Over the weekend, I received an email from a client who wanted help adding a new WordPress site to her hosting account. I know there are certain things I need to do each time, she wrote, but it seems like I always forget at least one or two of them! If you’ve installed WordPress as many times.

  People who are familiar with Nuts and Bolts Media are probably aware that we offer three main services: website design, web hosting, and WordPress consulting. However, you may not know that web hosting was never part of the original business plan, or that, thanks to my frustration over a $4 app for iPhone and iPad, hosting.

  I receive emails every day from people who want to make their websites look awesome. After all, that’s what I do! But many of the people who contact me are also concerned about the cost of a full website design. It’s a big investment, especially if you’re just starting out and can’t justify spending.

  With just a few days left in 2012, there’s no better time to think about next year’s goals for your blog or website. Even if your site is just a hobby, there are steps you can take to make sure it’s the best it can be, and this is the perfect time to do.

  Does your website take more than 2 seconds to load? Are you tired of struggling to figure out why other sites are so much faster than yours? The speed of your website is one of the most important factors in getting visitors to stick around and read what you’ve got to say. Our online.

As a web designer, I’ve worked on websites using a number of popular web hosts. While I once believed that most hosting companies were the same, I’ve since learned that they vary widely when it comes to things like customer service, pricing, and even pageload speed. If you’re new to self-hosted WordPress, choosing a hosting.

Earlier this week I had a visitor who searched for instructions on setting up a blogroll in WordPress. Looking back, I remember being a little confused by the process when I used WordPress for the first time, so I thought it might be beneficial to write a post. Setting up a blogroll in WordPress is.

Most of my readers know that I tout the Weaver II theme (especially Weaver II Pro) as the easiest way to get started with WordPress. If you want a highly customizable site without coding, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Weaver theme. However, I also get a lot of questions from readers about.

  If you’ve visited the site in the last week or so, you might have noticed that the pagination was broken. The homepage showed up just fine, but clicking “Older Posts” at the bottom resulted in a 404 error. And since I’ve been slacking on posting, I didn’t notice until two days ago. Yesterday as.

A reader emailed me last week and asked for some tips on selecting a theme for self-hosted WordPress. Rather than just respond to the email, I thought it would be much more fun to do a post in case it helps someone else make a decision. There are literally thousands of WordPress themes to choose.