Feb 15th 10 Posted by Judith

WordPress How To: Update to the Latest WP Version (2.9.2)

Update for WordPress 2.9.2: I repost this information each time WP offers a new update so that you can have step-by-step instructions to easily update your WordPress site yourself. Wordpress 2.9.2 addresses a problem where logged in users can peek at trashed posts belonging to other authors. If you have untrusted users signed up on your blog and sensitive posts in the trash, you should upgrade to 2.9.2. ... read more

Feb 3rd 10 Posted by Judith

WordPress How To: Do the Mother of All Backups

Backing up is one of those things that many folks think about when it is too late and you wish you had the backup you never made. Usually when you are in the situation of wishing you had backed up, you are then motivated to get a system in place so you never have to feel that pain again. So let’s take care of that today and help you to avoid being one of the “I wish I had…”... read more

Jan 27th 10 Posted by Judith

5 Steps to a Lean Mean WordPress Machine

WordPress has unique resource requirements and as with any database driven site, your database also needs to be paid a bit of regular attention to ensure everything is running at optimum efficiency. It’s not uncommon to find WordPress sites that are not being watched after properly being shutdown due to becoming CPU hogs. The first mistake made is that just because you can install WordPress on a... read more

Jan 20th 10 Posted by Judith

WordPress Post SEO Tips

Do a search for your top keyword phrase on Google. How may sites are noted in the upper right-hand corner of Google’s result? Rare is that number under six figures. So, SEO is a consideration that all site owners need to be aware of when creating content for their sites. Contrary to popular belief, SEO is something every site owner can easily integrate in their posts with just a little time and... read more

Jan 15th 10 Posted by Judith

Just Follow These Blog Tips…

…and you’ll be in a better position to experience ROI, success, accolades, growth, conversions — whatever your stated goals are! You do have your goals written down don’t you? If you don’t know where you want to go; how the heck can you possibly know how to get there? When I read this guest post over on DailyBlogTips.com, I thought to myself “self, you tell clients this... read more