Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills

Make a Website With WordPress

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills

About The Author

Angela Wills is passionate about he#ping her c#ients an% custo"ers bui#% a business they #o!e using the internet' Ange#a has been feature% in two print books, been a guest tech e*pert on a #oca# hour-#ong T+ show, feature% on nu"erous internet e!ents an% has worke% with hun%re%s of c#ients an% custo"ers whi#e bui#%ing their on#ine businesses' As an internet "arketing an% business fanatic, Ange#a has ha% her han% on "any businesses inc#u%ing affi#iate "anage"ent, e"ai# "arketing, !irtua# assistance, network "arketing, pro%uct creation an% "ore' ,er "any testi"onia#s pro!e Ange#a is an e*pert who "akes it EASY to understand an% take action' -ea% the" here. http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")about)testi"onia#s) This short an% sweet report, Quick WordPress Websites For Beginners is about how to create a website with 0or%Press e!en if you1!e ne!er %esigne% a website before in your #ife2 -ea% on for "ore infor"ation on how to use this co"p#ete#y free software to bui#% a professiona# internet presence that gets you "ore sa#es''' p's' I know I1" throwing a #ot of 1geek-speak1 at you in this report but be patient with "e an% it wi## a## work out in the en%, I pro"ise' I1!e a%%e% a 3uick reference %ictionary to the en% of this report that you can print out an% use if you get stuck on 0or%Press geek-speak'

%esources 2rom Angela"

4on1t spen% a## your ti"e preparing for c#ients or p#anning your 4I( "arketing' These pre"a%e "arketing te"p#ates, check#ists an% too#s wi## sa!e you ti"e an% "oney. http.))www'5arketersToo#kits'co"

(ears ago it took har% work an% p#enty of ti"e to put up a great website, now you can put one up in "inutes with 0or%Press' 0hether you want to 4I( or pro!i%e a high-%e"an% ser!ice #earning 0or%Press is a s"art business "o!e' 6earn 0or%Press here. http.))www'0ebsite4esign5o/o'co"

7in% out how to "ake aweso"e graphics for your website for free. 5ake Coo# raphics That 5ake 8a#es
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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills Are you rea%y to create a WordPress website in 3 )ays or *ess: This report is broken up into se!en pieces that you can %o a## at once or o!er the course of se!en %ays' There is no reason why you can1t go fro" co"p#ete beginner to website owner in !ery short ti"e, e!en if you1!e ne!er bui#t a website in your #ife2 I1!e been to#% ti"e an% ti"e again that I "ake things easy to un%erstan% an% easy to take action on' I hope you1## fin% this true as you go through this progra" set up for you' A bit of background first on what exactly WordPress is: 0or%Press is a piece of software' It1s a progra" that a##ows you to set up a website on the internet' It1s co"p#ete#y free' t works like this" (ou sign up for a hosting account an% insta## 0or%Press with an easyinsta## through the host' This process #itera##y takes "inutes an% then you can custo"i;e your bran% new site2 The on#y thing you nee% to pay for is hosting an% you can get that at a !ery affor%ab#e rate < #ess than =10 per "onth' In this report I1## "ake the hosting co"ponent rea# easy on you an% reco""en% the hosting co"pany I1!e persona##y use% to bui#% "y growing businesses an% that I1!e bui#t sites for c#ients on as we##' >ust to c#arify the %ifference in this report we are ta#king about using 0or%Press'org an% &?T 0or%Press'co"' 0or%Press'co" is for b#ogs on#y, 0or%Press'org is for b#og an% websites that you host on your own %o"ain' +ery i"portant %istinction there' If you want "ore infor"ation on 0or%Press go to the "ain site 0or%Press'org' There you wi## fin% a## kin%s of %ocu"entation on how the software works as we## as "any a%%-ons that we1## get into as we go through this report'

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills 6et1s get to it with your first #esson. #osting (our WordPress Website

