If you’ve read my previous post “WordPress – Step One” then you know how to install and link-up your WP website and database. After installation my suggestion is to install your Commercial Theme (or a quality free one if you prefer), configure the “settings”, assign “users” as applicable, and use “tools” to add the Theme…
If WordPress is new to you you’ll need to know how to set-up a WordPress account, and once set-up how to administer it effectively. This post will specifically address the installation process. The first thing you need to do is set-up your hosting account. For WordPress you will need a Unix/Linux hosting platform (PHP is required),…
It’s been a couple of weeks since I created my Google AdWords account, and wanted to provide you my insights so far. Firstly, I had noted that I wanted to start off with a small CPC maximum bid, so I went with $2.00 per day. This quickly proved unfruitful since my competitor ads had a…
Of the online Ad options there is none better than Google AdWords. The benefits of using Google are many, which include the fact that their search engine is #1 and used by many other search browsers (AOL is one of them) – consequently Google Ads show up on these browsers as well as their own.…
The problem with GoDaddy is that they recognize that many people are unclear on what is needed for a domain name and web hosting, so when people come to purchase something from them they (similar to what VistaPrint does) throw a variety of add-ons at you during the checkout process hoping that a buyer’s lack…
GoDaddy.com is one of the most popular domain name and hosting companies, and since working within the GoDaddy environment is not always so easy (and they have changed things a bit with their recent update) I thought I would talk a bit about how to navigate the common areas. Firstly, when you log-in you will…
The Google Map API is the standard for business websites that need a location map on a contact page. Since many people initially have difficulty undertanding the options, and the set up requirements, I wanted to go over some of the basics here. Firstly, you need to acquire the latitude and longitude. To do this…
Google Plus has been around for a while now, and while it is still in its infancy, I believe that it will become the de facto standard of social sharing in time. If my interest was only sharing content to friends and family I would wait on Google Plus since no one really needs to…
The question if one should resubmit their website if their ranking is not as high as it could be is commonly asked. The simple answer is that most cases, you should not resubmit your website once it has been indexed by a search engine. There are of course a few exceptions. Firstly, the concern with…
It has been a little over 6 months since Google Analytics migrated to their new interface. If you receive scheduled reports from us you will have noted some significant changes to the report you receive. In the past you would have received an entire dashboard report normally in the region of 8 – 10 grouped…