I moved a WordPress blog to a new server and a new address this week. It was one of those jobs that I dreaded doing but didn't turn out to be too complicated. And I've not lost any traffic! Why was I moving a WordPress site to a new domain? A few months back I created a site about WordPress, … [Read more...]
Creating WordPress Business Websites That Work
WordPress is the best CMS (Content Management System) for business websites. There are many successful business websites that use WordPress, for example Ford, The Wall Street Journal and Sony. WordPress is usually chosen to power a company's website because it creates websites that are … [Read more...]
Migrating from WordPress.com to WordPress.org
There comes a time when you have to fly the nest. Leave the safe but structured environment of your WordPress.com site for the freedom and responsibility of owning your very own self-hosted WordPress.org site. What is the difference between a WordPress.com site and a WordPress.org site? Having … [Read more...]
Make a Membership Site with WishList and WordPress
One of the easiest ways to sell content online is with a membership site using WordPress as a CMS with WishList Member as the membership plugin. A membership site is where visitors have to register or pay to access information in a password protected area. Paid for content has long been a … [Read more...]
How to Customize your WordPress Website
WordPress is constantly being upgraded, improved and securitized. You should change the functionality with plugins and the look with the theme so, whenever WordPress gets updated, the functionality and look of your site will remain whilst the engine that powers it gets an upgrade. The number one … [Read more...]
Multilingual Website with WordPress
The internet is a big space but the world is even bigger. Although English is the most widely used language on the internet at the moment, in less than 5 years it will be Chinese. We read in our native language, search in our native language and join social groups who use our native language. Also, … [Read more...]
How to Write for the Web
You have a web presence. You have a product or a service to sell. You need to create awesome web pages that will elicit a response... You need to know how to write for the internet. It's a devilishly difficult skill to master. I've been doing it for five years and still consider myself a novice. … [Read more...]
Using Featured Images in WordPress
The thumbnail featured images on this blog, both on the home page and in the footer, are automatically created by the Streamline theme on the Genesis framework (affiliate links). But these featured images can be coded into any theme and I tell you how to do this here. Featured Images in … [Read more...]
15 essential tasks to complete after installing WordPress
WordPress is a blog publishing platform that can be used to run many different types of website. Every time I install WordPress I run through the same geeky routine to ensure that it is well-functioning and easily discovered. So, aside from the theme (the way the website looks) and the content … [Read more...]
How to publicize your blog posts
The job isn't over when a blogger publishes a blog post. Indeed, for some it has only just begun. Many bloggers will try to maximize the exposure for each post through submitting the post to various social media sites. I will be talking about social media a lot but before that there are also a … [Read more...]
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