$te0 4" 2inding a host /or your WordPress Website

I1" going to reco""en% on#y one host to you' There are hun%re%s out there but this is the one I ha!e use% for years an% their hosting an% custo"er ser!ice is e*ce##ent' ?f course fee# free to #ook aroun% or if you1re rea%y to /ust get going you can take "y reco""en%ation be#ow' $ign u0 /or your hosting at 5luehost" http.))"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)b#uehost ,ere1s what you nee% to know about choosing any host if you want to insta## 0or%Press. - ,ost nee%s to ha!e cpane# - ,ost nee%s to ha!e 0or%Press one-c#ick insta## through 7antastico or 8i"p#e 8cripts - 5u#tip#e 4o"ain na"e hosting is i%ea# Abecause once you1!e got the bug you1## want to "ake "ore than one website2B ?k, so you1!e got your host' &e*t, to get up an% running 3uick#y you can use a script to insta## 0or%Press' P#ease note that this is not the abso#ute, "ost secure option' (our "ost secure option is to %own#oa% the software fro" 0or%Press'org an% fo##ow the instructions for insta##ation Athis is the reco""en%e% optionB' The 3uick start option is be#ow Awhich is great for getting starte% an% p#aying aroun% to #earn the softwareB' 1' 6og into your contro# pane#' It shou#% be #ocate% at. http.))www'your%o"ain'co")cpane# or with $#uehost you can si"p#y #og in at $#uehost'co" 2' 8cro## to the 8oftware)8er!ices tab an% c#ick on 8i"p#e 8cripts, it #ooks #ike this.

&ote. If you use another host you "ay nee% to use 7antastico instea%' P#ease check with
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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills your hosting co"pany for the %etai#s on how to %o a 3uick insta##' 9' Choose 0or%Press un%er $#ogs to insta##, c#ick insta##, choose your b#og #ocation, agree to the ter"s an% con%itions an% then c#ick 1Co"p#ete1

@' Congrats2 (ou1!e got yourse#f a 0or%Press insta##ation' After you insta## your 0or%Press site you1## nee% to #og in to go any further' (our #ogin wi## be gi!en to you upon insta##ation < "ake sure you sa!e it for #ater' Then, whene!er you want to e%it your website you wi## nee% to basica##y #og into it an% start working in 0or%Press' &ow, before you go too "uch further I reco""en% you take at #east an hour or two to P6A( with your new software' C#ick aroun%, #ook aroun%, create a post, "ake a page, see if you can "ake a #ink or up#oa% an i"age' A## these things are possib#e an% so "uch "ore' In fact, there are so "any things you can %o I won1t ta#k about the" a## in this report as I %on1t want to o!erwhe#" you' $ut < I a#so %on1t want to un%erwhe#" you2 I want you to un%erstan% how powerfu# an% fantastic the progra" you /ust insta##e% rea##y is2 To he#p you a#ong, #et1s %o a 3uick o!er!iew of the %ifferent sections of 0or%Press. The i"age you see to the #eft is on the #eft si%e of e!ery page insi%e your 0or%Press %ashboar%' If you c#ick on any of the wor%s you see in the i"age you1## get a %rop-%own "enu with "ore options' 6et1s go o!er what each genera# section %oes' 4ashboar% < C#ick this to bring you to the "ain page of your
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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills 0or%Press' ,ere you wi## see !arious ite"s re#ating to your 0or%Press site' It wi## gi!e you a su""ary of your posts an% pages, co""ents, etc' (ou wi## a#so see #inks to the 0or%Press'org site, recent co""ents, inco"ing #inks, etc' (ou can custo"i;e this page' Posts < If you1re going to set up a b#og on your site this is where you create, !iew an% e%it your posts' 5e%ia < (ou can use the "e%ia section to up#oa% i"ages, !i%eos an% %ocu"ents' 6inks < If you want to use the #inks 1wi%get1 so you can #ink out to other peop#e this is where you wou#% fi## in the #inks' Pages < This is where you create, !iew an% e%it your pages' Co""ents < ,ere you can !iew a## the co""ents you1!e recei!e%, check your spa" co""ents, e%it or %e#ete co""ents' 5y The"e < This is actua##y part of "y $ui#%er the"e < not e!eryone wi## see this2 It is what I was ta#king about when I sai% so"e the"es ha!e custo" settings' They wi## show up on your si%ebar in so"e for" #ike the 15y The"e1 you see to the #eft' Appearance < This is where you up#oa% a new the"e, you custo"i;e your wi%gets an% you can a#so set up a custo" "enu' (ou can a#so work in the css an% php fi#es if you ha!e so"e a%!ance% co%ing know#e%ge' P#ugins < 0e1!e yet to ta#k p#ugins but here is where you can up#oa% an% acti!ate the"' Esers < 6ets you set users to your site or up%ate current users' Too#s < I"port or e*port 0or%Press fi#es' 8ettings < (ou can set options about how peop#e rea% your b#og, how "any posts they see, how the per"a#inks are set, etc' Any p#ugins you insta## wi## often show up here too' That1s 8TFP 1' (ou can rest here if you want but I suspect you1re probab#y rearing to go an% rea%y to "o!e on to 8tep 2, 8etting Ep a 8tatic ,o"epage

