Run Your Own Website

Website Design

Watch this video to see how WordPress is evolving… And, YES! the new RYO Member Directory works with WordPress 3.0!

There are several ways to control access to your WordPress website so that you can let customers get your information instantly online, and protect it from non-customers at the same time. By far the easiest tool is Wishlist Member. This software is a plugin that lets you protect content by post or by category so [...]

Not too long ago I sent an email to Ted, another professional speaker. The email was returned to me, undeliverable, so I called Ted to tell him his mailbox was full. His response was frustration. He said his email didn’t work and his whole website was a disaster. All it was showing was

“Another web design firm said they would design a ‘Flash’ website for me. Will you do that?” It’s a frequent question. The answer is

I hate this question. Because, when you have a WordPress website, you already have a blog. So it leads me to ask in reply, “What do you mean by the word “blog?” “Well, er… you know, a blog!” they say. Here’s the deal:

Question: I know NOTHING about computers but I have an idea for a website. How do I go forward? How do I get someone who is a genius at computers setting it up for me but protect my idea from getting stolen ? 1. Hire

Here’s the test to see if you can actually run your own website. And you’re the judge! Read the short list of what you have to do to add an article. Then watch the video.

Sooner or later, I get asked about search engines. The underlying system we use with Run Your Own Website is WordPress. And the story about how we started using WordPress is all about search engines. Here’s that story… I was testing a variety of data driven website

“I have two Dreamweaver ASP sites, one has shopping cart software. I would like to consolidate into one and add audio, re-design, etc. How does your program effect search engine ranking? I noticed you’re #1 in Google so probably a plus not negative.

If you’re going to have a website, you want a Media Resources page. “I don’t need a page for that. I never get interviewed by newspapers or television stations.” Are you thinking this? I hear this objection all the time. From people who