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What’s Involved in Setting Up a New Product Offer?
I had a call with a client today and her question was one that I’ve discussed with many clients “What is involved in setting up a new product using my WordPress website and 1ShoppingCart?” Here is the rough outline of the elements involved: Product Landing Page – Add a new page to your site. This…
Thursday Tidbits of Love: WordPress Resources
Here are some my fave supercool experts on WordPress & related topics ♥ ♥ ♥ WordPress.org – Home of the wonderful goodness that is WordPress, check out their site for documentation, tutorials and best practices. Remarkablogger – Blogging expert extraordinaire (plus, he’s funny on Twitter). Chuck Reynolds – Super techie WordPress expert and SEO ninja….
Thursday Tidbits of Love: WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com?!?
The WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com question comes up occasionally and some people still think the two are interchangeable. They’re not! And the differences are significant. So, here’s the skinny: WordPress.org offers free, open-source software for use on a self-hosted website. Each WordPress installation includes a blog. You can customize site structure and design, limited only by…
WordPress How-to Guide: Installing a WordPress Plugin
Here’s just a snippet of goodness and helpful information from my Do-It-Yourself Website Guide on Building, Managing and Maintaining Your WordPress Website. Adding a Plugin Log into your WP site and on the left, click on “Plugins > Add New” To search existing plugins on WordPress.org, enter a search term in the “Search for plugins…
Thursday Tidbits of Love: Upgrade Your WordPress Software Today!
WordPress 3.1.3 security update is now available!!! Updating your WP software when these security updates come out is a very important security measure. It’s one of the easiest ways to prevent your site from being compromised. Here are two ways to upgrade your WP software: Default upgrade method: When you log into your WP site…
Basic WordPress Website Security
Here’s the scoop on setting up basic security measures for your WordPress website. There are a variety of plugins that can be installed to improve security on your site. Although WordPress has good security in place from the start, there are a few additional things you can do to prevent the most frequent kinds of…
Basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Steps for WordPress Websites
Basic SEO for WordPress WebsitesMany of my clients come to me having left SEO planning out of their content creation process. Tsk tsk! Here is a basic breakdown of what I recommend to them re: basic SEO for WordPress Websites.
Why I Love the Headway Theme for WordPress!
I’ve been working with the Headway Theme for WordPress for a couple of years now and I can honestly say that I lovelovelove it! I love it so much that I gradually stopped using other WordPress themes and now use the Headway Theme exclusively. In the past, I used a variety of WordPress themes, some…
WordPress Basics #5: Can I Learn to Update My Own WordPress Website?
WordPress TrainingYes, with some basic training, almost anybody who is even mildly comfortable navigating the web can learn to update their self-hosted WordPress website.
