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May 12, 2010 Tip of the Day - Create A Blog On WordpressFiled under: Tip of the Day If you already have a Web site and hosting service, there’s a strong possibility that Wordpress.org will have an easy, automatic way to install its blogging program in a subfolder of your Web site, according to Erich Campbell, digitizer and e-commerce manager for Albuquerque, NM-based Black Duck Inc. (asi/140730). “If not, they’ll very likely be able to help you get it installed, seeing as it’s a very popular platform for blogging,” he says. “In my case, I downloaded the package myself and installed it in a subfolder. “To start, it’s as easy as unzipping a file and transferring the resultant files into the folder on my Web site,” Campbell says. “After that, a short visit to the WordPress Codex at www.codex.wordpress.org led me right to a host of documents that walk you through the initial setup step by step.” Kristine Shreve, director of marketing for The Ensign Group, notes that there are a variety of themes that can be used to personalize the look and feel of your blog. Many of those themes can be found at www.word Shreve says there are two main ingredients for a successful blog: “One is to have good content. You have to provide informative, well-written, interesting posts, and you have to do it consistently. You should also have a fairly regular posting schedule,” she says. “The second component for a successful blog is community. Find other people who are blogging in the same general subject category, and comment on their blogs. Add blogs that you like to your blogroll. – Shane Dale From the 2010 Stitches State of the Industry |