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The "ain %ifference between a website an% a b#og is that the ho"epage is static on a website where the ho"epage is a#ways changing on a b#og' This report focuses on the setup of a website' To %o that you nee% to know how to set up a static ho"epage' It1s a 3uick an% easy process' ,ere1s the steps. 1' A%% a page ca##e% 1,o"e1 by c#icking on 1Pages1 H 1A%% &ew1 fro" the #eft "enu' Fnter 1,o"e1 into the tit#e an% then c#ick 1Pub#ish1'

2' In the sa"e fashion as step 1, a%% a page ca##e% 1$#og1' 9' &e*t, c#ick on 18ettings1 H 1-ea%ing1 fro" the #eft "enu'

@' &ow you1## nee% to se#ect the ra%io button that says 1A static page1' 8et the front page to your 1,o"e1 page an% the b#og page to your 1$#og1 page' 5ake sure you sa!e your changes by c#icking the b#ue button'

&ow you1!e got a static ho"e page2

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$te0 8" Choosing and nstalling (our Theme

0e1!e co!ere% how to choose a host an% we1!e insta##e% 0or%Press in the #ast #esson' 4i% you get your hosting s3uare% away: If not, here1s the #ink to the hosting co"pany I use for a## "y own sites an% high#y reco""en%. 5luehost To%ay we are going to ta#k about choosing an% insta##ing a the"e for your new site2 What is a WordPress theme or tem0late9 0or%Press co"es with a %efau#t 1the"e1' A the"e is what sets the #ayout of your website' It is a bunch of a%!ance% php an% css co%ing that a##ows you to ha!e a "ore custo"i;e% #ook' There are #itera##y thousan%s of the"es to choose fro"' (ou can choose fro" a current se#ection of o!er 1200 on 0or%Press'org %atabase here. http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)the"es) ,ere1s what I reco""en% you %o before you take A&( ti"e #ooking for a the"e. --H )ecide what you need it /or. et a !ery goo% i%ea in your "in% what you want fro" a the"e an% your search wi## be "uch, "uch easier2 ,ere are so"e 3uestions you shou#% ask yourse#f, copy these to a notepa% fi#e on your co"puter then print an% answer the" before you start your search. - 4o I want a b#og on#y: - 4o I want a 0or%Press website on#y: - 4o I want a b#og J website: - 4o I want a "aga;ine sty#e the"e: - 4o I want a professiona# #ook: - 4o I want an a"ateur #ook: Aso"e peop#e wi## want this2B - A" I wi##ing to pay for a the"e: - 4o I want a free the"e: - 4o I want to custo"i;e the hea%er: - 0hat co#ors %o I want "y the"e to be: - 4o I want two co#u"ns or three: - 4o I want a right si%e co#u"n: - 4o I want a #eft si%e co#u"n: &ow that you ha!e a## those 3uestions answere% Aan% "aybe a few "ore that you think of on your ownB, you1re rea%y to go searching for your the"e2 I wi## reco""en% so"e of "y fa!orites to you here but keep in "in% that I a" an a%!ance%
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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills using an% can %o a #ot of han% co%ing an% tweaking' If you are the sa"e then great but if not you "ay want to choose "ore beginner the"es - I wi## in%icate on "y #ist which are beginner or a%!ance% frien%#y' %!COMM!N)!) T#!M! $O7%C!$ 2%!!" 0or%Press - (ou can search a huge %atabase of free the"es here http.))www'0or%Press'org 8"ashing 5aga;ine - I #o!e the graphics an% the"es you can fin% on this site for free' 8earch their 1freebies1 section or use the search function' http.))www's"ashing"aga;ine'co" 0ooThe"es - $eginner to a%!ance% the"es, great sty#e' http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)woothe"es 2O% 2!!" iThe"es - $eginner to a%!ance% professiona# #ooking the"es' http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)ithe"es 5y fa!orite the"e of a##-ti"e is the iThe"es $ui#%er the"e' The reason being is that it1s !ery f#e*ib#e' In fact, I use it to bui#% a## "y c#ient sites now which tota##y e#i"inates a $I step an% a!oi%s ha!ing to confuse "y c#ients with too "any choices2 0ooThe"es - $eginner to a%!ance% the"es, great sty#e' http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)woothe"es 8tu%ioPress - $rian ar%ner is we## known for his great the"es' $eginner to A%!ance% http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)stu%iopress Thesis - This is a great the"e that is beginner to a%!ance%' http.))"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)thesis ?k that wi## get you starte%' >ust "ake sure you %on1t spen% fore!er choosing a great the"e2 (ou can a#ways switch #ater, the "ain thing for now is to get "o!ing .B ?nce you1!e chosen you1re the"e you1## nee% to insta## it' To %o this you nee% to #og into your 0or%Press %ashboar% the 1Appearance1 tab on the #eft si%ebar' C#ick on the #arge tab in the "ain area that says 1Insta## The"e1, it #ooks #ike this.

