I hope you enjoy the plugins, let us know which ones you use and why…
#1 Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer Plugin
Why You Need It:
This is an amazing little plugin to get hold of; if you are an affiliate marketer you will want to read this one for sure. The Amazon Affiliate Link Localizer basically changes any Amazon link within your site to use your affiliate ID. So if you have any Amazon affiliate links on your site, but you aren’t getting as many sales as you had hoped for this may be just the plugin for you. Users are notorious for sticking to their native roots so a UK user may discard a link to a US page; this is for a number of reasons we won’t go into but as a quick example, many discard the links purely because of the postage and packaging costs as well as the delivery time. This plugin will see to it that your users get to the right place.
#2 Gravity Forms Plugin
Why You Need It:
Gravity Forms have come up with this fantastic little plugin which is great for perfecting your use of forms within your site. Forget all the boring and arduous coding and designing that usually surrounds the topic of form building; let Gravity Forms help you create clean and usable forms in minutes. It really is pretty simple; you decide what you want in the form, you decide what colour and design it should be and you’re good to go. It is a fast and easy way to create professional looking forms.
#3 Google XML Sitemaps Plugin
Why You Need It:
This is just great for those of you that don’t want to get your hands dirty with some additional coding. It basically allows you to create anxml sitemap which you can add to your blog. This is great because it helps with SEO allowing the search engines to index your site a lot easier. It is definitely a big time saver and is a worthy tool to incorporate on your site.
#4 Podcasting Plugin
Why You Need It:
If you enjoy recording audio files for your blog then this may be just plugin you have been searching for. Podcasting Plugin is great forbringing your audio files from the desktop to the website; it also has a fantastic player included so your visitors can hear you right on the page without having to redirect them to itunes or some other program. There’s zero friction as they stay on the website, which means lower bounce rates as well as great content for your site. Get this plugin if you want to make a noise on your site.
#5 W3 Total Cache Plugin
Why You Need It:
This is an essential add-on that you will definitely want to download if you want your site to run smoother and faster. W3 Total Cache greatly improves the performance of your website by caching everything from databases to pages, this makes your server run through your sites content and in turn loads them up to your readers browser faster than ever. This is a very well-known and well respected plugin; used by some of the best sites online.
#6 Studiopress Simple URL Plugin
Why You Need It:
If you use affiliate programs, or even if you just don’t like long and ugly url’s on your website; then this plugin is very much a golden nugget for you. Simple URL’s basically shortens those ghastly, long URL’s to a more manageable bite-size version. It also allows you to track each link individually; so you can see how many times it has been clicked, if you are into your statistics you will love this plugin.
#7 Shrimptest Plugin
Why You Need It:
Strange name, but this is a great plugin. Shrimptest is basically a plugin that allows you to A/B test your site. It helps you to decide upon such things as; design, layout and even the content within your site by testing alternative variations. This (as far as I am aware) is the only A/B testing plugin which was built within wordpress from the ground up, so you know it is reliable and compatible right off the bat.
#8 All In One SEO Pack Plugin
Why You Need It:
Another great SEO plugin used by many of the top bloggers online. The All in One SEO Pack is a tool which allows you to create effective SEO for your site automatically (you do have to do a little work though). It is a very well built and in depth service which provides you with some great ways to tap into your SEO which may have been hidden to you before. This will save you some time; as well as helping you to perform better user searches. Another great alternative is the WordPress SEO plugin from Yoast; currently in Beta testing mode this is certainly one to watch out for, Yoast is highly regarded in the SEO world so I’m sure this plugin will be great.
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