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If you have used WordPress, then you have probably switched themes at least once in your life. If you haven’t, and this is your first time, then it is even better. The beauty of WordPress is that it makes it very easy for users to change themes. It is literally few clicks away. But changing themes is much more than simply clicking activate. In this article, we will provide you with a checklist of things that you MUST do before changing WordPress themes. These steps are critical to make sure the process goes smoothly otherwise you can end up losing elements that you did not mean to lose. 1. Take Notes on Your Current Theme Many WordPress users surf the web to find solutions to their problems. Often they find those solutions in form of snippets that they add manually in their theme such as the functions.php or another file. Because these changes were made once, people have a tendency of not remembering them. Go through your theme files and note down all additional code that you … [Read more...] about Checklist: 15 Things You MUST DO Before Changing WordPress Themes

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This is a summary of a presentation given by Scott Hanselman at Blog World Expo 2010. 1) Know your audience. Analytic programs were developed for a reason. You cannot provide content that your audience wants if you do not know who your audience is and where they are coming from. If your audience is international, look at the words and acronyms that you use and bring them to a level that all of your users can understand. 2) Keep overtly personal information off your blog. Anyone can take a latitude and longitude and pull up a street address. If you don’t want users (and stalkers) to show up at your door with questions or rob your home when you are on vacation, keep your location off your website. 3) Don’t apologize for not blogging enough. There comes a time and every blogger’s life when they take a mini blogging vacation. Family problems, broken computer, rabies, it doesn’t matter, when you take a hiatus from blogging, don’t make your first post back an apology. It takes up … [Read more...] about 32 Ways to Make Your Blog Suck Less (Blog World 2010)

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Are you thinking about starting a blog but not sure which topics or niche to choose? Choosing the right niche for your blog makes it easier to create engaging content and even make money online. In this article, we’ll explain how to easily choose the best blogging niche that will eventually help you start earning online. What is a Blog? A blog is a website that’s updated regularly with new pieces of content, which are normally written articles. These are called “posts” and appear in reverse chronological order, with the newest at the top of the list. To learn more, see our guide on the difference between a blog and a website . When blogs first started, they were mostly personal diaries, sharing information on a range of topics of interest to the person writing. That’s still how some blogs work today, but a large number of blogs now focus on specific niches that interest the blogger and their target audience. For instance, WPBeginner is a blog focused on helping … [Read more...] about Best Blogging Niche – 7 That Will Make Money (Easily)

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In my dictionary, “corporate” means boring and a corporate blog therefore, means a boring blog. After all a corporate is all about profits, finances, business plans and annual reports. Not really interesting stuff to read. But as an author in the WordPress space, I constantly seek out interesting websites. And as I come across a number of corporate blogs, I realize that some corporates are putting their blogs to good use in different ways. They are reaching out to every kind of stakeholder, without getting too promotional. They’re addressing investors, employees, customers, suppliers and many social concerns. And I now see that corporate blogs can be great tools to further corporate objectives. In this post, I’d like to share with readers what I’ve learnt about corporate blogs. Usually, readers do not actively search for a corporate blog, so it’s important to provide a link to the blog page on the corporate website. Or, if the company has a number of blogs, it can create a common … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Corporate Blog Work for You, Plus WordPress Themes to Help

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Do you want to make your WordPress blog completely private? Often we get requests from parents who want to use WordPress to share baby photos with friends and family. In this article, we will show you how to make your blog completely private. We will also cover how to create a private and password protected post in WordPress for those who want to have a public blog with a private area. When and Who Needs a Private Blog? A private WordPress blog is useful for sharing your family events, wedding photos, baby pictures, etc. with friends and family. See some of the best WordPress themes for family blogs for inspiration. A private blog can be used as your own private diary or journal. Teams working on projects can collaborate on a private blog. An under construction website that is not yet fully ready for public viewing. A classroom website can be made private and accessible only to registered students. Video Tutorial Subscribe to WPBeginner If you don’t like … [Read more...] about How to Make Your WordPress Blog Completely Private

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