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Getting Over the Beginner’s Hump With WordPress

Written by Sid Smith on June 15, 2010 · 3 Comments

Sid Smith puts together a quick how-to article to get you through the basics of starting your own website for your freelance business. He gives you tips for building your site quickly by hiring out the work or for building it cheaply using your own labor, Wordpress, and a customizable theme. Read more »

Getting Down and Dirty With WordPress

Written by Sid Smith on May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment

[ May 12, 2010; 3:00 pm; ] If you’re new to blogging, don’t yet have your website up and running, or you’re stuck on an old blogging platform like Blogger, then this will be your perfect opportunity to get a live demonstration of the Wordpress blogging platform during a webinar with Sid Smith. Read more »

How to Create and Promote Your First WordPress Blog (15) – Paying for Traffic

Written by Sid Smith on April 30, 2010 · 1 Comment

Learn the ins and outs of setting up pay-per-click advertising campaigns with Google AdWords and on Facebook. Discover the basic knowledge the relative advantages and disadvantages of those each option and how you can use PPC ads to bring more traffic to your blog. Read more »

How to Create and Promote Your First WordPress Blog (14) – Site Promotion Part 2

Written by Sid Smith on March 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Delve deeper into more complex strategies that you can use to bring target traffic to your site or your client's site. In this WordPress Tutorial, Sid shows you how to build quality traffic and improve your search engine rankings all while building your reputation as an industry expert. Read more »

How to Create and Promote Your First WordPress Blog (13) – Site Promotion Step One

Written by Sid Smith on March 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Driving traffic to your blog involves both on-site and off-site search engine optimization. It also involves promoting your website, building an audience, and letting the world know you have something great to offer. Find out how you can promote your blog effectively. Read more »

How to Create and Promote Your First WordPress Blog (12) – First Impressions

Written by Sid Smith on March 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

If your visitor feels that his time spent on your website was "valuable," then he'll compensate you by reading more articles, subscribing to your blog, signing up for your membership site, buying your products or hiring you as a web copywriter. Find out how to add value to your site through good design choices. Read more »

How to Create and Promote Your First WordPress Blog (11) – Adding Content

Written by Sid Smith on March 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

When it comes time to add content to your Wordpress blog or website, there are a lot of options. Sid Smith takes you step-by-step through some of the easiest ways to add and configure blog posts, video, and podcasts. Read more »

How to Create and Promote Your First WordPress Blog (10) – Planning Blog Content

Written by Sid Smith on March 10, 2010 · 2 Comments

In this lesson, Sid shows you how to use a free mind-mapping tool to plan out your blog. You'll discover why it's so important that you take some time to plan your blog and you'll come away with ideas for 15-20 articles and/or videos to get your blog rolling. Read more »