Web Design

Changing Your Copyright Date for the New Year

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderfully blessed holiday season. I certainly did. I love spending time with family and friends and of course, my birthday is two days before Christmas, so I just celebrate non-stop for a couple of weeks!

With the new year comes the task of changing calendars, updating our accounting software, making sure we write the correct year when we are dating things and changing our copyright date on our website and blogs. What? You didn’t realize you needed to change the date?

Have you visited a website that looked great and answered your questions exactly and then looked at the bottom of the page to find it was 10 years old??? Then you begin to wonder, is this answer still relevant today? Does anyone even keep this website updated?

Chances are the answer probably is still relevant, but the website owner or webmaster of the site failed to change the copyright date and the site appears to be un-kept and outdated.

Here is a little snippet of html code that you or your webmaster can add to the footer of your site that will take care of that problem forever!

All you need to do is change the date (2007) to the date you started your site and change my name to your name or business name. (Thanks to Cathy Stucker with Blogger LinkUp for sharing this little tip with me)

Hope this helps keep your site looking updated and takes away the worry of flipping your copyright date each year.

Secrets to Building A Successful WordPress Website Revealed!

It’s much less expensive to start an online business than a brick and mortar one. There are several business models that really don’t require much more than $11 a year for a domain name and $10 a month for hosting. But for some people, the technical aspect of putting up a website can become quite daunting. What can you do if you want to set up a business website but can’t afford to pay someone to do it for you? Let’s reveal the secrets to building a successful WordPress website!

WordPress is becoming one of the most preferred choices for new beginners and established marketers alike. While primarily a blog platform, WordPress has so many different themes/templates, and plugins to work with that you can create a static website or a blogging based site that has new content added every day, quickly and easily.

When you purchase your hosting account, you will see that you can quickly add WordPress to build your site through your hosting control panel. All you do follow the instructions and click install. All of the techie hard stuff with databases and is done for you. When the installation is completed, log in to your admin panel in WordPress and begin adding Plugins, adjusting the Settings and creating the look and feel you want.

But what if you don’t know the best plugins to use, what they can do for you and how you can start getting the most from your efforts? Don’t fret! Kim Doyal who is better known as “The WordPress Chick” has come together with us to create an audio recording in which she shares her secrets.

One of the most important aspects to think about when designing your blog and getting it ready for the big wide web is your visibility. Did you know that there are thousands of blogs started each and every day? This makes the competition a little tough if you do not optimize your site the best way possible so people can find you first. Kim will show you the best way to increase your visibility, tricks for making your blog SEO (Search Engine Optimization) friendly, and how to encourage people to post comments on your blog. Comments will encourage other readers to participate and this in turn helps spread the word.

Kim also shares with you other tools and resources that she has found, tried and tested that will help you maximize your efforts while minimizing your time being spent. Who has all day to spend tweaking and playing around with their blog when business has to be done? These tools will help you increase your traffic and aid in the stickiness of your site.

There is no reason why a new beginner should be afraid to start their own website/blog today when there is excellent and affordable help from experts like Kim Doyal who are willing to spill the beans and help you start making as much money as you can. Check out the “Hanging with the WordPress Chick” audio recording. It’s only $17! Get on your way to a successful website and a ton of fun with WordPress.

PS. Here’s a handy little guide that I just developed that will help you get started building your online business. You can have it for free, just because I think it will really help you! Get Your Business Online in Less than 2 Hours and for Under $100!