In this post I will show you how to set up an account with Bluehost and how to install WordPress via your Bluehost cPanel. It’s a simple process that should only take about five minutes to complete.
Before starting you need to choose a domain name. For example my domain name is dave-lucas.com. Once you have done this you’re ready to get started.
[Read more…] about How to Set Up a Bluehost Account and Install WordPressIf you’re reading this post, then congratulations are probably in order. Your website must be doing quite nicely or your blog must have a lot of followers for you to be considering outsourcing. And if you’re wondering whether you can maintain your website’s quality while sustaining its growth, you’re not alone.
Thousands of website managers from bloggers to dentists have realised the benefits of outsourcing, incorporated it into their regular routine and have successfully kept pace with growth in traffic. What have they learned? For one thing, there’s a certain point where you just can’t do it all alone.
[Read more…] about Benefits of Outsourcing WebsitesBuilding an online marketing business is a lot like building an actual brick-and-mortar business, literally from the ground up. If you don’t build the foundation properly, everything else you do afterwards is standing on shaky ground. What does crown moulding matter when the foundation is falling apart?
Similarly, what’s the point of a beautifully designed website if there’s no traffic. Even more to the point, what’s the point of traffic if it’s the wrong kind of traffic?
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[Read more…] about Go With the Flow – Why You Need a Fluid, Responsive WordPress ThemeThe title of your blog post is one of the most important factors to capture a reader’s interest. When posts show up in a Google search, it is the title and short description that people see. If that title isn’t captivating enough, people just aren’t going to click on it.
When someone sees the title they need to know what you are going to cover. It needs to be an honest representation of your post content and at the same time be catchy and compelling. For example, a blog post about blogging mistakes could have a title “The Common Blog Mistakes Not to Make”. However, this is basic and not as attention grabbing as “4 Blogging Mistakes and the One that Saved My Blog”. They want to know what that one mistake was that saved your blog. Of course you need the genuine mistake that saved your blog, but that’s just an idea of a catchy and compelling title.
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