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Overview
If you’re new to blogging, WordPress is definitely the way to go. It is easy to use, has great perks, and makes sense when you’re posting and creating your site. There are a few little things you need to know about it before you’ll be a successful WordPress blogger.
1) Theme
The first thing a visitor is going to see is your theme. This is what your Wordpress site looks like. Pick a theme that makes sense with your topic. If you’re writing about power tools, it probably would not be a good idea to go with a floral-print background. If you’re talking about nature and plants, you might want to steer away from an industrial theme. Make sure whatever theme you choose is easy to use and uncluttered. You don’t want the theme to distract for your posts.
2) Widgets
Widgets are WordPress’ name for additional things you can add to your theme. Things like text boxes, Twitter feeds, and photo sections. These are great things to add to your site to make its usability better and also improve your connectedness. Bring your blog users over to your Twitter account increases followers in both places. The text boxes work well to include links to your other sites or interests.
3) Title
One thing to remember about WordPress is that your post title becomes the page name for that post, so be careful what you initially name your post. Titles can make or break a post. Think ahead before starting a new post. You can always edit the title later, but that is much harder to do. Get it right the first time.
4) Tags and Categories
These are how your readers find your posts. Search engines use tags to know what your post is about. Use them wisely. Creating too many tags is just as bad as creating too few. Anywhere from five to ten tags is optimum. Categories help your readers to specify what they would like to read. If you have a mixture of reviews, how-tos, and editorials; give your readers the opportunity to find just what they need by properly categorizing them.
5) Connections
Connecting your blog to your Twitter and Facebook pages is really easy to do in WordPress. When you first post, you will be asked if you would like to connect them. Please do so. This will allow your Facebook fans and Twitter followers to get regular updates of your blog without you having to manually insert a link. It’s quick, easy, and well worth doing.
Conclusion
There are many more things to learn about WordPress, but these five tips will help you to get
started off on the right foot. Pay attention to the tool bar, play around with the themes, and find
out what works best for your site. Good luck!
Author Bio:
This is a guest post from Laura Backes, she enjoys writing about all kinds of subjects and also topics related to internet service providers in my area. You can reach her at: laurabackes8 @ gmail.com.
