Here it is in all it’s horrifying code glory – I just pulled this from a post that a client did as a cut-and-paste from Word without using the Paste from Word button in WordPress.
RE VA’s Take Note of this WordPress Plugin
February 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
For all my REVA sisters out there, a great plugin for your clients WordPress powered websites.
Roger Theriault has created a plugin called “Great Real Estate” to enable your WP site to display current listings and allow you easy access to the info thru the WP admin interface.
From WordPress.org:
The property information and listing templates allow for consistent display of the property listings across the site. Authors do not need to format the content, they simply enter it into a form.
Widgets and custom page templates permit display of only available homes, only sold homes, a random “featured” home, and a detailed property page for a listing.
Though this is not a plug-and-play plugin (ie. it does require some other plugins to make it fully functional) once installed by your favourite WordPress Diva, you can easily upload pictures and listing info, and you can manage the settings to show recent listings, recently sold listing, or random featured properties.
Write When the Mood Strikes You, Publish Any Time!
February 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
One of my fave features for WordPress is the ability to choose your publication date.
Cost Cutting Measure #4: Use WordPress for your Website
February 15, 2009 2 Comments
In the realm of website design, there are few things more obvious than the HUGE range of pricing for creating a website. Ranging anywhere from $250 at the low end to more than $20 000 at the high end, static or traditional sites can be a pain in the wallet for the average SOHO biz owner.
Yet for only a minimal investment, you can have the website of your dreams up and running fast by using WordPress as your CMS platform.
Bigger Isn’t Always Better!
January 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
In both gas sucking vehicles, and Virtual Assistant businesses, bigger does NOT always equal better.
The client with whom I parted ways over communications & work styles (I wanted to do the work, she wanted to change project parameters 1000 times per project) is now apparently working with a VA team.
Do you need an autoresponder?
January 3, 2009 3 Comments
I’m currently testing out a new autoresponder feature using a paid WordPress plugin. Since I no longer use an ezine to communicate, preferring instead to blog, use an RSS feed and Twitter, I found that paying $20 per month for nothing was not such a good idea.
So I canceled my AR account and went on the hunt for a plugin to use with WordPress.
The one I’ve chosen to try is called [GWA] AutoresponderPro by Code4Cookies. Though they do offer a free plugin, I wanted the paid version for the convenience of having unsubscribes processed automatically, as they usually are with the paid AR services. So the one time $22 fee was a much better alternative to the $20/month fee 
Installation was as simple as with most plugins – upload via FTP and activate from within WordPress.
This tool offers you the ability to have multiple lists, import leads from other services, add leads manually and easily configure your list sign up boxes to be simply added to your blog via the widgets menu.
Naming the lists was a bit of a pain, since you click on the Create List button and new lists are given the name Default_xx – you have to go into the widgets menu and click on the corresponding widget – named Autoresponder #1…etc and then edit the name within the widget itself. No big deal, just a small annoyance 
A basic understanding of HTML is needed to edit the signup code for each autoresponder, but placement is simply a matter of cut and of the code to add to posts or pages, and via the widget menu for sidebars/footers and other widgetized areas.
As I move along, I will keep you updated on how this plugin is working out for me