Write good content – learn how

Learn how you can write what your readers want to read 

For example your blog is going to be about the automobile industry you will find that the word car is more popular than auto in the US.  However  auto is more popular internationally.  So even if you normally use the word auto using the word car for a US only site would be a better word choice.

The key is to know your audience before you start addressing them.  Have you ever talked with someone who really knew what they were talking about, but you didn’t understand a word they said?  Don’t let your readers feel this way about you!  Write to them in their language.

More WordPress content tips

1. How to Install or change a theme –  click on Appearance>themes then add a theme or press “activate” on an existing theme
2. How to approve or delete a comment – Click on Comments.  Hover over the comment and below the comment you can choose either approve, edit, spam or trash.  Spam assigns comments from this email/user as spam comments.  Trash deletes the comment
3. How to add a user or change their permissions – Click on users.  You can select add and add a new user by filling out the form.  You can also click on a user and change any of their information other than their username.  If you delete a user with posts you can choose which user to assign their posts to
4. How to add a post – Click on Post>Add new.  First enter a title in the title box.  Then in the main box you can add the body of the post in either visual  or text format.  Visual will add html tags for you to make the post show up as it looks.  Text will not input HTML but is where you can place raw code.
5. How to add a page – Click on Page>Add new.  First enter a title in the title box.  Then in the main box you can add the body of the post in either visual  or text format.  Visual will add html tags for you to make the post show up as it looks.  Text will not input HTML but is where you can place raw code.

More help for you to manage your WordPress

WordPress was created to allow anyone who wanted to the ability to create and maintain a blog without any prior knowledge of HTML of other internet programming languages.

By keeping the code open-source (meaning free to use and edit to anyone) it has become the most widely used Content Management System (CMS) available.  As of April 2013 WordPress had been downloaded over 18 million times.

Learn more about how you can design your own WordPress site

To change the sidebar design of your WordPress site all you need to do is:

1. Log into WordPress
2. Go to Appearance>Widgets.

Here you will find one to several available sidebars.  To remove an item from the sidebar:

1. Click on the down arrow on the right hand side of that item in the sidebar.
2. This will open the item.
3. At the bottom you can click on delete and the item will be removed from your sidebar.

To add an item:

1. Pick any of the items from the available widgets area and drag it to the sidebar or section you would like it in.
2. Modify or adjust the setting for the widget by opening (click the arrow on the right side to open it)
3. Enter or change the information to have the details you need.

If all else fails you can add a text widget which will allow you to place any text or html.

Learn more about WordPress design

Using keywords properly can improve your SEO for WordPress. Most people actually overuse keywords and keyword phrases which results in low SEO rankings. Keep in mind that keywords need to be evenly spaced and should be less than 1% of your content.

Your keyword or keyword phrase should be included in the title, the first sentence or paragraph of your article, and again in the last paragraph. You can also include it somewhere in the middle if your article is 500 words or more. You keyword should also appear in your meta tag as well. It should also flow naturally and not sound forced.

We are here to help you with all your WordPress SEO needs

Let’s face it most people aren’t experts at search engine optimization, and if this is your first website, or if your website is not ranking well, having a WordPress SEO plugin for your website can really improve your WordPress SEO ranking.

Find a WordPress SEO plugin or learn more about SEO

1. Everyone talks about the use of keywords, backlinks, and internal links and how important they are to having a great Search engine optimized website, and while all of these things do play a roll in improving your websites SEO the real key is having great content.
2. Great content is content that is interesting and fresh and something your visitors really want to view. If your content can give them new information, show them how to do something, or put a smile on their face then you have achieve the first and most important step in seeing your website rank well with the search engines.

Read more on SEO strategies for WordPress or great content

A responsive theme is one that will adapt and be viewable in any device it is on.  Whether your reader is on a large desktop computer screen, a tablet or a mobile phone the site will be viewable and useable.

This doesn’t mean that a user can just “make it work”, but that the site actually knows what type of device a user is on and sizes the website accordingly.

According to Cisco’s Global Data Traffic forcast  “By the end of 2013, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth”.  That seems like a good reason to be sure your website can be seen easily by mobile users?

Do you want a Responsive Theme?  You can get a great one from the StudioPress Theme of the Month – Minimum Theme