Category: WordPress websites
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8 things to do if you can’t afford a website yet
Starting a new business on a shoestring? Can’t afford to shell out a grand or two, or more, on a website? Here are 8 things you can do to get started, for free!
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WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: How to choose
So you want a website, and you’ve heard of WordPress, and maybe you’ve heard that there are two kinds of WordPress: WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Say what? If your needs are simple and your budget is small, a personal blog for example, consider going with WordPress.com. You’re basically on your own, but if you need coaching,…
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WordPress Needs Proper Maintenance
WordPress keeps getting better, but only if you make the updates. For example, WordPress 3.9, which is just out as I write this post, has a much improved image processing module which makes it easier to edit pictures. The most important reason for keeping your WordPress site up to date, however, is security. Just as the ones for your computer’s operating…
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WordPress Websites
Most of the new sites and redesigns that I’m creating nowadays are built on WordPress. Why? WordPress is a open-source blogging application that can be installed on a domain either as part of a site or as the basis of the entire site. It allows the site owner or contributors to make additions to the…
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WordPress is User-Friendly
My friend Richard Novossiltzeff is assembling his family history on a new WordPress site. He’s having great fun sorting through the documents that have been sitting in boxes for decades, scanning them and getting them online for posterity. He’s finding WordPress to be really user-friendly. But he had a bit of trouble installing it manually.…
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The impact on traffic of having a blog on your web site
Maybe you’ve heard that it’s good to have a blog on your website – that it brings more visitors. Want proof? I have a fun little website – a labour of love – that I’ve been growing for 10 years now, the Nova Scotia Photo Album. It started out as a wedding gift on a…