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    Higher commissions in June

    Did you know that you can earn money by telling others about my book, Sites that Soar?
    During June 2009, I’m experimenting with higher commissions.  You can earn 60% ($10.20) every time someone buys a copy of Sites that Soar using your unique affiliate link.
    As long as sales improve, I’ll extend that 60% commission for future [...]

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  • Sample privacy policy
  • Adding Your Privacy Policy
  • WordPress 2.8 – no worries!
  • Higher commissions in June
  • Theme variation 1 – ready!
  • New tools for affiliates
  • Old theme, new stylesheet

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    WordPress 2.8 – no worries!

    WordPress 2.8 offers several improvements, a few changes, and nothing that needs to worry you.  From what I've seen at ...

    Theme variation 1 – ready!

    My first free variation is ready! Branford Magazine theme is a free WordPress theme. It was created by Michael Oeser ...

    Old theme, new stylesheet

    This website uses an old (2.0) version of Branford Magazine.  I like it better than the newer versions.  (You can ...

    Affiliates earn money!

    The affiliate program is a success!  You can earn cash -- affiliate commissions -- by telling your friends about Sites ...

    Book news

    What’s new in the new book

    On Tuesday, February 10th, I completed a new edition of Sites that Soar!
    In it, I use screenshots from WordPress 2.7 and I include tips for the newer version of Branford Magazine.  (The biggest change for webmasters is the use of full URLs for images.)
    My new book is the same price as the previous edition [...]

    New favorites

    My favorite plugins

    Plugins change steadily.  Some keep up with WordPress changes, and some don’t.  These are my favorites when I’m using Branford Magazine.  All of them work with WordPress 2.7.
    1. Reveal IDs for WP Admin
    If you’re using Branford Magazine, you must know your Category ID numbers.  You can see them in your browser when you run your [...]

    Design secrets

    Adding Your Privacy Policy

    Recent changes at Google AdSense mean that your website must have a privacy policy, if you’re monetizing your website with AdSense ads.
    In general, it’s good to have a privacy policy, anyway.  Here’s the easiest way to add one to your Branford Magazine website.
    1. Visit SERPrank.com to auto-generate your privacy policy.  It’s easy… check the appropriate [...]

    Writing tips

    Easy Amazon links

    When you’re adding Amazon.com links to your posts, here’s a tip if you’re not using a WordPress plugin to add those links:
    Use Eli’s Amazon Link Generator.  [Link]
    When I use the book search part of the form, it never works for me.  That might be my browser, or the phrases I’ve searched on.
    However… the rest of [...]