WordPress Basics Hand-out & Presentation

1. WordPressBasicsSession OnewithCandace RobinsonAZREBN@gmail.comwww.AzRealEstateBlogs.comwww.PhoenixHousingBlog.comwww.ArizonaMortgageTeam.com

3. How to Get Your Own Domain

4. How to Get a Web Host

5. How to Install WordPress

6. How to Upload Files to Your Web Host Using FTP

7. Choosing a WordPress Theme

8. How to Install and Use WordPress Plugins

9. How to Create Your Blog Post & Blog Page

10. What RSS is and Why You Need it!

12. It’s a collection of articles that are listed chronologically with the newest article on top.

13. Blogs also allow you to very easily add new content, like text posts or even audio and video. Traditionally, this has been a very difficult thing to do for non-technical people.

15. Readers tend to trust the information provided on blogs more than normal static, non-changing and non-interactive websites.

17. Externally Hosted Blogs

18. Self-Hosted Blogs

19. External Hosted means someone else is hosting your blog for you on a remote server and provides you the software to run your blog.

20. Self-Hosted blogs mean you have your own domain name or website address set up for your blog, and that you also have you own server space you purchase for storing your files of your blog.

22. Drawback with Externally Hosted blogs is you don’t own your domain and it can be shut down at any time!

23. Less Admin control and customization!

24. Self-Hosted blogs will provide you with much more options for customizing your blog, provide you some powerful features not available on an external hosted blog.

27. Domain name is like a street address to your home.

29. You can purchase you own domain, possibly your name i.e.; www.CandaceRobinson.com

30. Much nicer solution than those of free options.

31. It’s much more PROFESSIONAL!

33. Google AdWords: Keyword Tool

34. Freekeywords.wordtracker.com/

35. Search keywords that relate to your niche

36. Brainstorm all possible domain names

37. Use Keyword in URL; first or second word

38. Pick the 10 best domains & pick best!

39. Tips:

40. Something that makes sense.

41. Make sure it’s not too long

42. Easy to remember

43. Try not to use dashes or underscores in between words NOTE: If you follow these tips you should have no problem finding a great domain name. Your domain name is not the be all and end all of your blog!

45. Open your browser to GoDaddy.com

46. Open an account by following the required information needed.

47. Type in the search box to see if your best domain name is available.

48. If it’s available purchase it!

50. Web host, which is sometimes referred to as a server, is really just like another computer, somewhere else in the world. It’s like a convenient and safe place to store your blog or website pages and files so people/readers can get access to them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

53. Pick a very reliable and affordable hosting company for your website.

54. MediaTemple.com

55. Host Gator.com

56. DreamHost.com

58. Sign up for a monthly plan between $5.00 - $20.00 a month

59. Be sure to sign up for the Linux option

61. Download the free platform from Wordpress.org and save it to your desktop

62. Then you will need to FTP it to your hosting server.

64. FTP Programs:

65. Filezilla – works with Firefox

66. SmartFTP

67. GoFTP

69. TextPad.com (windows)

70. Windows Live Writer (Microsoft)

71. Blogo (Mac version, 21 day free version only)

72. Evernote.com

74. Style of your blog will include layout i.e.; header, color scheme, fonts, font sizes, navigation layout, page layouts, one sidebar or possibly two or more.

75. Themes are designed by programmers and give up their time to create beautiful WordPress designs.

76. BEWARE: Often times if you pick a theme that the designer no longer offers support, you could be lost for hiccups along the way!Totally customizable when using your premium theme of choice!

78. Free designs often come with inconspicuous url at the bottom of the theme that links back to their website.

79. No Support Offered

80. Coding can be very weak

81. Very limited options in design

82. Premium designs are sold in two ways, either one time use or web developer use. One time use is a good option to start with, but will most likely cost anywhere from $40.00 on up.

83. BEWARE: One thing to check before purchasing a premium theme is to make sure it’s compatible with the latest WP platform (2.9.2) and it has current support from the designer!Premium Themes: StudioPress.com WooThemes.com DIYThemes.com ElegantThemes.com WPRemix.com iThemes.com

86. Wordpress Automatic Upgrade Plugin

87. Google XML Sitemaps Plugin

88. Mortgage Loan Calculator

89. Share This Plugin

90. Similar Post Plugin

91. Redirection Plugin

92. All in One SEO Pack Plugin

93. There so many options, just about anything you can think of can be searched for!Plugins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine.

94. WordPressBasics Tutorials How to Install a WordPress Theme How to Install a Wordpress Plugin How to Create your First Page How to Create your First Post

96. RSS can be used for several purposes:

97. News feeds from other sites

98. Videos from other sites

101. Free Service that basically gets your feed into the right format for mass distribution and other statistics about your subscribers.

102. www.FeedBurner.com

103. Benefit of Feedburner:

104. Easy to setup

105. Readers can set up email subscription and provide the newest of blog posts

106. Collect emails of your readers to build a newsletter campaign or other campaigns!

108. Readers can subscribe

109. Stats available

111. Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org

112. FatWallet.com (discount code for domains)

113. http://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

114. Feedburner.com

115. StudioPress.com, iThemes.com, WooThemes.com, DIYThemes.com

116. Dreamhost.com, MediaTemple.com, HostGator.com, GoDaddy.com

117. To Do:

118. Sign up for Wordpress.com for API number

119. Buy and Pick out Domain Name

120. Buy Hosting

121. Pick Theme

122. Install Wordpress to Hosting Server

123. Install Theme

124. Install Plugins

125. Set Up Settings on Theme and Wordpress Dashboard

126. Create Pages on New Blog

127. Create a Post and content

129. WordPressBasicsThe End! Thank you and enjoy!Candace RobinsonAZREBN@gmail.comwww.AzRealEstateBlogs.comwww.PhoenixHousingBlog.comwww.ArizonaMortgageTeam.com