Posts Tagged ‘Blog Training’
Why You Should Take Time To Learn Wordpress
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Wordpress 2.7 is finally out, and I can’t be happier about it. If you are a pro blogger, chances are that you are using Wordpress as the content management system to manage your blog. Wordpress is a very powerful content management system, and it comes with lots of features designed to help bloggers become more efficient and productive. But are you getting the most out of Wordpress?
My gut tells me that the majority of bloggers don’t know how to get the best out of Wordpress. The fact that you are getting the system for free could partially justify that fact. After all, if you are not paying for it, then you don’t have to know everything about the system. Well, you should definitely try to learn as much as you can about Wordpress. It took me about 24 hours to finish a book on Wordpress, a few years ago, and I don’t see anyone being stuck with with a Wordpress book for more than a week.
Learning how to set up and update your Wordpress blog is the first thing to consider. I know a lot of folks who actually pay the geek nation to set up and upgrade their WP systems. That is just a waste of money. The WP system is not too difficult to upgrade as long as you have the ability to follow the instructions provided by the good folks at Wordpress. Once you have set up your Wordpress blog, you are going to have to do some research and find a set of plug-ins that give you the best chance to optimize your blog for SEO. Plug-ins such as SEO Title Tags allow you to optimize your title tags for search engines. There are thousands of similar plug-ins that you can use to put yourself in a position to get free traffic from the search engines.
I believe what most folks struggle with is the process they need to go through to add audio, video, and images. As someone who has taught a lot of non-technical folks how to get started with Wordpress, I can tell you that folks just find audio, video, and images scary. There is just something about them that shuts their brains down. In reality, adding audio and video to your blog is not really that difficult. There are thousands of software packages that you can use to get your audio and video up on your blog. But if you don’t spend time to learn these things, you are going to be stuck with a text blog for life.
At the end of the day, you should consider Google your best friend. You can find almost anything on these search engines, and as long as you have the drive and capacity to learn, you are going to be fine. Some folks need someone to take their hand, and that is perfectly fine. You can use blog training packages by guys such as Yaro. Either way, this is a process that you will have to go through to get the best out of Wordpress.
Are you getting the most out of your WP CMS?
Become a Blogger – Review
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Yaro is one of the true superstars in the blogging world. Anyone who has blogged for a while has probably heard from the man named Yaro. Even his name is one that you would expect to hear in a Hollywood super hero movie. But in reality, Yaro is dedicated in bringing his knowledge to folks who are motivated and dedicated to making themselves a better blogger. Yaro’s blogging mastermind is still one of the best blogging courses anywhere. Yaro’s new project involves teaching folks how to start and run a blog towards stardom. Let’s see how it stacks up.
Audience: Become a blogger is obviously designed for folks who are getting started with blogging. Whether you are looking for a web host or looking for ideas how to start a vlog, this course has something for you. In essence, you are going to learn:
- The ins and out of Wordpress, including how to setup your own Wordpress blog on your very own hosting account.
- How to get the branding right for your blog by getting the right domain.
- How to choose the right theme for your blog.
- How to upload files and images to your blog.
- How to set up your RSS feed and link it with Feedburner.
In essence, if you are a blogging newbie, you are going to learn exactly how to do things from scratch.
Advanced Topics: even if you are a more advanced blogger, you can still learn things from Become a Blogger training course. Here is what you can expect to learn:
- Search Engine Optimization: you are going to learn how to optimize your blog for search engines. Many folks are obsessed with driving traffic to their blogs, and SEO is one of the best way to do so. You are going to learn how to create a sitemap for your blog. In addition, these guys teach you how to optimize your title tags, and how to add to your subscribers.
- Social Media Optimization: Become a Blogger shows you how to optimize your blog for the social media, which is a must these days. You are also going to learn how to create a community that keeps people coming back for more.
- Digital Media Optimization: Yaro covers audio, video, and image blogging comprehensively. You are going to learn how to use different media types to bring life to your blog. Yaro also covers audio and video casting.
Wild card: this was my favorite part. Yaro and the co. get down and dirty with advanced traffic building techniques. Yaro talks about different methods such as PPC, article marketing, and … that you can use to drive traffic to your blog. Yaro also goes into how to use social media sites to get in the first page of Google. Finally, he discusses advanced money making techniques for blogs.
My take: I personally didn’t like the first half too much. I thought it was for the beginners, and there was no need for me to go through it. The 2nd half got very interesting indeed. I loved the video blogging section a lot as well as the social media site. The money making techniques were OK, but I knew most of them already, so I may be biased. But overall, the wild card section was definitely worth the price of the entire set. I believe if you are new to blogging or just getting a hang of it, you should definitely try Become a Blogger. Yaro is known for taking very good care of his students, and the course is more affordable than blogging mastermind. I would give it an A- for content and an A for presentation.
