One of the hardest things for a new blogger to do is try and figure out the resources that are needed to be able to start blogging effectively. It is rather difficult for someone to get the information that is necessary to do so. The business model having been found out the problem becomes trying to figure out what tools one needs to make their Internet blog business grow.
I have really been surfing a lot lately trying to get the proper plugins that I need for my blog and these are some of the resources from technical ,plugins, information, etc .
WordPress Blogs
Ø Download and get the latest WordPress version – This is for those who have yet to start their own WordPress blog
Ø Install your own WordPress – Comprehensive instructions on how to upload and install your WordPress to get you started in about 1 hour in blogging through WordPress.
Ø Install WordPress through cpanel - detailed instructions on how to install your own blog through cpanel . You can see more WordPress videos from this great blog.
Ø Installing WordPress using fantastico – For those who are self hosting , cpanel has fantastico which you can use to quickly set up your WordPress .
I had set up my WordPress using fantastico and one of the problems is that sometimes you will not get the latest WordPress version in WordPress . You will need to upgrade your blog to the latest version both for security and also to get the latest blogging tools.
Ø Upgrading WordPress. – Detailed instructions on how to upgrade your wordpress.
Ø For those who like seeing it done, go to youtube and learn how to upgrade WordPress
Now that you have your blog set up the next thing is to find the tools and plugins you will need to have your WordPress blog looking and working as you wish.
My WordPress Resources
Content Management
The first thing I wanted to do with this blog was simply to start blogging. I at least needed to get that welcome to WordPress first post out of the site. Having used joomla before I saw that the WordPress editor was not all that. I read the following resources to get a good WordPress editor.
Ø 4 alternative WordPress Editors - A listing of the word editors available for your blog.
- 12 Reasons why I Like Windows Live Writer - I actually used live writer after reading this post. I used to use Dreamweaver before.
WordPress Plugins
Dealing with plugins is not all that fun and one needs to get the ones that act for them and not all the plugins available. Other than the first one of the list, i depend on what other blogger’s are using and seeing how they implement their WordPress.
- WordPress plugging database - Find most if not all the available WordPress tools .
- Top 30 Plugins in the blogosphere -A listing of very good plugins from Stasys
- WordPress Plugins - This is the list I stuck too as somehow the plugins could work well with my blog. Alex King’s blog is also a very good blogging resource.
WordPress Themes and Design
The problem with setting up your blog is choosing good WordPress themes to use.Trying to figure out the gems from the chaff can be very daunting and who does not want to have the best design out there. However I got a lot of information from the list below.
- WordPress Theme Viewer - A very comprehensive list that you cannot go wrong with.
- SEO Themes - Very nice list of SEO themes that were actually checked for hidden links, errors and modified to give you better search engine results
- Arpit from Clazh Tech and Design blog has great WordPress design lists .His own blog design is just fantastic to say the least and I’ll be trying to make mine like that too.
- As you can see from this blog, I use Nathan Rice’s Elegant Blue Design. The reason being that I just like the way it looks and it’s easy to modify and yes he does support his product.
In keeping with my own goal of learning to create and manage web sites I have had to take sometime to try and teach myself how to create better designs. It is true I have done everything on this site on my own including the logo which I did in about 15 minutes. These are some of the sites I have been going back to.
- How to design your own WordPress theme - I am not there yet but it’s one of my goals in 2008 .
- At Personified you will not only get great templates but also great tips on improving your blog design.
I will be adding to this list every time I come across something interesting.
Now that the we have the first part of the tech web design stuff done, we are ready to go back to remembering exactly why we started the blog in the first place. It can be tiring to do all the setting up and adding plugins and designing and I have actually given up once. That is why I remind myself why I am blogging to success.
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Blogging is easy, monetizing and making money doing it is the hard part. I have yet to figure out the whole SEO thing.
Good Luck to you !
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Having to work from knowing nothing is harder than I was told.
I thought about monetization first then I changed my mind. I needed to know how to drive the car first before I went around the world. And learning about wordpress is a bit difficult.
Anyone know a good book that has everything in one place or do I have to continue clicking and looking at all the websites about wordpress when I have a problem?
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One of the hardest things for a new blogger to do is try and figure out the resources that are needed to be able to start blogging effectively. It is rather difficult for someone to get the information that is necessary to do so. The business model hav…
Kudos this is one of the best NOOB list I have seen. No doubt this list for the new guy will give him a great jumpstart.
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As a fellow newbie blogger I appreciate posts like this that contain lots of good resource links. Thanks for sharing.
