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Pages and Posts for WordPress Both pages and posts are very similar in how you create and edit them on your WordPress website.  The main difference between the two is how they display on your site.  A “page” is usually made up of static content like “About” or “Contact”.  Posts are flowing and are intended …

How to Add and Edit Themes in WordPress I have been riding mountain bikes for over 25 years now and every winter it’s a struggle to get in shape for the coming season. The exception to this has always been when I have a new bike.  Something about having a shiny new bike hanging in …

WordPress from the beginning As I am sure you have noticed by my site and blog posts, I like WordPress a lot. I created a site awhile back to create a series of videos on how to create a website or blog with WordPress for people that are just getting started. This video is the …

If you haven’t used the new Twitter interface yet or just unsure of what’s what, this is a great video from John Haydon to walk you through it. From: http://ping.fm/HxSU9

How to write a Google Review in less than a minute and thirty seconds We all see the reviews in Google Places every time we perform a local search.  If you own a local business you are well aware of the impact that Google Reviews can have on your bottom line (if you aren’t aware, …

Yanuk the dog WordPress training Over the last year or so I have been struggling with how to create training videos for WordPress.  I come up with an idea or tool that would make a great training video and then get stumped.  The problem is usually what site should the new tool, plugin, theme or …

This is step 2 in creating a WordPress website using Godaddy. In step one we covered how to set up a hosting account using Godaddy and now in this video we will cover a few easy steps to install your new WordPress website.

This slide show is what I presented at the Digital Dealer 8 conference in Orlando Florida this last week (04-21-10) describing the power of WordPress as a tool for car dealerships to enhance their web presence and take control of their Internet marketing efforts.  Although this presentation was directed at car dealerships there is a …

Setting up a WordPress website or micro-site There are a couple of ways to set up a WordPress site; 1) Go to http://www.wordpress.com and set up a free account.   This is very easy to do and will only take you a couple of minutes.  The downside of going this route is you don’t have …