1. Sexy bookmarks – you can see this in action on achocolatecoveredtodolist.com at the end of a post it says Share the love with the social media icons. This is very important as it helps spread the word and promote your site free.
Download: http://sexybookmarks.shareaholic.com/
Install instructions: http://sexybookmarks.shareaholic.com/documentation/usage-installation

2. Twitter Tools – used to tweet your new posts to twitter.
Download: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-tools/
Install instructions: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-tools/installation/

3. Google XML Sitemaps – This will create a sitemap which is used for when google or any other search engine visits your site – this makes it easy and seo friendly for the search engines to index your site properly. *important*
Download: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/
Install instructions: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/installation/

4. Easy Privacy Policy – This is important for many reason – most importantly for use with adsense its required and for most advertisers.
Download: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-privacy-policy/
Install instructions: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-privacy-policy/installation/

5. Search engine optimization – an art and not something to be taken lightly – seo is the best free way to get targeted traffic to your site. I offer additional services for seo you’ll need to contact me to discuss pricing and options. I would recommend signing up for my newsletter which will feature excellent tips and tricks for your website. Sign up at ifreewebdesign.com – sign up on right.

6. FeedBurner – This will add an Rss feed to your site people can start subscribing to your sites feed.
Signup: http://www.Feedburner.com
Install instructions: http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/step-by-step-guide-to-setup-feedburner-for-wordpress/

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