Does the keyword tool (not jaaxy) just return worldwide search results or can it be localised for specific countries ie number of searches for a given term in just the UK or ju
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Does the keyword tool, not jaaxy,.?
Does the keyword tool (not jaaxy) just return worldwide search results or can it be localised for specific countries ie number of searches for a given term in just the UK or ju
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I want to get on with it but I'm dithering about the theme, so, can I use one that I'm familiar with, start building the site and then, when I've settled on a more appropriate
I rarely change themes but the beauty of WP is that you do not lose your content when you change the look ;)
Oh sure, you can take a look at it on my blog: http://extrapaycheckblog.com
I have several sites on the same theme but they all look very different because the theme is so customizable.
Hi Mark, I use Thrive Themes, it costs but well worth it. I didn't get this tho until my site was bringing in a monthly income. :)
Thanks Justine, I might consider a paid theme as well but will probably follow your idea of having the site at least pay for itself first before changing over.
Mark
Thanks Ben, I'm not familiar with it but I'm guessing you find it suitable for what your doing and if Jay's using it too it must be alright.
Did you start out with it or change from a previous theme...if so how did the changeover go?
Mark
Hi Mark.
To test if a theme is responsive - just go to a theme demo if it's an external one, or click on Preview when you're browsing the themes from within your WP site - then simply move the sides of your browser in and out.
You'll quickly notice if the viewing window just gets smaller - or if the menu's and images and text areas re-align to fit how wide your browser screen is.
Some themes have specific features that won't be in other themes - eg. a second menu, or a carousel, related posts, or built in lead capture etc. If you make use of theme specific features such as these, and then move to another theme that doesn't support those features, you may lose those parts of your sites page.
If you're unsure which to choose - I would go with 2014, 2015 or 2016 as good, basic responsive themes - that are provided each year by Wordpress.
They are pretty much standard with no really fancy features, so building your site out with one of those, then change to another down the line, you most likely won't lose anything. But as has been said, always backup before making a big change.
Chances are you could revert to your original theme, and it would all be ok - but just to be sure...
If you're looking for a recommendation for premium themes, I wouldn't use anything other than thrive themes these days.
There are also loads of free good themes here: http://www.s5themes.com/ (there are many theme providers like this).
They are free, because they will have some premium features that you may have to upgrade/pay for to unlock, but these are generally things like a limit to the number of images on a carousel (one site5 theme I use has a limit of 3, but unlimited in the premium version) - however the basic free ones are fantastic as they are.
So if you are full of ideas for content for your new site, and want to get it out there now - choose a basic theme, and start writing.
If you're not sure about the content yet, spend a little time browsing the dashboard and sites such as those above, for a theme which captures the look and feel you want for your website, and go from there.
Whichever choice you make will be the right one :)
Cheers,
Mark
Excellent post Mark with a boat load of info and I'm going to check out that s5themes site and see what they have.....thanks very much.
Mark
if you have a practice site test it all out there first, you can soon set one up in siterubix, this is also very helpful 30 Second Daily Backups
Keep your theme simple because it is the content and not the theme that makes your site!!!!
Not thinking of going too complicated Paul, just something that lends itself to a little more on the visuals side.
Mark
Don't postpone as you can always change the theme at a later time. Backing up is easy in WP. You may want to take Marion's advice and set-up a test site (.siterubix) and test themes before you make the change, as you don't want to be changing in and out on your actual site.
Hello Mark,
You can change your site theme through Wordpress, but you will always have to adjust few things. This training from Kyle may be helpful to you : How to Change Your Website Theme in Wordpress To avoid that, take a bit more time to choose the best theme you think you need and work with it. You will avoid the theme change. Don't forget that a theme is not the most important things on your website, it is the content!
Sure thing Max, trouble is I'm keen to cracking on with the site but I'm torn over themes.
Ideally I'd like to make progress with the content and take my time choosing the theme so that I can marry them together when I've found one I really want to use.
What do you think?
Mark
It is up to you. Like I said, you will still be able to change your theme, but maybe few manual operations will be required.
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I'm building a new site but i'm not sure about the theme?
