Launching a WordPress Blog Ebook
Pat Geary and I have written a Free Launching a WordPress Ebook which is suitable for those using their own domains and subdomains. We cover how to set up WordPress on your server and what settings and preferences are needed. Not only that we make sure SEO features are implemented so your blogging experiance starts off the right way.
Free Launching a WordPress Blog Ebook
- Getting started with a WordPress Blog
- Requirements for Installing WordPress – Before you get started make sure your host gives you the tools you need. One host that we know of who does not is 1and1 UK Home packages. Did you read to the bottom of the page?
- Installing Database -
- Download WordPress
- Configure wp-config-sample file – Did you read the instructions all of the way through? Did you rename the file?
- Configure a FTP Client – If you are already using an ftp client that works, it is not necessary to download FileZilla. Use the one you are comfortable with, but make sure if you’re using another ftp client to set it to ASCII.
- Installing WordPress –
- Setting up WordPress – Did you read to the bottom of the page? Do not try and install a new theme yet. Work with the default one until you have finished setting up.
Options Permalinks – If your url looks like http://your-domain.com/hello-world.php rather than http://your-domain.com/?p123 you followed the instructions. Ready for the next step? - Configure WordPress Categories – Did you follow all of the instructions to the bottom of the page? Don’t worry; you can add more categories later.
- Setting WordPress Preferences – Read it all!
- Installing WordPress Themes – Now you are finally here. Read it all to the very bottom. It will take you longer to decide on choosing a theme than anything else. Once you have installed the theme, take the time to check how it looks in the various browsers, does it have a horizontal scroll? Does it validate? Do you know enough to tweak it until it works like it is supposed to or would you be better off choosing another one?
- Creating SEO Titles in WordPress – Did you follow all of the steps? Did you read to the BOTTOM of the page? Does your page title look like it is supposed to?
- Disable NoFollow Attribute in WordPress – If you don’t read to the very bottom, you will miss the bit about writing posts. After all, that is what your blog is for.
- WordPress Essentials
- WordPress Plugins
- Akismet Plugin – If you don’t want to be plagued by spam, read and configure this plugin.
- Sitemap Plugin – Read all the way to the bottom or you will end up with the word category beside all of your categories.
- WordPress Database Backup – An easy way to backup your database.
- WordPress Ready Contact Form – Do you want your readers to be able to contact you? Then you need a form for them to use. Don’t skip this part.
- How Trackback and Pingback works in WordPress Learn how they work, how to use them and when to use them.
- Moving a WordPress Blog – More advanced but someday you may want to move from a sub-domain to a domain all its own.
- Upgrading WordPress Program – Read and implement carefully, WordPress regularly updates and improves the program, so be ready with the instructions at hand.
- WordPress API – You will need this for configuring your Akismet Spam Plugin.
- WordPress Tips
- WordPress Plugins
- Desktop Blogging Clients - These are more advanced topics for you to explore, if you find you don’t like the WordPress interface to post your blogs, these desktop blogging clients are a safe alternative.
- Windows Live Writer
- Setting Up Windows Live Writer
- BlogDesk
- Installing BlogDesk
- BlogDesk Configuration
- Creating Posts in BlogDesk
- Inserting Images in Posts
- Publishing with BlogDesk
- BlogDesk Options
- BlogDesk Extras
Enhance your business and start blogging The Right Way.
Tina Clarke, Microsoft MVP - FrontPage & Pat Geary, Microsoft MVP - FrontPage Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved
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December 1st, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Hi
Just read your ebook and think the information is superb for anybody wanting to set up a blog. In fact it’s one of the best I have seen.
I cannot find any reference as to your policy on referring others to see the information. Can the ebook be made available on our own websites for instance?
Regards
Chris
December 2nd, 2007 at 4:59 am
Hi Chris
Glad you like the ebook. Pat and I don’t mind if you link to the page I have on my site or she has on her’s. We don’t allow others to have the file on their sites as it would be too numerous to keep up with informing everyone of any updated ebook and we would not the control over those sites on how it is displayed or even updated which is why we have decided that linking is the better option for us. Thank you for asking though. Tina
January 5th, 2008 at 2:19 am
Great book!!!
