minimize the risk of being compromised. Reviewed by: Alex

VI-SU blog is all about WordPress, AdSense, SEO and Internet Marketing. Although mostly written in German I have found that using Google translate is worth the effort for his posts. Reviewed by: Alex

— copy and paste the Reciprocal Review Carousel and instructions above this line —

If you are going to keep this going be sure to take the bottom review off the list and add your blog review to the top. Take the links out of the “Reviewed by” in the top post but you can keep the reviewers name intact. Now get busy doing reviews and getting those links pointing back to your site!

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