When I first joined Wealthy Affiliate a couple of years ago, I started a niche website about autism and named it Autism Parenting Today. I worked on it for about 7 months, an
In my opinion, it's good to continue with your site. First, it gained trust in Google with that name, if you change it to another site Google Trust will go back to zero.
I would suggest if you will, that you retain the site title but change the tagline.
Website:
Title: Autism Parenting Today
Tag Line: Devin's Autism Odyssey
Good Morning Kristin,
I can understand that is a dilemma. I like the new name but the old one has a better result as keyword? Sorry, I am not much of a help here. When I chose the names for my websites I followed my "feeling".
Nice to see you again, keep smiling.
Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske
Hi Kristin,
Just my humble opinion but I would go with, "Devin's Autism Odyssey. I sounds more personal and closer to the heart.
Best wishes,
Michael
i"d go with Devin's Autism Odyssey too. That name really got my attention and stood out more. Yes, both are about parenting an autistic child, but the second seems more personable and less flat. This is also a legacy for Devin, and eventually, he could contribute as well, should he wish to. This seems to me to focus on his journey through life, his challenges and things that have helped via affiliate marketing or your own products.
I hope I am being clear here. ;) Besides, I'd probably click on Devin's Autistic Odyssey, rather than parenting as well as it's not just focused on the parent but how autism affects the entire family and the angle about the odyssey through life.
Would doing a keyword search help make up your mind? It would seem logical that the most popular keyword would be the most beneficial. I personally think anything with parenting would be the most used as it's more universally applicable. Just my opinion though.
Parenting is best as there are parents out there that may have just found out their child has autism. Write a story about Devins Odyssey and make it a tab.
I like that idea. In fact, I have a category in which I have posts about our personal experience. Maybe I will just rename that category! I will see what everyone has to say!
Hi, personally I think the name with "Parenting" in it could be impactful for readers. It's the content you put on your site that sells it, but, this decision is entirely up to you.
And, I'm glad you recovered from your illness.
Good luck!
Cal
Thank you, Cal! It has been a longer road than I would have liked, but it feels good to be getting back!
I think Devin's Autism Odyssey sounds better. There's a personal touch here. The first one is good too, but I think that if both website titles showed up in my Google search, I would click on the second one.
In the end, you should choose the one that really resonates with you.
Let's see what other people think :-)
Thank you! Those are basically my thoughts too, but I also know that I do not always think like people might expect me to! Therefore, the request for input!
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Which name should I use for my website?
When I first joined Wealthy Affiliate a couple of years ago, I started a niche website about autism and named it Autism Parenting Today. I worked on it for about 7 months, an
In my opinion, it's good to continue with your site. First, it gained trust in Google with that name, if you change it to another site Google Trust will go back to zero.
I would suggest if you will, that you retain the site title but change the tagline.
Website:
Title: Autism Parenting Today
Tag Line: Devin's Autism Odyssey
Good Morning Kristin,
I can understand that is a dilemma. I like the new name but the old one has a better result as keyword? Sorry, I am not much of a help here. When I chose the names for my websites I followed my "feeling".
Nice to see you again, keep smiling.
Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske
Hi Kristin,
Just my humble opinion but I would go with, "Devin's Autism Odyssey. I sounds more personal and closer to the heart.
Best wishes,
Michael
i"d go with Devin's Autism Odyssey too. That name really got my attention and stood out more. Yes, both are about parenting an autistic child, but the second seems more personable and less flat. This is also a legacy for Devin, and eventually, he could contribute as well, should he wish to. This seems to me to focus on his journey through life, his challenges and things that have helped via affiliate marketing or your own products.
I hope I am being clear here. ;) Besides, I'd probably click on Devin's Autistic Odyssey, rather than parenting as well as it's not just focused on the parent but how autism affects the entire family and the angle about the odyssey through life.
Would doing a keyword search help make up your mind? It would seem logical that the most popular keyword would be the most beneficial. I personally think anything with parenting would be the most used as it's more universally applicable. Just my opinion though.
Parenting is best as there are parents out there that may have just found out their child has autism. Write a story about Devins Odyssey and make it a tab.
I like that idea. In fact, I have a category in which I have posts about our personal experience. Maybe I will just rename that category! I will see what everyone has to say!
Hi, personally I think the name with "Parenting" in it could be impactful for readers. It's the content you put on your site that sells it, but, this decision is entirely up to you.
