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Friday Link Wrapup – Writing, Post Titles, Top Free WordPress Plugins

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This week’s WordPress and web marketing links.

First, reviews of a group of tools designed to improve your writing: Grammarly, Jetpack, Ginger and Hemingway. If you’re prone to bad grammar or are horrible at spelling (you know who you are!) these tools can help.

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Another writing tool – studies show that a compelling title can really boost engagement with your blog posts. Try Title Generator to create a list of possible titles based on your topic.

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From iThemes here’s a summer cleanup checklist for your WordPress site. You love to clean things, right?

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And finally, here’s a review of the top 25 free WordPress plugins – and reasons why they’re so very popular. My favorites from this list:

  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • Wordfence Security
  • WP Super Cache (if you must)
  • WooCommerce
  • TinyMCE Advanced

Friday Link Wrapup – Products, Multisite, Search, Menus

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This week’s WordPress and web marketing links.

If you’re a dedicated blogger, it might be time to consider putting together a product to sell on your blog, like an ebook. Is that a daunting idea? Do you just not have the time or resources to consider it? If you think you’d like to give it a go, check out this podcast on finding time to create your blog’s first product.

If you have (or are considering, or have inherited) a WordPress Multisite, here’s a great resource on all things MU from WPMUDEV.

Having trouble getting pages on your WordPress site indexed in Google search results? This article includes 15 tips on getting indexed that should help; it includes both technical and content-based fixes and suggestions.

Finally, here’s a super-simple guide on creating complex menus in the WordPress menu editor.

Friday Link Wrapup – Marketing, Blogging, Performance

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This week’s WordPress and web marketing links.

This article from WPMU DEV is all about inbound marketing, and how to turn your WordPress site into an inbound marketing machine.

If you didn’t see this one earlier this week, this is well worth a read. How much should you really be blogging to get more traffic to your site? You may be surprised – and a bit intimidated – by the answer.

Do you have (or are you thinking about starting) a membership website? If so, here 10 types of content to consider adding to your membership site to engage and provide value for your visitors. Mix it up and experiment to see what types of content get the most interest and interaction.

Finally, a performance post – learn what it takes to get your WordPress site loading in under 2 seconds. It can be done, but it can be difficult too. Hint: a good host is a great place to start!