Archive | October, 2009

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Four Tools for Image Posting on Your Blog

A picture, they say, speaks a thousand words- and although I do want to stress the importance of written content on your blog (especially for search engine optimization purposes), adding images to your blog posts is always a good idea. Here are some tools to help you do that, and do it well: Freebie Images by Crestock From one of the best stock photography sites out there comes this Wordpress plug-in aptly named “Freebie Images”. Basically, what it does is allow you to use any of the free stock photos in their library.

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Blog Tool in Focus: bit.ly

Because long URLs can be unsightly and can “break” in emails, producing errors and “not found” messages, there will always be a need for URL shorteners. For a long time, the only URL shortener I ever used was TinyURL , which was simple to use and did the job. Then, of course, I discovered bit.ly – and haven’t looked back