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WordPress in an Hour

December 26, 2014 by Cathy Stucker 1 Comment

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

Set Up a WordPress Site in Minutes

August 28, 2014 by Cathy Stucker 10 Comments

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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How to Register A Domain Name for Your Website

November 11, 2013 by Cathy Stucker Leave a Comment

If you are doing business, online or offline, you need a website. When potential clients go looking for you (or for someone who does what you do) they look online. If you are not there, they won’t find you. And I am shocked at the number of times I meet someone or hear about a new business and find no trace of them (or perhaps only a Facebook page) online.

If you are in business, you need a website of some kind as your online presence. It doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, but it needs to be there.

Before you set up a website, you need to register a domain name. The domain name, or URL, is the address of your website that people enter to reach your site. For example, the URL of my primary site is IdeaLady.com.

Registering domain names is easy and inexpensive. There are hundreds (thousands?) of places to buy them. [Read more…]

How to Write an ‘About’ Page

August 1, 2011 by Cathy Stucker 7 Comments

Your blog or website About page is one of the most important pages on your site. It is what tells your visitors who you are and what your site is about. This is where you brand yourself and your business. You also build your credibility and establish yourself as an authority with the information you present.

Here are some tips for writing an effective About page.
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Choosing a Great Domain Name

January 25, 2009 by Cathy Stucker 3 Comments

url Have you been putting off setting up a web site because you think all of the good dot-coms have been taken? Wrong! There are many great domain names available. Here is how to find the one that is right for your business.

Actually, you should register more than one domain name. That does not mean that you must have multiple web sites. You can have all of the domain names point at your main site, or you may have different URLs point to different sections of your web site. It is easy to do with domain forwarding (available though any of the domain registrars). [Read more…]