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Having had the privilege to speak at numerous WordCamps over the last few years, one of the presentations I’ve done, which has always been well received, is called “After the Install.” I retired it after about 1.5 years, but the editor here at Torque decided it would be a good time to revise it in a written format, and I readily agreed. So before you get behind the wheel of your freshly installed WordPress site, and while it still has that new install smell, here’s a list of a few things you should do. One last little thing before we […]

China has been on the news a lot in the last years. The growth of its economy is leaving people in disbelief. It seems like not even a month goes by without some superlative-spouting news about the People’s Republic. Not just since Alibaba, the China-based e-commerce giant, landed the biggest IPO in history is the world looking toward Asia’s powerhouse and its growing industry and service sector. Yet with all the news and commotion, China’s online market is still a bit of a Pandora’s box for most internet marketers. Very few people dare to venture there for lack of available […]

One aspect of WordPress rarely discussed is FTP. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It was developed as long ago as the 1970s as a quick way to move files between computers — particularly useful for uploading files from a personal computer to a web server’s computer. Now, back in the early days of web design, FTP was essential: developers would work on a file, upload it to their server via FTP, and visitors to their website could view it. But this wasn’t just necessary for designing the look and layout of a site: every new page added to a […]

So you’ve worked hard at building up your WordPress business. You’ve reached a steady stream of website traffic and new customers, and you have plans in motion for future products and overall business growth. However, you still haven’t taken the full plunge; you’re still hanging on to a part-time job doing something that you never truly enjoyed. WordPress is what you love, and now, you’re wondering if it is time to go full-time with your business. But unfortunately, you don’t know how or where to start. You don’t know if you’ll be able to support yourself, and your family, solely […]