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(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"
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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 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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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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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 -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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