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How to Consolidate 2 Websites into a Single Site Without Losing Google Rank or Authority

This member wants to consolidate 2 similar sites that she owns and maintains into a single site. Both sites do well in Google searches and she doesn’t want to lose that. We discuss different strategies for consolidating the sites and then the system of 301 redirects that will be required to keep in Google’s good [...]

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A Conversation About How to Organize a Real Estate Website

In this session we discuss the organization and layout of a real estate website. A member shows us his site organization plan and we comment on the content, layout and discuss the types of content that show up on individual pages and posts. We discuss using video transcripts along with videos for SEO purposes, Home [...]

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Static Site Plus a WordPress Blog or Just a WordPress Site?

In this session we discuss how to choose a site format between a Static site plus a WordPress Blog or just a WordPress site. We also talk about what the advantages and disadvantages are with each to help you consider which would work well for you. Video Transcript Jeff, I’m going to unmute your microphone [...]

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How to Create a Simple CMS Website Using WordPress

This member is developing a CMS site for his company. He wants to know the best way to organize the site. We discuss the different types of content that he has and the various ways of organizing it. I suggest a scheme of posts and pages that takes full advantage of WordPress native CMS ability. [...]

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How to Organize an Artist’s Portfolio Site

This member is creating an artist’s portfolio website. He wants to display a large number of images of an artist’s work. The work is divided into two media and each media type has several subject types. We discuss using posts for that purpose and the role of tags and categories for organizing those posts. Video [...]

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Community Library Website

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This is a 61 part case study on how to set up a community library website, how to organize materials, display them and style the site. Many intermediate techniques are used in this extensive WordPress and Thesis series.

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How to Organize a Community Library Website

A member asked how she can organize her community library site. She wants regular “what’s happening” blog posts, posts for books, posts for book reviews and a method of organizing and categorizing both books and book reviews. This is very similar to what we are doing in the Community News Case Study. I suggest that [...]

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Planning a Membership Site

We discuss potential options for plugins and software to use to create membership sites along with a conceptual basis for creating this type of site. The discussion centers on the type of membership site that would allow members to have control over their own profiles and the ability to post some information as well as [...]

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Lesson 7 - Part 1 - The kind of site we are creating

Lesson 7 – Part 1 – The Kind of Site We Are Creating

Creating a WordPress Site for Service Professionals The first thing we’re going to talk about in more detail is the kind of a website we’re creating. We are creating a website that’s suitable for service professionals. So in this case, Architects, Engineers, Design Professionals, Business Coaches or other kinds of consultants can certainly use the [...]

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Multilingual Website Case Study Part 1 – Introduction to the site organization

This is the first in a series of live lessons on using WordPress and Thesis as a Multilingual Content Management System (CMS). In the first phase of this case study we are creating a simple multilingual website in a single WordPress installation that has pages in 4 languages. In this lesson we discuss two possible [...]

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Lesson 7 - Part 2 - The importance of Good Site Organization

Lesson 7 – Part 2 – The Importance of Good Site Organization

The next thing we’re going to talk about is site organization and the importance of good site organization. When people think about the fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization good site organization should be at the top of the list. Importance of Good Site Organization That’s really the first thing that has to be considered when [...]

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Multilingual Website Case Study Part 2 – Introduction to the Language Switching Functions

This is the second in a series of live lessons on using WordPress and Thesis as a Multilingual Content Management System (CMS). In the first phase of this case study we are creating a simple multilingual website in a single WordPress installation that has pages in 4 languages. In this lesson we discuss how to [...]

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Lesson 7 - Part 2 - The importance of Good Site Organization

Lesson 7 – Part 2 – The Importance of Good Site Organization

Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide The next thing we’re going to talk about is the importance of good Site Organization. Good site organization actually starts with the document called the Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. I suggest you simply Google it, Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, and the first non-sponsored result will be this [...]

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Lesson 7 - Part 3  - How our site is organized

Lesson 7 – Part 3 – How Our Site Is Organized

Structures of Site Organization In terms of the site that we are creating, we’re going to think about the content of our site in two ways. First, is the physical structure of the site and secondly, is the conceptual structure of the site. And so the physical structure of the site consists of a homepage [...]

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Lesson 7 - Part 3 - How our site is organized

Lesson 7 – Part 3 – How our Site is Organized

Top Level Pages In terms of the physical structure of our site or the main pages that we are creating, in this case we’re creating of course a home page and we’re going to have a Services page with information about the type of architecture that we practice, and Case Studies page which is generic [...]

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Multilingual Website Case Study Part 3 – Demonstration Site Page Structure

This is the third in a series of live lessons on using WordPress and Thesis as a Multilingual Content Management System (CMS). In the first phase of this case study we are creating a simple multilingual website in a single WordPress installation that has pages in 4 languages. In this lesson we examine the page [...]

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Community Library Website – Case Study Part 4 – Custom Taxonomy Decisions – Theory

This is the fourth in a series of live lessons on using WordPress and Thesis as a Content Management System (CMS). In this case study we are creating a community library website. In this lesson we will be deciding what the custom taxonomies will be and if they are hierarchical or non-hierarchical. We are also [...]

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Start Building Your Website Here - Video 4 of Lesson 3

Lesson 3 – Part 4 – Configure WordPress to Act Like a Traditional Website

Configure WordPress to Act Like a Traditional Website Welcome back to Part 4 of Lesson 3 of the How to Build a Website Tutorial Series. In this part of the lesson we are going to continue configuring WordPress but before we do that, we are going to talk a little bit about the different types [...]

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Lesson 7 - Part 4  - Using WordPress Tools to Organize the Site

Lesson 7 – Part 4 – Using WordPress Tools to Organize the Site

Site Tools As luck would have it, WordPress gives us tools to create this kind of site organization where the physical structure conveys the content of the page in the URL structure and the conceptual structure is provided in content on the main pages as well as in articles and case studies. If you were [...]

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Start Building Your Website Here - Video 4 of Lesson 3

Lesson 3 – Part 4 – Configure WordPress to Act Like A Traditional Website

Configure WordPress to Act Like a Traditional Website Welcome back to Part 4 of Lesson 3 of the How to Build a Website Tutorial Series. In this part of the lesson we are going to continue configuring WordPress but before we do that, we are going to talk a little bit about the different types of [...]

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