4. Comes in two flavors:
One – Vanilla :
WordPress.com - which is free and it is
hosted for you by Automattic. You don’t need
domain or hosting. Good for a basic blog.
Has limitations for businesses and revenue.
5. Comes in two flavors:
Two - Chocolate:
WordPress.org - the full free version, but you
need hosting and a domain. Easy to install
free through hosting company.
Customization is limitless.
6. Why WordPress?
• It is open source software.
• Huge community develops it, creates themes
and plugins & teaches people about it through
Meetups and WordCamps and online tutorials.
• Once customized it is very easy to add content
and new functionality.
• 1000s of Themes free or premium.
• 1000s of plugins which add functionality.
• WordPress powers 22% of all websites.
7. Set Up Your WordPress Site
• Many themes to choose from
• Mobile ready
• WordPress gives 1000s of options
• Avoid popular food themes
• Be unique to attract right audience
• Header, typography, colors, layout
• Don’t try to appeal to everyone
• Moving to WP, keep your Google Rank
8. Protect Your Site Plugins
Down with spammers
• Akismet
Better safe than sorry
• Backup Buddy
• VaultPress
• BackWPup
• WordFence
• Sucuri
• Limit Login Attempts
9. Recipe Plugins
Make or break your SEO
Recommended:
• Ziplist
• Easy Recipe
• RecipePress Reloaded
10. Social Plugins
• Social Media Widget
• Floating Social Bar
• Jetpack
• Click to Tweet
• Facebook Like Box
• Pinterest PinIt button
11. Calls to Action
• Opt-in Monster
• Notification Bar
• MailChimp Opt-in
12. Keep Them on Your Site
• Related Posts
• Collapsing Categories
• Cross Link Your Posts
13. Keep Them Coming Back
Want return visitors?
Build Your List!
Email Service Providers
• Mail Chimp Account
• Mad Mimi
• FeedBurner
14. Money Money Money
• Affiliate Links
• Amazon Links
• Ad Sense
• Products
• eBooks
• Classes
Editor's Notes
Background/Intro on WordPress
Talk about Matt and his love of food and photography
Started as blogging platform but now so much more
Similar to free blogger because of the limitations
Limited plugins
No categories on blogger
No ads running on .com
Thousands of themes and plugins
Make sure your site attracts the right people
Free vs premium themes
Keep it simple:
Color
One or 2 per page
The goodness of WordPress is that you can use it to make money and easily customize pages to present the above