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Fearless theme switching in WordPress.com – workshop replay
Have you ever been nervous about switching themes? Maybe you’ve had a bad experience before, or maybe you’ve never taken the plunge. In either case, in this workshop we take the plunge into what exactly happens when you start switching between themes on a liveContinue reading “Fearless theme switching in WordPress.com – workshop replay”
Getting organized with categories & tags – workshop replay
A blog is really quite similar to a digital book. While not necessarily an “eBook” it is a collection of content, covering a variety of topics and subtopics. As your blog grows, you’ll end up with more and more content for your visitors to explore.Continue reading “Getting organized with categories & tags – workshop replay”
Where is your audience hiding – workshop replay
One of the biggest challenges for any content creator is getting people to follow you at the start. We would all like to believe that the moment we release something people will come running to our content but sadly it rarely happens. So how doContinue reading “Where is your audience hiding – workshop replay”
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- How to Format Blog Posts for Easy Readabilityby Melissa King on September 29, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Good blog post formatting makes your content more findable, readable, and shareable. Our 10 tips will help you format for success.
- How to Create Pillar Pages and Topic Clusters to Increase Blog Trafficby Lily Ugbaja on September 28, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Think back to when you were in the middle of choosing a rental home, a college to enroll in, orRead more
- Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for September 2022by Jeremy Anderberg on September 14, 2022 at 3:32 pm
Four new WordPress.com themes, with beautiful options for small businesses, artists, and even a fun retro throwback.
- Calling All Creators: Showcase Your Art with a Discounted .art Domain and a New Website Themeby Wendy Scott on September 12, 2022 at 3:07 pm
Express yourself with a memorable .art address and choose an artistic theme to reflect your brand with your WordPress.com website.
WP Courses Blog Post Archives
Resourcing with flair
In the Types of content lesson of the Intro to Blogging course there’s a section called Becoming a resource to your readers. It covers the benefits of becoming an online resource, which is a great start, but perhaps you were hoping to add some moreContinue reading “Resourcing with flair”
The first 30 seconds of your podcast
Do you want someone to listen to your podcast? Then you only have a few seconds to make it happen. If you research the data, the biggest drop-off on most shows is in the first minute. You have 60 seconds at best to grab peopleContinue reading “The first 30 seconds of your podcast”
The Raw Basics of Site Design
In this article, we’re going to discuss the basic anatomy of a webpage, review the traditional approach to the components of a webpage, then we’ll take a closer look at what has come to be known as Full Site Editing (FSE) and break it downContinue reading “The Raw Basics of Site Design”
Tips to never run out of topic ideas for your blog
So, you started your blog and it’s been pretty exciting! You got into a nice routine of creating posts regularly, but suddenly everything stopped – you’re out of ideas! It almost feels like you’ve exhausted all the possible topics and now there’s nothing left toContinue reading “Tips to never run out of topic ideas for your blog”
Your post layout matters
As we discuss in the Intro to Blogging lesson on Content design, the written word is incredibly important and powerful for bloggers. But enhancing your content with visuals, layout variations, and media can vastly improve your ability to attract repeat visitors and new readers whileContinue reading “Your post layout matters”
Keeping it real with SEO
If you’ve been through our SEO lesson in the Intro to Podcasting course, chances are you may have noticed a tip there which notes that one of the best ways of creating good SEO is to imagine that search engines don’t exist. It’s an interestingContinue reading “Keeping it real with SEO”
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