\nI know – you\u2019re asking: \u201cWhat\u2019s a vacation?\u201d<\/em> But if you\u2019re given the opportunity to take one, and you\u2019ve become used to (or even addicted to) posting in your company blog marketing<\/a>, no need to worry about your absence. You can publish in the future!Write a post and schedule it
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<\/a>by changing the Publish date. Click the \u2018Edit\u2019 link just above the big Publish button, beside \u2018Publish Immediately,\u2019 and you can enter any date and time you like. Your post will be published to the blog on your chosen date. If you write a few posts ahead of time and publish them every couple of days while you\u2019re away, your blog readers might not even know you were gone.<\/li>\n\nNo one likes spam, but WordPress has features and plugins that help keep comment spam to a minimum, and also minimize your time dealing with it. First, set up WordPress so that comments are moderated under Settings > Discussion. WordPress will notify you with an email when a comment arrives and give you the option to quickly post it, delete it, or relegate it to the spam folder.<\/p>\n
Then, use Akismet to greatly reduce incoming spam; it\u2019s a plugin I consider essential on all WordPress sites. You\u2019ll need to get a free API key from http:\/\/akismet.com\/get\/<\/a> to use it. When a new comment comes to your site it will be submitted to the Akismet web service, which runs hundreds of tests on the comment. Items identified as spam are kept for 15 days then deleted (but aren\u2019t published on your website).<\/p>\n If that\u2019s not enough protection, you can also use the plugin Bad Behavior (http:\/\/www.bad-behavior.ioerror.us\/<\/a>), which plays nicely with Akismet. Bad Behavior doesn\u2019t look at the comment itself, but at the IP address and other information from the commenter. If it\u2019s coming from a known spammer, the comment is blocked.<\/li>\n ———-<\/p>\n WordPress is my content management system (CMS) of choice for many reasons \u2013 the features described here are typical of all the good things WordPress can do for your SMB.<\/p>\n – Debbie<\/em><\/p>\n
\nProvide them with easy ways to share that interesting piece you wrote last week \u2013 use one of the many social media plugins that add icons linking to an ever-growing number of social networking sites to your posts and pages (or your sidebar). If a reader likes your post, he or she can click on the social network of their choice and post a link to your article. Free advertising for you with no additional effort \u2013 other than writing in the blog, of course.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n