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The anatomy of a WordPress theme

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If you're going to use WordPress to build your webstie  yourself, then I recommend that you at least delve  behind the scenes so that you know what you're dealing with. This graphic  explains things, in plain English,  These days there are lots  WordPress themes that have theme frameworks that let you by-pass some of … [Read more...]

Top three basic WordPress plugins you should install right away

Now that you have a good idea how plugins work, here are the top three basic plugins you should install right away -- no matter what your blog subject, niche topic or type may be! 1.  Akismet What it is:  Akismet gets rid of comment spam.  It doesn't delete for you, but it does hold it in a safe queue until you have time to check the queue and … [Read more...]

Top 7 tips for Good WordPress Website Design

What’s the difference between a successful website and one that struggles? Often it’s in the details, the design of your website. Here are seven tips to help you build a successful and well designed website.   Know your audience – It’s important to know who your visitors are going to be. What type of information will they be looking … [Read more...]

Creating Your Website Goals

Before you create your website there is one thing that will make the difference between success and struggle… …goals.  What are your website goals? What do you want your website to accomplish? Here are some potential goals to consider: Share news about a topic Sell a product/products Sell a service Journal … [Read more...]

Top 5 Ways to Optimise Your Website for Google

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Top 5 Ways to Optimise Your Website for Google The battle to stay on top of search engine result pages requires a website owner to continually improve page content. Although Bing and Yahoo use HTML tag structures, Google optimization is trickier. The search engine giant separates the affiliate pages and ad sites from domains that provide unique, … [Read more...]

Why DIY Site Builders Don’t Work?

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Well, they actually can work ... if working meant that you spend virtually no money and waste a lot of hours and end up with a website you would be embarrassed to send people to. These DIY-site builders are great for accomplishing that goal - you ovsay, "I have a website!" But for attracting clients, a DIY site builder, alone, won't … [Read more...]

18 Reasons I Recommend WordPress to My Clients

Reason Why I recommend WordPress to my clients 1. It’s free. There’s nothing to buy, no subscriptions, no editing software needed. 2. Ready to use, right off the net. All you need is a web host. 3. Infinitely customizable. You can download a selection of free themes—and apply them yourself, instantly. Or, you can purchase premium … [Read more...]

WordPress – Make your Website or Blog Fontilicious

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WordPress Fonts Your WordPress theme comes with standard fonts,  I’ve used a font called Shark Random Funnyness  in my blog header. If you want to use different fonts in your WordPress website or blog, there are a few ways to do it. You can change fonts within your stylesheet of your WordPress theme, but if you don’t to mess about  in … [Read more...]