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On Getting Started with WordPress

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At our Metro Detroit WordPress meetup last week, I was one of the WordPress experts helping fellow members with questions about WordPress and their sites.

The members I spoke with were starting out with WordPress or had recently created a site, but had a number of questions on where to go next.

What about self-hosted WordPress, WordPress.com, blogs vs. websites, training, and keeping my site safe and secure?

They wanted information and answers to their questions so they knew they were getting started on the right track. Continue reading On Getting Started with WordPress

10 Tips for Getting Started Blogging

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Recently I was reviewing archived notes from when I first started blogging with WordPress.

And it reminded me of when I helped set up WordPress multisite at Washtenaw Community College (WCC), where I worked as a web developer in the early 2010’s.

To help department staff get started blogging on their sites, I documented some helpful info from our Metro Detroit WordPress meetups. Continue reading 10 Tips for Getting Started Blogging

10 Tips for Writing a Guest Post

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Have you been asked to write a guest post for a website? Congrats!

It’s a great opportunity to share your knowledge, connect with a new group of readers, and build your authority.

While there are people who say guest blogging is dead, it is part of your toolkit, along with social media and other tools, to introduce yourself to a new audience and share your expertise. Continue reading 10 Tips for Writing a Guest Post

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