05/31/10 by admin | Recent Posts, Wordpress | No Comments »
I decided to list the 6 main reasons why I feel WordPress is the perfect platform for small business beginners. Even if you have some knowledge of web design, as a small business owner you’ll find many other benefits such as how fast you can be up and running with little to no real learning curve, how affordable it is and how it can be expanded easily as your business grows.
6 Reasons Why WordPress is Perfect for Small Business Beginners….
#1 WordPress is Easy on the Budget – Besides the fact that the wordpress platform itself is 100% free, you’ll find that most of the extensions and themes are also free. So the only thing you are really paying for is your hosting and domain name.
#2 WordPress is Easy to Install and Set-up – Within minutes you can have your site set up and ready to go. If your hosting includes “Fantastico”, the installation can all be done automatically with no further knowledge of databases or installation process required on your part.
#3 WordPress is Easy to Customize – Do a quick search for “wordpress themes” and find one that suits your needs and tastes. Then simply install the theme of your choice within seconds . You can further customize it using widgets and plugins if you choose.
#4 WordPress is Easy to Expand – As your business grows and changes, so will your website needs. WordPress is scalable and can easily grow with your business. You may want to grow your own community or start selling your own products. Both (and others) are easily done through plugins.
#5 WordPress is Easy to Maintain – As time goes on, you’ll need to backup and clean-up. It’s so easy with wordpress! There are plugins that will allow you to automatically backup your database (a very important task) right from your admin area. And removing redundant plugins, links or content are a matter of clicking a button. No messy code to muddle through.
#6 WordPress is Easy to Add Content - content can be added in minutes from any computer with internet access, even your phone. It uses a WYSIWYG editor so you can write, edit and create beautiful content as if you were using Microsoft Word. Add images, audio files and videos directly into your posts and pages and create even more appealing content for your readers.
What do you think? Can you think up more reasons? Leave me a comment.
~Toresa
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05/16/10 by admin | Recent Posts, Wordpress | 2 Comments »
Today I was working away behind the scenes when all of a sudden out of no where my site was down! 500 Errors and no access to my wp- admin panel.
There can be a few reasons this happens, but the first thing to do is NOT Panic.
The majority of the time it’s either:
- Permissions
- Plugins
- or your .htaccess file
After checking my .htaccess file and the permissions on my site using my ftp, my last resort was to head over to my phpMyAdmin from my Cpanel and disable all of my plugins.
Disabling Your WordPress Plugins without Admin Access – Method 1
- Login to your Cpanel account and find the phpMyAdmin button or link. This should take you to your wordpress database tables.
- Look for the table called wp_options
- Then look under the option_name column (field) and find the active_plugins row (you may need to go to page 2)
- Once you’ve found that row, click on the pencil icon to edit.
- Under the option_value field you will see a whole bunch of data which relates to your plugins. Highlight the whole field, then copy and paste to a text document.
- Once you’ve copied (backed up) the data, replace the current data with a:0:{}
Hit GO
You should now have complete access to your wordpress admin.
The next step is to re-activate the plugins one by one to see which one might have cause the problem.
Another alternative method is:
Disabling Your WordPress Plugins without Admin Access – Method 2
Here you’ll be creating a dummy folder called Plugins so you can gain access to your wp-admin.
- Using either your FTP or your host’s control panel, navigate to the wp-contents folder (directory)
- Now, rename the folder “plugins” to “plugins.hold”
- create a new folder called “plugins”
- You should be able to login to your WordPress administration, so try now
- Once you are able to login, either by FTP or your host’s control panel, delete the empty “plugins” you
- rename the folder “plugins.hold” back to “plugins”
Hope this helps and remember….Don’t panic!
~Toresa
05/15/10 by admin | Recent Posts, Social Marketing | 4 Comments »
I just finished watching a video by Tammy Kahn Fennel at the Traffic Rockstars Expo about her new Twitter software “MarketMe Tweet”. From watching her walk through of the software I was blown away by the amazing things you can do to market your business using Twitter.
A few of the features that stood out to me:
- Unlimited Twitter Accounts
- Unlimited Scheduled Tweets
- Unique Branding Ability!
I couldn’t possibly do this software any justice myself simply because I am just learning how it works, so I’m going to let the tour do the job properly.
If you want to get traffic the right way using Twitter, then I suggest you check this out
MarketMe Tweet
05/09/10 by admin | Internet Marketing | No Comments »
Launch Date - Tuesday, May 11th 2010, 11AM EST
I am actually considering buying this product. Not so much for the turn-key products, but to see if for just once someone is going to sell something worth while under $1000.
Watch the video and tell me what you think…
05/09/10 by admin | Internet Marketing | No Comments »
This is a never-been-done-before virtual conference that takes place May 14, 15, 16th.
Finally a Traffic Building conference that doesn’t require traveling or the high cost of airfare. In fact, it’s absolutely free to attend and you can do it in your pajamas all weekend!
So what am I talking about???
Traffic Rockstars!
20+ of the biggest names in internet marketing are gathering together to REVEAL Secret, Sneaky, and Powerful Mass Traffic Generation Methods in a way so revolutionary it will blow your mind…actually I think it’s just really cool.
I don’t want to sound like an ad here, but the concept behind this conference could well open doors we haven’t even heard of! I’ve played around in the virtual world a little bit and the idea of having a virtual business can be quite profitable, so for this weekend, you’ll not only learn some amazing secrets to getting traffic, you may just discover a completely new way to do business online.
And, if you can’t make all or some of the speakers presentations, they are archiving every session in their virtual library so you can go back at anytime to watch what you’ve missed.
It’s a great concept and one I know I’ll be checking out next weekend….
Find out more and get a sneak peak of what next weekend is all about by clicking on the link below.
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