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills 7ro" there you can choose to search the 0or%Press'org %atabase for free the"es or you can up#oa% your chosen the"e Ain ;ip for"atB fro" your co"puter an% insta## it'

?nce you1!e chosen you the"e you wi## nee% to c#ick on KInsta## &owL' Then c#ick to acti!ate the the"e' There you ha-e it, That+s all you need to do to install WordPress and add a new theme. I can1t te## you what a si"p#e process this is co"pare% to the 1o#%en %ays1 of website %esign' I bui#t "y first website in 1999 with a## ,T56 an% I can te## you it was a #ong, #ong process to get the si"p#est of websites going' These %ays you can ha!e a super-powerfu# robust website p#atfor" in a "atter of "inutes < to the geekest of internet geeks #ike "e that is !ery e*citingM2 6ook, if you ran into a snag or a prob#e" I un%erstan% an% it happens' This free report is the 1best case scenario1 but so"eti"es prob#e"s co"e up' The first thing to %o when you ha!e a prob#e" is see if your webhost can he#p, "ost ti"es they can' The ne*t thing to %o is search oog#e an% see if anyone e#se has ha% the sa"e prob#e"' Then, if you %on1t fin% the answer you "ight want so"e e*tra he#p' / you need any e:tra hel0 with installing a theme /or WordPress be sure to check out the ser-ices o//ered at www.%i00le!//ectsWebsites.com Or i/ you want my one on one hel0 getting set u0 check out Website)esignMojo.com.

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$te0 ;" Customi<ing (our Theme

