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Turn Your WordPress Website into an iPhone App

Brian — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:24:40 +0000

I only write about a few online services that are really impressive. This is quite an amazing service. If you like to control every little thing you can when creating a website or coding a program this may not be … Continue reading →

WordPress Plugin for Ads in Email

Brian — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:56:39 +0000

If you have your WordPress site setup to send out emails you can monetize them now. Andy Bailey, the creator of ComLUV (CommentLuv) has also created a new WordPress plugin to add messages to the bottom of every message sent. … Continue reading →

Entrepreneur from Idea to Success

Brian — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:23:57 +0000

CommentLuv is a comment tool for your website to help grow your audience and more. I have written about it many time as I am a big fan and use it myself. The creator is Andy Bailey. He has created … Continue reading →

Comment Love Plugin Video

Brian — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:58:38 +0000

Using the Comment Luv plugin helps increase comments on your site. When a comment is left a link is added along with the comment to the commentors last blog post. Therefore the commentor is encouraged to leave comments on others … Continue reading →

BIG Blogging Contest

Brian — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:09:49 +0000

Last year we talked about the Blog Contest organized by the ComLUV Network. This year it is better than ever. The organizers are the ComLUV Network, FamousBloggers, iBlogZone, and MyBlogGuest for the contest. There are many sponsors that have donated … Continue reading →

Increase Your Blog Traffic and Engagement with CommentLuv

Brian — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:56:23 +0000

I have been using the ComLuv plugin for WordPress on my site and love it, no pun intended. You may think at first glance that it is a comment plugin to replace another plugin you already use but that is not the case. CommentLuv, as it is called, does not displace your current commenting system. It merely enhances it.

What is CommentLuv and How Does it Work? First you install the plugin on your own blog, see below. Then you become a member, registration is free, and include your blog in their system. Become a member here. Now when you leave a comment on a blog that also has CommentLuv enabled you will obtain a link back to your website. Typically when you leave a comment on someones website you either cannot leave a link back to your site or the link is tied to your user name. You more than likely would like a return link so others will find your blog as well. Enter CommentLuv.

WordPress Comment System Intense Debate

Brian — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:50:34 +0000

Blog Post Comments I have long searched for a commenting system for my site. There are a couple popular commenting systems that I will not mention by name but have been around for a while. None of them seem to fit what I was looking for. Then I came across a system by intense debate. Not only does it have a nice clean, neat interface on the blog itself, but the feature list is quite impressive. The creators seem to have thought about the needs of the users of the system as well as the administrator. It was very simple to install and basically set itself up. As a disclaimer I need to say I do not know anyone at this company nor did they ask me to try their product, I merely ran across it and gave it a try. I seem to have a disease when it comes to new plug-ins for WordPress or new software. Ever since the days of downloading shareware via modem and a BBS trying everything under the sun, installing so much that I constantly had to reinstall my operating system, I have no problem trying something new. Comment Syncing One of the first things to note, as a feature, is that your comments are uploaded into their system. However, not to worry, as there is always a sync between their system and yours in case you ever want to deinstall. That of course was the first hurdle I had to come over because I was not sure if I was going to keep it. By merely installing the sync feature they calmed my fears and I gave it a try. Brilliant customer acquisition feature on their part. Comment Threading I personally enjoy the comments and the dialogue around each post. However sometimes when you have 10, 20 or 100 comments it becomes difficult to follow the conversation. This is probably due to the fact that there are actually many conversations within the comments. While people reply to others comments, some people choose to post new questions or comments. This system allows for comment threading so that you or others can reply to one particular comment. Instead of the reply being added to the bottom of the list it is indented along with the comment it replied to. User Profiles Here is something I did not think about, and that is the relationship between the various commenters on your site. Most of those who maintain a blog think of themselves as the one individual that everyone is having a conversation with. A one to many relationship. However intense debate has implemented commenter profiles so the readers can learn about one another. Therefore you have a many to many relationship as readers can learn about each other and comment to each other. While users have always been able to comment to each other, this allows them to know more about one another. Login No one, myself included, wants to create a new ID or account at every blog they read and comment on. There is the ability for you to login via Facebook, Twitter, or open ID. Now your users can login and comment on your site with an ID they actually created elsewhere and do not have to create a unique one for your site. This helps because now everyone has an instant profile and the comments among users becomes more likely. Admin Features There are many administrative features, if you are the site owner, to make your life much easier. One that I think is excellent is the reply-by-email. Therefore you can respond to and moderate comments via email without having to log into the site. There are many other administrative features, take a look at what they have the offer and try out the system by posting comments to this post if you like. Conclusion There are many reasons to give the system a try, I suggest you take a look at intense debate and what they have to offer. I am very glad to consider my search for a worthy commenting system to be done. Whenever you use a service or a product that you do not think is just right, it is always in the back of your mind, however I am glad to put this one to bed.

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Update Twitter with your Blog Posts Automatically

Brian — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:13:46 +0000

If you are using WordPress and looking to make your life easier, here is a plugin I just started using. Twitter Updater automatically updates your twitter account by creating a tweet with your message and a link to your most recent post. Continue reading →

WordPress Forums Plugin

Brian — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:57:24 +0000

If you are looking for a simple to install, easy to use, forum for wordpress. Here is one called simplepress, great forum. Continue reading →

Useful Link to Me Textbox WordPress Plugin

Brian — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:29:39 +0000

The page for the Link Me Textbox has a link to download it and instructions to install it. At the bottom of this article you can see it in action, the box with code to easily link to the article. Continue reading →