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There are two versions of WordPress being used at the moment, the older version, (which is what most people have), and the newer version WordPress 2.7, so I’ll add instructions for both.

LogIn to your Blog.

If you are just going to call the new list “BlogRoll”, skip to part 2.

Part 1

If you want to make a new Category for Links, go to;

WordPress 2.7 = Links \ Link Categories
OR
Older WordPress version = Manage \ Links \ Link Categories

Name the Category and name the slug with the same name, but no Capital Letters and use a dash instead of a space. e.g new-category NOT New Category

Click Add Category.

Part 2

Next, go to go to ;

WordPress 2.7 = Links \ Add New
OR
Older WordPress version = Manage \ Links \  Add New

For name, copy and paste the  name of the person or web site.

For Web Address, copy and paste the full web address.  (I always check that it’s correct first)

Look down the page for Categories and select the Category you want.

Click Add Link.
Hope this help some of you

Eoin

I’ve been asked this question by another Alex Jeffreys Student. I’m guessing that more people will not know how to do this, so here’s how.

There are two versions of WordPress being used at the moment, the older version, (which is what most people still use), and the newer version WordPress 2.7, so I’ll add instructions for both.

I put the Ads in the Right Column of my Blog using the text Widget.

Yes … I know there are PlugIn to do this, but if you upgrade WordPress, that PlugIn may not work afterward and your Ads stop showing.
The text Widget is far safer.
OK, I make the advert in HTML first, using Dreamweaver or NVU,

Then LogIn to your Blog and go to

WordPress 2.7 = Appearance \ Widgets
OR
Older WordPress version = Design \ Widgets.

Look for the text widget on the LEFT of screen.

Click Add.

Put the cursor over the new Blue text section on the RIGHT, hold down the left mouse button to move into the order you want it.

Then click Edit.

Paste the HTML into the white section.

Click Done.

Click Save Changes, (bottom Right)

Now open your Blog in another Browser window and see how it looks.

That’s basically what you do, you can edit and save as needed.

Eoin

Once you have your WordPress blog installed, you need to add some “PlugIns” to it.

PlugIns extend the functions on your blog.

For example, when I wanted to make it easy for people could easly share my blog on Social Networks, I found a PlugIn that adds the icons to the various Social Networks to the bottom of my blog posts … (you can see them in this post, beginning with FaceBook),

The PlugIn is called “Sociable“.

Try it … look at the bottom of this post for the line of small icons ….
move your cursor over the icons and click on one of the Social Networks you have an account in …
LogIn to your account and watch what happens … it’s nice an easy.

Other PlugIns I use are;

Google XML Sitemaps, to automatically build a Google Sitemap for my blog.

Google Analyticator, to automatically add Google Analytics to every page.

All in One SEO Pack, this is a Search Engine Optimization PlugIn that has replaced three older SEO PlugIns and is working well.

Twitter Tools. If you use Twitter, this is a great tool.

What Would Seth Godin Do, Displays a custom welcome message to new visitors and another to return visitors.

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This is the same formula that Alex uses to make over $20,000 a month.

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