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Many people want to start their own blog but don’t know how to get started. I started my blog over 8 year ago without any knowledge of how a website worked. Since I started BargainBriana.com, I have learned so much about html, blogging, and social media. Do you want to start your own blog? Recently, I started another blog called Totally Travel Tips and I had to go through the steps of creating a blog from scratch. I put together the steps on how to start your own blog that I learned from this process. Some of you may have your blog up and running now, which mean it is time for some site optimization and maintenance.
Huh? You mean I can’t just start a website and then forget about it!? Well, you could but without proper updates your site may not run efficiently or could be at risk for security flaws. Trust me, you don’t want either one of these issues. I’m thinking I didn’t do any optimization on my site for a couple of years when I first started. Yikes! Plus, I was running my site on a host that wasn’t proficient in the needs of a WordPress hosted website. It was a recipe for disaster and it probably cost me pageviews and readers by not knowing how to optimize my website.
Know Your Stuff: The Newest WordPress Optimizations
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Basically this means, you won’t have to worry about logging into your WP-Admin panel to handle common updates. This gives you more time to focus on writing and editing your awesome content instead of spending unnecessary time on website maintenance issues.
Benefits/Features of HostGator Optimized WordPress
- Automatic updates of plugins/theme/WordPress
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I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
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I want to make a blog to let people listen and hear that they are there own story. That they are they’re own character I want to make a blog so I can express my own view on the world as a regular everyday normal person