One of my good friends Heidi Caswell has an awesome blog called WordPress 101 for Baby Boomers. Now, I am not going tie up your time talking about it. I want you to visit and soak up some of these powerful video tutorials. My eye is on the tutorial on What to do if Your [...]
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STOP! Visit WordPress Tutorials for Baby Boomers to Learn, Learn, Learn
» by Old School November 2nd, 2011 at 9:38 pm » Comments (5)
Basic How to Post to Your Blog
» by Old School August 18th, 2011 at 10:04 am » Comments (19)
I am preparing for a blog class and saw this video on Youtube. I think it is pretty good so I thought it would be a nice post. It is very basic but a good refresher. Yes, I know I could have done it myself but this is pretty good. Hope you enjoy it. Tweet [...]
What is a Backlink?
» by Old School January 25th, 2011 at 9:57 am » Comments (3)
If you do not know what a backlink is you have certainly heard another blogger or Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expert mention it. Here are two good definitions: In basic link terminology, a backlink is any link received by a web node (web page, directory, website, or top level domain) from another web node [1]. [...]
Ever Create a Password Protected Post on Your Blog?
» by Old School May 25th, 2010 at 10:04 pm » Comments (0)
Password protected posts allow you to create content that is visible to the world if they know the password you gave the post. So How Do You Password Protect Your Blog Post? You can locate the option to change the VISIBILITY of your blog post within the PUBLISH box on your dashboard Click on the [...]
Blog Food-Guest Blogger Series
» by Old School January 11th, 2010 at 10:16 pm » Comments (0)
Hi, I sure hope you are enjoying this series by guest blogger Toolie. I also hope you are getting the message about posting different types of blog food. The series is a feast that can last a long time. Rosie Reason 4 of Top Ten Reasons to Manage Your Own Websites and Blogs Reason 4 [...]
More on Gravatars
» by Old School October 27th, 2009 at 9:05 am » Comments (0)
After writing a short introduction post to gravatars someone wrote a very detailed and wonderful post on the topic. I mean this post is basic 101 which is just what many folks need when they do not have a clue how to get that cute image up on their sites. I found out about the [...]
What in the Heck is a Gravatar? How Do You Get One?
» by Old School October 22nd, 2009 at 10:02 pm » Comments (7)
What is a Gravatar?How do you get one? Well this really good video will answer your question. After you finish you won’t want to leave home without it! Go right over to Gravatar and get started. Tweet This Post
When Was The Last Time You Checked Your Links And Opt-ins?
» by Old School August 17th, 2009 at 12:06 am » Comments (3)
When was the last time you checked your links and opt-in boxes on your blogs. Do they still work? This evening I was chatting with a friend and sent her to, what I thought, was a working opt-in box. Well, it worked but took us to the wrong THANK YOU PAGE for the wrong free [...]
How To Set Up a WordPress.com Blog-Pt. 1(Virgin Bloggers Only)
» by Old School January 27th, 2009 at 3:24 am » Comments (1)
A basic set up step by step for a WordPress.com blog. Tweet This Post
Thinking about Guest Authors on Your WordPress Blog?
» by Old School January 5th, 2009 at 6:31 pm » Comments (0)
Are you thinking about making someone a guest blog author on your wordpress blog? This question recently came up and although I have made folks guest bloggers by inserting their articles I never gave anyone access to my site to be a guest blogger. So, I decided to re-check the roles and capabilities for users on [...]
