Hello,

Would you like to use WordPress, but you're not a computer geek?

I understand. I'm an artist, and I hate the bland, basic WordPress design. I need a site that looks polished. I want a professional-looking WordPress theme.

But... I didn't want to learn computer code, and I didn't know the first thing about hiring someone to install WordPress themes for me.

For my website, I chose the Branford Magazine theme. It's FREE, and I like it even better than expensive themes.

But, it took me over 70 frustrating hours to figure out how to install and customize my website. I took lots of notes, and my next website took me about three hours, total.

I decided to share my time-saving tips with others.

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"Sites that Soar!" will show you how to...

Go from this To this

BEFORE LUNCH!

There's even more good news. Updating my website takes less than a third as much time as it used to. That's a huge improvement!

And, here's the really amazing part:

My "Business of Art" site had been buried somewhere on page five at Google.

Within three days of using WordPress with the Branford Magazine theme,  my site soared to the third spot on Google's first page, for my keywords.

(For awhile, I even outranked American Artist magazine, the Getty museum, and Wikipedia.)

In the month that followed, my website remained at least among the top five. [ screenshot 1 - screenshot 2]

And, it's stayed on Google's first page. (Six months later, in Feb 2009, it's still in the third spot when I search on business art (or business + art), though I haven't updated the site since December.)

I did the same thing with two more websites, with similar results. Each time, I learned more shortcuts. Now, I can customize a WordPress theme--with fresh graphics, a unique sidebar, and all the plugins--in a little over an hour.

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This 150-page book shares everything I learned about tweaking WordPress and the Branford Magazine theme.

(You can use this same information with most magazine-style WordPress themes, including Mimbo.)

I explain the process, step-by-step. I've included lots of screenshots from WordPress 2.7. Here are what two of the pages look like. You can download the actual pages (as PDFs), to see them.

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Here's a partial list of chapters:

Getting started Customizing your theme Important backups Branding: Your header graphic Adding articles Categories Finding your Category ID numbers Editing your website code Sidebar changes Widgets Tabs: Changing their names and contents Customizing your homepage Homepage graphics explained Custom fields and graphics

Uploading graphics in WordPress Adding homepage graphics Plugins Managing a large site with WordPress Copying older pages into WordPress Troubleshooting Appendix 1: Installing WordPress (auto) Appendix 2: Installing WordPress (other) Appendix 3: WordPress for SEO Appendix 4: Creating an .htaccess file Appendix 5: Changing header background, image size Appendix 6: Navigation bar changes Appendix 7: An actual timeline Glossary How to add articles (step-by-step summary)






Here's what one reader, Jaymi, said...
"Aisling's e-book, Sites that Soar, takes what makes starting a blog hard out of the picture and replaces it with easy to understand instructions.
"She shows you how to make your own website using the WordPress blogging system; taking you from purchasing your own domain to customizing it with text and images.
"Her clear, crisp writing and fun, helpful examples not only show you how to set up your blog but how to do it in style. Aisling proves that you don't need to have previous coding experience to install a WordPress blog and take a free layout and customize it to fit your site's need.
"I highly recommend and endorse this e-book to all my friends who want to start their own blogs."
Jaymi Elford, Shades of Maybe, and DIYPlanner.com




Here's what Vernon said...
"I have been blogging and using the internet for years, but have always been intimidated by the thought of establishing my own free-standing webpage.
"'Sites that Soar' has all of the information I would need to set up my first page and make it rock, in a clear and easy-to-follow instructional format.
"Now all I need to do is decide what to call it! Thanks!"
--- Vernon Pope


Here's what Dana said...
"I have read through Sites that Soar, and I'm just amazed at how comprehensive, yet SUCCINCT you've managed to make this!
"You've created maps and timelines and all of the visuals that someone like me needs (I do know html and css, but am really clueless about php and in particular, Wordpress has scared me off several attempts prior!).
"I feel like this is just the tool I need to get me where I want to be with a Web 2.0 version of my site, that doesn't cut into my time to serve clients and make music!
--- Dana Detrick-Clark, Audio Specialist, Perfect Audio Solutions.