Aug 5, 2011 Posted by Judith

Did You See What They Said About Your WordPress Site?

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and forums all offer a venue for site visitors, your current and potential customers alike, to voice their opinions about anything they like. Do you know what is being said about your business, your Web site or experiences with you and your business? Reputation management is the process of keeping tabs on what is being said out in “Webland” that has to do with you,... read more

Jul 29, 2011 Posted by Judith

Don’t Make These Mistakes with Your WordPress Site

I’ve always had a bunch of WordPress Web sites and am the first to admit I don’t have the time to practice what I preach or give all my sites the attention they require and deserve. There is only so much time in a day and I enjoy having an off-line life after all! Because I am a WordPress Consultant that doesn’t necessarily mean all my sites succeed and thrive. Yes, having the... read more

Jul 22, 2011 Posted by Judith

WordPress How to: Password Protect a WordPress Page

Did you know that you can easily create a password protected page in WordPress? Password protected pages come in handy when you want only certain people to view a page. Why Password Protect a WordPress Page? Password protecting a page gives you control over who as access to the information on that page. Only those who you provide the password to will be able to view the content. This opens the door to... read more

Jul 8, 2011 Posted by Judith

WordPress Landing Pages Made Easy!

If you have a specific product, service or promotion that you want to convert — then you need targeted landing pages. “But how do I make an effective landing page?” That’s a question I get asked quite frequently and why I am going to recommend the following very cool application to help you get the answers you seek. Premise is a high-powered plug-in for WordPress that is basically... read more

Jun 17, 2011 Posted by Judith

Why WordPress Shortcodes Blow Me Away!

If you have a WordPress site, you’ve probably been hearing allot lately about shortcodes or even noticing more buttons in your post editor or theme and plugin documentation. Shortcodes are basically little snippets of text in brackets that tell WordPress to do certain things when that shortcode is present within a page or post. One shortcode that most are familiar with is [gallery]. This... read more

May 13, 2011 Posted by Judith

NEW RELEASE! Gotta Have WordPress Bible

UPDATE 05.13.2011: The first release of this book quickly sold out. The new updated version of Digging into WordPress which covers WordPress 3.0 was just made available! If you are serious about using WordPress to it’s full potential, you need this book. Worth the investment!! Get your copy while they last! Having worked with WordPress for many years, I am always learning new things that I can... read more

Apr 18, 2011 Posted by Judith

Pro Bono WordPress Help for U.S. Military Veterans

Today I am proud to announce the launch of one of my pet projects; WPVets.org. I have always supported our military veterans being my Father, Sister and Aunt and Uncle were all veterans. Then I lucked out and ended up marrying a U.S. Air Force Veteran. WPVets is a new site that will offer my 16 years of online business experience and WordPress Help and Support at no charge to U.S. Military Veterans. If... read more

Apr 15, 2011 Posted by Judith

WordPress Categories, Keywords and Tags; Oh My!

Categories vs. tags. Tags vs. keywords. Aren’t they all the same or at least similar enough to use the same terms for all three? Sorta, kinda, a little bit, not really. Tags are not categories. Keywords are not tags. At least to the extent that when you think of “keywords” you are thinking of SEO and keywords. And in almost every case, when new users are left to their own devices,... read more

Mar 24, 2011 Posted by Judith

WordPress How To: Look Like the “Big Guys”

I talk to prospective WordPressers every day. The first question that they always ask is “is it worth it to move from my HTML site to WordPress?” followed by “Can you really use WordPress for a regular site — not a Blog?”. To which I respond with enthusiasm “No doubt!” NEWS FLASH!WordPress isn’t Just for Blogs Any More See, if you have an HTML site, chances... read more

Mar 18, 2011 Posted by Judith

5 Useful Plugins for the New WordPress Admin Bar

The newly added Admin Menu Bar in WordPress 3.1 has been the topic of many conversations here @ The IStudio. So I thought I would share with you some information that addresses the questions and concerns I’ve been asked about most. The recent WordPress 3.1 update introduced a nifty new Admin Bar. What’s neat about this menu bar is that it adds access to the basic features WordPressers use... read more