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In this video, I show you the basics of getting a WordPress site installed and customized. We start with a one-click WP installation, then go through the menu items on the dashboard so you know what you need to do first and what options are available for your site, now and in the future.

Some of the things you will learn include where and how to set up your site, changing the theme, what plugins and widgets are (and which ones you should install) and more.

Don’t be afraid of WordPress! You need to have an online presence, and WP is one of the easiest ways to do that.

Here are some of the resources mentioned in the video:

Set up your site at http://MyFavoriteWebhost.com/

Recommended plugins:

WordPress SEO by Yoast
Jetpack
WordPress Zero-Spam
BackWPup Free
Google XML Sitemaps (not needed with Yoast SEO)
Google Analytics by Yoast
Contact Form 7
Pretty Link
Digg Digg

Get your WordPress site set up at http://MyFavoriteWebHost.com/ (That is my affiliate link for the web hosting service I recommend. Try it, you’ll like it!)

Anyone who has a business or wants to be seen as a leader in their field needs to have an online presence. And, no, that does not mean a Facebook profile. Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, LinkedIn and other sites can be useful, but you need to have a site that you own and control. Popular sites come and go. (Remember MySpace? Anyone? Bueller?) And if you do not own the site you are on, you can be thrown off the site at any time. It has happened on Facebook, Blogger, Squidoo and many other platforms: someone built a business there and one day it was gone.
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