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ContentRobot couldn’t wait to dive into our copy of WordPress for Business Bloggers by Paul Thewlis (published by Packt Publishing). While we have our own methodology, we were quite interested in his approach and the advice he has for the business blogger blogger-to-be.

Thewlis chose to navigate the reader through a sample case study, which involved installing and configuring WordPress (version 2.6 as of press time), plugins, and widgets. He also touched upon design, content, promotion, analytics, and monetization, which drove home that blogging isn’t something to jump into lightly.

It offered a great overview of all that goes into successful blogging. [...]

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Let the shopping begin! ContentRobot offers these blogging books to give and to receive.

How To Use a Blog to Build Your Business: Blogging and Your Online and Offline Business (Paperback) by Quick Easy Guides

Blogging (Paperback) by Jill Walker Rettberg (Author)

Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging by The editors of the Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington (Foreword by)

Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read by Scott McNulty

Our pals at FutureNow announced the availability of their newest book: Always Be Testing: The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer.

If you want more leads, sales, and profits from your website, then you need to test, test, test. Google Website Optimizer is all about testing, and this book shows you how to use that free tool to discover what is best for your site and your bottom line. Recognized online marketing guru Bryan Eisenberg and his chief scientist John Quarto-vonTivadar explain how to test and get more of your visitors to take the actions you want them to take: contact you, [...]

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ContentRobot likes these blogging books, which were published between January to June 2008. We think they are essential for your summer reading.

Secret Power of Blogging : How to Promote and Market Your Business, Organization, or Cause with Free Blogs by Bruce C. Brown

How to Make Money with Your Blog : The Ultimate Reference Guide for Building, Optimizing, and Monetizing Your Blog by Duane Forrester, Gavin Powell

ContentRobot is pleased to offer our first ebook, which is an excerpt of our collaboration on  The Secret Power of Blogging.

You’ll see:

• Karen’s foreword of the book
• ContentRobot case studies featuring our clients (BazaarVoice, Beneath the Cover / Push the Key, Bite of the Best, GrokDotCom, New School Selling, Shop.org, and Team Timex)
• Outsourcing Versus In-House Blog Development (including design, technical, and marketing issues)
• Benefits of working with a blog development company
• Finding a reputable blogging vendor

We hope you enjoy the ebook - your’s free for the taking! Click here for your copy.