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In Part I of this series I showed you how you can easily create custom menus for your WordPress website (version 3.0 or greater). You can see that video here. In this followup video I'll expand on that to show you how you can... remove menu items have a link to an external site open in a new window/tab rename menu items without affecting the page titles make a menu item un-clickable in case … [Read more...]
Are you new to WordPress? Or maybe you've just never really got a handle on creating menus with WordPress. Well, ever since the awesome version, 3.0 hit the streets, creating menus in WordPress has been VERY cool and easy. In this screencast tutorial I show you how to create custom menus in WordPress (3.0 or greater). … [Read more...]
This screencast shows you how you can create pages in a WordPress site. It also shows you how you can create custom menus and add your pages to them, as well as creating dropdown menu items. You're probably going to want to view it in full screen mode so you can actually see what I'm doing. Hope this helps! … [Read more...]
You're great at what you do. You love doing what you do. You're an artist; a craftsman. You offer a product or service that really is awesome! But you tell yourself, "you're not a writer." Blogging / Content Marketing Everyone is telling you that blogging/content marketing is the greatest thing since sliced bread in order to develop your brand online. Everyone is telling you that you … [Read more...]
It's widely accepted that the titles are the first important attractor, determining whether or not someone will actually read your blog post. They are like text versions of thumbnails. If you're looking at a page of thumbnails, you'll click on the most interesting, compelling thumbnail first, to view the full image. The titles of your posts act in the same way. That's why your titles are so … [Read more...]
So you've been blogging for a while, giving your readers juicy bits of info and engaging, entertaining prose. Working diligently to build your followers and community on your business site. You're feeling pretty good about all this. You've developed your voice of authority. You're clients come to you to see what you think. It's going great! Hey, this blogging stuff really does … [Read more...]
In using social media/networking, you don't want to spend your whole day on Facebook or Twitter, right? Plugins to Do Your Work For You! There are plugins you can use with WordPress so that, when you publish a new blog post it automatically goes to your Facebook or Twitter account. That way you do something on your website and your social media presence is updated automatically!s So … [Read more...]
Cool, glad I got your attention. Now, on with the show... The more you do it, the better you get! Well, okay, unfortunately this might not necessarily be true for everyone in either category. However there is a pretty good chance that... Your skills will develop You'll keep learning new ways to be more effective The more passionate you are about what you're doing, the better The … [Read more...]
Looking to inspire more readers to come back for more? Here are five things you can do that could help. 1. Say it with Less This kind of follows up on my last post. Make it easy for your readers to get your message. Don't give them three paragraphs when you can say it in one. (or less!) 2. Make it Useful What are the questions your customers/clients always ask you? Do your … [Read more...]
1. The web continues to grow exponentially. 2. There is much more content out there on an hourly basis. 3. Sure, content that is important is... well, important! 4. (and this is my favorite) But, the important content that is delivered in an engaging, entertaining, easy to read and digest fashion wins more votes (and actually gets read). Does your writing style make reading … [Read more...]
