Table Of ContentFrom Zero to Blogger in 30 days
Contents
From Zero to Blogger in 30 days
About Sarah Arrow
How to use this guide
A little about WordPress
WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
Things you will need to build a WordPress website:
Step 1: Brainstorm Potential Domain Names
Step 2: Check for Availability
Step 3: Choose the One You Want
Step 4: Choose Registration Length
Step 5: Complete Checkout
Step 6: Access Your Domain
Step 7: Set Your Nameservers
Posts
Media
Links
Pages
Comments
Appearance
Plugins
Users
Tools
Settings
Updates
Posts Vs. Pages - What’s the Difference?
How to Create a New Blog Post
Categories, Tags & Featured Image
Creating a New Page
How to Search for and Install Themes within the WordPress Dashboard
How to Upload Your Own Theme Zip File
Do I need to use a WordPress Framework?
So what does a framework do?
Genesis.
2. Thesis 2.0.
3. Thematic.
4. Reverie.
5. WhiteBoard.
6. Howling Dog Theme Framework.
7. The Upthemes Framework.
8. PageLines.
9. Woo Themes.
10. Headway Themes.
So What Plugins Should You Install?
How to Install a Free WordPress Plugin Through WordPress
How to Install a Free or Paid WordPress Plugin from a Zip File
Updating Your WordPress Plugins
How to Use WordPress Widgets
How to Access Widget Options
How to Delete A Widget
How to Add New Widgets to Your Site
Top 10 WordPress Security Tips
Keep Your WordPress Install Up To Date.
2. Make Backups.
3. Don’t Use “Admin” or Your Email Address For Your Username.
4. Limit The Number of Failed of Login Attempts.
5. Make Sure Your Themes are Secure.
6. Additional Login Authentication.
7. Do a Security Scan.
8. Consider a Multi-Tiered Security Manager.
9. Secure Your wp-config.php File.
10. Protect Your WordPress Directories.
When Plugins go nuts…
Plugin Mania
Coding or Plugins?
Plugin conflicts.
How to De-bug Faulty Manual Plugin Installations
Plugins: To Zip or Unzip?
Dealing with a plugin conflict
Of course there can be other reasons why plugins go nuts
Publishing Your Content
What’s Evernote got to do with my website?
What is Evernote?
Evernote is a great time saver, but it won’t do you any good if it’s unorganized
Evernote Notebooks User Tips
9 reasons you should take part in a blogging challenge?
Day 1 of the 30 day blogging challenge.
Day 2 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 3 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 4 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 5 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 6 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 7 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 8 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 9 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 10 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 11 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 12 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 13 of the 30 day business blogging challenge.
Day 14 of the Business Blogging 30 Day Challenge
Day 15 of the Business Blogging 30 day Challenge
Day 16 Business Blogging 30 Day Challenge
Day 17 of the Business Blogging 30 Day Challenge
Day 18 Business Blogging 30 Day Challenge
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Day 30 Business Blogging 30 Day Challenge
About Sarah Arrow
I’ve always loved the internet and when I got my first email account back in 1995, I recall
sitting with my 2 month old daughter on my lap, marvelling how I could send a letter to
anyone else with a PC and an email address.
Later that year, I recall (fondly) of arguing with one of my bosses that we needed to have
electronic CVs to send to clients, and how by doing so we’d have the edge over other
recruitment companies. She gave my ideas a chance, and the processes I put in place way
back when are still being used to this day. I wish fervently that I’d known about blogging
then, as it would have transformed so many lives, but I didn’t really get a grip on it until
2007.
I’ve never forgotten that fateful day in 2007 when my husband walked into the lounge
with a serious look on his face. I was playing with my daughters (aged 12, 2 and 1) and he
said “We need more business or we’ll be bust in 6 weeks. You love that computer so
much, go and do something with it to win business”.
So I did. I love a challenge.
My first blog post wasn’t self-hosted, and it consisted of 50 words. It took me 3 hours to
write 50 words.
Yes. Really.
And I had to do it three times a week according to the instructions. So I did.
Fast forward to now.
My blogging challenges are tough, they stretch you and they help you grow as a blogger.
It will make you sweat to get 30 posts published in 30 consecutive days. It’s a marathon
not a sprint, but at the end of it you’ll feel a real positive sense of achievement.
Did I save the business? Why yes I did, and over the years we’ve won multi-million pound
contracts, fired blue-chip clients and blogged our way through the credit crunch and one of
the toughest business trading periods in history.
Forbes has listed one of my blogs as a top website for women, 3 times, not bad for a Brit
blogger. So have MSN, and I’m known as one of the UK’s leading online marketers and
bloggers. I’ve got a great audience and that’s lead to lunch with Guy Kawasaki, drinks
with Tony Robbins (he paid) and a party with Martha Stewart (I sent someone else). I’ve
discovered when you have an audience, you can speak to pretty much anyone you like and
interview them on your blog, and if you do it like I do, they’ll come to you.
This book isn’t about getting famous, it’s about getting found by your ideal customers
online so you can make money. The side benefit of that of course may be fame.
Will blogging increase your business?
Try it and see.
How to use this guide
This book comes in two parts. The first part covers setting up your own self-hosted
WordPress blog, and the second part covers blogging for 30 consecutive days.
It will read like a long, chatty conversation with me, about blogging.
If a housewife and mum in Essex can use a blog to save a business and launch a new
publishing business, then you CAN do it too.
If you’d like to join the Facebook support group for encouragement and accountability
you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/30DayBloggingChallenge
