John Cow dot COM: Mooonetize and Optimize with Wordpress Plugins
Hafiz Dhanani
· 1 year ago
Hey Nick,
You've listed some good plugins here for a new blogger. While it has some merit, I'm still not convinced of the value of listing commonly know plugins. The formatting of the post is awful. There's a tiny column running down the page listing all the plugins. Perhaps it's just my browser. If not :???:
Also, there are some typos. I believe you meant Akimet Spam Blocker not BLOGER. This leads me to believe that the post was not proofread.
While this is certainly not a personal attack on you Nick (I really enjoyed your last post), it raises some questions about the quality of posts being published on John Cow dot Com. As I mentioned in a previous comment, I understand that the Cow is away, but I still think there is a better solution.
What are your thoughts?
P.S. I not a mean guy, I just want to see one of my favorite blogs me successful!
Hafiz Dhanani
· 1 year ago
*Askimet
bocah
· 1 year ago
hmmm....thank you, your information :mrgreen:
Joost de Valk
· 1 year ago
It's good to see people using my rss footer plugin in so many creative ways :) Thanks for the link!
BizGiftGuru
· 1 year ago
Akismet :-)
Nick
· 1 year ago
@Hafiz: You're absolutely right, I did mean blocker. While I do proofread my posts a minimum of 3 times, I am human and sometimes things do get by my "filter". I'll see what I can do to fix that right away. Now, per the "skinny column" thing, I'm not sure what that's all about. That may be a problem somewhere else because it looks fine on my end. All the best, Nick
Ben
· 1 year ago
You don't have to flame! (Though the tiny column is quite annoying.) Everyone knows what he meant by Akismet, let sleeping dogs...sleep.
Fat Kid Unleashed
· 1 year ago
I will testify that the AIO SEO plugin is the most valuable plugin ever created. Although, I would hate to moderate hundreds of spam comments a day, so Akismet is at a very close second.
Great list, Nick and congrats on another guest post! :smile:
Nick
· 1 year ago
@Hafiz: Unfortunately I am unable to change the spelling after a post has been published. I hope that this type-o hasn't changed the worth of my post. This brings up an interesting question: Do small typeo's really impact the meaning of a post?
@Fat Kid Unleased: Thanks! I'll check out AIO SEO and glad you liked the post.
Turn One Pound into One Millio
· 1 year ago
I have tried the donate button and had just one donation. Better than nothing and much apprecaited!
Simon
· 1 year ago
@ Nick - I took the liberty of fixing the "skinny column" for you (since I have admin access). It's really my fault anyway, since the banner image that caused the problem was down to my plugin. :oops:
Back on topic: there is one plugin that I want to draw to people's attention, that works amazingly well in combination with Askimet. It's such a simple plugin, you might normally overlook it. The TanTan spam filter is like a pre-filter, and stops the really obvious spam ever getting to Askimet:
I installed it on my own blog when I started getting large amounts of spam, and now moderation is so much easier, because I hardly have any Askmiet entries to look through. I've asked the Askimet guys to add in a pre-filter to their plugin, but doubt they will.
As for monetising, can I be a little bit selfish and mention OIOpublisher? Both the free and paid versions seem to be worthwhile for those who use them. :grin:
Thank for the mention of Triggit. I am glad its working well for you.
Zach
Nick
· 1 year ago
@Simon, Thanks for fixing the skinny column thing. As for OIOpublisher, is that the plugin that does the inline ads for this site?
Hafiz Dhanani
· 1 year ago
@ Nick : I think a typo sometimes impacts the meaning of a post. If I'm reading a guest post, I might be turned off that the author makes a typo. Although it's not that big a deal, it might leave a bad first impression. However, if I'm reading a blog that I am familiar with spelling mistakes don't matter to me at all. I read blogs that provide me with meaningful content, and one small typo won't really affect that.
I decided to submit a guest post myself and I've fair amount of work into it. Hopefully it gets published!
AndrewPavelski
· 1 year ago
Nice plugin list Nick. I've found All-In-One SEO to be very helpful. I'm going to give the Viper Vid plugin a shot... sounds like it will make adding vids pretty easy.
KuaKurta Marketing
· 1 year ago
Great list. I have most on my wordpress blog. And I got to say that most of them on your list is a must have. I made myself a top 15. Akismet is the most important one imo. Great post!
Start Blogging
· 1 year ago
Great post! I definitely need the Amazon plugins.
