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WordPress.com – Adding a Personalized Email @ Your Website Domain Address

WordPress.com doesn’t provide email hosting but you can sign up for Google Apps and use their email service (Gmail) or you can use your existing email service. The document below offers instructions on how to setup custom email addresses @ your website domain for more a more professional email address. Setting up Email To set up your… Continue reading WordPress.com – Adding a Personalized Email @ Your Website Domain Address

Review and Directory Listing of Best WordPress Themes for Self-Hosted Sites

Technology > Services > WordPress Support Summary. This document offers a listing of best themes for self-hosted WordPress sites. About. This report represents substantial research that was done from May 2012 through October 2012. Information has been reviewed updated to ensure the information is current and accurate. Download history data has been updated to be… Continue reading Review and Directory Listing of Best WordPress Themes for Self-Hosted Sites

BQGallery.com – Iowa City Cedar Rapids Photographer Bashair Qasim

This past week I had the pleasure of assisting with the launch of a new photography website for Iowa City / Cedar Rapids Photographer Bashair Qasim, BQGallery.com. As I work with people like Bashair who have exceptional artistic and visual talents, I find that I begin to feel like the one who is the student.… Continue reading BQGallery.com – Iowa City Cedar Rapids Photographer Bashair Qasim

Sucuri.net Online Website Malware Scan and Monitoring Service

Technology Summary. Services such as Sucuri can monitor a website on a regular basis to ensure it’s not been hacked. In the same way a computer needs to have antivirus software, websites need anti-malware protection and detection. Anyone who manages a website for themselves or someone else needs to maintain the security of the website. An advantage of choosing a… Continue reading Sucuri.net Online Website Malware Scan and Monitoring Service

Disabling Advertising on WordPress.com Hosting Websites

Technology > WordPress If you’re looking for a great hosting platform, WordPress.com is definitely worth considering. The basic hosting package is $18 a year for domain registration and hosting. Once your website starts gaining traffic, WordPress.com reserved the right to place advertising at the bottom of your posts. It’s a complement if you see their advertising… Continue reading Disabling Advertising on WordPress.com Hosting Websites

WordPress.com Hosting – Where are my domain renewals and other services listed?

Technology > WordPress WordPress.com is a great way to host websites. However, as with any website hosting service, if you’re not attentive to your website hosting and domain registration renewals, you can inadvertently lose a website if a reminder email slips past you. The best solution to this potential problem is to go to the… Continue reading WordPress.com Hosting – Where are my domain renewals and other services listed?

WordPress Twenty Ten Theme – Adjust Space Above and Below Site Header

Technology > WordPress When using the WordPress Twenty Ten theme (for those not hosted on WordPress.com), it is desirable to remove the site header text that displays the site title and tagline at the top of the page. This conserves space and allow for a more artistic presentation of the site. After removing the header title and tagline,… Continue reading WordPress Twenty Ten Theme – Adjust Space Above and Below Site Header

WordPress Twenty Ten Theme – Remove Site Header Text for Title and Tagline

Technology > WordPress When using the WordPress Twenty Ten theme (for those not hosted on WordPress.com), it is desirable to remove the site header text that displays the site title and tagline at the top of the page. This conserves space and allow for a more artistic presentation of the site. Using a child theme… Continue reading WordPress Twenty Ten Theme – Remove Site Header Text for Title and Tagline

Author’s Guide to Website Creation for Book Promotion

Effective Living Summary. Below is an article from Dan Moench, Marketing Director at Gibbs Smith Publisher. The article offers some excellent suggestions for authors to consider when planning to create a website. These guidelines probably apply to other industries as well. Specifically, the article addresses how focused or broad you should be with your website… Continue reading Author’s Guide to Website Creation for Book Promotion