Are you ready to get started with a WordPress Website but it still seems a bit daunting? In this webinar, I start at the beginning and talk about all the things you need to do to get a WordPress website started. We will go over the very basic elements, such as how to get a domain name for your site and how to choose a hosting account and exactly what you need to ask for. I will show you a simple WordPress install method and show you what settings you must know how to configure properly.
Whether you are going to create your own site or have someone help you, it is good to be informed. I work with people new to WordPress everyday. If you are a beginner, I know what you want to know and I am going to dish it up!
Be sure to sign up for my Just a Digital Minute which comes out every Wednesday with tips to grow your business with WordPress and Social Media! The signup form is in the sidebar to the right!
If you need a hosting account, I recommend Bluehost. If you click here to get it I do get compensated, but I swear I would do it for nothing! They are great to work with; answer their phones right away and answer all of my support questions.
Last week, I was interviewed by Henna Inam, CEO of Transform Leaders and host of her Atlanta Business Radio X radio show, Transformational Women. Henna asked me, along with two other social media women, Diane Kaufman, Cynthia Rogers, to tell the stories of our companies and how we each have used social media to grow our businesses. Henna wanted to hear from her panel of entrepreneur, CEO women, what we thought were the top 2-3 social media tools that actually drive business revenue. It was a lively and interesting hour.
Judi Knight Interviewed on Transformational Women Radio
Creative freelancers are passionate about what we do and spend a lot of time making other people’s businesses look great, but sometimes we are not as good about focusing on our own businesses.
It may be that you know what to do and are not doing those things, but with all the new technology and the way the Internet is changing the way people find people to do work for them, it may be that you need to cut through all of the haze and hype, and have someone tell you how all of this technology actually works together to help you powerfully connect with the people seeking your services.
Recently, I have been speaking on this subject a lot and have had a lot of request for my slides and notes from people who could not attend these events. So by popular demand, I am going one step better with presenting it as a free webinar with the audio and slides available below.
Follow along the audio with the slide presentation for Rock Your Business with a WordPress Website:
- Learn my secrets of attracting plenty of the exact kind of clients that I want to work with and how you can do this too.
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Dan Greenfield of Listen Interactive put on an event called the Social Media Makeover Forum as a part for Digital Atlanta week. I was on one of three panels that gave one of three local Atlanta Companies the opportunity to get some pointers from what has been referred to as “some of the savviest social media gurus out there”. I am very honored to have been chosen to be in this group which included others from such companies as UPS, CBeyond, Arby’s, ING, Turner Entertainment, Fifth Group, Network Solutions and Constant Contact.
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I am so glad to be able to have Sarah Robinson speak at New Tricks on August 25. Brandon Sutton and I are sponsoring this event and we hope you can come (you can RSVP at the bottom of the page).
You know how when you start a business you struggle to find your place in it? (It’s kind of silly when you think about it. After all, it’s YOUR business.)
But, starting a business and making it work for you is a HUGE undertaking and it can be overwhelming. Getting clients, doing the work, invoicing, getting more clients….If you don’t have a clear definition of what you do and who you serve, you can feel like you’re on a hamster wheel—running in circles but not getting anywhere. You watch other business owners who seem to “have it all together” and know exactly what they’re about and who their market is. They make it look so easy don’t they?
Here’s the secret to success. Discover what you’re good at, what makes your heart sing and how you can mesh those into your business. Easier said than done, I know.
That’s where our friend, Sarah Robinson and her Creating Irresistible Presence Equation comes in.
Clarity + Confidence + Courage = Cash Flow
You won’t just magically wake up one day and know how to make your business run smoother and be the success you want for it.
You have to work to discover the secret formula trapped within you. Dig deep to uncover those secrets and bring them into the light.
We all have a powerful Presence that once we tap into it, will ignite our passion, creativity and even bank account in a way we’ve never seen before.
Dog Print by Walter Salas
I am stepping off the porch and inviting some big dogs to guest post on my site for ten days! I am inviting you to join me for this free, 10-day blog series, Unleash Your Potential and Run with the Big Dogs, starting June 20, 2011.
Don’t feel like you are a Big Dog yet? I hope this could be a chance to claim your turf by hearing from some of my favorite big dogs, absolutely free.
I asked eight special Big Dog bloggers, to write a post for the New Tricks site, on the topic, “Unleash Your Blog’s Potential and Run with the Big Dogs.” The topic has expanded by leaps and bounds since first conceptualizing it and we are going to talk about how to get those leashes off in general and not just on your blog or businesses. It is all connected though, isn’t it?
How Will It Work?
- You sign up, absolutely free, to receive e-mails from me, a few before and each day of the series. I will send you a special message introducing you to that day’s Big Dog with a link back to my site.
- The series will start June 20th and run through June 29th. I will write the first post introducing the series on the 20th, have eight guest authors and I will write the last post wrapping up the series.
I Want You to Play Along!
- I really encourage you to read the posts, each and everyday and be sure to leave a question or comment (this is good training).
- I will make a Twitter list with all of the Big Dogs and the participants so you can follow each other and have some Twitter support.
- Each day, the Big Dog of the day, as well as myself, will be sure to respond to each of your comments.
Use these ten days to consider what you can do next that will catapult your life and your online presence to the next level.
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Wow! Can you believe that summertime is right around the corner?
The flowers are blooming, the weather is warming up and I know those days are coming when we would rather be sitting by the pool than in the office.
In fact. . . check this out, my New Tricks team has already started their warm weather work habits!
Yes things do tend to slow down in the summer, BUT, I once had a boss back in the day, when I was doing healthcare marketing, who said to me, [click to continue…]
I hope you are able to take some time this weekend to relax and enjoy your friends and family and count the blessings in your life. I know I am particularly grateful as I have watched the terrible tragedy unfold in Japan. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone there.
Having been through a couple of devastating hurricanes, (I even lost a house to one) it seemed at the time that things would never be right again. Then last summer, I was just sick about the thousands of barrels of oil gushing out of that well, spoiling our most precious beaches, fish and animals on the Gulf coast. Yet, I have seen time and again that people are amazingly resilient and what I could not imagine being right again, did spring back. While we can’t stop natural disasters from occurring, I do fervently wish that we humans can learn [click to continue…]
