WordPress Plugins To Use

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I often get asked which WordPress Plugins I use and why? I thought I would quickly run through them and explain what they're for. I use all these plugins daily, some work openly and some behind the scenes. WordPress is a fantastic system. And one of the main reasons it is now so popular is the plugins Read more [...]

How to Build a List

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How to Build a List using Aweber One of the best things about having a site, whether it's a Blog or a Static Website, is you can add an Opt in form. This will then allow readers of your site to sign up for any Try AWeber's Email Marketing Tool Risk-Free reason. Usually this is in the form of a gift, Read more [...]

How to Update WordPress

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How to Update WordPress to 3.3 WordPress 3.3 is here! In fact, WordPress 3.3.1 is here already! Whenever there is a major update to WordPress, it is always a good idea NOT to update immediately. Leave it some weeks or a month. This is because there are sometimes glitches in the update that may mess Read more [...]

Ultimate Guide to WordPress Videos

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  "This is an absolute must for any internet marketer to have in their Internet Marketing Library..." "Let Our 40+ WordPress Video Tutorials Help You Churn Out Site after Site almost at Will the Very First Time You View Them...!" Dear Internet Marketer, It probably comes Read more [...]

WordPress Tutorial Choosing A Domain Name

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  What is a Domain Name and why is it important? If you are an absolute beginner, this is where you should start. The first thing you need to do is get yourself a Domain Name. If you already have one you can skip this part... A Domain Name is the name you want to give to your website. For example, Read more [...]

WordPress Tutorial on Domain Name Servers

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Domain Name Servers Nameservers are also called DNS or sometimes just Name Servers. Basically, this is how it all works... In the previous article we bought our Domain Name from a Registrar. You now need to have a hosting account or somewhere to host your domain. In other words, somewhere to put Read more [...]

WordPress Tutorial on Addon Domains

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WordPress Tutorial on Addon Domains You will not need to do this if you have bought your Domain name, Hosted it and are ready to just Install WordPress straight on to that Domain. If you wish to have more than one site listed with that Domain eg. www.buildthebestwebsites.com and www.buildthebestwebsites.com/blog Read more [...]

How To Install WordPress

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A Step by Step Tutorial on How To Install WordPress There are a couple of ways to install WordPress. The first way is the old fashioned manual way and we may show you that in a different article. But for this article we are going to use a Push Button system called Fantastico. There are other systems Read more [...]

WordPress Tutorial on WordPress Themes

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WordPress Themes  Once installed, by default WordPress automatically supplies you with a Theme to use. The one here is the 2010 Theme. Below is an image of the 2011 Theme: You may want to practice using the default Theme at first but I suggest you also have a look at other Themes and how to install Read more [...]

What are the biggest mental challenges in a Home Business?

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The Biggest Challenges when starting a Home Business A very strong self-belief is a huge challenge when starting a Home Business. Without that, all else is useless. Procrastination then sets in giving rise to sub-conscious fears and limiting beliefs. To overcome these thoughts, a mentor or Read more [...]

Do you suffer from Information Overload?

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Do you suffer from Information Overload? Does your head feel like this sometimes...? Are you not sure what to do first with Internet Marketing? Are you getting stressed at not knowing what to do next? Do you feel really anxious about where to find more information on a subject? Are you flitting Read more [...]

Do You Have The Right Mindset For Internet Marketing…?

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  Do You Have The Right Mindset For Internet Marketing...? Do you have the right mindset for the Internet Marketing business? Is your head in the right place for Social Networking? Have you got what it takes to help people move forward and succeed? How badly do YOU want success? Many people find Read more [...]

WordPress Plugins

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What are WordPress Plugins? Have you ever asked yourself what are WordPress Plugins? What do they actually do? How do you Install them? Let me explain...                              Imagine WordPress is like a blank site - an empty house if you like. First it needs a Theme which is Read more [...]

WordPress Plugins Video

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WordPress Plugins and how to install them - Video Would you like to know how to upload the WordPress Plugins and install them? Well here is a video to show you. But I do recommend reading further below first... I mentioned in the earlier article the list of Recommended WordPress Plugins that Read more [...]

Social Bookmarking

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What exactly is Social Bookmarking? Once you have installed all those Plugins from the recomended list, you now have to activate them. This is fairly easy to do as all you need to is click on the Activate button. But for some we do have to make some changes to the Settings... Activate all of them by Read more [...]

WordPress all-in-one SEO

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WordPress Tutorial on all-in-one SEO pack Now that you've Configured the Shareaholic or Social Media Package, you now need to Configure the WordPress All in One SEO Pack. Go to that and click on the 'go to the Admin Page' So let's do that right now...  Once there, you'll see this page:         Scroll Read more [...]

WordPress Ping Optimizer

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What is WordPress Ping Optimizer and how does it work? What we need to talk about now is 'Pinging.' Whenever you create or change a blog post, WordPress notifies some Pinging Services or Update Services to tell them you have new content. These services take a look at your content, index it, re-rank Read more [...]

Why use WordPress?

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 What is all the buzz about WordPress? This is an introduction to a series which explains step by step instructions on how to use WordPress with a Domain, eg. www.my domain.com The articles will cover many of the incredible facets of WordPress and it's easy to use format. These articles will cover Read more [...]

WordPress Tags and Categories

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What are WordPress Tags and Categories? Think of Tags and Categories in this way... When you are filing something away, say it's House Insurance, you would Categorize it under Insurance but the Tag would be House Insurance. So the Category is Insurance and the Tag is House Insurance - I just realized Read more [...]

WordPress Settings General

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There are 7 WordPress Settings in the Dashboard. So sign into your site and go to the Dashboard on the left, as in the image here. The 7 settings are: General, Writing, Reading, Discussion, Media, Privacy and Permalinks. And just as an FYI, you may notice that there are others too. These Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Writing

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OK here we are at the WordPress Settings Writing Page. This is pretty easy. Here is what WordPress.org say about this page: "The Settings Writing screen allows you to control the interface you use when writing new posts. These settings control WordPress's features in the adding and editing posts, Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Reading

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OK, the next step as far as WordPress Settings goes is the WordPress Settings Reading. Here's what WordPress.org have to say about this...stay awake now! "The options in the Settings Reading Screen are few in number, but still important. You can decide if you want posts, or a "static" Page, displayed Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Discussion

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Next up is the WordPress Settings Discussion. So let's go and take a look... Go to Dashboard, Settings then Discussion and this page will arrive: Again, there is not much to change here as most of the defaults are perfect. Have a good read what they are so you know what they do...     So Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Media

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The next step in configuring WordPress Settings is Media so let's go there... We go to Dashboard, Settings and then Media. Here's the page here... Now there is not a lot to change here except one thing and you will really want to change it. Leave everything at Default as most of it doesn't really Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Permalinks

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The next and final step before we get into Pages and Posts is WordPress Settings Permalinks. This is one is extremely important to get right..  it's important for search engine optimization or SEO especially. Lets go and take a look and see why... Go to Dashboard, Settings, Permalinks and, by default, Read more [...]

How to use WordPress Post

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Finally we can get to learn how to use WordPress for making a Post. Here we will begin to cover Posts, Media, Links, Pages, Comments, Appearance, Plugins, Users and Tools. Let's go to Dashboard, Posts, Add New. Put in a very descriptive Headline. This is very IMPORTANT! Here is where you want to Read more [...]

How to use WordPress Mindmap

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How to use WordPress - Guide to WordPress Mindmap Now we've finished Installing WordPress, Customizing WordPress and Configuring WordPress, I thought it would be a good idea to see where we go from here. Next we get straight into the nuts and bolts of our program and see how to use WordPress. As Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Writing Video

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  This short video briefly explains the WordPress Settings Writing Page. As mentioned, most of this can be left as default as explained in the previous Post. However, if you haven't already done so, you will need to enter your Ping List in the area that says Update Services: Here is Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Discussion Video

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    This short video briefly explains the WordPress Settings Discussion Page There are only 2 things to do on this so a quick and easy one just to follow the previous post about the Discussions Page setup...here You can read up on the WordPress Discussions Page here Read more [...]

WordPress Settings Permalinks Video

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  This short video briefly explains the WordPress Settings Permalinks Page Insert this code into the Custom Section of the Page; important for SEO and Keyword purposes... /%postname%-%post_id%/ See the post on Permalinks here Read more about Permalinks here   Read more [...]

How to use WordPress Media

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How to use WordPress media to make your site sing In this post we're going to talk about how to use WordPress Media; how to upload media, access media and add media on the fly. Or being proactive about media and adding it before writing content. So let's go to our Dashboard now. Click on Media, click Read more [...]

Are Your WordPress Images The Right Size?

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Are your WordPress Images the correct size? Are they really slowing down your computer when they load? Is your page loading really slowly? Have you noticed that sometimes when you're waiting for a page to load it takes forever...? This is because it may well be the wrong size images that are trying Read more [...]

Resizing WordPress Images

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 WordPress Images and how to resize them   Dynamic Drive Image Optimizer Remember to choose an image that is clear and good quality. But don't go so far that people will not be able to see the image very well. Please leave a comment or ask any questions you wish. Also see the Read more [...]

WordPress Users

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Let's look at the WordPress Users area in the Dashboard. This section is important for User Configuration and User Administration. So go to Dashboard, Users. You will see in the drop down there are 3 Functions: All Users, Add Users and Profile. Let's look at each of those in turn. If you go to Read more [...]

WordPress Comments

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If you've got something to say...Say It...! WordPress Comments - The Mechanics Someone sees your blog post and leaves you a Comment saying what a wonderful  person you are for sharing such useful information. At least, we hope so. This comment is then stopped from going through by Akismet, the anti Read more [...]

WordPress Comments Video

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How to sort Comments in your Dashboard OR If you've got something to say - say it...! In this video I show you how to deal with the WordPress Comments section in your Dashboard. In the video above I received a Comment from Chris Mercer at WP Training Videos and showed you how to Approve Read more [...]

WordPress Links/Blogroll

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What are WordPress Links or the Blogroll? This is about creating or modifying your Links or Blogroll as it's called... In Dashboard click on Links, All Links By default WordPress  puts some Links in which are self-serving and which aren't needed...delete them all...we don't need them.   Then Read more [...]

Weekly Newsletter

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This is a quick update on what's been happening at Build the Best Websites over the past week. I have added a few more WordPress How to's and Articles to the site. This is what I've put up this week: A WordPress Tutorial on Choosing A Domain Name This is so important for Keyword and SEO purposes. The Read more [...]

Which WordPress Plugins?

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Which WordPress Plugins...Free or Premium? What's the difference between a free WordPress Plugin and a WordPress Premium or paid for Plugin? There are a few differences. But first let's look at the free plugins from WordPress and how we go about getting those. If you go to WordPress.org and click Read more [...]

How to use WordPress to Build a Successful Business

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How to use WordPress - what's it all about? Remember the old days when we used to spend month after month learning all that scary techie stuff, design a site, upload it using another scary piece of kit called FTP and watch in horror as our little beauty loaded with no pictures? Or we'd spend thousands Read more [...]

Attention WordPress Users

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These 7 vulnerable weak points leave your WordPress blogs naked as a bluejay to hackers, crackers & digital terrorists… Who take down tens of thousands of blogs every day just for the fun of it Some use brute force attack software to crack your password. Some get into your WordPress database. Read more [...]

Start With WordPress

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How do you start with WordPress? I have always been a complete technophobe. Since starting my Internet Marketing career, it's always been my fear of the techie stuff that's slowed me down. Any mention of html or even resizing images would have me running from the PC screaming. This technophobia is Read more [...]

Get Going with WordPress

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Hi Guys, Andy Moore here from Build the Best Websites. As many of you are now starting out with The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Videos, I thought it might help if I gave you some information about buying Domains, Hosting, Autoresponders, etc. You have gone to the trouble to download the videos, Read more [...]