These videos answer common questions such as:

- Registering a domain name, getting web hosting and changing nameservers.
- Using FileZilla FTP.
- Installing WordPress manually and automatically.
- How to create new content, add images etc.
- How to manage plugins, themes and widgets.
- How to set up AWeber and Get Response and manage email lists.
- How to use Feedburner.
- And much more!

In fact there are 40 videos that can be downloaded in various formats, Flash, WMV, MP4 (for iPods), and audio MP3 and PDF transcript.

The full list can be found on the sales page. These videos are screen capture, so you can follow along at your own pace. You can download them, listen to the audio version, or read the transcript. Everything about the blog training was created with the absolute beginner in mind, so you’ll never feel like you’re listening to a rambling tech geek – I hope!

They work with WordPress 2.7 and 2.8 and are available here:
http://www.blogtechguy.com/wordpress-blog-video-training/

You can also make money promoting these videos with my affiliate scheme.

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- Registering a domain name, getting web hosting and changing nameservers.
- Using FileZilla FTP.
- Installing WordPress manually and automatically.
- How to create new content, add images etc.
- How to manage plugins, themes and widgets.
- How to set up AWeber and Get Response and manage email lists.
- How to use Feedburner.
- And much more!

In fact there will be over 40 videos that you can buy all at once, or in 3 monthly payments. Each video can be downloaded in various formats, Flash, WMV, MP4 (for iPods), and audio MP3 and PDF transcript.

They’ll initially only be available to purchase via my newsletter list, so sign up on the right hand side (click here if reading via RSS) to get the announcement and link to the sales page. Shortly after that they’ll be available to all!

Even more good news is on the way in the form of my affiliate scheme for these blog training videos and my Complete Blog Setup package. Stay tuned for further details when I have all the kinks worked out!

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It shows you, step-by-step, how to optimize your YouTube videos to help you drive an insane amount of traffic back to your website.

Gideon used these exact same strategies on one of his own YouTube channels, and received over 67,400 views in just 8 weeks! He actually shows the same channel inside the video.

So if you want to get more traffic from YouTube, you’ll like this stuff…

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If you are interested in starting your own blog and becoming a super successful blogger, this may be just the information you’ve been looking for.

The report has now been downloaded over 20,000 times! That’s got to tell you something about the quality of the report. I’ve read the report, and also been through the course, myself so can vouch for the superb quality of the information.

The report reveals a step-by-step guide that takes you from absolute beginner to blogging pro in 5 easy milestones. And once you have it all set up, you’ll also learn some extremely powerful “X-Factor” strategies for driving traffic to your blog using a range of multi-media tools and the latest social media tactics.

You should really check it out for yourself here.

You can also watch the first 10 free Become A Blogger videos by clicking on the link below.

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• Why you should have a website
• How I chose my dentist (honestly!)
• How I got started in the blog tech business
• Monetizing your blog
• And much more!

Does anyone else hate the sound of their own voice?!

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From the Google Webmaster Central Blog:

“What are some simple ways that I can improve my website’s performance in Google? There are lots of possible answers to this question, and a wealth of search engine optimization information on the web, so much that it can be intimidating for newer webmasters or those unfamiliar with the topic. We thought it’d be useful to create a compact guide that lists some best practices that teams within Google and external webmasters alike can follow that could improve their sites’ crawlability and indexing.

We felt that these areas (like improving title and description meta tags, URL structure, site navigation, content creation, anchor text, and more) would apply to webmasters of all experience levels and sites of all sizes and types. Throughout the guide, we also worked in many illustrations, pitfalls to avoid, and links to other resources that help expand our explanation of the topics. We plan on updating the guide at regular intervals with new optimization suggestions and to keep the technical advice current.”

Download it for free here.

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Take the latest global swine flu pandemic. In order to reach everyone, and I mean everyone, regarding the FAQs and latest update on the flu, the U.S. government launched information on their White House blog, along with an easy way to embed this information into your own blog. No doubt you heard updates on the television, radio, newspapers, or family and friends. But, I believe anymore one of the first places we will go for the most recent and extensive coverage of a rapidly changing event is a credible website, most specifically a government, media, or company blog. A blog can be changed minute by minute, and include updated links to other areas of interest, including a YouTube video, such as on The Swine Flu Blog.

And, of course, it isn’t just officials who can blog about the latest flu scare. While I have no doubt there are at least a score more blogs out there, here is an example of a Wordpress.com hosted Swine Flu blog.

The good news is that you don’t have to be communicating about a deadly flu in order to host a good blog. Companies use blogs to communicate product information, get feedback, join people together in an online community supporting their brand, and even communicate product recall information and updates. Teachers use blogs in online classes for discussions with their students; families use blogs to keep in contact with their loved ones across the globe.

If you have decided that you want a blog for your business or personal use, but you aren’t sure how to get started, let me know. For little cost to you, I can take care of the technical stuff of hosting a blog so you can focus on the communication plan for your audience.

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If you don’t have Wordpress 2.7

- Make sure you’re uploading to the correct folder. This should be wp-content/plugins.
- Make sure the files have uploaded. There should be no Failed Transfers listed in Filezilla and you can see the files on your server.
- Make sure the plugin is not in a zip folder. Most plugins are downloaded zipped, you need to upzip the zip folder contents before uploading.
- Make sure there are some files in the top level folder. Some plugins have a folder, then inside that no files, just another folder. Wordpress will not see these files if there is no file in the top level folder.

A great video found on YouTube shows you how to upload a plugin:

If you have Wordpress 2.7 or above

Then to avoid these issues you can use the inbuilt plugin uploader. Go to Plugins > Add New. There you can search for a plugin and if it’s in the Wordpress repository you can install it then and there. If not you can upload the zip file from the site you have downloaded it from and it will install that for you.

Hopefully the next version of Wordpress will allow a similar action for installing new Wordpress Themes, as it’s a great feature to avoid the frustration many bloggers have with installing plugins.

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I’ve been preaching the virtues of having a custom design for a long time, and now thanks to Nate over at Unique Blog Designs I now have an awesome one myself.

Comments would be much appreciated, we have some tweaks to finish off but I’m very, very happy with it! Check it out

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