HOW TO: Organize Your Client Projects into Manageable Task Lists
Three words: Project Task List! If you are anything like me, you typically accept more than you should, have more going on in your life than just clients, and end up having to bounce back and forth between projects to make progress on all of your concurrent jobs simultaneously. Here is the strategy I developed ...
Read moreWordPress Basics, Part 3: Publishing Articles & Adding Media
PLEASE NOTE: The current version of WordPress is 3.0.1. As newer versions are released, certain information provided here may possibly become outdated or irrelevant.
Previously, I covered the differences between WordPress-hosted and self-hosted WordPress platforms as well as some tips on learning your way around the WordPress dashboard. The plan for this WordPress Basics series is to help new WordPress users become familiar with the functionality of the platform while preparing themselves to have a more comfortable and limit-free blogging experience. None of the theme-specific functions will be covered here since each theme is unique in its method of operation.
Now that you know your way around the backend of a WordPress installation, let’s move into publishing content on your live blog site.
Read moreWordPress: Blogger Importer 403 Auth Error — THE FIX!!
UPDATE: The Blogger import plug-in has been updated since this article was written. You may download and run the tool successfully on the WordPress platform. For those of you who read my workaround post regarding this issue, there is now an actual fix so that you can use the Blogger Importer without retrieving a 403 ...
Read moreHOW TO: Change a WordPress Blog URL from a Subdirectory to a Subdomain
Is your blog installed in a subdirectory (http://yourdomain.com/blog)? As you’ve probably figured out by now, Google ranks these in their system much less frequently than a subdomain (http://blog.yourdomain.com). Not only that, but a subdomain makes for a much cleaner permalink structure. Changing your WordPress blog’s URL from a subdirectory to a subdomain is fairly simple ...
Read moreWordPress Designers: Blogger Import Auth (403) Errors — Solution!
SINCE THIS WAS POSTED, A FIX HAS BEEN FOUND. SEE MY NEW ARTICLE: WordPress: Blogger Importer 403 Auth Error — THE FIX!! If you are less technical, you may want to continue reading this article to process the workaround instead. You have two options if you’ve gotten the 403 authorization error while attempting to import ...
Read moreWordPress Basics, Part 2: Getting Started
PLEASE NOTE: The current version of WordPress is 2.9.2. As newer versions are released, certain information provided here may possibly become outdated or irrelevant.
For a new WordPress user, especially one who has recently made the switch from the Blogger platform, the unfamiliar layout and plethora of available options can be quite overwhelming. This WordPress Basics series will take you through many of the basic functionality of a fresh WordPress installation. Please note that none of the theme-specific functions will be covered here since each theme is unique in its method of operation.
In part 1, I gave you information about the difference between .com (hosted on WordPress’ servers) and .org (hosted on your own server) when it comes to WordPress. Once you have decided which is best for you and set up your blog, you’re ready to get started!
Read moreIs Working Online Killing Your Productivity?
One thing I’ve found over the last couple of years is that working online often kills my productivity. Being that social media is a large part of my business and my blog, it’s not difficult to get sidetracked reading tweets, checking out the news stream on Facebook, or monitoring keywords I’m tracking in Hootsuite. Before I know it, hours are gone and I’ve nothing to show for them. Another problem I run into is that while my laptop may be superbly organized, my desk typically isn’t so keeping a written to-do list or scheduling appointments and tasks in a written planner is rather pointless. In an attempt to get things in order, I worked out a few things that help me do more business and waste less time!