Neil Duckett
· 1 year ago
@Hafiz - Worthwhile proofing your own comments if you're going to go down that path ... "I not a mean guy, I just want to see one of my favorite blogs me successful!"
Hafiz Dhanani
· 1 year ago
@ Neil Duckett - Perhaps, but I wrote that comment with emotion and I was intent on submitting it. Making a typo in a comment isn't a big deal compared to a post. Besides, the path I was going down wasn't really about the typo. My main point was that I didn't feel that a list of commonly know plugins would benefit readers.
Mike Huang
· 1 year ago
Interesting post, I'll keep this in mind.
-Mike
Simon
· 1 year ago
@ Nick - No problem, and yes, OIOpublisher does the inline ads (and all the other advertising display) for this blog.
Free articles & site promo
· 1 year ago
Really interested. Pluggins will do great. Thank u
Boston Bachelor
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the list, some good WP plugins I missed. Cheers.
Boston Bachelor
Syed
· 1 year ago
Already installed most of the plugins, you've listed and more. I was just wondering whether the "Save to del.icio.us • Stumble It! (1 Reviews) • Submit To Propeller • Digg This! • Share on Facebook" is a plugin or has it manually been written. I wanted to add a similar thing on my blog but have no idea.
Learn SEO
· 1 year ago
As for monetizing WP plugins, I would suggest also WPAds (I am not the author, but the plugin really rocks). What the function is it creates zones on which you can place ads, and then rotates them. It works just great for adsense, banner or any other type of ads (i am actually using it for different purposes).
A nice compilation tho ;)
gasmoney
· 1 year ago
good list John and it seems every month theres a whole new list.
David Chew
· 1 year ago
Earn money through all this sounds interesting. :smile:
Mr. Javo
· 1 year ago
Nice plugins collection, thanks for sharing
InfectedByBugs
· 1 year ago
I to use some of these plugs and the All In One SEO Pack is probablly the best set of SEO options you will ever see. If only vb had so many seo options :)
web design
· 1 year ago
We use most of the plugins mentioned, the feedburner one is pretty cool.
Fish Farming
· 1 year ago
How about Adsense Ready WP Themes? I've used it on one bog, and its CTR upto 30%, but 20% on average.
Michele
· 8 months ago
:twisted: Thanks for the tips and descriptions. Great info for a newbie like myself.
All Comments
You've listed some good plugins here for a new blogger. While it has some merit, I'm still not convinced of the value of listing commonly know plugins. The formatting of the post is awful. There's a tiny column running down the page listing all the plugins. Perhaps it's just my browser. If not :???:
Also, there are some typos. I believe you meant Akimet Spam Blocker not BLOGER. This leads me to believe that the post was not proofread.
While this is certainly not a personal attack on you Nick (I really enjoyed your last post), it raises some questions about the quality of posts being published on John Cow dot Com. As I mentioned in a previous comment, I understand that the Cow is away, but I still think there is a better solution.
What are your thoughts?
P.S. I not a mean guy, I just want to see one of my favorite blogs me successful!
While I do proofread my posts a minimum of 3 times, I am human and sometimes things do get by my "filter". I'll see what I can do to fix that right away. Now, per the "skinny column" thing, I'm not sure what that's all about. That may be a problem somewhere else because it looks fine on my end.
All the best,
Nick
Great list, Nick and congrats on another guest post! :smile:
@Fat Kid Unleased: Thanks! I'll check out AIO SEO and glad you liked the post.
Back on topic: there is one plugin that I want to draw to people's attention, that works amazingly well in combination with Askimet. It's such a simple plugin, you might normally overlook it. The TanTan spam filter is like a pre-filter, and stops the really obvious spam ever getting to Askimet:
http://www.simonemery.co.uk/202/fighting-spam-t...
I installed it on my own blog when I started getting large amounts of spam, and now moderation is so much easier, because I hardly have any Askmiet entries to look through. I've asked the Askimet guys to add in a pre-filter to their plugin, but doubt they will.
As for monetising, can I be a little bit selfish and mention OIOpublisher? Both the free and paid versions seem to be worthwhile for those who use them. :grin:
http://www.planetlowyat.com/blog/introduce-shyl...
http://www.satishsays.com/2008/01/17/10-wordpre...
Zach
Thanks for fixing the skinny column thing. As for OIOpublisher, is that the plugin that does the inline ads for this site?
I decided to submit a guest post myself and I've fair amount of work into it. Hopefully it gets published!
Great post!
-Mike
Boston Bachelor
A nice compilation tho ;)