Newbie, tips on where to start

by ChihuahuaOverload

Posted: 13 years ago 15 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hi, I have my own small business and have used bluevoda in the past and now i Web to build my site. Learned yesterday that what I have is crap and why I can't seem to get higher than page 5 on google. So the plan is learn wordpress.

So the real question is where to start. I heard that Paul Prissick has a great seo recipe, should I get that and stick to it for a while? What is the next step?

Also, my business revolves around me having very high quality pictures. How can I have these and still have my page load fast? I'm already lowering the quality to "medium 5" on photoshop.

Thanks!

#newbie #start #tips

PtJc 13 years ago

I think you should learn about wordpress, and find nice wordpress themes you can use related to your niche, so that you make nice looking websites, seo friendly, without having to know much about web design. Web Design is an art for itself, and i leave that for the people who really know their stuff, i tried to learn it but it wasn't for me.
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pmbrent 13 years ago

Jason Fladlien, I think that's how you spell his name, has a plug and play wordpress software with tutorial videos that should be easy to learn from.
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- marcuslim 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by pmbrent
  
  Jason Fladlien, I think that's how you spell his name, has a plug and play wordpress software with tutorial videos that should be easy to learn from.
  
  I believe this is the product.
  
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  ChihuahuaOverload 13 years ago
  
  Wow, thanks for all the help. This seems like a very friendly and active forum. I look forward to getting to know ya'll better!
  
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KristofVanoverbeek 13 years ago

Dedicated server will do the trick for you but it's expensive. On the other hand you can show of your quality pics in the definition you want.

Kristof
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celente 13 years ago

I would come here and read stuff, all the stuff you can get your hands on. There is some great info here.

Then go away and spend a week implementing what you have learnt. I owe a lot to the warrior forum. Quit my job back years ago cause of this place, The stuff in here is priceless.
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redoak98012 13 years ago

The Wordpress users association (wpua.org) also has alot of great tools
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Carol_A 13 years ago

What does your username mean? ChihuahuaOverload?

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- ChihuahuaOverload 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Carol_A
  
  What does your username mean? ChihuahuaOverload?
  
  lol
  
  I am a breeder & exhibitor of Chihuahuas, so our house is always full of tiny pups with HUGE personalities. It is my website for our kennel that I'm working on improving.
  I'd post a link but I'm not allowed since I don't have 15 posts yet, but it's in my profile.
  
  What does YOUR username mean? ;P
  
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Phil Halloran 13 years ago

I believe that you should look further than just SEO. Marketing is one of those tasks where you can apply almost everything you know to it.
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- ChihuahuaOverload 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Phil Halloran
  
  I believe that you should look further than just SEO. Marketing is one of those tasks where you can apply almost everything you know to it.
  
  This is a pretty vague comment, care to elaborate?
  
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  devogolf 13 years ago
  
  I use Wordpress...very easy to understand...especially if I can do it...!!! As others have said, read stuff on the WF...I wish I had discovered it earlier in my journey. Good Luck..
  
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O0o0O 13 years ago

You can have the pictures as thumbnails on your main page and then have them blow up as the user's mouse hovers over it.
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- ChihuahuaOverload 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by O0o0O
  
  You can have the pictures as thumbnails on your main page and then have them blow up as the user's mouse hovers over it.
  
  Is this a plugin on word press? Are there any good plugins that I should definitely look at?
  
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creck01 13 years ago

+1 for Jason Fladlien he has some great wordpress stuff google his name and you can find it. He also has some great free info on his blog.
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