A Blog Is Best for Your WebsiteI've built hundreds of websites, and nowadays I always build them with WordPress. WordPress is a software system that produces a blog, rather than a static, or fixed, website. There are lots of advantages to this approach, and here are just three: - Easy to update and keep fresh. After your website is built by The Web Doctor (that's me), you can continue to add new information to it right from your computer at home or office. There's no need to pay me extra to keep your customers excited about what you have to offer. Seth Godin, marketing expert, just wrote an excellent blog post about the importance of keeping your "people" informed. Click here to read it.
- Easy to build. That may seem like just an advantage to me, the builder. The big advantage to you is that your cost can be so low. Easy does not mean poor, because WordPress comes with powerful features and options.
- Many attractive themes. The theme of a blog is its overall "look": colors, type, and layout. There are zillions of free WordPress themes available, and you can also pay a designer to create a special one for you.
| Ten Bucks Too Much?Bob Rankin, outstanding computer guru, has written a good article about free and inexpensive websites. Perhaps what you're looking for will be found here. If you'd like to build your own site from scratch, the Lifehacker site has a free series of videos to walk you through the whole process. If you prefer text to video, a PDF is also available for download. Ready to Dig into WordPress? I build all my websites, both for myself and others, with WordPress software. You should, too, and this ebook will quickly get you up to speed.
There is much to learn about the world’s most popular publishing platform. From your first steps of learning about WordPress all the way through maintaining a site throughout the years, this book is packed with truly practical information. The Digging into WordPress PDF/eBook features 400+ pages of practical WordPress wisdom, presented in regular or widescreen format with clear, easy-to-read type and color-coded chapters. It includes hyperlinked URLs, copy-&-paste code snippets, and searchable content. Are You More of a Visual Learner?I'll use WordPress software to install your new website. Although I'll get it going "real good," it's going to be up to you to add content to it. Perhaps you want to get more familiar with the power of WordPress. If so, this website has a free series of videos that will equip you: Wordpress Video TutorialsTell the World about You!Yes, you need a website, and The Web Doctor is the man to provide you with one. But people need to come to your website, and you need a strategy to make that happen. One of the best approaches on today's Internet is with "social networking." Without going into detail about social networking here, let me give you a free ebook you can download and read at your leisure. It’s written in PDF format, and if you don’t already have a PDF reader, you can get one free by clicking here. To get the ebook, just click on the cover picture. Local AdvertisingDon't fail to take advantage of all the free advertising that is related to your location. Google Maps and Craigslist are just two examples. I find it convenient to use Thumbtack, a company that promotes the best local services. You can register at these services, or pay me just another $10, and I'll do it for you. |
