For a super quick review of what we’ve covered so far in “Building an Author Website” steps one through five, here’s a video created by Daniel Piechnick, a professional web designer and trainer. In less than ten minutes, he’ll explain Domain Name Web Hosting WordPress He’ll then take you step-by-step from purchasing your domain name […]
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Building an Author Website Step Five: Administration Panel
This is the day you log into your WordPress.org Administration Panel. For those of you who’d prefer instead to stick with WordPress.com, we part ways here, and I leave you with the following message: WordPress.com is a hosted service, which means that you don’t have to deal with finding a web host or downloading and installing the […]
Building An Author Website Step Four: Installing WordPress on your Domain
Now that you’ve registered your domain name and found a home (Web host) for your website, you only need to follow one more step before you can begin working with WordPress.org. Which is: Installing WordPress on your domain and hosting account. This is a one-time procedure, so hang in there. You’ll be amazed at how […]
Building an Author Website Step Three: Your Domain Name
When you hear the word “domain,” you likely think of something that you own or master like an estate or territory. In most cases, your domain amounts to your home, to which you attach a name and address so people can locate you. When it comes to your website, you, too, need to claim ownership […]
Building an Author Website Step Two: Key Decisions
If you’re still with me after Building an Author Website Step One, I assume you agree that, as an author, you need a marketing hub open twenty-four seven as the foundation for your marketing platform. With an author website as your base, you can incorporate all the strategies available to you as an Internet marketer, such […]
Interview with Dean Koontz Part Two
New York Time’s Best Selling author, Dean Koontz, is known for his stories of suspense and revelation, told with humor and heart. What he is not as readily known for is his ability to do a darn good interview. I was lucky enough to discover this when he agreed to answer some questions for my […]
