WordCamp Phoenix — Conversion Optimization for Your WordPress Blog

by on January 29, 2011
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Apologies in advance, this post has nothing to do with Phoenix real estate. Nor is it really a random musing, but I said I’d post it, so here it is! This morning I had the opportunity to speak at WordCamp Phoenix, a ridiculously well organized multi-track conference about WordPress (the software this blog is running on). The topic was “Conversion Optimization for Your WordPress Blog”. … [Read more...]

500,000 Spam Comments on the Blog

by on January 23, 2011
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Sometime this week, we should hit the half-million mark in spam comments left here on Phoenix Real Estate Guy. Yeah 500,000 spam comments in just under six years. Ridiculous, isn’t it? Granted most of these get caught in the spam filter (I use Akismet. At various times I’ve tried adding in WP-SpamFree and/or Bad Behavior with mixed results). But no filter is perfect, and the spammer … [Read more...]

The Best of Phoenix Real Estate Guy 2010. And Looking Ahead to 2011.

by on January 3, 2011
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Hard to believe another year (and decade) is behind us. As we head into 2011, here is a little look back at our little spot on the interwebs, Phoenix Real Estate Guy. I’d always rather look ahead than backwards, but sometimes it’s fun and interesting to wrap things up before we venture off into the future… In 2010 we had just over 704,000 unique visitors to the site, an increase of 11% from … [Read more...]

And now for something completely different. A little redesign

by on December 13, 2010
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Long-time readers will know that this blog often undergoes changes in design and layout. Now is such a time. Why? Three (main) reasons, in no particular order: 1) I like to play around with new stuff. Enter the PlatformPro framework from PageLines (affiliate link). It’s a “Drag & Drop theme framework” for WordPress. Lacking in raw programming/coding skills, the easier a piece of … [Read more...]

Now Up: Real Estate Blog Pro. A new blogventure!

by on August 15, 2010
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Look Ma, another new blog! Introducing RealEstateBlogPro.com – the latest blogventure of yours truly. Why? Or more accurately to quote my wife, “Why the heck do you need another blog?” How about, “Why not?” Actually, believe it or not I honestly put some thought into starting this thing. Thought! Can you believe it? Here’s my justification. It works in my mind, and maybe … [Read more...]

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