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WordPress “How-to Videos” Swipe File For Small Businesses

Anybody can lean how to use wordpress in just a few days.  It’s not brain surgery by any means.  That is the brilliance behind this CMS.  WordPress will save you tons of time and money with a web designer(s) and/or programmers.  There are ton of other benefits to using wordpress, but I am not going to go into all that here.   This page is set-up to be used as a “how-to” swipe file for newbies who are learning how to use wordpress.  Enjoy!

Support Videos for WordPress Editing & Content Creation:

Overview of WordPress Dashboard:

1. http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/05/the-wordpresscom-dashboard-introduction/
2. http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/the-dashboard/

Posts: – Posts are updating your site: news, blog, articles, etc

1. How to add posts: http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/15/writing-and-publishing-a-post/
2. How to add posts/articles: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/create-a-new-post/
3. How to edit a post: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/edit-an-existing-post/
4. How to save drafts: http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/saving-and-returning-to-draft-posts-pages/
5. How to use categories/tags: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/using-categories-and-tags/
6. What to Blog About: http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/social/small-business-blogging/

Pages: – Pages are your main pages of your site

How to edit/add Pages: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/how-to-create-an-edit-pages/

How to format a Page/Post:

1. This is example from one of our clients, but it will give a good idea on how to format a page: http://screencast.com/t/KdRzbtGbZlPv
2. Additional Resources for Copy Writing: http://www.copyblogger.com/copywriting-101/

Additional Common Editing Actions for WordPress Pages & Posts:

1. How to add photos/images into posts/pages: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/how-to-add-photos-and-images/
2. How to add Images/Videos/Audio: http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/05/embedding-photos-video-audio-into-your-posts/
3. How to add images: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVhOefeT5MI
4. How to add videos in Pages/Posts:  http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/how-to-embed-video/
5. How to add YouTube Videos to WP posts/pages: http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/05/embedding-youtube-videos-into-your-wordpresscom-posts/
6. How to use manage media library: (good for hosting pdfs & cropping images etc) http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/using-the-media-library/
7. How to manage comments:  http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/managing-comments/
8. How to Add new Users to your WordPress Admin: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/adding-new-users/

 Wordpress Additional Tips:

1. How to edit in bulk:  http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/using-quick-edit-and-bulk-edit-to-manage-your-posts-in-half-the-time/
2. How to make a page/post private:  http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/setting-your-posts-or-entire-blog-to-private/
3. Set your post to publish at a later date:  http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/publishing-your-post-at-a-later-date/
4. How to use press this to post content to your site: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/08/useful-tools/

 More Advanced WordPress Tips:

1. How to use basic HTML in wordpress posts (bullet points, formating photos, etc): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx7YXA_X9Xg
2. How To Wrap Text Around An Image and Embed Videos In WordPress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol6ZJ5Z5zao
3. Adding HTML to a Post or Page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKhqrM2k7jU
4. WordPress Contact Web Forms (gravity forms – my favourite WP form plugin) http://youtu.be/AqRjKT086Ao

Don’t be afraid to play with wordpress.  You can’t really break it (or if you do someone like us can usually fix it).

Enjoy wordpress – it’s an awesome tool!