Welcome to the beginner's guide to starting a blog. I've been blogging in some form or fashion for thirteen years (yes, 13!). I do it because I have a passion for it, but also because it's my business and how I feed my family. I make a living not only blogging, but helping other bloggers get set up and running. With my years of floating around the blogging world, I thought it would be a good idea to put together one of the best "start a blog" guides just for beginners. For those who already have …
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WordPress Guide – How to Setup Permalinks
Hello everyone and my fellow WordPress users. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day so far. I know it's been some time since I posted an article, but for good reason. I've been working on some new material as well as outlining a new course to help new WordPress users get started and succeed on WordPress. It has taken a lot of my time and energy, but I hope to release it soon (no ETA yet). Today, I wanted to share a quick guide on how to change your permalinks inside WordPress. This is a …
How to Start an Awesome Blog in Just 5 Easy Steps
A few weeks ago, we published a very detailed "How to Start a Blog" guide that went through every step in the process. We really enjoyed it, but got some feedback that it was a little overwhelming for you new WordPress bloggers. For those of you who want to start a blog, but don't know how, there is too much information in there. Looking back, we were using our knowledge of 11 years in the blogging space to create the guide. Instead, we need to come at this from an overview. We're always here …
WordPress Guide – How to Add Plugins to Your Blog
If you're a WordPress blog owner, then you've probably encountered plugins. They are little things that can provide great functionality for anything WordPress related. I have a number of plugins being used on this blog. When I set up blogs for new bloggers, I make sure to always include some go-to plugins to give them certain functionality. The great part about WordPress is the sheer number of plugins you can choose from. It's both a blessing and a curse. While you might be able to find one …
WordPress Guide – How to Add a New User to Your Blog
Welcome to our new WordPress Guide series we have been planning for some time. It's finally coming off the ground. Since we offer WordPress maintenance and support services, we get a lot of questions about how to do certain things. When we are adding a new client to our monthly WordPress blog management service, we typically here the same question over and over again. How do I add you as a user to my blog? That's a very good and legitimate question. For that reason, we have created a …