Here Comes Easier Editing & Video Embedding…

2010 is shaping up to become the year of media and video online.  Not only is Google moving forward with its new WAVE technology (email me if you’d like an invite to the BETA test version), but WordPress 2.9 is officially out today with enhanced image editing, and easier video embedding features.

Below is a short overview video showing off the new features — I used the simple new Video embedding method to add it.

SPECIAL Upgrade Deal – Complete Upgrade, Monitoring & Analtyics Install

I’ve been installing and enjoying the new version — great for content editing — so I wanted to offer a SPECIAL WordPress Upgrade & Service PAK deal for the holiday release.  Our normal 3-month Upgrade & Service PAK costs $239 — that’s only $79 a month.
Special for readers of this newsletter, and blog post… just $199 (click to pay now with any major credit card — limited time… good through 1/25/2010).

You get a complete upgrade of both WordPress plus all your currently installed plugins.  PLUS… we install and configure five essential plugins, including a Virus scanner, System Health monitor, Disk usage monitor, backup program, and an actionable analytics visitor review with recommendations to increase conversions.    To read more about how our Analytics report will help you — see article, Using Google Analytics for Profitable Results.  At the end of the three months we provide a live chat walk through of your site to make sure you know how to automatically do upgrades in the future, and for optimization recommendations to gather more prospects, leads and customers at your sites.  It’s a great PAK, and we do it for three months for two reasons:

• Usually there are 1-3 “bug fix” and “security patch” upgrades that follow a major update
• That should be all you need for a year or more!  Note that WordPress 2.9 makes both updating the core program and plugins a snap you can do yourself.

To see how much power we add to your WordPress CMS & Business Blog… click the small screenshot at above right to enlarge it.

WordPress 2.9 Feature Overview:

By Scott Frangos, Managing Partner — WebFadds.com

Looking for ways to develop your business? Here’s an overview with tips on ways to reach and develop contacts with your clients and prospects, and ways to use new WordPress 2.6 features to create dynamic, compelling content for your CMS websites and business blogs.

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WordPress 2.6 Helps you Get ‘Er Done…

WordPress 2.6 was released yesterday, so let’s take a look at a some ways this new version can help you get ‘er done.  I’ve included a short video overview, and highlights of some key features with tips on how they can help you develop successful content. Most of you know that our Dynamic, automated website solutions are built on the WordPress platform as a Content Management solution, and we can help you upgrade to this new version.

• Use Post Revisions to facilitate writing and editing with your content team.  Scroll down beneath your writing window to “Post Revisions” (bottom), to review your staff content writer’s work:
  

  Post revisions show up in WordPress 2.6 at bottom of editing area showing time and username of writers.

• Use Post Revisions to help you hone your writing skills. In Journalism school, writers develop skills by considering different “leads” (opening paragraphs) for their articles.  Leads are what hook your visitors and convince them to read your content.  They’re important.  Finish your first draft, then choose a different way to lead off your post (examples include a question lead, a quote lead, or a summary lead — I’ll write more about this in my series on CopyWriting here).  Compare your two drafts side-by-side, and choose the one you think will most interest your readers and grab their attention:
  

  Above, you can compare revisions side by side to gauge which will create a more compelling "lead" (click to enlarge).

• Use the new “caption” feature, as I’ve done above, to easily create captions underneath images for clarity, and also to automatically boost SEO since captions are automatically used in “Alt” tags in WordPress 2.6.

Watch the video for a quick overview of WordPress 2.6 Features: