All this talk about blogging but you still have not gotten your questions answered? Like, "what is a blog?" Well here is the number one place to start. What is a "blog"? "Blog" is an abbreviated version of "weblog," which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of [...]
So you have a blog, and it looks great and you know you have lots to write about but … where did it all go? Twenty minutes ago you had several thought but now as you sit in front of your computer, there is not a thought within a mile of your keyboard it seems. [...]
One of the first things you should do it list the top seven things you will be writing about as categories. You can ad a few later, but you shouldn’t have too many. Decide up front on the top 7, and then try to fit your posts into those. Your readers will know whether they [...]
One of the first things you write should be your “about” page. Pages are different that posts, so be sure to look on your dashboard and choose to write a page not a post. with most themes there is already an “about” page waiting for you to write on it. Your about page should tell [...]
Your blog should say YOU right off the bat. If you can’t put your name on it then you shouldn’t have it. I have several blogs, because I go several directions. I learned awhile back that some of my readers wanted to know more about blogging while others could care less they only wanted to [...]
Content is your articles that you write and post on your blog. If you don’t have something to say then just wait until you do. A blog full of ads and no content is like junk food, it doesn’t benefit anyone. Your content should be an obvious display of the things that make your heart [...]
Plugins are all the neat extras that make your blog unique. Too few and it can be boring. Too many and it can take too long to load. You had better have something pretty interesting show up in the first second and a half or folks will exit your page before they see anything you [...]
I will be adding to may Themes page as I find ones I recommend. But for right now I will share a couple things when looking for a theme. The WordPress site is always the best place to download a theme from, you probably won’t get anything with spyware or hidden codes, you can find [...]
The first step in starting a new blog is the domain name and hosting, at this time I use GoDaddy.com for domains, I have been happy with their service but I am not real pleased with their advertising. It is a lot of trouble to change when you have several domains, so I am there [...]
