How to post to your Wordpress blog without even opening your internet browser!

I have several Wordpress blogs and sometimes it is just easier if I can prepare the content first, then go about posting it to my blog later on.

One of my mentors provided me with a tool to allow me to do this quite a while ago and I can tell you it has saved me a LOT of time and effort!

It is a desktop blog publishing tool that allows you to post to multiple blogs at the same time.

It is easy to use and best of all, it’s free!

Check out BlogDesk here: http://www.blogdesk.org/en/index.htm

No more “Revolution”

I have a heap of posts on this website that talk about the Revolution themes, and I’ve been meaning to post again, to say they’re not available anymore unless you pay a developer (like me!) who has them, to build your website.

I still love the themes, although I think the newer (and more fabulous!) Studiopress themes are even better!

They are soooo much easier to configure and you can even choose whether to use a logo or text in your header through the use of a dropdown box in Wordpress’s dashboard. VERY easy! In the old days, I would have to replace some header code to create the same effect!

So if you haven’t checked out the Studiopress themes, you can try the demos out HERE.

Studiopress themes

If you have had a good browse through this website you will remember me raving about the Revolution themes I have used for both my websites and many of my client’s websites.

The Revolution themes are no longer being offered as such, however you can now get even better themes through Studiopress.com!

Brian Gardner (the Revolution man!) has teamed up with another fellow to create these themes that look extremely professional and they are easy to work with.

Check them out HERE.

Should I have a .com or is it ok to go with something else like .net or .org?

Today I was asked by an internet coaching client whether he should go with a .com or was it ok to use a .org if his preferred domain name wasn’t available.

Here’s the gist what I told him:

Traditionally .com’s are seen as a universal domain name, used in pretty much any country of the world.

When searching for a product or service not necessarily from your own country, you will automatically assume the web address will end in a .com, right?

You won’t automatically go searching for a website that ends in .org, I can almost guarantee!

So my answer to his question was that without a doubt I would go for a .com wherever possible.

Now, if you are offering a product or service that is specifically targeted to a specific country (so in my case, Australia), you should consider a domain ending in .com.au (replacing the .au with your country’s code).

So for me, it’s .com all the way, or .com.au if I’m offering a product I can only offer to Australians.

For more information on my massively reduced internet coaching program where you will learn how to save thousands of dollars by learning how to build your own websites, then visit http://thefabulouswebsitechick.com/coaching-program/.

How to find out what keywords pay per click advertisers are using

My mentor emailed me the details of this nifty tool that “spies” on your potential competition!

Pay per click advertising involves opening an account at Google and paying them to list links to your website based on specific keywords.

The more appropriate the keyword and what you’re prepared to pay, the higher on the page your link will appear, therefore increasing the chances of your website being found.

If you decide you want to advertise using pay per click advertising, you will be able to take your struggling internet business and almost instantly turn it into a profitable business!

For more information on this FREE tool, click HERE.

How do I automate my business?

If you want to set your business up properly, then you must set yourself up with a decent autoresponder.

An autoresponder will send emails for you, it will handle product sales, and it will even help you to create opt-in forms. Go to
1ShoppingCart for details of the autoresponder I use.

Here’s a list of what your autoresponder (depending on who you use) can do for you:

• Send out regular newsletters
• Handle email subscribers
• Handle product sales
• Handle your affiliates
• Will send out email broadcasts to a group of subscribers for you at a set time
• Lots lots more - visit the site mentioned above for more information. Otherwise you can check out Aweber or GetResponse who are a little cheaper, but of course you get less functionality!

This is an important part of your online business in that it will do all of the work for you, literally while you sleep! I can’t think of a better feeling than to wake up, check my emails and see I had made some money during the night! Woo hoo!

Who should I use to host my website?

You can’t have your own website unless you have hosting. The host is kind of like a place that has a computer with all of your website files on it.

I’m not sure exactly how it all works, except that it does!

When deciding on a hosting provider you should check to see if they offer the following:

• They are reasonably priced
• They allow for good bandwidth
• You can have unlimited email addresses
• They must offer good customer support (24 hour support is best)
• You can create databases for Wordpress, forums, etc
• You can have unlimited domains under the same account at no extra cost

I use Hostgator and am very happy with their service. They back up your account once a week, so if you forget to back up yourself, you can rest assured that your site information won’t be lost forever if something unforeseen happens.

For more information on Hostgator and it’s services, click HERE.

More Wordpress themes coming soon!

It is no secret that I love the Revolution themes, however I am going to post in this part of the website whenever I find another type of theme I like.

When building sites for some of my clients I come across some good ones and I think “Hmm! I wouldn’t mind using that one!”

So in future, I’ll be telling you all about these ones so stay tuned!

Woo hoo! Check out Revolution Music!

Yet again, my website theme man has created another fabulous template I can offer my clients!

This one utilises lots of graphics and if you click on the link below and then click on the Demo, you will notice that the main picture at the top is animated! Wooo! Impressive!

If you want to try this one out, visit http://thefabulouswebsitechick.com/link.php?id=1 and see what it can do!

Revolution News has had a facelift

Doesn’t this design look fabulous!?  I’ve had a play with the demo and can tell you this design features drop down menus, up to 6 featured tabs items, RSS email subscription option, video, advertising (including Google Ads for added revenue for your business), other advertising spaces and of course plenty of allowances for images. To try the demo or to purchase this design, visit http://thefabulouswebsitechick.com/link.php?id=1 now.

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