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December 28, 2011 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 6 Comments

WordPress 3.3: What’s New for Chiropractors

WordPress 3.3 I’m a HUGE fan of WordPress.

Always have been and probably always will be.

This blog, Next Generation Chiropractor, as well as the majority of websites I build for Chiropractic Blog Designs’ customers, runs on a self-hosted version of WordPress built within the amazing Genesis Framework.

If you’re not sure if a self-hosted website is the correct decision for your business, then checkout this wonderful Infographic that explains the difference between a Self-Hosted vs. a free WordPress-hosted website.

If your current website runs on WordPress, make sure you or your webmaster update to the most current version. Not only will this protect your site but will also give you access to their latest goodies.

What goodies am I talking about?

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July 7, 2011 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 4 Comments

How to Upgrade Your Chiropractic Blog to WordPress 3.2

Over Independence Day, Matt Mullenweg and his devoted WordPress Team released a major update to the extremely popular WordPress platform, version 3.2.

In today’s post, I’d like to walk you through three important steps you’ll need to take to make sure your upgrade goes smoothly.

But first, let’s get a little background on WordPress 3.2. According to Matt, WordPress has dedicated this release to noted composer and pianist George Gershwin.

Here’s what Mr. Mullenweg had to say about it …
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June 22, 2011 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 7 Comments

How to Add the Facebook Like Button to Your Chiropractic Blog

In my last post, I introduced 6 Facebook strategies every chiropractor should know. The fifth strategy on the list was having an Engagement Strategy.

Even though engagement is an essential part, I don’t want you to think that it should only happen on Facebook. It should also happen on Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube, and your chiropractic blog.

Why your blog?

Because your blog should be the center of all your online marketing endeavors. By leveraging the power of social media you’ll not only be able to drive prospects back to your blog but also be able capture their email addresses for future communication and marketing.
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June 8, 2011 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 6 Comments

6 WordPress Plugins That I Recommend for Chiropractic Blogs

Plugin From time to time, I’m asked what WordPress plugins I use on Next Generation Chiropractor. Instead of walking through my entire list, I typically recommend a handful that I feel will enhance and benefit one’s blog.

Now if your current website isn’t built in WordPress, then I recommend you read What’s a Blog?, Why Blog?, and Self-hosted vs. Free blogs. They’ll help you understand why a blog wins hands down each and every time.

But, if you’re already using WordPress, here are six WordPress plugins that I recommend using with your chiropractic blog.
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February 21, 2011 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 13 Comments

Goodbye Thesis, Hello Headway!

Since its inception, Next Generation Chiropractor has always been built within Chris Pearson’s very solid premium WordPress framework, better know to all as Thesis. For this blog, it’s stood the test of time, my amateur hacks, and one well-received redesign without a glitch.

And for over two years, I’ve recommended it to those that are looking for one of the best WordPress themes available on the market today.

Matter of fact, if you’re into CSS and PHP, knock yourself out because you’ll need them with Thesis to truly design a killer blog.

But, if you’re tired of coding, hacking PHP, and are ready to get on with design, then you need to seriously look at Headway.
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October 27, 2010 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 11 Comments

How To Explode Your Chiropractic Mailing List

Are you looking for an easy way to capture names and email addresses from people that visit your chiropractic blog or website?

If so, you need to pay attention to today’s post because I’m featuring a piece of software that’ll absolutely explode your chiropractic mailing list! And, the cool thing about it, outside of building your email list fast, is it works on any type of website no matter how it was built.

In other words, you don’t have to have a WordPress site to get it to work. With their newest update, it’ll run on Joomla, Drupal, or even a static HTML site right out of the box.

What am I referring to?
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October 8, 2010 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 6 Comments

How to Categorize and Tag Your Chiropractic Blog Post

In my last post I explained that over the next few weeks I’ve decided to concentrate on writing very basic “how to” blog posts associated with the art of blogging and inbound marketing. Today, I’d like to continue where I left off by covering another basic but equally important topic — How to Categorize and Tag Your Chiropractic Blog Post.

But, before I walk you through the steps, let’s look at a few definitions that explain what categories and tags are in association with blogging.

June 12, 2010 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 2 Comments

How to Insert an Image into Your Chiropractic Blog Post

As more chiropractors embrace WordPress to market their chiropractic practices, some of the questions I receive are elementary. But, as the old saying goes, no question is a dumb question because everyone starts at different levels.

With that said, today’s screencast covers a question that I receive on a continual basis from blogging newbies. And, to be quite honest, it’s a great question when you’re not familiar with the WordPress dashboard.
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May 1, 2010 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara 4 Comments

How to Install Google Analytics within Your Chiropractic WordPress Blog

If you’re new to blogging and want to get started tracking statistics on your chiropractic blog, then one of the first things you need to do is install an analytics footer script within your WordPress software.

There are different analytic scripts available but the most widely used is Google Analytics.

According to Wikipedia, Google Analytics is a free service offered by Google that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website.

Its main highlight is that the product is aimed at marketers as opposed to webmasters and technologists from which the industry of web analytics originally grew. It is the most widely used website statistics service, currently in use at around 57% of the 10,000 most popular websites.
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April 24, 2010 By Dr. Patrick MacNamara