While redesigning my Pretty Tastes Better site recently, I decided I wanted to put my social media buttons in the top navigation bar. The theme I’m using there, Mingle, allows for two different Menus in the top nav bar … Read more…
Backing Up is Hard to Do (Not!)
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Backing Up is Hard to Do (Not!)
Let’s talk about how to backup WordPress. You’ve put a lot of hard work into your website. Blood, sweat and tears, even. Protect all … Read more…
Get Great Images for your Posts with Photodropper
These days, web surfers are impatient and demanding and are used to gorgeous websites filled with images to catch their eye. But not everyone is a graphics guru or a photographer extraordinaire. And who can afford to buy images all … Read more…
18 Resources for New Food Bloggers

Food is one of the most popular subjects for bloggers. After all, everybody has to eat, right? Food blogging has its own unique challenges, so if you are a new food blogger or thinking of starting, here are some … Read more…
Case Study: Create Book Buzz with Author Websites

An author website is necessary to start building your fan-base BEFORE your book is published. WordPress makes it easy.… Read more…
What is a Domain name? Everything you ever wanted to know (and more)

Ready to learn about domains? What is a domain name? What does DNS mean? How do I register one? Why would I want to? Everything you need to know and more.… Read more…
Post vs. Page
What’s the difference between a Page and a Post in WordPress?
Depending on the theme you use, some of the things in the table below might behave a little differently than what I show here (for instance, not all themes … Read more…
Improve Your Site Today – 10 Easy Tweaks
One of my favorite sites is Smashing Magazine. They regularly feature great how-to articles and free downloads to help us all improve our web sites.
Today they posted an article entitled 10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines. Many … Read more…
11 Must-Read Articles for New Bloggers
There are a lot of blogs out there, and a lot of blogs about WordPress, too.
But there are a few that stand out from the crowd. That consistently provide good, solid information; solutions to the problems we are actually … Read more…
What Exactly Is WordPress?
What is WordPress, exactly?
This may seem obvious to those of us who use it everyday. But for someone just starting out, just getting their feet wet with web applications, it can be very confusing. So, here is an explanation … Read more…
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I did some freelance website assistance for a while, helping people build simple website using the Wordpress platform (like this site). These are articles about using Wordpress from that website. I may add more, as the mood strikes.I am still sometimes available for freelance Wordpress help, so if you are looking, drop me a note and we'll talk.
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