And, I'm glad you recovered from your illness.
Good luck!
Cal
Thank you, Cal! It has been a longer road than I would have liked, but it feels good to be getting back!
I think Devin's Autism Odyssey sounds better. There's a personal touch here. The first one is good too, but I think that if both website titles showed up in my Google search, I would click on the second one.
In the end, you should choose the one that really resonates with you.
Let's see what other people think :-)
Thank you! Those are basically my thoughts too, but I also know that I do not always think like people might expect me to! Therefore, the request for input!
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I have not received any emails regarding notifications since Dec. 22. I checked my account settings and it appears that I have the notifications turned on. What else shoul
I went in and mine were all set up -- so I turned them off and then back on! Started getting some, so it must have been a glitch of some sort. Thanks!
Check your email spam folder.
Is it possible that there were no applicable notifications from WA as well?
Thanks! I had checked there, but there was nothing. And I am sure that over a span of 2 weeks there had to be some!
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Emails for notifications not being received?
I have not received any emails regarding notifications since Dec. 22. I checked my account settings and it appears that I have the notifications turned on. What else shoul
I went in and mine were all set up -- so I turned them off and then back on! Started getting some, so it must have been a glitch of some sort. Thanks!
Check your email spam folder.
Is it possible that there were no applicable notifications from WA as well?
Thanks! I had checked there, but there was nothing. And I am sure that over a span of 2 weeks there had to be some!
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It appears that people all over in the rank system are receiving Ambassador Badges this afternoon. I had one pop up, but I am ranked at 146. There are also people posting blo
it might be some totally new criteria of which we are not aware yet, or it might be some glitch in the system. I dropped 127 points today. Let's wait for some clarification, I think.
Ambassador badges popping up all over?
It appears that people all over in the rank system are receiving Ambassador Badges this afternoon. I had one pop up, but I am ranked at 146. There are also people posting blo
it might be some totally new criteria of which we are not aware yet, or it might be some glitch in the system. I dropped 127 points today. Let's wait for some clarification, I think.
I have spent much of the day trying to decide what to offer to email subscribers to build my list and generate traffic. So I would like some honest input on what you as a blo
Offer them e books free go and search for free e books about your subject on line and offer them in this ways might help you
I thought about that, but I am thinking that I probably need to make my own rather than using someone else's. First I would probably need to get the other party's permission and second I do not want to be sending them to someone else's site! But I think an ebook or newsletter is probably going to be the way to go!
Hi there
Great question and I am interested in the responses that you will be offered here, as I am looking at doing something like this myself
Thanks again and best wishes
Cheers PB
Kristin,
Although I was never considered adding a newsletter, simply because I saw that as more writing, someone had given me some great ideas on what you can add to your newsletter; it doesn't necessarily have to be lengthy paragraphs, it could include highlights to your posts from the week.
The question I asked a few days ago had to do with finding the best autorespinder, but make sure to read Brendan1's comments on adding a newsletter. Which email autoresponder do you prefer?
Not sure if there is anything relative like this with autism but I have seen sights offer a free pattern - maybe a coloring page or something appropriate for the kids to do - some kind of craft that is on a .pdf file send them.
For example, I know on a pet site I visited they offered a free pattern for a dog scarf.
I liked getting a pattern that was relative to the site I visited.
Hey Kristin,
Doing a quick Google search, I found this website:
http://www.frugalautismdeals.com/
and it MIGHT give you some ideas.
Hope this helps you.
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What to offer to email subscribers?
I have spent much of the day trying to decide what to offer to email subscribers to build my list and generate traffic. So I would like some honest input on what you as a blo
Offer them e books free go and search for free e books about your subject on line and offer them in this ways might help you
I thought about that, but I am thinking that I probably need to make my own rather than using someone else's. First I would probably need to get the other party's permission and second I do not want to be sending them to someone else's site! But I think an ebook or newsletter is probably going to be the way to go!
Hi there
Great question and I am interested in the responses that you will be offered here, as I am looking at doing something like this myself
Thanks again and best wishes
Cheers PB
Kristin,
Although I was never considered adding a newsletter, simply because I saw that as more writing, someone had given me some great ideas on what you can add to your newsletter; it doesn't necessarily have to be lengthy paragraphs, it could include highlights to your posts from the week.