&e*t we are going to ta#k about custo"i;ing your 0or%Press 0ebsite' A#"ost e!eryone who insta##s their own 0or%Press the"e wi## at #east want to custo"i;e the hea%er' ,ow you %o this wi## be %epen%ent on the the"e in 3uestion' Then you "ay want to custo"i;e other parts of your the"e #ike the si%ebar, the footer an% the co#ors' 5any the"es wi## co"e with settings that a##ow you to custo"i;e the entire site "aking it co"p#ete#y unnecessary for you to ha!e any pre!ious co%ing or %esign e*perience' I high#y reco""en% these if you are a beginner' The %efau#t 0or%Press the"e is actua##y a great beginner the"e' (ou cou#% a#so ha!e a #ook at your options for pre"iu" the"es Aso"e are #iste% in 8tep 2B as they wi## often ha!e "any custo"i;ation options' 5y fa!orite the"e for tota# custo"i;ation is the iThe"es $ui#%er the"e though I wi## warn you it1s not a#ways for the beginner as there is 3uite a #earning cur!e with that one' I now use it to bui#% a## "y own an% "y c#ient1s sites though, inc#u%ing www'5arketers5o/o'co" an% "any others' The best thing about buying pre"iu" the"es is that they a#"ost a#ways co"e with user support as we## as foru"s an% fi#es to "ake insta##ation an% custo"i;ation easy for you' Other items to customi<e" Sidebar - 5any peop#e wi## want to re"o!e the 15eta1 infor"ation that is a%%e% to so"e 0or%Press the"es by %efau#t' (ou "ay a#so want to a%% other e#e"ents such as an e"ai# opt-in an% -88 7ee% info to your si%ebar' The easiest way to "ake changes to the si%ebars is to use wi%gets' A#"ost a## new the"es are 1wi%get-frien%#y1' (ou si"p#y c#ick on 10i%get1 un%er 1Appearance1 in the #eft "enu of your 0or%Press software to see what options you ha!e for custo"i;ing with wi%gets' Background Color < Again, so"e free an% pre"iu" the"es #et you change the backgroun% co#or within the the"e settings' ?thers "ay re3uire so"e custo" co%ing' I reco""en% you go with the ones that %on1t re3uire co%ing' I know how to custo" co%e but I1## a#ways choose the easier path if you #et "e' There are a#so "any the"es out there that now offer !arious co#or options' This wou#% "ean that you %on1t nee% to "ake any co#or changes yourse#f an% can use the the"e 1as is1' 0oo The"es is a great choice if you are #ooking for the"es with %ifferent co#ors'

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills m0ortant n/ormation About Permalinks ,a!ing proper per"a#inks is !ery i"portant, a#"ost crucia#, to your search engine resu#ts' A per"a#ink is basica##y your pages a%%ress on the internet' 0hen you set up a new 0or%Press website it wi## ha!e per"a#inks set on the %efau#t which usua##y inc#u%es the %ate an% the post na"e in your E-6' If you want to change this, you go to the Per"a#inks section an% set your own per"a#ink structure' The first thing you %o is go to 18ettings1 H 1Per"a#inks1' Then, un%er 1Custo" 8tructure1 enter whate!er custo" structure you choose'

0hat that %oes is change your website page an% post #inks fro" a bit of "eaning#ess co%e to actua# 0?-48' If this %oesn1t "ake sense right now /ust fo##ow the steps anyway, you1## thank "e for this tip #ater2 #ere+s the one use" )NpostOi%N)Npostna"eN) The per"a#ink structure on#y uses nu"bers for your b#og posts, not your pages' Pages wi## show up #ike this. http.))www'your%o"ain'co")your-page-tit#e If you use that per"a#ink it wi## "ake your website post E-6s show up with a nu"ber I4 an% wor%s' 7or e*a"p#e, a rea# page on "y site with this is setup is. http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")10C9)how-to-start-your-own-b#og) The neat part about this is that you %on1t &FF4 the wor%s' (ou can /ust use the nu"bers an% peop#e wi## get to your post' 8o for the e*a"p#e abo!e, a## you1% nee% is this #ink. http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")10C9 This is han%y because it rea##y shortens your b#og post E-6s an% is great for socia# "e%ia sites #ike Twitter an% 7acebook' (ou can enter other Per"a#ink structures if you prefer such as this one.

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills )Npostna"eN) That one wi## si"p#y show up with your post wor%s' There are other pre-set per"a#inks you can choose an% so"e a%!ance% options to a%% categories if you choose to get into this "ore' Check 0or%Press'org if you want to rea##y stu%y up on per"a#inks' 0or%Press has gotten rea##y a%!ance% in the way you can custo"i;e it o!er the #ast few years' 0hen I first wrote this report you #arge#y ha% to custo"i;e a 0or%Press the"e by %igging into the css an% php fi#es' That1s not a#ways a cha##enge the typica# beginner is rea%y to take on' $ut now there are so "any easy ways to custo"i;e 0or%Press' 4epen%ing on the the"e you choose you "ay ne!er ha!e to touch the the"e fi#es at a##' This "akes 0or%Press now access to #itera##y A&(?&F, inc#u%ing (?E2

