Articles to help you manage and use your website effectively

Congratulations on choosing WordPress for your new website.

This article will not cover the basics of setting up your WordPress website, nor will I cover web hosts or anything like that. This article is assuming you have already picked your web hosting and installed WordPress.

If you haven't done that and want to skip all the technical bits and pieces to getting your WordPress website online, get in touch and I'll share details about my Quick Start Package.

Here are the key things you should do wit…

Have you lost or forgotten your WordPress password and can't log back into your website?

Not being able to access your site's admin area because you have forgotten your password or username can be very frustrating.

Fortunately, with WordPress, there is always a way to get back into your website or blog.

In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to recover a lost or forgotten password and get back into your site. We'll start with the simple way and if this information doesn't help y…

This is part two of our three-part tutorial on planning your website.

For Part 1 of this tutorial, go here: Website Planning Process - Part 1

Planning Your Website - Your Web Content

In Part 1 of this tutorial series, we covered the following areas of the website planning process:

• Step 1 - Define Your Goals
• Step 2 - Name Your Web Site
• Step 3 - Your Web Platform
• Step 4 - Define Your Target Audience

So far, we have established the foundations for planning your…

This is part one of our three-part tutorial series on planning your website.

If you plan to start a new business or take your existing business online, you will need an effective web presence that will help you:

• Leverage your time, effort, and resources marketing your business.
• Drive more traffic and gain additional exposure to potential prospects and clients.
• Inform and educate visitors about the benefits and features of your products or services.
• Convert visitors into new customers and sub…

Are you thinking about building a new website for your business and don't know which web building platform or application to choose?

Here are 50+ great reasons why you should consider choosing WordPress as the ideal platform to power your website or business blog and some of the many benefits it can offer your business.

1 - WordPress is the world's most popular Content Management System (CMS). WordPress is a proven platform, trusted and used by large companies, small businesses, and millions …

In this tutorial, you will learn how to log out of your WordPress site securely.

If you're new to WordPress, this information will help you if you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties working out how to log out of the WordPress administration area.

Normally, you would just exit your site by typing in a different URL into your web browser, or by closing your web browser altogether without logging out. This works fine if you are working on your website on your own computer in a se…

If you need help understanding or learning how to use the WordPress Dashboard, see this tutorial:

• How To Use The WordPress Dashboard

Does your website or blog run on WordPress? If so, did you know that you can easily customize your WordPress Dashboard and areas of your administration section to suit your preferences?

In this tutorial, you will learn how to customize various aspects of your WordPress admin area without touching any code.

Areas covered in this tutorial include:

• Declutteri…

In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn about the WordPress dashboard, how to use it to manage all the different areas of your website or blog, and how to navigate the different sections of the dashboard to access your site's main administration and management features.

You will also learn some useful "hidden" features of the WordPress dashboard that will help you to manage and use your WordPress site more effectively.

Note: For this tutorial, we'll assume that you already have a Wo…

Can't work out how to log into your WordPress site? If you’re new to WordPress and wondering "How do I log into my site?" this tutorial will show you:

• How to access your site's login page
• How to log into your WordPress admin area.
• How to easily find your WordPress login URL.

Your WordPress Site's Login Page

If you are a new website owner, learning your way around your website can get a little confusing.

If your website runs on WordPress, one of the first things you need to learn is how …

In the past few weeks, I've had few of my clients reach out to me about wanting to move web hosts.

Many have been having a poor experience with their current web host and wanted to make sure that their website had the best home possible.

Here's a few things I've shared with my clients and want to share with you on the signs that it might be time to leave your current web host.

Sign #1: Support is Slow to Respond

I often hear from clients...

"When I first signed up with my old hosting com…