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HOW TO SETUP A WORDPRESS SITE
IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS
RAFAEL MARQUEZ
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Webmaster Been using Wordpress
since 2005 Amateur ghost hunter Former partner in an
SEO firm
Mac Head
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Fairly new You have a message May be overwhelmed May be confused
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Provide you step by step guidance 10,000 foot overview Aware of concepts beyond the
mechanics
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
The Meat
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Before you put bit to byte to put up your website…
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
1. How are you found? 2. How are you remembered? 3. How are you organized? 4. How is the site performing, is it meeting
your goals? 5. How are you retaining readers?
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Think: F.R.O.G.R.
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Think elevator pitch No hyphens
Ghost-tour-pittsburgh.com Ghost_tour_pittsburgh.com Best: Ghosttourpittsburgh.com
Domain name guidelines
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
Business card test Keyword rich if possible Buy from:
GoDaddy.com NameCheap.com DirectNIC.com Hosting provider $7-$15 per year depending on registrar
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
Publishing Platform Open Source Community developed Robust Free
What is Wordpress?
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
Use the Wordpress servers Install Wordpress on your own
server
How do you get Wordpress?
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
Called: wordpress.com No hosting needed Totally free No messing with updates Great for beginners
If you use their servers:
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
Restricted use Limited plugins/ themes Your site on their servers They can delete at will
CONS:
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
Your server needs: Linux, MySQL, php, prefer cPanel
Hostgator, Dreamhost, Bluehost and others
Pay about $5-$25 or more per month
Run Wordpress on your own server
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
Unlimited plugins Unlimited themes Unlimited use Easy to setup Grows with you
Pros of running wordpress on your own server:
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
Have to pay for hosting Need to deal with updates Confusing, lots of terms to learn
ftp Upload Download Plugins Etc.
Cons of running wordpress on your own server
Setup a Wordpress site in 10 minutes
1. Delete the default post 2. Delete/ Edit the default “About” Page 3. Install/ activate plugins 4. Install/ change theme 5. Change permalink structure 6. Get started 7. Keep going
Immediately after installing Wordpress:
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Install using cPanel
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Posts Create Delete Edit Create post with
media
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Permalinks
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Themes Upload/ Install Change
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Plugins Install Activate/
Deactivate
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http://superbabyfaith.com Bought domain Setup hosting Customized theme Setup donation buttons 24 hours
Case Study
SetupaWordpresssitein10minutes
http://marketinglatinos.com/podcamp Slides Resource list Today’s audio Link to Wordpress course
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@rafaelmarquez http://marketinglatinos.com Personal blog:
http://rafaelmarquez.me
RAFAEL MARQUEZ