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very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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I am a newbie blogger too.
This post helpful to me .
You are a good man ,thank you very much.
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Great Site! I am a newbie but have done well with Bans and ad sense. I have learned a ot from reading blogs like this.
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There are so many Wordpress plugins now it is hard to keep track. I clicked and looked through your lists and sure enough there were more than a few I hadn’t heard of.
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Thanks for the quality wordpress list of plugins. you saved me a lot of time and money.
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Solid list of “newbie” links to get people started. I’m always surprised to see how many people have a hard time with just the basic set up of wordpress and I don’t stop to consider this.
This is why Ebooks, like Caroline Middlebrooks, did so well. A lot of people need the step by step help
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Sweet… this is now the place I will send people who ask me about setting up a wordpress blog. You’ve just saved me a lot of time… Thanks!
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Setting up a blog is only the start, make sure you have the seo wordpress plugin, this will help make your blog search engine friendly. It takes a lot of time and effort to keep you blog fresh and constantly updated, thats not to mention the hundreds of spammers. Make sure you use the no follow tag.
Regards Dave Brett Seo Consultant offering 100% feee seo reporting tools.
This is a nice checklist, and I even saw some stuff I have not seen before. Thanks for the link to upgrading Wordpress. This is something I have been avoiding since it breaks my plugins every time. ~ Bill
Have you heard of WordpressDirect? It seems like’s it’s gaining in popularity and might make the process even easier.
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this is a great post for anyone who is starting with WordPress. In fact, it’s a great one-stop for all the things you need to get going. I specially like your list of plug-ins. And for providing useful information, thanks!
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This article save me a lot of time setting up my wordpress, thanks
Great list of resources! Its good to have places to read about the plugins before you install them. Sometimes they can have compatibility issues and break the blog! Thanks!
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Good solid information on starting a WP blog. The Windows Livewriter was something that I hadn’t seen before and I think I’m going to like. I also use to use Dreamweaver for writing posts.
Thanks
Brad
Hey there!
Thank you for this article about the plug-ins of WordPress. I am looking around to change my site to WordPress. The only thing that worries me and confuses me a bit is the complexity of WordPress.
People tell me it’s very easy, but I’m not that computer savvy, and I don’t know if I can install the software, without my website being down for a week!
I see that these plug-ins extend the functionality of WordPress even more, thank you for the information!
Brilliant, for sure useful for anyone interested in starting up their WP empire. Cheers mate !
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Wow nice list everything from about 10 on I didnt know so good stuff mate!
This is a great list of resources for Wordpress users. My friend Sean actually just began a Wordpress blog so I will have to show him this list. Man. I tried telling him that I knew everything about Blogger, but I guess he wanted to go the professional route. Great blog though. I don’t really know how I navigated here, but wonderful content. Keep it up.
God Bless,
Taylor Thompson
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Actually I’m starting up my wordpress blog at this time. thanks for the info
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Ya i use wordpress for my blog so this post was very handy thank you
Tony, thanks for this list of resources
You did a good job of covering everything a newbie needs. I wish I had read this when i started blogging, would have saved me a lot of time figuring things out.
Great list, I will bookmark this page for future.
Don’t forget adding your site to Google’s XML sitemap crawling procedure. This will boost your SEO Optimization efforts greatly.
This is a great startup list for new Bloggers. However, I want to point out to these newcomers… Don’t get too caught up on your template. Choose one and leave it. Yes. Templates are important, but content is what will get you visitors.
I don’t know how much time I wasted on templates when I could have really been doing what was important; writing content.
Anyway, great list. Thanks and
God Bless,
Taylor Thompson
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Mostly we choose from wordpress free theme gallery but believe me premium themes or self designed are much much better. In a past few days, I have visited many blogs and I can’t even expect such designs in a free gallery. If you know a little bit about Photoshop, css and html so you can master yourself in a few time.
Great list of plugins in the Top 30 Plugins in the blogosphere link.
I normally start off a blog with:
Akismet
All in One SEO Pack
commentluv
Dofollow
Keywordluv
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Great list of plugins, add Google XML Sitemaps to the list of plugins to start your blog with…
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It’s a great article, thanks. I’ve learned a lot. I’ll definitely subscribe to your rss feed. I couldn’t even imagine it is possible to find a blog stuffed with so much useful and interesting information.
I wish that I could have stumbled upon this list of plugins when I first started as I was clueless to how to set up a wordpress blog, theme, etc..
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