I want to get on with it but I'm dithering about the theme, so, can I use one that I'm familiar with, start building the site and then, when I've settled on a more appropriate
I rarely change themes but the beauty of WP is that you do not lose your content when you change the look ;)
Oh sure, you can take a look at it on my blog: http://extrapaycheckblog.com
I have several sites on the same theme but they all look very different because the theme is so customizable.
Hi Mark, I use Thrive Themes, it costs but well worth it. I didn't get this tho until my site was bringing in a monthly income. :)
Thanks Justine, I might consider a paid theme as well but will probably follow your idea of having the site at least pay for itself first before changing over.
Mark
Thanks Ben, I'm not familiar with it but I'm guessing you find it suitable for what your doing and if Jay's using it too it must be alright.
Did you start out with it or change from a previous theme...if so how did the changeover go?
Mark
Hi Mark.
To test if a theme is responsive - just go to a theme demo if it's an external one, or click on Preview when you're browsing the themes from within your WP site - then simply move the sides of your browser in and out.
You'll quickly notice if the viewing window just gets smaller - or if the menu's and images and text areas re-align to fit how wide your browser screen is.
Some themes have specific features that won't be in other themes - eg. a second menu, or a carousel, related posts, or built in lead capture etc. If you make use of theme specific features such as these, and then move to another theme that doesn't support those features, you may lose those parts of your sites page.
If you're unsure which to choose - I would go with 2014, 2015 or 2016 as good, basic responsive themes - that are provided each year by Wordpress.
They are pretty much standard with no really fancy features, so building your site out with one of those, then change to another down the line, you most likely won't lose anything. But as has been said, always backup before making a big change.
Chances are you could revert to your original theme, and it would all be ok - but just to be sure...
If you're looking for a recommendation for premium themes, I wouldn't use anything other than thrive themes these days.
There are also loads of free good themes here: http://www.s5themes.com/ (there are many theme providers like this).
They are free, because they will have some premium features that you may have to upgrade/pay for to unlock, but these are generally things like a limit to the number of images on a carousel (one site5 theme I use has a limit of 3, but unlimited in the premium version) - however the basic free ones are fantastic as they are.
So if you are full of ideas for content for your new site, and want to get it out there now - choose a basic theme, and start writing.
If you're not sure about the content yet, spend a little time browsing the dashboard and sites such as those above, for a theme which captures the look and feel you want for your website, and go from there.
Whichever choice you make will be the right one :)
Cheers,
Mark
Excellent post Mark with a boat load of info and I'm going to check out that s5themes site and see what they have.....thanks very much.
Mark
if you have a practice site test it all out there first, you can soon set one up in siterubix, this is also very helpful 30 Second Daily Backups
Keep your theme simple because it is the content and not the theme that makes your site!!!!
Not thinking of going too complicated Paul, just something that lends itself to a little more on the visuals side.
Mark
Don't postpone as you can always change the theme at a later time. Backing up is easy in WP. You may want to take Marion's advice and set-up a test site (.siterubix) and test themes before you make the change, as you don't want to be changing in and out on your actual site.
Hello Mark,
You can change your site theme through Wordpress, but you will always have to adjust few things. This training from Kyle may be helpful to you : How to Change Your Website Theme in Wordpress To avoid that, take a bit more time to choose the best theme you think you need and work with it. You will avoid the theme change. Don't forget that a theme is not the most important things on your website, it is the content!
Sure thing Max, trouble is I'm keen to cracking on with the site but I'm torn over themes.
Ideally I'd like to make progress with the content and take my time choosing the theme so that I can marry them together when I've found one I really want to use.
What do you think?
Mark
It is up to you. Like I said, you will still be able to change your theme, but maybe few manual operations will be required.
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.......the exact same domain but with various others are available ie
.net
.co.uk
.org
.info
.biz
So, should I look for another dot com or t
I would take the ending with "r" instead of an alternate extension. I've always been afraid that if I just had a different extension with the same title as someone else, I'd lose half of my potential traffic. I would think at least 2/3 of the users out there don't think of differentiating the extensions and might not ever get to me, willing to settle for where ever they ended up. A lot of sites aren't spelled exactly right, they just sound right when you say them.
