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Getting over your blogging discomfort

Getting Over Your Blogging Discomfort

I'm writing this post because of a client who recently expressed her reluctance about blogging. “It might sound strange to you,” she said. “I’m a writer. I've written grants,
How to create more content, more easily

How to create more content, more easily

Over on Digital Dialogues, I wrote about getting your blogging mojo on. I suggested some ways to smooth the ups and downs of creativity in your blogging. I was
Every Artist needs a great website

Every Artist needs a Great Website: Getting Started with WordPress

If you're ready to take your art business to the next level, you're ready for a website. WordPress is a fabulous choice for your website platform. Your website should
Protect your site from Brute force attack

Brute Force Attack on my WordPress website

For the past two weeks I've been receiving notifications from my web host that my website, dandelionwebdesign.com is under brute force attack! I'm not alone. According to HostGator, "there
dynamic sidebar widget plugin WordPress

Dynamic sidebar widgets

Want your pages, posts and/or custom post types to have different sidebars? The Dynamic Widgets plugin does just that. Dynamic Widgets gives you total control over where individual widgets
From Development to Live

From Development to Live

If you create your new website on a development space that is not your final URL, you may need help going live. READY... when you are ready, start by
Setting up a MailChimp sign-up form on your website

Setting up a MailChimp sign-up form on your website

Now you've got your website set up, you might be wondering how to extend your reach. Enter MailChimp - an email marketing service that you can use for free.
How to add a YouTube video to WordPress

How to add a YouTube video to WordPress

3 Easy Steps for Adding a YouTube video to WordPress Step 1: Go to the YouTube video you want to embed and click on Share under the video Step
Are you spamming people with your emails? Create a proper mailing list

Create a proper mailing list

Years ago, before my children had their own email addresses one of them signed up to receive a newsletter from one of their favourite bands using our family email
What in the world is a widget?

What in the world is a widget?

Widget allow you to add content and functions to your sidebar or other widgetized areas of your website. Widgetized Areas: are usually located in the sidebar. However these widget-ready
Use a color picker to Customize WordPress (for Mac)

Use a color picker to Customize WordPress (for Mac)

If you are a Windows user you can use Color Cop. How to find website colors to use in WordPress When designers customized a WordPress theme in the past,
Should this be a page or a post?

Should this be a page or a post?

The purpose of this post is to help you understand the difference between posts and pages in WordPress. The reason you want to know the difference is so that
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