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Building a website is for your nonprofit is not as hard as some people make it seem. As we’ve said before, we recommend using a self-hosted WordPress.org installation over one hosted at WordPress.com because you can take advantage of thousands of...
A couple of months ago, we reported on the launch of Google's +1 button for Google search engine results and AdWords ads. While Google had only hinted that a +1 button would become available for websites, the day has finally come.
How is your Blog Doing? 19 Must Have Tools that will let you know.
People who manage nonprofit organizations understand just how difficult it can be to make ends meet – especially in a tough economy where fewer people are donating. When every dime goes to spreading your green message, it can be difficult to find a...
Last week JD Lasica attended a WordPress East Bay meetup in Oakland led by Podcast Asylum trainer Sallie Goetsch (at left in picture above). He's been an avid user of, and proponent of, WordPress since he began using the open source platform for all...
One issue that keeps coming up over and over again is how to measure the ROI of blogs. Charlene Li has written about this in the past and have been stewing over how to go beyond the intangible “blogging is good for your business” exhortations to...

Organization

Technorati was founded to help bloggers succeed by collecting, highlighting, and distributing the global online conversation. Founded as the first blog search engine, Technorati has expanded to a full service media company providing services to the...
TypePad blogs make it simple for you to share your interests and get noticed. Easily design and customize your own blog, and use our SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SMO (Social Media Optimization) tools to promote your blog and attract an...
Blogger is a web-based tool that helps you publish to the web instantly - whenever the urge strikes. Blogger is the leading tool in the rapidly growing area of web publishing known as weblogs, or "blogs." Blogger gives you a way to automate (and...
The team at Wordpress wanted to bring the WordPress experience to a larger audience. So they created WordPress.com, a hosted version of the open source package where you can start a blog in seconds without any technical knowledge. They’re a bit of...

Video

Are you looking to maximize your social media exposure on your blog? Then be sure to watch this edition of Social Media Examiner TV with your host Mari Smith.
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