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The Easiest Way to Get a WordPress Blog Up and Running on Your Own Domain

drjimcol — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:56:46 +0000

The following is information from the WordPress.Org website. I am not scrapping information but I wanted you to see it without any changes. Make sure you look at the end of this article for the easiest way to install WordPress on your own domain.

WordPress is well known for its ease of installation. Under most circumstances installing WordPress is a very simple process and takes less than five minutes to complete. Many web hosts now offer tools (e.g. Fantastico) to automatically install WordPress for you. However, if you wish to install WordPress yourself, the following guide will help. Now with Automatic Upgrade, upgrading is even easier.

The following installation guide will help you, whether you go for the Famous 5 Minute Installation, or require the more detailed installation guide.

Things to Know Before Installing WordPress

Before you begin the install, there are few things you need to have and do.

You need access to your site and its directory and software to proceed with the installation. These are:

Access to your web server (via shell or FTP)
A text editor
An FTP Client
Your web browser of choice

Things You Need to Do to Install WordPress

Begin your installation by:

Checking to ensure that you and your web host have the minimum requirements to run WordPress.
Download the latest release of WordPress.
Unzip the downloaded file to a folder on your hard drive.
Be prepared with a secure password for your Secret Key
Print this page out so you have it handy during the installation.

Now here is the information I promised you. I use Bluehost for most of my blogs. They have two free apps available that will get WordPress up and running in well less than 5 minutes – Fantastico or Simple Scripts. You do not need to use ftp or file manager or anything else.

CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP FOR BLUEHOST.COM

The Best Places to Submit Your Articles

drjimcol — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:59:41 +0000

You have an idea for a good article. You take the time to craft it and write it well. The next step is to either put it on your own website or release it into the blogosphere. If you decide upon the latter here is a resource for you.

This is my list of the top 5 places to submit articles. They are all quality sites with good page rank and they have do follow links. There are a lot more sites but these are the cream of the crop. I suggest you focus here.

Please Stay Away From All The Hype

drjimcol — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:32:06 +0000

This video is a real eye opener. See how easy it is to dupe other people using a common tool. Forgive the grammatical error – I think you get the point. Please stay away from all the hype and save your money.

New Keyword Resouce

drjimcol — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:40:36 +0000

Here is a new site we just put up called

KEYWORDIVE

It is a work in progress so be sure and tell us what you think.

5 Suggestions on How to Make Money on the Internet

drjimcol — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:42:57 +0000

I read an article today over at Dailyblogtips by a programmer named Alex who has been dabbling in affiliate marketing and other monetization methods. I think it is a good read that reveals some of the things not to do on the semi-technical side. I can sense the frustration in the article and you need to know that Alex is right – do not quit. Welcome to the Indiana Jones school of internet marketing where you make it up as you go along.

Here are five suggestions on how to get started making money on the internet:

5 Suggestions How to Get Started Making Money on the Internet

1. Make a list of all the things you are really interested in and that you can write about without too much effort.

2. Pick one area from the list and write 5 articles

3. Get a free blog from Blogger and name it something with your focus area in the name

4. Do not buy anything from the so called internet gurus – avoid this stuff like the plague or you will go broke

5. Two weeks after you post your articles (it is best to post 1 a day) check to see if you wrote any more and posted them. If you did not write any more articles then you need to find another area of interest. You have to be passionate about this area or you will not put in the time to keep it going. This is called finding your niche and putting content on your blog.

You are probably wondering how this will help you to make money on the internet? I will cover this next time in the article on monetization. There are actually many stages to this process and initially all you need to know is one thing. Till next time, Jim