Moving WordPress files from one location on your server to another, while changing your URL requires some special steps. Watch to video to learn out how.
Read More...Let’s Cut the Crap: Is WordPress Really Best for You?
I was recently interviewed by Jay Ehret from The Marketing Spot on his internet show, Power to the Small Business. We talked about how small business owners can use WordPress to effectively and efficiently to manage their own website. Jay asked me questions like: What is a content management system? Can anyone put up their own [...]
Read More...Could Your WordPress Site Fail Because You Chose the Wrong Hosting Service?
Do you know the number one mistake biz owners make when looking for a hosting service for their WordPress blog or website? It’s not taking enough time to find the one that has the services and capabilities to keep their site running in top form. I see it all the time: people who have been [...]
Read More...Need to upload or download files from your server? Learn how to use FileZilla.
When you have a self-hosted WordPress blog or website, at one time or another you may need to access your files on your server using an FTP client. For either uploading large video or audio files, backing up, or a number of other reasons. In this video we will show you how to install and [...]
Read More...Living in a State of WordPress Confusion
Just this last week I was at a day-long conference for realtors and dropped in on a beginning WordPress session. The questions were pretty typical. And as happens most times, some of the same questions: What is differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? Of course, the speaker or moderator gave his spiel on “WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org”. [...]
Read More...The One-Click Install of WordPress
Many hosting services give you the option of a one-click install of WordPress. Most people choose this rather than going through the process of a manual installation. In this video I will show you how to do this via your hosting cpanel. (We show you using Bluehost hosting services) [wpvideo yLi46VHJ w=650]
Read More...How To Make Sure You Get the Right Hosting for Your WordPress Website or Blog
I just wanted to quickly jot down a checklist for you if you are looking at self-hosting WordPress. This results from many clients who have come to me with what was promised as full hosting services, only to be found that the web developer is providing subdomains on their own account, or find they find [...]
Read More...Tips for choosing a host for your WordPress website or blog
Before you commit to a host, think of these things… What kind of site are you running? If you plan on having an online store, be sure to get an SSL certificate. If you are selling or sharing large photos, videos or ebooks, consider storage and bandwidth, and make sure you have enough of both. [...]
Read More...WordPress 3.0 Released! How My “push the update button” Adventure Turned Out
On May 1st I was at WordCamp San Francisco, which was the initial launch date of WordPress 3.0. Well, stuff happens, and the official launch didn’t happen until yesterday. Although I had been working on the beta versions on a test site of mine, I still looked forward to the official release: the bug-free version [...]
Read More...Buying a Domain? Beware!
I was just reading a colleague’s post on using your own domain at WordPress.com. For example, www.yourdomain.com, rather than www. yourdomain.wordpress.com. Good advice, but it got me thinking of domains. Especially the horror stories I hear. You may be like hundreds, if not thousands of other people out there, and have bought a domain, or [...]
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