So you’ve just installed WordPress. That’s a big first step in creating your new website. What comes next though? Tempting as it is to dive straight into choosing a theme and making your site look pretty, there are some things you need to do first. Today I’m going to take you through the 6 …
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How to change the post author in WordPress
Have you ever wanted to change the author of a post on your WordPress site? Most themes give you the option to display the author, and this is a great feature to use if your blog has or might start having multiple contributors. It gives your readers another way to sort your posts, as by clicking …
How to use & customise Click To Tweet
Twitter is a valuable source of website traffic for many businesses, but is it working for you? If you could get your content shared more on Twitter and increase your traffic, you could also see a rise in conversions, whether that's more people enquiring about your services, buying your products, …
How to format text in WordPress
One of the best things about WordPress is how easy it is to add and edit your content. You can simply paste you text in from a Word file or type straight into WordPress and with the range of formatting tools built in there's no coding needed (unless you want to, of course) to style it. This makes …
How to plan your website + free worksheet
Planning your new website can be a daunting prospect, whether it's your very first website or your fifth redesign – there’s just so much to think about. Where do you start? But don’t worry, I’m here to help. Having gone through several redesigns of my own site and helped many clients through the …
3 Warning signs you chose the wrong blog topic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="3078" align="center" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]So you've been blogging for a while but it's not going as well as you thought it would. Something's wrong. Maybe you need to improve your writing or do more marketing, or maybe your problem is bigger; you …
Why I’ll subscribe to your blog
So many people and businesses have blogs that it can be hard to stand out from the crowd. Though with a bit of work it is possible to create a loyal following and get an increasing number of subscribers to your blog. So what can you do to convince people to become avid readers? Here's why I'll …
Does having your own domain protect your copyright?
Copyright seems to be a hot topic lately. Which isn't at all surprising since we're all busy creating a lot of content these days. It's only natural to want to protect that content when we put it online. People have all sorts of questions around copyright and this is one I've been asked a few times …
8 foolproof ideas for blog posts
o you ever struggle to find ideas for blog posts? Maybe you’ve been blogging for a while and are wondering how you’ll find enough things to write about to keep updating your blog regularly, or maybe you’re new to blogging and are unsure where to start. Whichever stage you’re at though, there’s no …