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5 Ways To Build Strong Content

“If you build it, they will come”… but only if there’s something to look at once they arrive You’ve constructed (or had someone else construct) a great website or blog, and built in all the requisites to make it stand out among the millions of other sites that compete for readers’ attention. But before you […]
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Play Safe When Selecting Free WordPress Themes

Are you happy with how your blog looks or it could use a bit of refreshment? Maybe you’ve read about the responsive design and the ten main ingredients to a great blog [design] , and now you want change your WordPress theme with another that better suits…
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You Want To Use WordPress For Your Website? Here Are Some Good Tips

If you plan to use WordPress for your site, you should only do so if you plan to have a responsive design. People access websites from all types of devices, and you want to make sure that any person who wants to view your site will be able to without…
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6 Simple Security Measures for Your WordPress Blog

Security online is important for everyone, not just for WordPress bloggers. We all need to be very responsible and keep our sensitive data from getting in the wrong hands. Internet security is sometimes difficult and obtuse topic, particularly if you…
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7 WordPress Plugins to Reduce Your Bounce Rates

Bounce rate is the percentage of people, visitors who left your blog without visiting any other page. In most cases, particularly for bloggers, high bounce rates are not good, as they mean their content is not attractive or relevant, that they are not…
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Building a Website? Optimize It with Effective Techniques

In the past few years whole world of digital marketing has dramatically changed, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) just came out as an effective tool to market your brand or product. Search Engine Optimization is a simple way to enhance your business…
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Hungry for more Originals

Desirable villains and delicious bad boys has The Originals fans hungry for more… New Orleans is home to a cast of the most desirable villains in television. With vampires, werewolves and witches running the city, it leaves us wondering if there is any room for the humans.     This show has taken the network by storm […]
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Is Vietnam your cup of Bia Hoi?

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The Minefield of Amsterdam

Mark Bloom writes another great anti-travel tale for Gypsy Girl, this one about the differences between Daytime Amsterdam and Nighttime Amsterdam. Watch your step in the Red Light District, as that's not gum on the sidewalk
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The Not So Amazing Spider-Man 2

Michele Kunz is left disappointed by the CGI effects in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. As anyone who follows me knows, I am a huge fan of anything Sci-fi/ Action or Fantasy related. Whether movie, television or literary work, this is my favorite type of entertainment! So why do I say “Not So Amazing” about The […]
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