I am liking your thoughts here Broderick, with the "r" ending I can have a clean sweep of extensions so I think I'm leaning towards that.
Bearing in mind what you've written, would you think that's the best way to go?
Thanks
Mark
For me, yes. I'm no expert as I've clearly demonstrated over the last 10 months, but when I was much less experienced, there were many times I was tearing out what little hair I had left over not finding a web site I'd heard of only to find it much later at a different extension. It may seem trivial to a lot of people, but imagine the extensions as doors. They all have the same title with different meanings. How many doors do you want to open before you find what you're looking for? It sounds easier for users and more profitable for you.
Yes I remember Kyle was saying that in one of the earlier trainings (I can't find it, sorry!) - always try to go for .com. Others are "secondary", for the same reason as Broderick's...
In my opinion, your name is important in relevancy of your niche. I would select one of the other endings so to keep the name. I created my name and found out later there was only 25 searches a year in that name.
Thanks for that reference Gordon, really good reading!
What's your feeling about the Palace game on the 21st and are we going to postpone Leicester's party????
Mark
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My preferred dot com is taken but?
.......the exact same domain but with various others are available ie
.net
.co.uk
.org
.info
.biz
So, should I look for another dot com or t
I would take the ending with "r" instead of an alternate extension. I've always been afraid that if I just had a different extension with the same title as someone else, I'd lose half of my potential traffic. I would think at least 2/3 of the users out there don't think of differentiating the extensions and might not ever get to me, willing to settle for where ever they ended up. A lot of sites aren't spelled exactly right, they just sound right when you say them.
I am liking your thoughts here Broderick, with the "r" ending I can have a clean sweep of extensions so I think I'm leaning towards that.
Bearing in mind what you've written, would you think that's the best way to go?
Thanks
Mark
For me, yes. I'm no expert as I've clearly demonstrated over the last 10 months, but when I was much less experienced, there were many times I was tearing out what little hair I had left over not finding a web site I'd heard of only to find it much later at a different extension. It may seem trivial to a lot of people, but imagine the extensions as doors. They all have the same title with different meanings. How many doors do you want to open before you find what you're looking for? It sounds easier for users and more profitable for you.
Yes I remember Kyle was saying that in one of the earlier trainings (I can't find it, sorry!) - always try to go for .com. Others are "secondary", for the same reason as Broderick's...
In my opinion, your name is important in relevancy of your niche. I would select one of the other endings so to keep the name. I created my name and found out later there was only 25 searches a year in that name.
Thanks for that reference Gordon, really good reading!
What's your feeling about the Palace game on the 21st and are we going to postpone Leicester's party????
Mark
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We all know that duplication of content is a no no when it comes to rankings but what about curation?
As far as I know, sites like Huffington curate articles from other p
There's only a certain amount of ways you can write about the same topics. If you just copy and paste other people's work these days, I'm sure Google will penalize you for it.
Any news site such as ABC BBC and Huffington post use what is called syndicated content so they all have the same news story, If you think about it, they are all ranked So what's the big deal with duplicate content some have exactly the same word for word content and they all rank. Years ago we used to have article writing sites, I wrote over 10,000 articles and many people put it on their website word for word and some ranked higher than my websites. So the myth about duplicate content is just that as far as I am concerned.
That's very interesting Catherine.......I'm totally inexperienced in this matter and value your input so, without rowing against the WA tide, would you say your views are contrary to the training here?
Thanks, Mark
Good point about syndicated news stories, they repeat the same words over and over. In Australia we have a program called 'media watch', where they expose copycat work and ridicule poor research and journalistic inaccuracies. It's highbrow and high handed but surprising how shallow the reporting is.
To me curation means 'jumble up the paragraphs and add some extra info. Make yours bigger, better, prettier to rank higher'.
Looking and reading other peoples words can be good. Then just write your words from what you have learned. It allways comes from the heart and your mind and you will be more successfull.
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What's the difference between curation and duplication?
We all know that duplication of content is a no no when it comes to rankings but what about curation?
As far as I know, sites like Huffington curate articles from other p
There's only a certain amount of ways you can write about the same topics. If you just copy and paste other people's work these days, I'm sure Google will penalize you for it.
