May 11, 2012 Posted by Judith

WordPress How To: Make a Blog

While Blogging is something many folks are doing and many more would like to do, for those just investigating starting a Blog, where do you start? Based on the number of inquiries I get every day asking that very question it is clear that inquiring minds want to know! Even though there are various blogging platforms that are available for you to make a Blog, being a WordPress Consultant means... read more

Apr 27, 2012 Posted by Judith

Listen, Surprise and Delight Your Customers

You can have the most well developed WordPress site in your market with the best product at the lowest price and if you don’t have your Customer Service methodology firmly intact — you’ve got nothing! This means everyone in your organization is on the same page when it comes to how to communicate and assist your potential and current customers. Excellent customer service naturally should... read more

Apr 20, 2012 Posted by Judith

How to Update to WordPress 3.3.2

April 20, 2012: 3.3.2 The latest stable release of WordPress (Version 3.3.2) is available now and is a security update for all previous versions. Three external libraries included in WordPress received security updates: => Plupload (version 1.5.4), which WordPress uses for uploading media. => SWFUpload, which WordPress previously used for uploading media, and may still be in use by plugins. =>... read more

Mar 30, 2012 Posted by Judith

Your WordPress Site and Inbound Marketing

In my previous life in the corporate jungle, marketing was about going to trade shows, cold calling and placing advertising here or there then waiting for the phone to ring. That’s Outbound Marketing. Now, so much of our marketing efforts depend on the online activities we participate in to drive traffic to our Web sites — enter Inbound Marketing. Inbound Marketing is the term used to now... read more

Feb 21, 2012 Posted by Judith

Free eBook! Genesis Framework for Beginners

StudioPress choosing to name their WordPress Theme Framework Genesis couldn’t be more apropos: gen·e·sis an origin, creation, or beginning. Genesis is now literally at the “beginning” of many successful and profitable Web sites. I’ve discussed WordPress theme frameworks in the past and the advantages of using child themes in concert with a premium theme framework. What’s neat... read more

Jan 18, 2012 Posted by Judith

“Yes, I’m Back in Black”

While the title of this post is lyrics from one of my favorite bands AC/DC, it fits today’s post. We used to change the background color of our sites to black in protest over various causes back in the day. Here we are in 2012 and we are back in black. Today you may run into sites that are completely blacked out in protest of the SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act) that our government is toying with. ... read more

Jan 13, 2012 Posted by Judith

5 Characteristics of Successful WordPress Site Owners

Everyone wants online success, right? But why is it that so few actually live the experience? There are many reasons — buying into the hype, not willing to work hard, not willing to learn… I could go on. But for those who do reap online rewards there are certain characteristics they all have in common when it comes to having a successful WordPress Web site.Prioritization of Certain Tasks:... read more