I'm Using WordPress, Now What? Starter Edition

There is more to running a self hosted WordPress than installing and forgetting. You need to spend a consistent amount of time managing your site. The rest of need that.

This presentation covers 10 things every new WordPress site owner should think about.

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3. HOSTING  YOUR  OWN  SITE   IS  NOT  A  LEISURE  TRIP  
4. EXCEPTIONAL  WEB  HOST  
5. SLOW  PAINFUL  DEATH  
6. •  Commit  to  a  schedule   •  Be  consistent   •  Write  content  that  invites  discussion   •  Invite  guest  writers   •  AdverGsing     CONTENT  PLANNING  
7. DISASTERS   WILL  HAPPEN  
8. RECOVERY  PLAN   •  Daily  /  Weekly  /  Monthly  Backups   – All  site  files  (themes  and  plugins)   – Database   •  Pick  3  offsite  backup  locaGons   – Amazon   – Dropbox   – Email  
9. BORING  VANILLA  THEME  
10. SHOW  YOUR  PERSONALITY   •  Mobile  Responsive   •  Colors   •  Images   •  Video  
11. CONFUSING  SITE  FLOW  
12. EASY  SITE  NAVIGATION   •  Start  from  the  top  leW   •  Work  down   •  Then  across   •  You  don’t  have  to  show  everything   •  Use  categories  and  tags   •  MUST  HAVE  SEARCH  
13. EASY  SITE  NAVIGATION  
14. KNOW  YOUR  VISITORS  -­‐  ANALYTICS  
15. THE  5  W’s  
16. CACHE  NOT  CASH   This  term  is  pronounced  like  "cash"  -­‐-­‐  not  "catch,"  and   definitely  not  "cashé."  There  are  many  different  types   of   caches   but   they   all   serve   the   same   purpose.   A   cache   stores   recently-­‐used   informaGon   in   a   place   where  it  can  be  accessed  extremely  fast.  
17. BACKUP  -­‐  BACKUP  -­‐  BACKUP  
18. GET  THE  WORD  OUT  
19. SUPER  CHARGE  YOUR   WORDPRESS  
20. Thank  you!   hap://thomallen.com   @thomallen   hap://thom.ws/17BtgQt