A year ago, Karin Haworth and Dreeick VanDyke released : WP Optins , a plugin that improves the visitor’s optin experience and makes it easier for the webmaster to build the opt-in page. Back then, they described it as “The World’s Easiest Squeeze Page Builder.” But now the easiest just got better. They have added new features, including: * Instant Graphical Headlines (no Photoshop needed) * Point-N-Click Graphics (buttons, bullets, arrows) * Custom Logo, Header and Footer Graphics They aren’t releasing it officially until January 22, but they have a special... [...]

Pinterest excels at sharing visual content. And that’s a good thing since “a picture’s worth a thousand words.” Suppose your Amazon affiliate site could look as good as Pinterest, but instead of cute pet pictures, it showed pictures of Amazon products, so that when people clicked, they bought from your affiliate link. That’s what Jaka Pradana’s new PinBoardZon theme does. It has many benefits for your sites: ► Supports 7 Amazon stores, Amazon.com plus 6 country stores ► Supports iPad and i{Phone mobile users ► Automatically updates the price when Amazon... [...]

There’s never been an easier way to place video on your WordPress site. Install Video Commander, and you get a button that lets you add a video to a post or page. You can host your videos on YouTube, at no cost, or host on S3, your website, or any other site and link to it with Video Commander. You can customize your player’s look and feel. as well as:: • Video location: Simply copy the video link and you’re ready to go. • Video & button settings: Choose the video size you want in one click, or specify your own custom size. • Autoplay: Want the video to start as soon as... [...]

HubSpot has released the ‘Blog Editorial Calendar’ template. The HubSpot team says, “Blogging is critical for attracting visitors and leads to your website. When you’re generating topic ideas, targeting your content, and optimizing for search, your blogging should never be slowed down due to a lack of organization or preparation. That’s where this free Excel template can assist. This blog editorial template is designed to keep you on track as you develop awesome content that your prospects, customers and readers will love. Use this template to: Keep your content... [...]

Dan Nickerson & Mark Widawer have launched the ‘ACME  Plugin Bundle’ for WordPress. Dan and Mark’s WordPress plugin pack includes the following plugins: Related ads plugin Selected RSS plugin ACME Inspirator plugin Webmaster tools plugin Bounce rate plugin PluginBot. Each plugin comes with a 3 Site Personal Use License, with the exception of PluginBot and BounceRate which are unlimited personal use. Dan & Mark say, “This insanely low priced offer for SIX of our Most Popular Traffic, Conversion and Ranking WordPress Plugins, could be closed down at ANY TIME and... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “10 Social Media Tips for Bloggers”. Liz Borod Wright says, “When it comes to building an audience and driving traffic, bloggers are turning to social media with record results. Instead of relying on organic search or (gasp) IRL friends, successful bloggers know they have to develop a following on key social networks as a way to promote their brands and ultimately get more clicks”. 10 Social Media Tips for Bloggers Mashable.com  [...]

George Katsoudas just released the “Cloak Track Pro” WP plugin to cloak and track your links Your blog or other WordPress site can be your sales engine using this plugin. You can choose a word or phrase that has sales potential and tell the plugin where you want it to link whenever it appears. The plugin automatically converts the plain text to live links. The potential is mind-stretching. You can create links in your blog text to your products or affiliate products, to charities or to sports teams–whatever you want. Because you make the link just once, inside the plugin, you... [...]

We all know testing is at the heart of improving marketing results, but it’s not easy to manually test all the variables that affect results. Raj Bapna’s new split testing plugin makes it a snap to test your blog , and it’s on sale now as a Warrior Special Offer. But not for long. Raj says he is shutting it down in less than 24 hours. So don’t wait. Get the whole story on the AB Test plugin  here.  [...]

Yaro Starak has announced that the ‘Blog Mastermind’ program is closing in 24 hours. Starak says, “It has been a fun ride, but it’s time to close the doors on Blog Mastermind. I hope you enjoyed all the great stuff  I’ve sent you this week. I have nothing more to say other than you have 24 hours (or less) to join my program. The 50% discount still applies if you sign-up here:http://www.blogmastermind.com/coaching/ Once September ends, Blog Mastermind is closed – for good. Don’t miss it out, and I really do mean that!”. Yaro Starak’s ‘Blog... [...]

The latest ‘Entrepreneurs-Journey’ blog post is titled “The Top 7 Social Engagement Plugins To Drive Free Traffic To Your Blog”. Ken says, “The very survival of any blog lies in the hands of its readership. No readership, no blog; I am sure we can all agree on that. There are numerous ways you can cultivate an active community around your blog that goes way beyond simple traffic generation. After all, who wants the kind of traffic that comes and leaves to never come back, right?”. The Top 7 Social Engagement Plugins To Drive Free Traffic To Your Blog Yaro Starak’s... [...]