The question I asked a few days ago had to do with finding the best autorespinder, but make sure to read Brendan1's comments on adding a newsletter. Which email autoresponder do you prefer?
Not sure if there is anything relative like this with autism but I have seen sights offer a free pattern - maybe a coloring page or something appropriate for the kids to do - some kind of craft that is on a .pdf file send them.
For example, I know on a pet site I visited they offered a free pattern for a dog scarf.
I liked getting a pattern that was relative to the site I visited.
Hey Kristin,
Doing a quick Google search, I found this website:
http://www.frugalautismdeals.com/
and it MIGHT give you some ideas.
Hope this helps you.
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Next to each of my blog posts, there is a picture icon like that shown in the toolbar to add an image. However, I do not know what this is called so I do not know how to add
I just went in and checked -- I do not have any spot where it says "Image on blog" . Thanks!
That is the title of my picture, so I could find it back on my computer
You have to go to your website dashboard> Customize site> General settings>check the box before Primary Theme Color
I did try that -- it made my website title white and I did not like the way that it looked on my header image. So I decided that if I am stuck with those icons unless I either change my header image or go Pro with my theme, I would make the best of it -- I changed my theme color to purple (my favorite color)! At least that way the icons do not look so bland! LOL
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!"
Thank you so much for all of your help!
Also a possibility, you can have them in your color, or make them transparent and have no icons there.
Hey Kristin,
I think you may be referring to your site's favicon ... maybe.
If so, go to Appearances > Customize > Site Identity > and upload your Site Icon ... which is recommended to be at least 512 pixels wide and tall (height).
Hope this helps you.
Thank you! I went in and put an image in as the Site Icon, but it did not change anything on my website.
Have you refreshed your browser?
http://support.keepandshare.com/support/solutions/articles/44733-how-can-i-refresh-my-browser-
Just tried that as well! I even logged out of my website and logged back in!
I have been trying to figure this out for several weeks off and on!
If the site you want this to show on is https://autismparentingtoday.com the yes, your favicon IS showing. Your favicon is clearly showing on the tab. See screen prints below.
OK - evidently that was not what I was looking for either, then! If you click on "Autism Info" and scroll down to my blogs under that category, there is a black and white icon next to each blog. That is what I am trying to change!
Ooooh ... that's your post featured image.
http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-add-featured-image-or-post-thumbnails-in-wordpress/
I tried that with one post today and it did not do anything. But I will check it again and see if maybe it took during the refresh!
Ok -- when I set a photo as a featured image, it appears above the post instead of where that icon is! At least now I know what it is called -- just need to figure out how to get it to replace the icon!
You must have an option to change or set up your "fa-picture-o post-icon" somewhere within your theme. Turning your page inside out and looking at the code, that's the name of those tiny images.
if you can find NO option available, then my next suggestion is to be the first to post a request to the creator of the theme asking for help on changing those image ... being sure to include the name of the images as "fa-picture-o post-icon" (without the quotation marks, of course).
https://wordpress.org/support/theme/thenotes-lite
OK - I will keep looking at it and try to figure it out! Thank you so much for all of your help!
Hi - I changed mine by going to Gravatar.com Just one thing to point out though - if you have 2 identities on your website (for example ADMIN and another name under the Users Link at the Dashboard) and you want a different Gravatar for both, then you must use 2 different email addresses to sign up as only one email per Gravatar is allowed. Make sure the email address you have in your WordPress under the "Users" tab matches the email address at your Gravatar account or it won't work.
I have all of that set up. But my gravatar is not showing up on my posts -- the image there looks more like a "select image" icon that you see online.
I visited your page to see what your icon looks like. I saw a black and white icon with a small sun and mountain. Not sure if that's what you intended or not. I left you a comment so you could see what mine looks like (Palm). If you didn't select that as your Gravatar, then not sure. Did you upload a photo to Gravatar to use? I had to upload mine before it showed.
No, that is not my Gravatar. Triblu figured it out for me -- it is my featured image, but when I set a featured image it posts the image next to that icon instead of in place of it. So I need to go in and figure out how to change that part! Thank you for trying to help with it! I have been trying off and on for weeks to figure it out!
It is not a gravatar -- I made sure that both of those are set for my 2 logins but nothing changed on the posts that I have.
