WordPress For Beginners

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:07:11 +0000

WordPress for Beginners, Part 1…

What WordPress is and what to use it for. Hard to believe that someone like me had to come up with an explanation after all of these years of WordPress being around, but here ya go.

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:06:16 +0000

WordPress For Beginners, Part 2

Now that you have much better understanding of what WordPress is, it’s time to write your first “post” – or article – and share it with the world. This short video will hold your hand through the entire process, so relax, take a deep breath and channel the person that your dog thinks you are!

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:05:58 +0000

WordPress For Beginners, Part 3

While there are a few very good reasons to always add a photo to your posts – which I detail in my “weekly tips” – the most obvious reason is that it gives your readers a lot more visual interest than just a bunch of text. In this next video, I’ll take you through the process so that you really get it. Got it?

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:04:31 +0000

WordPress For Beginners, Part 4

Adding videos to your posts isn’t rocket-science, because “YouTube” employs most of the rocket-scientists and it’s their job to make sharing videos from their site easy. Adding videos to your posts is a snap, if you know just a few simple ground rules and how to properly use what YouTube gives you to work with. This next video tutorial will have you adding your funny and witty and beautiful face to your posts for the entire world to see.

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:03:02 +0000

WordPress For Beginners, Part 5

As you learned in Part 4, adding a YouTube video to your posts is a piece of cake, especially when you have someone as brilliant as me showing you how to do it. That’s why it took me like three days to figure it out the first time. What if the “canned” video sizes that YouTube offers don’t work for you? What if you want to make your own custom size? It’s pretty easy to do if you just follow my top-secret master plan. Note: this video will self-destruct within 5 seconds after watching it, so please pay attention.

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:02:41 +0000

Re-sizing Your Editing / Writing Window
Have you ever wondered why – when you’re writing a new article – that you can only see a few lines of it in your editor? You can’t see much, and it’s tough to see where your graphics are. Here’s a quick 2-minute video that will make your life SO much easier when wring a new post, and give your WordPress editor much more of a Microsoft “Word” feel.

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:01:45 +0000

How To Search For a “Snappy” Domain Name
While this subject might be a little redundant for most folks, I do know that there are brilliant folks out there reading this right now who are relieved that someone will hold their hand through this process. Here’s a short video on your options when searching, how to get creative, and finally how to buy your very own website name.

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:57 +0000

How To Purchase Your Own Domain Name
Okay – so you’ve done your “search” and are ready to buy your very own website name. In “the biz” that’s called a “domain” name. So, let’s get your .com or .org or .net purchased! Not too hard, but I threw this tutorial in because GoDaddy has a lot of marketing “hooks” that can snag you if you’re not careful. Nothing wrong with “hooks” as that’s how every good internet business makes money, but here’s how to avoid getting snagged in one of them.

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:59:55 +0000

What the Heck is “Akismet” and Do I Need It?
“Aksimet” is a free Plugin that comes with your WordPress download. Yes, you need it! In this next quick tutorial, I’ll explain what Akismet is, what it does, why you need it, and how to activate it.

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:58:49 +0000

Customizing Your Blog: Let’s Start With Your Header

The “header” is the very first thing that visitors will see when they visit your blog or website. In this short video, I’ll explain how to “clean up” the top of your blog.