Archive for August, 2009
How To Sell Snake Oil On The Internet
I love this picture… this guy is a REAL business man. He gets up every morning and puts on his fancy clothes and heads out into the dusty street to make a living. He is an independent salesman. The ultimate micro business owner. He has a product and he needs to sell it to put [...]
How To Log In To Your WordPress Website
1. Type in www.yoursite.com/wp-admin in the address bar of Internet Explorer. 2. Log in to your WordPress “back-end” 4. Open a new tab by pressing Ctrl+T on a Windows maching or Command+T on a Mac. 5. There will now be a second tab available within your web browser. 6. Type in www.yoursite.com in the address [...]
How To Make a Change To an Existing Page in WordPress
1. In your “back-end” Click on “Pages” in the left sidebar 2. Click on “Pages” in the sub-menu. 3. Find the page to edit 4. Click on “Edit” 5. Make the necessary changes 6. Click “Update Page”
How To Make a Change To An Existing Post in WordPress
1. In your “back-end” Click on “Posts” in the left sidebar 2. Click on “Edit” 3. Find the post to edit 4. Click on “Edit” 5. Make the necessary changes 6. Click “Update Post” in the upper right
How To Add A New Post In WordPress
1. In your “back-end” click on “Posts” in the left sidebar. 2. Click on “Add New” 3. Add a Post Title 4. Add your Post Text 5. Click “Save Draft” if you would like to save and work on it later. -OR- 6. Click “Preview” to see what the post would look like on your [...]
How To Copy & Paste From Microsoft Word to a WordPress Page or Post
1. Copy the text from the Microsoft Word document to your clipboard by highlighting the text and using a CTRL + C on a PC or a CMD + C on a Mac. 2. In your WordPress “back-end” find the page or post where the text will be pasted. 3. Click on “Edit” 4. Click [...]
How To Embed a YouTube Video Into a WordPress Page or Post
1. Type in www.youtube.com into Internet Explorer. 2. Find the video you would like to place on your site. 3. Copy the “Embed Code” by highlighting the code and pressing Ctrl + C on a Windows machine and Command + C on a Mac. 4. In your WordPress “back-end” Find the page or post where [...]
How To Create A Link in a WordPress Page or Post
1. Highlight the text that will become the link 2. Click on the “Insert/edit Link Button” 3. Type in the exact URL that the link will go to in the “Link URL” field. 4. Click on “Insert”
How To Edit an Image That Is Already Placed In A Post Or Page
1. Click on the image in the “WordPress Editor” 2. Click on the “Image Edit” button 3. This will open the “Image Editor” 4. Make the necessary changes 5. Click “Update”
How To Add An Image To a Page or Post in WordPress
1. Place your cursor where you would like the image to appear. 2. Click on the “Add an Image” icon 3. Click on “Select Files” 4. Find and click on the image on your computers hard drive. 5. Click “Open” 6. Change the “Alignment” if you wish 7. Change the “Size” if you wish 8. [...]