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills

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?h spa" < how we #o!e to hate you2 To%ay we are going to ta#k about stopping the spa" on your 0or%Press 0ebsite' 8pa" is a prob#e" e!erywhere an% b#ogs or b#ogsites get no reprie!e' 0hat you nee% to %o to so#!e this is insta## a p#ugin to pre!ent spa"' The one I1" going to reco""en% here is Akis"et' Esing Akis"et wi## so#!e about 99'9N of any prob#e"s you "ight ha!e with spa" on your b#ogsite' #ow do you install it9 0e## the first thing you wi## nee% to know is that Akis"et is auto"atica##y insta##e% in your p#ugins section of your b#og' C#ick on 1P#ugins1 fro" the #eft "enu bar, fin% Akis"et an% c#ick 1acti!ate1' The ne*t thing you wi## nee% to %o is get an API key' C#ick the #ink ne*t the p#ugin an% it wi## take you to the Akis"et site where you The on#y thing I wou#% say is check the spa" fi#ter e!ery once in a whi#e' 8pa""ers are getting s"arter s#ow#y an% they so"eti"es are goo% at getting their co""ents appro!e%' $y the sa"e token because they are so si"i#ar so"eti"es non-spa""ers get caught in the fi#ter too' P6FA8F &?TF. 0hen I first wrote this report Akis"et was co"p#ete#y 7-FF' t has since changed to a 0aid 0lugin >/or businesses? and costs @=Amonth 0er website. There are "any free spa" p#ugins, an a#ternati!e I1!e been using is ca##e% In!isib#e Captcha' (ou can insta## an% use this p#ugin for free' 8ecurity &ote < 0hene!er insta##ing any p#ugins "ake sure you check for !u#nerabi#ities an% be sure it co"es fro" a truste% sourse' P#ugins can cause security issues on your website if you1re not carefu#' A#so, a#ways keep up with p#ugin up%ates as they co"e out'

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills

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0e ta#ke% about p#ugins in the #ast step whi#e insta##ing Akis"et, your spa" protector' The thing to un%erstan% about 0or%Press is that it1s open source' ?pen source "eans that the progra" is free' It a#so usua##y "eans that it1s open for e%iting an% a%%itions' 0or%Press is rea##y a co""unity pro/ect where "any progra""ers work on #itt#e software a%%-ons ca##e% p#ugins' 0or%Press supports this fu##y' In fact it a#so #ists these p#ugins right on it1s site' Current#y there are o!er 1C,000 a!ai#ab#e2 (ou can see the" here. http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins) &ow 1C,000 "ight fee# a #itt#e o!erwhe#"ing' I often ha!e c#ients an% custo"ers asking "e what p#ugins I reco""en% to the"' If you scro## %own to the en% of this report you1## notice I1!e attache% a reco""en%e% p#ugin #ist' 7ee# free to browse through an% see if there is anything that fits your nee%s' This is "y persona# #ist an% it wi## get you starte% as you consi%er your options' &ow, on to a%%ing those p#ugins once you choose the"' 6et1s go through the steps again. 1' Choose your p#ugin' 2' C#ick the 1A%% &ew1 #ink un%er 1P#ugins1 fro" the #eft si%e "enu.

9' &e*t choose how you want to a%% a p#ugin' (ou can search the p#ugin %irectory if you %on1t know e*act#y what you want, or e!en if you %o but %on1t ha!e it on your co"puter' (ou can a#so up#oa% a p#ugin fro" your co"puter' (ou wou#% nor"a##y %o this when you ha!e a p#ugin your pai% for' An e*a"p#e wou#% be Action Popup'

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills

@' ?nce you1!e foun% your p#ugin you want to insta## c#ick 1Insta##1, then "ake sure you c#ick 1Acti!ate P#ugin1 to acti!ate the p#ugin'

