When You Want to Learn WordPress
WordPress is the website building tool of choice for many business owners these days. It’s a great option. No software needed on your computer, great functionality and flexibility – and you can update your site content from any computer, netbook or smart phone. It’s no wonder that it’s become so popular. You’ve probably heard that WordPress is incredibly user friendly – and it is! ...
Read MoreInstalling WordPress Part 3: Uploading WordPress Files
Now that we know how to choose the right website host for our new WordPress blog, upload files via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and have a database ready to go, all we have left to do is install the WordPress script and complete the set up process. The WordPress blogging script files should already be downloaded and unzipped to your computer. Now you just need to open your FTP client and browse...
Read MoreInstalling WordPress Part 2: Setting Up a Database
When installing WordPress you will need to have access to at least one database through your website host. The database holds the meat of the WordPress blog. When doing research on a website host, be sure they provide at least one database so that you can install WordPress on your website. Setting Up a Database When signing up with a website host they will provide you with information to log...
Read MoreWhere should I host my blog?
Optimally, you would have a business blog on its own domain on a separate server so that when you blog and link to your business projects they would count for maximum search engine optimization value. (There is evidence that Google gives higher value to a link from a website on a different server than a link from another site on the same server.) If incoming links aren’t of great importance...
Read MoreWhat Blogging Platform Should I Use?
There are several blog scripts available for use, including: Blogger – Free to use, can have a blog on their site (blogspot.com) or publish the content to your own hosting account. WordPress – Free to use, can have a blog on their site (wordpress.com) or grab the open source script (wordpress.org.) for use on your own hosting account. Typepad – Paid service (typepad.com) There are...
Read MoreWhat Makes a Blog Different From a Regular Website?
Assuming that a ‘regular website’ is referring to a static HTML site, it is the database driven content that really sets it apart. There are many websites that have been built using a similar script/database (known as a Content Management System or CMS) and these sites have a lot in common with the blog since a blog script is essentially a CMS. The lines between blogs and other types of...
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