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How to Install WordPress and Build a Secure WordPress Blog – Now on Kindle

how to install wordpress manually coverI finally did it!  I got over myself and published my first guide on Kindle, “How to Install WordPress and Build a Secure WordPress Blog”.

For the moment, it is only available on Amazon Kindle.  I signed up with KDP Select, which means Amazon have 90 days exclusivity.  I will be publishing the guide as a standard PDF available here on My Local Business Online in August. 

What does How to Install WordPress and Build a Secure WordPress Blog cover?

The guide is for anyone who creates their website or blog using the WordPress platform and want to:

  1. install WordPress securely
  2. increase the security of their current WordPress blog or website
  3. had their WordPress site hacked and don’t want to go there again!

Table of Contents

  • Why do you need this workbook?
  • Why people want to hack your website
  • Is it your fault – PC security
  • Hosting WordPress
  • Installing WordPress the secure way
  • Extra security
  • Staying up to date
  • Backing up your blog
  • Help I’ve been hacked!
  • Resources and further information

It is essential reading for anyone who runs a WordPress website or blog – even if I do say so myself!  Written in my usual, no bull, no fluff manner it has screen-shots throughout to enable you to manually install WordPress securely and add extra security features.

No Kindle and can’t wait until August?

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Download your guide today

Amazon have free Kindle readers for PC, Mac and smartphones, you can download Kindle reading apps here

Get “How to Install WordPress and Build a Secure WordPress Blog” Free

The guide will be available for free Kindle download on through Amazon Select between May 17, 2012 and May 21, 2012

Download your copy of How to Install WordPress and Build a Secure WordPress Blog from Amazon UK.

It’s also available on Amazon.com, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.es and Amazon.it.   

I’d love to hear what you think of the guide.

A Week in Google – 6th May 2012

would you like to kill a google penguin?

The weeks are flying by…  here’s a quick round up of what’s caught my eye in Google this week. Google Search Updates Google announced 53 search updates throughout April.  Pandas and Penguins aside, there’s a few other interesting changes: Improvements to local navigational searches. [launch codename "onebar-l"] For searches that include location terms, e.g. [dunston [...]

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Cookie Solutions For WordPress – UK Cookie Law Deadline 26th May

cookie solutions for wordpress - deadline 26th May

The new EU Cookie law comes into force on 26th May 2012.  I have been having much fun looking for cookie solutions for WordPress. I’ll be honest, I think this new EU Directive is absolutely ridiculous.  Protecting privacy?  No, just making life difficult for small business owners who have enough red tape to jump through [...]

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55% UK Businesses Fail In Social Media… Are You One Of Them?

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The “Tackling The Social Challenge” Report from EPI Server highlights a very disturbing social media problem… Only 45% of marketers monitor their own social communities, forums and blogs. I find that quite shocking. The whole point of social media is to interact. It allows you to add your personality and style to your business online. [...]

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Lessons Learned From The 30 Day Blog Challenge

blog challenge complete!

Hurrah, I made it! This is post 30 in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I must say it was a challenge and a half, far more difficult than I anticipated. I thought it will be a breeze. I write so much and have so much information to share, how hard could it be? Remember why I [...]

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Resizing Images And Uploading To WordPress Using Simple Image Editors

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Why is resizing images important? When you upload images to WordPress you do have the option to display the image in your post or page in different sizes.  Resizing images before uploading is important because smaller images load faster.  It helps with the load times of your website or blog, which in turn has an [...]

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Scheduled Tweets – Is Twitter Automation Bad For Business?

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I had a question over on Facebook a couple of weeks ago and a variation popped up again by email earlier today… What’s your thoughts on scheduled tweets? The question on Facebook continued: I use scheduled tweets to keep engaged with people (which then auto post to my FB wall as well) I do try [...]

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