January 7th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Thanks that’s very helpful. I installed WP automatically in cPanel on my web host and I had a heck of a lot of minor editing to do. Thanks again for the ebook.
February 7th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I have been a frequent visitor of this blog for some time now, so I thought it would be a good idea to leave you with my thanks.
Regards,
Jim Mirkalami
February 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
At the first time, I didn’t like to use wp for blogging. But all changed when I found so many tutorials and references about WP. Some understoodable, but some not. Here, Finally I found about “How Trackback and Pingback works in WordPress” topic… helps me a lot. Many Thanks for the ebook.. Great success to you
April 8th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Thats a impressive e-book. Very handy … worth reading :).
April 9th, 2008 at 10:47 am
I’ve read your ebook. I thought it’s a best free wordpress ebook
April 15th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Good work, I have been using Wordpress for a while now but I still able to find some useful tips from your blog. Keep it up !!
May 19th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Just finished reading version 1.3 and liked it enough to come after version 1.4, even though it is very directed at beginners.
I studied your post on your results with your eBook vs your Blog series on Twitter and would like to point out that I personally would never have found you without your eBook … I Googled Wordpress eBooks and downloaded a pile of ebooks when I decided to kick my blogs up a notch … yours is class and free … I would never have waded through the 30 million plus hits for Wordpress blogs to find yours.
So the eBook may be worth the trouble even though it might not seem so if you just look at the stats. Try an eBook on Twitter and report the results, maybe ?
Added you to my read list. Thanks.
May 20th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Hello ,
fist of all im so thankfull. I have tought im a wordpress semi pro. but lol ur free ebook is great stuff. ím german, my english isnt well, but i have understand ur book. and i like bookmarking ur information. does u have more free ebooks like this great?
best regards
Liedhafte Dichtung from germany
May 21st, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Hi Patsan
I’m a bit confused about your post i don’t have anything on twitter as far as i know can you point me to what you are thinking of? Don’t really know what twitter is about either.
May 21st, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Hi Liedhafte
i have free expression web ebooks but that is the only word press ebook we will do another at some point but it will probably be next year some time. However there will be new expression web ebooks coming up for expression web 2, the first one being a setting up expression web 2 which should be available in the next few weeks.
June 1st, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Looks like a very indepth ebook….gonna download it now. Thanks for providing it. I will definitely recommend it if I like it.
June 9th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Great ebook, this is helpful!
June 12th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Tina, Great book ! Why - ok, because it light and fresh. Good stuff for newbies ! Good job !
June 13th, 2008 at 8:36 am
wow! nice article. thanks for sharing
June 14th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I found this thread thinking it was about actually turning your word press posts into ebooks. ebooks can be a great way to build back links …I was looking for some software that would go through a WP book and turn it into one…
June 18th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
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June 27th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Thank you for this really great ebook. You put in a monster lot of work. I look forward to read it in more detail since I only skimmed so far.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Thanks for the e-book, excellent read. I must admit the friendly SEO section where you talk about the Optimal Title Plugin was something I didn’t know. Hats off to you
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:59 am
Wow, Thanks for the very complete ebook! Just what I was looking for! This book saves me a lot of time figuring some things out by myself, thank you!
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:42 pm
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Well, while I know of sw that can change a site into an ebook, I don’t know of one that can change posts into an ebook, a novel idea. You could save each post to a site and do it that way I suppose? If you hear of anything let me know please.
Tina
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:43 pm
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Thank you our aim was to make this an ebook that was focused towards being SEO friendly with WordPress and if that has helped you then we have met our goal:) We hope to update the ebook and bring out a second version sometime in the future.
July 10th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Like all the rest, THANKS! I was still creating blogger blogs and afraid to get into wordpress. Thanks to this blog I feel better.