Got a domain, installed Wordpress, now what?

[Cleo]

Not overwhelmed with help but like any new project just feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Going to go over to Boarders later today to get WordPress for Dummies. Seems the best place to start is to learn everything about WordPress.

Originally Posted by papagmp

Since you manage two sites - I would defiantly set up a hosted blog (leak free), configure the feeds to be used with your affiliate codes, and let affiliates either link to the blog or use the feeds - or both.

That is on my list but first I want to get my feet wet doing my first blog which I guess will actually be pretty much a splog.

[whitey]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Not overwhelmed with help but like any new project just feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Going to go over to Boarders later today to get WordPress for Dummies. Seems the best place to start is to learn everything about WordPress.


That is on my list but first I want to get my feet wet doing my first blog which I guess will actually be pretty much a splog.

Wordpress and blogging, like anything else on the net, can be as complicated or simple as you want to make it.

Having just come back to the biz after 3+ year haitus, the first thing I dove into, other than reviving a couple of domains I had kept, was blogging and WP. I have collected probably over 1000 bookmarks on the subject.

Getting a book is probably a good idea for an overview. When I get a chance to sift through my bookmarks later today, I will send you a pm for some of the most helpful I will find that pertain to setting up a simple splog.

You will find that blogging is a great way to get organic traffic, but they can become a bit of an obsessive work project if you let them. They do not, however, have to be that way.

[papagmp]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Not overwhelmed with help but like any new project just feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Going to go over to Boarders later today to get WordPress for Dummies. Seems the best place to start is to learn everything about WordPress.


That is on my list but first I want to get my feet wet doing my first blog which I guess will actually be pretty much a splog.

Skip the book - I'll walk you through all you need to know for a splog

It's actually pretty darn simple.

[LD]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Not overwhelmed with help but like any new project just feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Going to go over to Boarders later today to get WordPress for Dummies. Seems the best place to start is to learn everything about WordPress.

I've got that one lol, along with every other "for dummies" web book on the market I think. The WP "for dummies" is pretty, good really...only thing the books are usually several version behind since WP updates so often. Seems like every new updates introduces more quirks, but all in all, WP is a lot of fun. I've been trying my hand at writing my own post, and the SE's do seem to like it. It's just terribly time consuming for me...but that's another story...

Oh, be sure and check out Blog Automator and Blog Organizer.