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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is the third post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. With more than 500 million blogs worldwide, many nonprofits may think that the world does not need another blog, but that’s simply not the case.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.

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Google+ and Nonprofits: No Worries If You Have Not Yet Been Invited!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I don’t have an invite either, but I have been following the beta launch and what the tech blogs are saying about it. So again, that Google is being upfront about deleting such profiles (and avoiding a spam free-for-all in the process) is smart and a clear indicator that your nonprofit is not yet missing the early adoption phase.

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Useful Hacks, Tricks & Tips for WordPress Users: Part 2

Byte Technology

To show the total number of comments install the Simple Blog Stats plugin and, upon activation, add [ sbs _ apoproved ] shortcode to any post or page. One of the main problems with having a comments section on your WordPress site is that, as older posts mellow on your page, they sometimes start to attract a rash of spam comments.

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The Fast Lane: More Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

And that slowness can mean a lot to a popular blogger trying to retain a loyal readership or, more critically, to someone running an e-commerce site where dollar and cents are vital to staying in business. The post The Fast Lane: More Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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Don’t you hate it when your database goes poof?

Judi Sohn

More troubling, the title of the blog was changed to a funky spam link. When we looked in phpMyAdmin, 6 years of blog content was gone. We figure the spam title was because the default WordPress install that replaced my database was an older version which immediately fell victim to known security exploits. Just do it.

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Getting on The List

NetWits

Spam email from a stranger. Comment on a blog post you wrote three days ago. New post by your favorite blogger, delivered via RSS. Three or four recommendations from trusted colleagues, each with the same link. A trending topic on Twitter. The latest on Reddit. Phone call from your mom. Latest volley in a flame war.

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