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Wordpress

How To Blog On WordPress – Blogging Questions

June 13, 2010

As part of my How To Blog On WordPress series, I want answer some of the most common WordPress Questions I get from newbies.
Should I use WordPress or Blogger?
Both are different formats. Blogger makes a very easy to use format. It great for personal blogs. But when it comes to making money online I [...]

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Best WordPress Plugins – Going For The Extras

June 12, 2010

Now that we have covered the best essential WordPress plugins, lets look at some extra plugins and why you want to include them. These plugins enhance how you blog on wordpress.
CommentLuv -Interaction with readers is one of the biggest advantages of having a blog over a static site. Comments are an essential part of your [...]

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Spam Spam and More Spam – Akismet To The Rescue

June 11, 2010

If you have a blog you have comment spam. The really good news it that WordPress is built to cut down on comment spam. Now the Akismet Plugin comes installed on WordPress. You only need to activate it.
1. Simply go to the side panel of your dashboard and click on the plug icon. Go to [...]

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Configuring All In One SEO WordPress Plugin

June 10, 2010

Using the “All In One SEO” plugin takes some detailed configuring. As with anything else I like to keep it very simple.
First and most importantly, when I am setting up a new blog I do not want the search engine spiders to crawl my site until I am ready to go on line. This gives [...]

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WordPress Plugin Essentials – Must Have WordPress Plugins

June 9, 2010

I am sure every WordPress blogger has a list of plugins that they love. Lets start with those WordPress Plugins that are essential to running your blog.
These are the behind the scenes plugins that help you run and get the most out of each and every blog post.

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Finding Your WordPress Plugins

June 9, 2010

I am sure every WordPress blogger has a list of plugins that they love. But lets start with how to go about finding those WordPress plugins that are suggested.
Finding Your WordPress Plugins
Finding and adding plugins is an easy task. When ever I want to find some thing I do a Google search. For [...]

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How To Blog On WordPress Is Like Building A House

June 8, 2010

Understanding and using WordPress themes and plugins are basic for knowing how to blog on WordPress. You can compare building a WordPress blog to building a house.

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WordPress Database Backup – How To Blog On WordPress

June 2, 2010

While learning how to blog on WordPress I have learned he importance of backing up my blog. This point was driven home recently.
Imagine working on your blog and all of your posts and pages just disappear. Poof! Gone! Vanished! When this happened, I immediately emailed my friend and webmaster, Jake Spurlock. Help! Then I cried [...]

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How to Choose Your WordPress Themes

May 13, 2010

WordPress Themes as an over all subject can get pretty deep fast. Keeping the Newbie in mind I am going to make it as simple as possible for you to get started.
The WordPress blogging format provides the meat and bones of your blog. A WordPress theme gives you the look and function you want.
What to [...]

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Home Page Layout | Make Your Site SEO and Visitor Friendly

May 1, 2010

Your home page layout can make a big difference in who comes to your blog and sticks around to read it.
There are two parts to designing your layout. First is to make it SEO friendly….yes I did put SEO first. You will need to get visitors to your site before you can [...]

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