Managing The Edge » technology http://managingtheedge.com Internet Business Podcast - Small Biz Tech & Online Marketing Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:34:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2009 abrudtkuhl@gmail.com (Andy Brudtkuhl and Doug Mitchell) abrudtkuhl@gmail.com (Andy Brudtkuhl and Doug Mitchell) Internet Business 1440 http://managingtheedge.s3.amazonaws.com/Images/ManagingTheEdge144x144.png Managing The Edge http://managingtheedge.com 144 144 http://feeds.feedburner.com/ManagingTheEdge Web Strategies to Become More Findable and Engaging on the Web internet business, web strategy, findability, internet marketing Andy Brudtkuhl and Doug Mitchell Andy Brudtkuhl and Doug Mitchell abrudtkuhl@gmail.com no no Zane Safrit on Managing The Edge Today http://managingtheedge.com/blog/zane-safrit-on-managing-the-edge-today http://managingtheedge.com/blog/zane-safrit-on-managing-the-edge-today#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:38:40 +0000 Andy Brudtkuhl http://managingtheedge.com/?p=325

We’ll be talking to Zane Safrit – author, blogger, and podcaster and Mario Van Dijk – Director of the Fairfield Entrepreneur Association and the COO for Genetic ID.

Our topic for today’s show will be Word Of Mouth Marketing and the technology that drives it – and anything else Zane wants to talk about!

Please tune in today Friday, August 14 at 1:00PM CST at http://ManagingTheEdge.com/live

If you have any questions for Zane or Mario please let us know using #mte hashtag on Twitter or call us at 206-666-2779 and leave us a voicemail with your question. Or – just leave us a comment here and we’ll try to get to all of them on the air!

This show will be available on the website and in iTunes on the following Monday.

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What are the best, most essential WordPress plugins for your business website? Well we asked that question to our community and chime in as well for our 21st episode of Managing The Edge. Here is the list of 25 awesome WordPress plugins. If you want to know why we chose them and what they do – you’ll have to tune into the audio or video :-)

25 Awesome WordPress Plugins For Business

  1. WordPress DB Backup
  2. Google Analytics
  3. Google Analytics Dashboard
  4. All In One SEO
  5. Google XML Sitemap
  6. WP-SpamFree
  7. WP-GreetBox
  8. SubscribeRemind
  9. Disqus
  10. JS-Kit
  11. TweetMeme ReTweet Plugin
  12. Backtype Retweet Plugin
  13. Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
  14. Contact Form 7
  15. Organize Series
  16. GigPress
  17. SMS Text Message
  18. Ad-Minister
  19. Redirection
  20. Lifestream
  21. Page Link Manager
  22. Alkivia Community Builder
  23. Enforce WWW
  24. FeedBurner Feedsmith
  25. ShareThis

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Special thanks to @aaronwebb, @sergioalvarado, @edash, @tjmapes, @danielshipton, and @nathantwright for chiming in with their essential WordPress plugins.

What are your favorite WordPress plugins and why?

Let us know in the comments or call in at 206-666-2779 and leave us a voicemail!

]]> http://managingtheedge.com/episodes/essential-wordpress-plugins-episode-21/feed 8 0:59:11 In the 21st episode of Managing The Edge we share 25 WordPress plugins that Doug, Andy, and the #mte community think are essential! Tune in to find out what they are and how to use them! In the 21st episode of Managing The Edge we share 25 WordPress plugins that Doug, Andy, and the #mte community think are essential! Tune in to find out what they are and how to use them! Episodes Andy Brudtkuhl and Doug Mitchell no no Web Strategy Planning – Episode 005 http://managingtheedge.com/episodes/web-strategy-planning-episode-005 http://managingtheedge.com/episodes/web-strategy-planning-episode-005#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:30:52 +0000 Andy Brudtkuhl http://managingtheedge.com/?p=41

In the fifth episode of our internet business podcast we talk about the many facets of planning an effective web strategy.

We discuss technology, building community, content creation and strategy, internet marketing, and web analytics – and how they all relate to each other.

Special thanks to strangedesign for chiming in on the live broadcast

As always – if you haven’t subscribed to the podcast in iTunes, click here!

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]]> http://managingtheedge.com/episodes/web-strategy-planning-episode-005/feed 1 0:39:09 Web Strategy Planning is essential for any business. In this episode we cover technology, building community, content creation and strategy, internet marketing, and web analytics. Web Strategy Planning is essential for any business. In this episode we cover technology, building community, content creation and strategy, internet marketing, and web analytics. Episodes Andy Brudtkuhl and Doug Mitchell no no Building a Solid Technology Foundation – Episode 002 http://managingtheedge.com/episodes/building-a-solid-technology-foundation-episode-002 http://managingtheedge.com/episodes/building-a-solid-technology-foundation-episode-002#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:30:49 +0000 Andy Brudtkuhl http://managingtheedge.com/?p=21

In our second episode of Managing The Edge we discuss initial steps of building a solid technology foundation. We talk about hosting as an early, critical decision when starting your website. Another critical decision is the platform on which the website will be run. We provide real world experience and blueprints for building a great technology foundation for your website.

If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to it in iTunes. If you don’t like the show, be sure to subscribe to it in iTunes :-)

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]]> http://managingtheedge.com/episodes/building-a-solid-technology-foundation-episode-002/feed 8 0:31:14 In our second episode of Managing The Edge we discuss initial steps of building a solid technology foundation. We talk about hosting as an early, critical decision when starting your website. Another critical decision is the platform on which the we[...] In our second episode of Managing The Edge we discuss initial steps of building a solid technology foundation. We talk about hosting as an early, critical decision when starting your website. Another critical decision is the platform on which the website will be run. We provide real world experience and blueprints for building a great technology foundation for your website. If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to it in iTunes. If you don’t like the show, be sure to subscribe to it in iTunes Show Links Hosting – GoDaddy, Dreamhost, MediaTemple, Mosso (recommended) Platforms – Proprietary/Custom, Drupal, Joomla, WordPress (recommended) Recommended Plugins – All-In-One SEO, Google Sitemaps, Google Analytics *Mosso Specials*: Use referral code REF-GANB to get $100 off your second month of hosting for Managing The Edge listeners Follow Us Subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes, RSS Follow Andy on Twitter and FriendFeed Follow Doug on Twitter and FriendFeed Managing the Edge is an internet business podcast brought to you by Andy Brudtkuhl, Chief Web Guru and web strategist at 48Web; and Doug Mitchell, Chief Deliverer of Results at CreateWowMedia. The podcast is recorded at Impromptu Studio in Des Moines, IA. Episodes Andy Brudtkuhl and Doug Mitchell no no