My bounce rate is too high and what I’m doing about it

This blog has a terrible bounce rate. As I write this it’s 78.57%. That means that 4 out of 5 people who visit my blog read just one page before heading to another site. With that level of bounce it’s no wonder that I’m not converting web traffic to business inquiries. And for someone who [...]

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The Anatomy of a WordPress Theme. An infographic by Yoast.

I use WordPress every day. It’s what this site is made from. But how does it work? This infographic explains one part – themes. The theme I’m using is iBlog. There are literally thousands of others. And they’re definitely not all made equal. This infographic was originally posted at The Anatomy of a WordPress theme [...]

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How plugins can quickly create headaches

Edit: Since publishing I’ve discovered that AddToAny have pushed a release that sorts out the issue described here. That was quick. I’ve just been gifted a blog topic for the day. As I went to log into WordPress I got the following message: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by… This message usually [...]

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The morning after: Kalgarin in the early light.

Last night Rita and I attended a 21st on a farm in Kalgarin. This morning’s early light added softness and warmth to a beautiful but dry landscape. The photos were taken in an iPhone 3G and this post was uploaded using the WordPress iPhone app. Edit: After publishing from the iPhone app I re-arranged the [...]

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The WP-Table Reloaded Plugin – why I love it!

There is a lot to love about WordPress. It’s easy to use and make website maintenance a breeze. I use a number of WordPress plugins that give this site extended functionality. The latest is called WP-Table Reloaded. It makes inserting a table into a WordPress post or page as easy as 1-2-3. Here’s what the developer has [...]

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Blog writing made easy

Agents often complain they don’t have anything to blog about. Or they’re just too busy. Both are poor excuses. Here’s why. There’s any amount of interesting topics to write about. Dean Bradley writes about the latest Wembley property market stats. Michelle Aslander blogs about the effect of the NBN on rental prices in Victoria Park. [...]

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How to save your real estate blog from terminal boredom

If a funeral home can write a blog it should be a snap for a real estate agent. It seems, though, it’s not. Even with their “local knowledge” agents still find it hard to put pen to paper. Why? Quite simply they try to say too much. Do I write about the market? About interest [...]

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