http://discouragedblogger.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:47:30 +0000 en © admin admin Just another WordPress weblog No No http://discouragedblogger.com/2008/01/16/start-building-your-website/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2008/01/16/start-building-your-website/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:46:26 +0000 admin http://discouragedblogger.com/2008/01/16/start-building-your-website/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2008/01/16/start-building-your-website/feed/ admin When you are just beginning a website, one of the first and most important things you must have is content.  PageBuilder Elite is a product that will help you satisfy that need. (...) Monitization, Web Development, Web Tools http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/10/18/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/10/18/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:28:20 +0000 lvanosdol http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/10/18/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/10/18/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/feed/ lvanosdol I have talked about a beginners choices for a host for their first website.  Perhaps, you are an experience blogger, and now want to create a website to try to earn a little extra cash.  Certainly one of the best platforms for such activity is WordPress. (...) Advanced, Blogger, Discussion, Monitization, Web Development, Web Host http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/09/23/what-do-i-write-about/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/09/23/what-do-i-write-about/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:44:49 +0000 lvanosdol http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/09/23/what-do-i-write-about/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/09/23/what-do-i-write-about/feed/ lvanosdol Your website should express your personality and knowledge on whatever subject you choose.  Selecting something which you know nothing about merely to attract advertisers with high paying keywords is usually a losing proposition.  First, your reader, if searching for information, will already know more than you.  Second, if you know nothing about the subject, you will be required to expend a lot of effort to get something to write about. (...) Beginner, Selection, Web Development, Web Tools http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/08/27/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-followup/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/08/27/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-followup/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:23:12 +0000 lvanosdol http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/08/27/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-followup/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/08/27/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-followup/feed/ lvanosdol Today, in response to several readers who noticed, I edited the fifth and final post in the series to complete the instructions for installing WordPress on 1and1.com.  If you have completed the previous five steps in this series, you should now have a working WordPress blog. (...) Beginner, Discussion, Web Development, Web Host http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/23/gimpshop-for-creating-headers-and-website-images/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/23/gimpshop-for-creating-headers-and-website-images/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:19:18 +0000 Discouraged Blogger http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/23/gimpshop-for-creating-headers-and-website-images/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/23/gimpshop-for-creating-headers-and-website-images/feed/ Discouraged Blogger Here at Discouraged Blogger, it is our intention to show you how to build a quality website, using the finest of technology.  Low cost tools are fine, but free is even better.  But functionality should never be sacrificed for cost. (...) Web Development, Web Tools http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/22/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-five/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/22/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-five/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:23:38 +0000 Discouraged Blogger http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/22/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-five/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/22/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-five/feed/ Discouraged Blogger Loading WordPress, Final Host Settings and Testing the Installation We will be using an FTP client to upload WordPress to our website.  If you don't have an FTP program, there are a number available.  I use FTP Desktop, and really like it.  Others include CuteFTP and Filezilla. (...) Beginner, Discussion, Selection, Web Development, Web Host http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-four/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-four/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:15:08 +0000 Discouraged Blogger http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-four/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-four/feed/ Discouraged Blogger Downloading WordPress and Linking to the DataBase All of the steps I have described are much faster to do than to describe.  After you have done it once, you will just fly through the installation process. (...) Beginner, Discussion, Selection, Web Development, Web Host http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-three/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-three/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:02:28 +0000 Discouraged Blogger http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-three/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/13/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-three/feed/ Discouraged Blogger Creating a Database on your Host (1and1.com)  The next step we must complete is the creation of a database for WordPress on your hosting account.  While the instructions given here are specifically for 1and1, the procedure should be very similar for any host.  In any event these instructions should give you the information necessary to tackle the job on your own.  So let's get started. (...) Beginner, Discussion, Selection, Web Development, Web Host http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/12/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-two/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/12/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-two/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:37:05 +0000 Discouraged Blogger http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/12/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-two/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/12/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-two/feed/ Discouraged Blogger Choosing a Domain or Transferring an Existing Domain We will begin this exercise by logging into our 1and1 account.  This is done by going to http://1and1.com, the clicking "Customer Login" on the second line in the upper right corner of the opened page.  Enter the userID and password you received when you set up your 1and1 hosting account in Part One of this series.  Then select the 1&1Home package  to get to the page illustrated below if it is not already visible.   Then click "Manage Domains" in the left column to get to the window shown below where you can obtain new domains or transfer your existing domains. (...) Beginner, Discussion, Selection, Web Development, Web Host http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/11/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-one/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/11/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-one/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:50:32 +0000 Discouraged Blogger http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/11/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-one/ http://discouragedblogger.com/2007/07/11/installing-wordpress-on-1and1com-part-one/feed/ Discouraged Blogger Selecting a Host Installing WordPress using the one click process offered by hosts such as BlueHost by way of cPanel or their own control panel featuring Fantastico is an easy process. (...) Beginner, Discussion, Selection, Web Development, Web Host