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Newsletter- August 2010

Daryl Lozupone — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:56:16 +0000

In this issue Squeeze Pages inside WordPress Affiliate Program Change WordPress BootCamp Update Problems with WordPress 3.0 and Redirection Plugin Squeeze Pages right inside WordPress! As you probably know, the single most important thing to do with your online business is creating and building targeted email lists. Preferably, with a squeeze page. It is something that is [...]

How Do I use the WordPress 3.0 Menu Creator?

Daryl Lozupone — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:25:15 +0000

One of the end-user features new to WordPress 3.0 is the menu creator. This allows you to create custom menus for your blog, consisting of pages, post categories, and links. This is great news for WordPress users, because not only can you combine all these links into one navbar but you can sort them however [...]

How do I enable support for WordPress 3.0 Menus in Thesis?

Daryl Lozupone — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:53:29 +0000

One of the new features in WordPress 3.0 is the Menu generator. This lets you create menus containing categories, pages, and links all together. However, many themes have not yet released updates to enable this functionality. In this tutorial, I will show you how to enable your Thesis powered blog to take advantage of the [...]

WordPress 3.0!!!

Daryl Lozupone — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:13:27 +0000

WordPress 3.0 is out, and this is a major upgrade with some huge advancements. Just as soon as we have had a chance to check it out we will tell you the good, and if there is any bad or ugly. Here is a video that gives you the details (watch in HD if you [...]

.com and .net Pricing Increase

Daryl Lozupone — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:00:35 +0000

Earlier this year, VeriSign® Registry announced that they would be raising prices for select domain name extensions. The price increase will go in to effect on July 1st, 2010. As a result of this price increase, we are in the unfortunate position of having to pass this price increase down to our customers. This notice [...]

How do I Add a Feature Box to Thesis (Without using a Featured Category)?

Daryl Lozupone — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:47:57 +0000

There are many tutorials out there about adding a feature box to Thesis, but they all have one fatal flaw: they tell you to use a “Featured” category. This seems innocuous enough, but it causes unwanted results for my clients: they now have a category that shows up in widgets and other areas of the [...]

New Client Area!

Daryl Lozupone — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:00:00 +0000

We have redesigned the client area of our website to provide you with a more consistent experience here at RTC. Please check it out and leave a comment to let us know what you think! Share and Enjoy:

Google Updates Analytics to Support Asynchronous Tracking

Daryl Lozupone — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:52:17 +0000

Google has changed their Analytics tracking code to provide anysnchronous support. If that last sentence just flew right over your head, that is okay. Here is what it means for you, the end user: Faster tracking code load times for your web pages due to improved browser execution Enhanced data collection and accuracy Elimination of [...]

Newsletter- April 2010

Daryl Lozupone — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:47:28 +0000

What’s in this issue? Thesis 1.7 released Affiliate of the Month Tip of the Month Thesis 1.7 Released The folks over at DIY Themes released the latest version of their powerhouse WordPress theme Thesis. This release has some major updates: Improved SEO control New Thesis options manager Improved code efficiency to render your webpages faster [...]

How Do I Add the ShareThis Button to my Blogger blog?

Daryl Lozupone — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:56 +0000

A number of people have asked me about adding the ShareThis button to their Blogger blog. Blogger and ShareThis have teamed up to allow you do this, but it only shows up in the sidebar. However, most people want an individual button for each separate blog post. This video tutorial shows how to do just [...]