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills

$te0 3" Adding Content That Attracts

8o you1!e got your website up an% running' -ea%y to go an% waiting for traffic' &ot so fast2 It1s essentia# for you to a%% great content that %raws an% keeps rea%ers on your site' ,ere are so"e tips for you' 2irst Ti0" 0rite content that peop#e are #ooking for an% that is targete% to your website1s purpose' 7i## your website with high-3ua#ity infor"ation that ser!es a purpose an% pro!i%es high !a#ue at the sa"e ti"e' Peop#e co"e to the internet #ooking for infor"ation, entertain"ent or to fin% the answer to a prob#e" - %o any co"bination of these three things on a regu#ar basis an% you1re sure to ha!e a hit on your han%s' $econd Ti0" 4eci%e with a c#ear set of goa#s what you want to use your website for' 0i## it be to %raw traffic to a ser!ice: To "ake "oney through affi#iate "arketing: To se## your own pro%ucts: ?r a bit of a## of the abo!e' Third Ti0" et out there an% #et peop#e know your website e*ists2 I1" not going to co!er the %o;ens an% %o;ens of ways to get traffic here' (ou nee% to bui#% a p#an you can fo##ow an% one that works for you' $ut know this --H /ust because you bui#% a website that %oesn1t "ean peop#e wi## auto"atica##y fin% it' (ou now nee% to shout it fro" the rooftops2 A few ways to get your website foun% are. - A%!ertising - 0ebsite 4irectories - 6ea!e Co""ents on $#ogs - 6inks fro" other sites - 0riting artic#es for other websites - 6ink fro" your pro%ucts - (our F"ai# 8ignature - 8ocia# 5e%ia 8ites #ike Twitter, 7acebook, etc' - uest $#og at Popu#ar $#ogs - Partner Ep 0ith another ,igh Profi#e 0ebsite ?wner 8et your goa#s, stick to the" an% you1## start to see your efforts pay off as you bui#% a website that peop#e #o!e to co"e back to again an% again' 8o that1s it for how to get your website going in se!en %ays or #ess2
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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills p's' If you want to get a 6?T of han%-ho#%ing an% one-on-one attention to #earn the ins an% outs of setting up a professiona# 0or%Press website for yourse#f or for your c#ients then I reco""en% you check out the coaching progra" 0ebsite 4esign 5o/o' (ou can e!en grab a free one-hour pre!iew right at the website here. htt0"AAwww.Website)esignMojo.com pps' If %o it yourse#f is not for you an% now you1% #ike so"eone to set this a## up for you they offer fu##y custo"i;e% 0or%Press website %esigns at www'-ipp#eFffects0ebsites'co" co"e check it out2

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills -esources 5entione% in This -eport. WordPress" http.))www'0or%Press'org #osting" $#uehost < http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)b#uehost Themes" 0or%Press - http.))www'0or%Press'org iThe"es - http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)ithe"es 8tu%ioPress - http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)stu%iopress 0ooThe"es - http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)woothe"es Coaching" 0ebsite 4esign 5o/o < http.))www'website%esign"o/o'co" $er-ices" -ipp#e Fffects 0ebsites < http.))www'ripp#eeffectswebsites'co"

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills &eekC$0eak )ictionary $#og - A website that consists of 1posts1 an% usua##y is for"atte% with the "ost recent content at the top' A#so typica##y a##ows co""ents an% chronic#es so"e sort of process, e!ent or /ourney' - An 1internet browser1 is a piece of software that %isp#ays website pages that are a!ai#ab#e on the internet' - Contro# pane# for your website hosting' In the contro# pane# you can "anage your site fi#es, check website statistics, create e"ai#, register new %o"ains an% of course insta## 0or%Press2 - Casca%ing 8ty#e 8heets AcssB is a type of co%e that te##s internet browsers to repeat certain actions on a## pages of your website' 0or%Press the"es co"es with a "ain 8ty#esheet which is usua##y na"e% sty#esheet'css - A website a%%ress that starts with www an% en%s in 'co" or another e*tension such as 'org, 'net, 'ca, etc' -eco""en% to a#ways register a 'co"'

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills is %isp#aye%' A8ee E-6 %ef'B P,P P#ugin - Co%ing that is rea% by 1browsers1 so they can %isp#ay %yna"ic content on a website' - An a%%-on to 0or%Press' It1s a #itt#e software progra" you a%% to increase abi#ity with 0or%Press' P#ugins %o a#"ost anything you can think of fro" spa" protection, to tracking ba% #inks, to tracking !isitors, to a%%ing functions to the software an% "ore'

