Releasing your published blog to the outside world is essentially the end result of five main activities: finding your subject, choosing a name, picking a platform, starting to write and last but not least, marketing. Before that, you will need a plan, you will need a starting point and you will need to have a…
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How to manage and survive 404 not found
A 404 not found response, or any 404 response for that matter, means your page isn’t where it’s supposed to be … this is a bad thing! It looks poor to your visitors and makes the search engines think that you don’t care. I know this isn’t the case and you know this isn’t the…
Build a better Blog … with WordPress and IONOS
When you begin your blog, you are setting out on a journey. You are embarking on an adventure that will challenge both your authorship skills and your technical skills. I would say that the chances are that your abilities will excel a little more in one of the disciplines than the other … and you…
What’s the best way for me to install WordPress?
First, you have quite a few options to chose from. A managed WordPress service provided by your Webhost Service Provider. A WordPress instance installed manually into your Host webspace A WordPress instance installed manually and hosted on a Cloud server (see note below). A WordPress instance installed manually and hosted on your own server. [su_note…
How to design a better Blog Menu
Good blog menu design is not obvious. Your blog menu is the first point of contact and has the power to engage with your visitors. At the very least, it’s a table of contents giving access to every page on your site.
How to use Blogging Statistics … to build a better blog
Interested in statistics about blogging? There are statistics about blogging here. Interested in how statistics about blogging might help you to write a better blog? There is stuff here. If you’re interested in blogging statistics just because they are blogging statistics, there is also a list of references.
How can I write a better blog post?
Writing a Blog Post is not the same as writing a Good Blog Post. Ultimately, a Good Blog Post is all about the value that you are adding.
How to do Blogging: Blogging 101
Where do you think all of that information on the internet comes from? Most of it comes from bloggers. If you know stuff, you can be a blogger!
How to best set up your Favicon
You’re not quite sure what a Favicon is and you wouldn’t know what to do with one if you had one. beginner.beginner.beginner.beginner.beginner.beginner.beginner.blooger.me for the answers.
Blogging 101: introduction
The first in the How to Blog series, for the non-technical, answering all your first, basic questions about blogging … intelligently.