on Sep 20th, 2008Powerful WordPress Plugs
Being an avid WordPress user means I try my darnedest to get as much traffic as I can (as is, I get junk traffic). I’ve used a slew of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) plugs that really have given me more of an edge.
However, I still have the hardest time getting anyone to really read what I post - and it really can get frustrating!
Having a Xanga (Hello!) and MySpace (Hi to you too) I tried to do "My page was updated" posts - but really that got hard to keep up with and I don’t think anyone really read those anyway. I tried to find ways to get my posts on my other social sites efficiently and readily.
I ran across two plugs that really have helped me here.
Xanga Cross Post - this was one that I needed desperately. I have met some good people on my Xanga and didn’t want to loose them, so when I got to this plug I was really excited. Basically what it does is take a post (such as this) and when I publish to my personal site here at www.taddmencer.com it also posts to my Xanga site - which means that people on my Xanga site can see what I post. When people want to comment, they click a link that will allow them to comment on my WordPress site rather than the Xanga site. It’s a really great plug that helps people see more of my content.
MySpace Crossposter - is similar to the Xanga one, except this one you post to … well, MySpace. The other option you have is to either post the entire article or just post something that says "Tadd posted a new article here (link), go check it out" which is .. ok. Could be better. But it does the job and keeps people on MySpace aware of the fact that I have something new.
Wordbook - this is SUPPOSE to do something similar to the other two cross posters for Facebook - but I’ve yet to see it work. So I can’t say if it’s worth your time working with. You’re better off getting a Facebook app that parses your RSS feed to your Facebook site.
So in theory, these should help drive traffic (somewhat) to your web site. No, the real question becomes: does it really help? I’ve had these on my WordPress/personal site for about a week and honestly I’ve not noticed any draw to the site. In fact, my traffic seems to have dropped. But I don’t know if that’s just a coincidence or if there is something related. We shall see.
What do you think? Would these help? Could they hurt? Why?
