The theme you chose for your wordpress website is highly important. Not only will it allow a site owner to set the experience that a visitor has when using the site, it can also make the management of the site much, much easier. From my own personal experience, I know that not all WordPress Themes […]
7 Top WordPress Plugins For 2010
Anyone who knows me, knows how much I like WordPress as a platform to create a website with. Over 2010, I have tested what seems like 100’s of plugins… maybe it has been. When I started writing this post, I thought I would share some of the plugins that have become my favorites in 2010 […]
Comments, WordPress, Youtube, Twitter and Facebook
On Facebook the other day Janet Beckers (from Wonderful Web Women) put out the following question: I’m on a wordpress plug-in search for our blog sites Charly Leetham . When I post a video on youtube I embed in a post. My readers leave comments but they also leave comments on youtube and facebook where […]
Compelling Reasons Why Offline Business Should Create An Online Presence
It doesn’t really matter what type of business you’re involved in these days – it could be selling goods or services, or a combination of both, you are missing opportunities if you don’t have an online presence. It is essential for an offline business to create, maintain and continually update its online presence in today’s […]
WordPress 2.9 Released: Should You Upgrade Yet?
I was excited to read the announcement that WordPress 2.9 has been released and is chock full on new enhancements that will make WordPress even easier to use. I’ll review some of the features below however, I want to quickly discuss whether you should update your blog immediately to the new version (you may have […]
WordPress Membership Sites: Wishlist Enhancements
Wishlist Member has a great offer for October 2009! If you’re thinking about creating a membership site in WordPress – now is the time to act. I’m sure you’ve heard of Gary Vaynerchuk, THE “social media” expert behind the now famous WineLibrary.tv. Gary has a new book out called “Crush It” – and you can […]
WordPress Membership: Wishlist Member Enhancements
Regular readers of this blog will know that I recommend the Wishlist Member plugin to create a WordPress Membership site. I don’t make this recommendation lightly – I use the plugin often for membership sites for myself and clients and the functions are amazing. The fact that the Wishlist team continues to improve on the […]
Self hosted WordPress or Free WordPress?
Today I was asked whether I would recommend a Self Hosted wordpress site or a free blog over at WordPress.com – my initital response was “Self hosted” but as I thought on it a little further, I decided that the response was not exactly true. There are a number of considerations that I should have […]
WordPress As A WebSite Platform
When working with a business to set up their web presence, I recommend that they use the WordPress platform to deliver their website and blog. WordPress is great to deliver this functionality, and you can even use it as a membership site to deliver different levels of content. Let’s look at the benefits of using […]
