Book excerpt: "PROFITS THAT LIE HIDDEN IN WORDPRESS" Hello. As you're probably aware by now, you really can't succeed online, unless you have good web presence for your products and/or services. But, it can be time consuming, overwhelming and even expensive to learn HTML, coding etc or pay people to put up websites for you! Thankfully there is Wordpress. It's the standard blogging and website creation platform for even top brands and succesful online entrepreneurs. Anybody (who knows what they're doing) can put up the most high-tech, smartest websites, with all the automated bells and whistles made in one sitting! Yes, that's now possible. Even complete beginners can simply mix and match themes and plugins to come up with professional looking and functional websites. The site visitors wouldn't even know you're a complete beginner if you do it correctly. Wordpress can be as simple and uncomplicated as you want it to be. All you need to know are the basics. And that's what this book/course is about. This book is entirely written for the absolute beginner! Nothing on this book will overwhelm and scare you away. You can even use this book as guide for your newbie assistants. Just follow along the step-by-step process, and within an hour or two, you can have your very own website up and running! As your needs become more sophisticated? You can then learn HTML and CSS coding, install premium themes and plugins, capture emails, get likes, autopost content etc., to suit your needs. The learnings and experience you get from this book, will also help you in the future as your needs become more complex. Specifically, the book will cover the following: Introduction II. Creating a New Account III. Applying Themes, Plugins, and Widgets Themes Plugins Widgets IV. Exploring your Work Station How to Login The Dashboard Screen Options Tab Dashboard Home Screen The Admin Bar Turning off the Admin Bar The Settings General Settings Writing Settings Reading Settings Discussion Settings Media Settings Permalink Settings Keeping your Work Station Efficient Maximize your WordPress Site V. Creating Content WordPress Posts vs Pages How to Create a New Post How to Create a New Page Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Set your Website’s Visibility Make your Links SEO-ready Decide Whether to Use www or not Choose an SEO Plugin Add XML Sitemaps Include your site to Google Search Console Optimize all of Your Posts VI. Using WordPress with your Own Domain (ideal for businesses) Where to Begin A third-party hosting service provider FTP Knowledge Enable Backup Capability Domain Name Installation Process for Hosting Providers Without one-click Function for WordPress VII. Keeping your WordPress Site Secure Backup your Website Regularly Avoid using “Admin” as your Username Limit your Login Attempts Change your Username using PHPMyAdmin Create Another User Come up with a Challenging Password VIII. Conclusion Highly Customizable Room for Expansion Lower Maintenance Cost Perfect for Everyone Grab your copy now