When your in Wordpress if you look at the top right hand corner of your screen you will see that same icon, click on it and you can change your image by creating a gravatar profile. There is a training on this I believe in certification level 1 as well
I have gravatar images for both of my logins. This is evidently something different. I was trying to get a screenshot of a page from my website but I cannot get it to work. I am thinking that it has to be something that I need to customize but since I don't know what it is called I don't know what to look for!
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How do I change this icon on my site?
Next to each of my blog posts, there is a picture icon like that shown in the toolbar to add an image. However, I do not know what this is called so I do not know how to add
I just went in and checked -- I do not have any spot where it says "Image on blog" . Thanks!
That is the title of my picture, so I could find it back on my computer
You have to go to your website dashboard> Customize site> General settings>check the box before Primary Theme Color
I did try that -- it made my website title white and I did not like the way that it looked on my header image. So I decided that if I am stuck with those icons unless I either change my header image or go Pro with my theme, I would make the best of it -- I changed my theme color to purple (my favorite color)! At least that way the icons do not look so bland! LOL
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!"
Thank you so much for all of your help!
Also a possibility, you can have them in your color, or make them transparent and have no icons there.
Hey Kristin,
I think you may be referring to your site's favicon ... maybe.
If so, go to Appearances > Customize > Site Identity > and upload your Site Icon ... which is recommended to be at least 512 pixels wide and tall (height).
Hope this helps you.
Thank you! I went in and put an image in as the Site Icon, but it did not change anything on my website.
Have you refreshed your browser?
http://support.keepandshare.com/support/solutions/articles/44733-how-can-i-refresh-my-browser-
Just tried that as well! I even logged out of my website and logged back in!
I have been trying to figure this out for several weeks off and on!
If the site you want this to show on is https://autismparentingtoday.com the yes, your favicon IS showing. Your favicon is clearly showing on the tab. See screen prints below.
OK - evidently that was not what I was looking for either, then! If you click on "Autism Info" and scroll down to my blogs under that category, there is a black and white icon next to each blog. That is what I am trying to change!
Ooooh ... that's your post featured image.
http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-add-featured-image-or-post-thumbnails-in-wordpress/
I tried that with one post today and it did not do anything. But I will check it again and see if maybe it took during the refresh!
Ok -- when I set a photo as a featured image, it appears above the post instead of where that icon is! At least now I know what it is called -- just need to figure out how to get it to replace the icon!
You must have an option to change or set up your "fa-picture-o post-icon" somewhere within your theme. Turning your page inside out and looking at the code, that's the name of those tiny images.
if you can find NO option available, then my next suggestion is to be the first to post a request to the creator of the theme asking for help on changing those image ... being sure to include the name of the images as "fa-picture-o post-icon" (without the quotation marks, of course).
https://wordpress.org/support/theme/thenotes-lite
OK - I will keep looking at it and try to figure it out! Thank you so much for all of your help!
Hi - I changed mine by going to Gravatar.com Just one thing to point out though - if you have 2 identities on your website (for example ADMIN and another name under the Users Link at the Dashboard) and you want a different Gravatar for both, then you must use 2 different email addresses to sign up as only one email per Gravatar is allowed. Make sure the email address you have in your WordPress under the "Users" tab matches the email address at your Gravatar account or it won't work.
I have all of that set up. But my gravatar is not showing up on my posts -- the image there looks more like a "select image" icon that you see online.
I visited your page to see what your icon looks like. I saw a black and white icon with a small sun and mountain. Not sure if that's what you intended or not. I left you a comment so you could see what mine looks like (Palm). If you didn't select that as your Gravatar, then not sure. Did you upload a photo to Gravatar to use? I had to upload mine before it showed.
No, that is not my Gravatar. Triblu figured it out for me -- it is my featured image, but when I set a featured image it posts the image next to that icon instead of in place of it. So I need to go in and figure out how to change that part! Thank you for trying to help with it! I have been trying off and on for weeks to figure it out!
It is not a gravatar -- I made sure that both of those are set for my 2 logins but nothing changed on the posts that I have.
When your in Wordpress if you look at the top right hand corner of your screen you will see that same icon, click on it and you can change your image by creating a gravatar profile. There is a training on this I believe in certification level 1 as well
I have gravatar images for both of my logins. This is evidently something different. I was trying to get a screenshot of a page from my website but I cannot get it to work. I am thinking that it has to be something that I need to customize but since I don't know what it is called I don't know what to look for!
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I would stay with Autism Parenting Today.