You know you need a website and you know that WordPress is an excellent platform for managing a website. (If you don’t know these things, just trust me. You do and it is.) The question is how do you set up WordPress to work for you? Here is a handy checklist you can use to set up WordPress and configure it so that your website is up and running in no time. Read the rest of this article »

This may seem like an obvious question, but there are many people who don’t understand what a blog really is and how it can help them and their organizations.

The simplest answer to the question is that a blog is a website. Many people out surfing the web don’t want or need to know any more than that. However, if you plan to have a presence on the web you should know more so you can decide if a blog style website is right for you.  Read the rest of this article »