Pre"iu" The"es - 0or%Press the"es that you pay for' They usua##y co"e with foru" support an% are %e!e#ope% by professiona# %esigners who genera##y ha!e greater e*perience than the %esigners of free the"es' Post -88 7ee% - A page on your 0or%Press website that often is #iste% by %ate, in chrono#ogica# or%er an% inc#u%es co""ents' - -ea##y 8i"p#e 8yn%ication A-88B fee%s are use% to %e#i!er content on an auto"atic basis, co""on for b#ogs, news sites, etc' Esers wi## subscribe to an -88 fee% !ia a fee% rea%er or e!en through e"ai# an% are auto"atica##y notifie% through their chosen "etho% when new content is poste%' - Another section of your website that typica##y stays static' The si%ebar wi## so"eti"es inc#u%e a website na!igation so peop#e can fin% other pages' It wi## a#so contain -88 fee% #inks, news#etter signups, a%!ertising, etc' - A function in your cpane# that a##ows you to insta## !arious progra"s on your web hosting account' - Enifor" -esource 6ocator AE-6B is the #ocation of a page on the internet' F!ery page on the internet has a uni3ue E-6' F!ery site can ha!e an un#i"ite% nu"ber of E-6s, one per page' - A function in 0or%Press that a##ows you to %rag an% %rop content in %ifferent for"s into !arious sections of your site' Typica##y in the si%ebar but so"e custo" the"es a##ow wi%gets to be setup in "any p#aces on the site' - 8oftware progra" for b#ogging, a#so use% for website an% content "anage"ent sites'

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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills My 2a-orite Plugins D %ecommended Plugins *ist Action Po0C70 D This wi## a##ow you to insta## a popup on your 0or%Press site' http.))www'"arketers"o/o'co")reco""en%s)actionpopup Akismet < A#rea%y co"es insta##e% on 0or%Press' Co""ent spa" protection' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)akis"et) All in One $!O < This p#ugin a##ows you to custo"i;e your page tit#es, %escriptions Athese show up on oog#eB an% keywor%s' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)a##-in-one-seo-pack) 5roken *ink Checker < 0i## check a## your content for broken #inks' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)broken-#ink-checker) Comment *o-e < 5ake your rea%ers #o!e you by a%%ing a #ink to their b#og when they co""ent' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)co""ent#u!) )isEus < A co""ent syste" for your b#og which connects a co""unity of peop#e with accounts' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)%is3us-co""ent-syste") )o 2ollow < This p#ugin re"o!es the nofo##ow tag that is stan%ar% on 0or%Press insta##ations' It wi## gi!e your rea%ers oog#e #o!e for co""enting2 http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)se"-%ofo##ow) 2eatured Content &allery < A%%s a rotating i"age ga##ery where!er you want on your 0or%Press site' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)feature%-content-ga##ery) &runion Contact 2orm < A%%s a contact for" to your b#og or site' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)grunion-contact-for") *et t $now < 7un p#ugin that "akes it #ook #ike it1s snowing on your site2 http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)#et-it-snow) $earch Meter < Peeps track of what peop#e are searching for whi#e on your b#og or site' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)search-"eter) $e:y 5ookmarks < This a##ows your rea%ers to easi#y use socia# book"arking or socia# "e%ia to pro"ote your site' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)se*ybook"arks) Tweetable < Tweets out your b#og posts auto"atica##y'
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Make a Website With WordPress by Angela Wills http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)tweetab#e) WordPress 2acebook *ike < 6ets your rea%ers 16ike1 your page or post so it gets poste% on their 7acebook 6ikes #ist' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)0or%Press-facebook-#ike) WordPress !ditorial Calendar < Puts your posts in ca#en%ar for"at in your %ashboar% so you can p#an out your writing' 6o!e this one2 http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)e%itoria#-ca#en%ar) W0CPolls < A##ows you to run po##s on your website' Eser can !iew the resu#ts' http.))0or%Press'org)e*ten%)p#ugins)wp-po##s)

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