Posts Tagged ‘establish’

How to Establish Yourself Online – Part 5: WordPress SEO

Posted: August 22, 2009 at 12:00 am by

Yesterday we customized wordpress with a custom theme, widgets, and plugins. Now that our site is looking the way we want, we need to modify it for search engine optimization. Wordpress does a pretty good job with SEO out of the box, however improvements can be made. SEO is important, as search engines are often a majority of traffic for a blog. Without a good SEO strategy in place, it can be difficult to gain visitors to your site.

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How to Establish Yourself Online – Part 4: Customizing WordPress

Posted: August 21, 2009 at 12:00 am by

After creating the wordpress blog in Step 3, you need to customize wordpress. The theme it comes with is in my opinion ugly and basic, which will detract visitors from coming back to your site. You need a new theme, as well as plugins to enhance your blog’s functionality. We will begin by selecting a theme.

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How to Establish Yourself Online – Part 3: Setting up WordPress

Posted: August 20, 2009 at 12:00 am by

Now that your webhost and domain name has been setup and configured from Part 2, it is now time to install wordpress on your website. Wordpress is a blogging system used by millions of people and is customizable. Setting up wordpress is not a difficult task, however it does take some care.

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How to Establish Yourself Online – Part 2: Domain Name and Web Host

Posted: August 19, 2009 at 12:00 am by

If you have read Part 1 of our series, you will know the value of creating a Brand for your online presence. To recap, a brand is a word or series of words that represents your product or yourself. Your brand is important, as you want online users to remember your brand and what it stands for. For this article, we will discuss purchasing a domain name and a web host.

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How to Establish Yourself Online – Part 1: Plan

Posted: August 18, 2009 at 4:55 pm by

With billions of people on the Internet daily, it is becoming important for businesses and individuals to become established on the Internet. It is a great challenge, as many Internet users are already established, providing competition for users. Establishing yourself online will be a difficult challenge, but one you can overcome if you have time, patience, and a willingness to learn. It will not be an overnight success story, however within six months you can enjoy many visitors, increasing exposure for yourself or your product.

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