Any news site such as ABC BBC and Huffington post use what is called syndicated content so they all have the same news story, If you think about it, they are all ranked So what's the big deal with duplicate content some have exactly the same word for word content and they all rank. Years ago we used to have article writing sites, I wrote over 10,000 articles and many people put it on their website word for word and some ranked higher than my websites. So the myth about duplicate content is just that as far as I am concerned.
That's very interesting Catherine.......I'm totally inexperienced in this matter and value your input so, without rowing against the WA tide, would you say your views are contrary to the training here?
Thanks, Mark
Good point about syndicated news stories, they repeat the same words over and over. In Australia we have a program called 'media watch', where they expose copycat work and ridicule poor research and journalistic inaccuracies. It's highbrow and high handed but surprising how shallow the reporting is.
To me curation means 'jumble up the paragraphs and add some extra info. Make yours bigger, better, prettier to rank higher'.
Looking and reading other peoples words can be good. Then just write your words from what you have learned. It allways comes from the heart and your mind and you will be more successfull.
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I'm trying to activate and register the license of a plugin on my site but I'm constantly getting a message saying that "communications are temporarily down" and to wait for th
Thanks for your ideas and assistance everybody.
I dropped a ticket to support and they came through for me, licence key entered and plugin activated...all good now.
Just another reason to be here at WA, site support is brilliant......and quick with it too!
Mark
Yep, thanks Alan.....and thanks for suggesting I create a ticket for this, it did the trick.
Mark
Mark, as others already mentioned, it could be an issue on WA side or the plugin side.
I know that WA blocks certain plugins which rely on outside servers. Reasons for this being is that WA thrives on keeping their hosting super fast. If a plugin requires another server and that server goes down, your site here would load slowly (which overtime could cause a drop in rankings).
That being said, you can contact tech support here on WA and check with them. I know that WA is building a database of trusted plugins.
I have 2 other hosting plans and I must say that generally WA hosting is pretty amazing and compares to expensive Wordpress optimized hosting platforms.
Thanks Alex
You and others in this thread have endowed me with yet more knowledge that I didn't have previously.....one of the many extra benefits we get here at WA so thanks very much.
Mark
HI, I am not sure what plugin you are trying to register but I had a similar issue with a plugin on one of my websites. I was advised by site support that "WA does not allow membership plugins, plugin/themes which requires time to time connections to remote servers" and had to move this particular website to a different host as I could not do without the plugin.
If you are still having issues after 24 hours - I would send Site Support an email and let them know which plugin you are trying to register.
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A problem registering a plugin?
I'm trying to activate and register the license of a plugin on my site but I'm constantly getting a message saying that "communications are temporarily down" and to wait for th
Thanks for your ideas and assistance everybody.
I dropped a ticket to support and they came through for me, licence key entered and plugin activated...all good now.
Just another reason to be here at WA, site support is brilliant......and quick with it too!
Mark
Yep, thanks Alan.....and thanks for suggesting I create a ticket for this, it did the trick.
Mark
Mark, as others already mentioned, it could be an issue on WA side or the plugin side.
I know that WA blocks certain plugins which rely on outside servers. Reasons for this being is that WA thrives on keeping their hosting super fast. If a plugin requires another server and that server goes down, your site here would load slowly (which overtime could cause a drop in rankings).
That being said, you can contact tech support here on WA and check with them. I know that WA is building a database of trusted plugins.
I have 2 other hosting plans and I must say that generally WA hosting is pretty amazing and compares to expensive Wordpress optimized hosting platforms.
Thanks Alex
You and others in this thread have endowed me with yet more knowledge that I didn't have previously.....one of the many extra benefits we get here at WA so thanks very much.
Mark
HI, I am not sure what plugin you are trying to register but I had a similar issue with a plugin on one of my websites. I was advised by site support that "WA does not allow membership plugins, plugin/themes which requires time to time connections to remote servers" and had to move this particular website to a different host as I could not do without the plugin.
If you are still having issues after 24 hours - I would send Site Support an email and let them know which plugin you are trying to register.
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It can spoil the idea of a world wide Web that search engines are supporting or being supported by. However you can start to build some search engine around that. It sounds interesting though.
Thanks!