Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes


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Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes Chuck Tomasi Kreg Steppe Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to build great blogs with WordPress and WordPress.org, and reach any audience by web browser, RSS, or cell phone! Tips point out shortcuts and solutions Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls Notes provide additional information Plain English definitions explain new terms 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to... Quickly build blogs for free with WordPress.com Customize your blog to fit your message Create powerful text, audio, and video content Moderate comments and build communities Set up RSS feeds Host your own blog with WordPress.org software Deliver content via iPhone and BlackBerry Streamline publishing with third-party tools




Sams Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes


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Sams Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes Chuck Tomasi Kreg Steppe Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to build great blogs with WordPress and WordPress.org, and reach any audience by web browser, RSS, or cell phone! Tips point out shortcuts and solutions Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls Notes provide additional information Plain English definitions explain new terms 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to… Quickly build free blogs with WordPress.com Customize your blog to fit your message Create powerful text, audio, and video content Moderate comments and build communities Set up RSS feeds Host your own blog with WordPress.org software Deliver content via iPhone and BlackBerry Streamline publishing with third-party tools Register your book at informit.com/register for convenient access to updates and corrections as they become available. Category: Internet Covers: WordPress 3.0 User Level: Beginning




Sams Teach Yourself Facebook for Business in 10 Minutes


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Sams Teach Yourself Facebook® for Business in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn how to profit from Facebook’s powerful new business tools: Facebook Pages, Places, Deals, Ads, and more! Tips point out shortcuts and solutions; Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls; Notes provide additional information. 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to... Define your Facebook-centric online business strategy Plan and create your “business-friendly” personal Facebook page Create a Facebook Page, also known as a “fan page,” for your business Build your Wall with customer-focused status updates Create more effective Info, Photos, and Discussions tabs Find and install Apps that can help your business Claim and edit your Facebook Places page, and get customers to “check in” Plan, target, write, and design low-cost Facebook Ads that work Promote your Facebook presence and track its impact Offer Facebook Deals that attract new customers Avoid common Facebook business mistakes




Sams Teach Yourself Tumblr in 10 Minutes


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Sams Teach Yourself Tumblr® in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to use Tumblr to create a blog for sharing tweets, links, text, media, email, anything! Each compact lesson zeroes in on essential techniques, with fast, step-by-step instructions that help you do it right the first time! Tips point out shortcuts and solutions Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls Notes provide additional information 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to... Create and run a personal blog incredibly easily! Personalize your tumblog with themes and a custom domain name Post text, links, photos, media, and more Add comments to your tumblog Save and share your tweets from Twitter on Tumblr Feed your tumblog content to your Facebook page Post from your cellphone, iPhone, or iPad Find tumblogs you like, and quote or repost their content Extend tumblogs with Goodies and Third-Party Apps




WordPress on Demand


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WordPress on Demand will cover both WordPress.com and WordPress.org in a visual, step-by-step format. In addition to offering detailed guidance on how to complete dozens of common WordPress tasks, this book will provide real-world advice and suggestions on how to save time, avoid frustration, and create a high-quality, well-designed site that attracts an audience and achieves results. WordPress on Demand will be based on WordPress version 3.5.1. In this book, readers will learn how to: * Decide between hosted WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (WordPress.org) * Choose the right domain name and web host * Set up a WordPress website in minutes * Configure WordPress settings that control privacy, search engine visibility, and more * Choose, install, and customize themes * Create, format, and manage pages and posts * Add media files including images, audio, video, and documents * Choose, install, and customize sidebar widgets * Choose, install, and configure self-hosted WordPress plugins * Add and manage custom menus * Make the most of WordPress.com free and premium features * Create and manage a site with multiple users * Manage user comments and comment spam * Import, export, and back up WordPress sites * Design a site that works on mobile devices Bonus content includes: * Workshops that show readers how to enhance their feeds, create a private WordPress site, optimize their site for search engines, and more * Shortcuts, advice, and cautions to save time and frustration * Design tips to help readers create a high-quality site even if they have no design background * Recommended plugins and themes




Social Media for Writers


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Maximize the Potential of Your Online Brand! Over the past decade, social media has transformed from a fad into a necessity for writers. But for the inexperienced author, trying to make sense of--much less master--the available platforms can be a frustrating experience. The variety of social media options alone is dizzying enough: WordPress, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Pinterest, and more. That's where this guide comes in. Whether you're just starting to create an audience or looking to refine your online presence, Social Media for Writers will equip you with the essential tools you'll need to succeed. In this book you'll learn how to: • Develop an editorial calendar: schedule consistent, quality content for your blog and work with other authors on guest posts and blog tours • Create an online brand: write content for several different networks, and tie them together to develop an authoritative, trusted voice • Utilize "best practices": learn the ins-and-outs of the online community and how to maximize the potential of each platform • Build a community: make connections and create a fan base to endorse your work You'll also find appendixes that show you how to set up the major social media platforms and perform basic functions. With all of these strategies, techniques, and applicable information, Social Media for Writers is a comprehensive source for all your social media needs!




WordPress Absolute Beginner's Guide


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More than 70 million websites and blogs run on WordPress: it's the world's #1 web development tool. Now, you can make the most of WordPress without becoming a technical expert. WordPress Absolute Beginner's Guide is the fastest way to get comfortable and productive with WordPress and its most powerful tools. Whether you're new to WordPress or not, this practical, approachable book will show you how to do exactly what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Leading WordPress instructor Tris Hussey provides step-by-step instructions for every task requiring more than one step. Screenshots and illustrations guide you through complex processes, so you'll never get lost or confused. You'll find friendly, patient, crystal-clear coverage that always respects your intelligence, and never patronizes you. Hussey covers all this, and much more: Understanding the mechanics of a WordPress website Installing WordPress yourself, along with the themes and plug-ins you want Using WordPress.com if you don't want to run WordPress on your own equipment Setting up your site right the first time, to avoid problems later Tweaking themes to make your site look perfect Integrating images and media Making your site mobile-ready Using basic search engine optimization techniques to get your site discovered Troubleshooting, maintaining, and performance-tuning your site




Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes


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With this updated text, readers can learn the fundamentals of SQL quickly through the use of numerous examples depicting all the major components of SQL.




My Google Apps


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Get step-by-step instructions to the new Google Apps screenshots, and learn exactly what to do to get the most from them. From choosing the best apps version for your needs, to managing and sharing your Calendar or syncing your files between your PC or Mac and Google Drive in the cloud, Gunter and Rutledge help you when you run into problems or limitations.




My Google Apps


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Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through doing exactly what you want with Google Apps. Learn how to: Use Google Apps to reduce technology expenses and grow your business Choose the best Google Apps version for your needs Quickly activate and customize your account Give your users customized email that uses your domain, not gmail.com Connect Gmail to your smartphone so your email and schedule always go with you Create, format, edit, print, and collaborate on documents with Docs Track and analyze your data with Sheets Create presentations with Slides and present anywhere via the Internet Cut travel costs: run video meetings online with Google Hangouts Improve project collaboration with a shared Sites workspace Efficiently manage and share your schedule with Calendar Store and share your files for secure anytime/anywhere access Sync your files between your PC or Mac and Google Drive in the cloud Use Vault to archive content and activity for compliance or other legal reasons Step-by-step instructions with callouts to new Google Apps screenshots that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into Google Apps problemsor limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from Google Apps.