Introduction to WordPress configuration After you install WordPress, there are a few configurations that are helpful. By default, WordPress is set up to be a blog. Some of these settings might not be ideal if you just want a website for your home [...]
Introduction to WordPress WordPress is the most popular content management system and an excellent platform to create a website. It was created for blogging but now can support any type of home service business website. It can be expanded with plugins and have [...]
Introduction to website hosting A website needs to be hosted on a computer that is permanently connected to the Internet. The easiest way to do this is to pay a website hosting company to host your website. Types of website hosting [...]
Introduction to website types Websites need to be built using a programming language called HTML. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It originally was a way to add formatting to standard text to make it appear differently like bold or italic. Website now have [...]
Background on domain names A domain name is primarily related to your solar installation or fireplace services business website. It is part of the address that people use to show your website. To go to a website, you might type in https://www.companyname.com into [...]
Introduction to websites A home service website is a place on the Internet where you can display your business using text, images, audio or video. A website can be a single page of text or it can be an integrated combination of pages that [...]
There are many times where you want to send email from WordPress for your home services business. The simplest way to send email is to add an email address to a WordPress page or post like info@digitalmarketingextreme.com. You can then convert that email address into a hyperlink with the "mailto:" [...]
One of the strengths of WordPress is that the layout is independent of the content. The layout can be changed by activating a different theme. Unfortunately, there are so many themes available that picking one is sometimes a challenge. WordPress itself provides a directory of themes at https://wordpress.org/themes/. You can [...]
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