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Due to illness in the family I haven't been able to do any work on WA. A few weeks ago I had a reminder with regards to the renewal of my WA SiteDomain but since I'm a premium
As a premium member you can manage up to 25 free siterubix domains and manage and own up to 25 paid domains. The paid domains that you register here at WA are anywhere from $13.99-$15.99/year. Premium members don't get those paid domains free.
As a free member you can only manage 2 free siterubix domains.
The free domains are siterubix.com subdomains. If you choose to have your own domain name then it's extra.
Hi Martina,
The premium membership is one thing and purchasing a domain name is another thing ... When you buy a new domain name you need to pay for that domain ... Which means that you'll have annual renewal fees too ...
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Why extra payment for domain as a premium member?
Due to illness in the family I haven't been able to do any work on WA. A few weeks ago I had a reminder with regards to the renewal of my WA SiteDomain but since I'm a premium
when you purchase a domain you actually own that domain it is your real estate and you can sell it. You can build a website on it and then sell the website. Whoever you buy your domains from there is always an annual charge
As a premium member you can manage up to 25 free siterubix domains and manage and own up to 25 paid domains. The paid domains that you register here at WA are anywhere from $13.99-$15.99/year. Premium members don't get those paid domains free.
As a free member you can only manage 2 free siterubix domains.
The free domains are siterubix.com subdomains. If you choose to have your own domain name then it's extra.
Hi Martina,
The premium membership is one thing and purchasing a domain name is another thing ... When you buy a new domain name you need to pay for that domain ... Which means that you'll have annual renewal fees too ...
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If I write something that I want to come up on a particular page do I have to write on that page. And if yes how can I write it in site content? This really confuses me.
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Yes. Just create a page and start typing. Then when you are happy, click 'update' on the right side or even 'publish' if you are happy and you want to publish it and make it live.
Thanks, Iain. I did that a few times but English is not my first language and I would like to run stuff through the spell and grammar checker before I post. That's my dilemma. But Rich pointed out the option with adding categories to post which something I needed to tackle anyway.
Martina
With the theme I'm using (and I believe native to WP editor), I think there's a built-in spell checker, right? You get the red line appear under the incorrect word, then just right click amd choose the correct version
Thanks for the hint. I'll have to search for that. Haven't seen anything so far but with me that not surprising.
You apply categories to your posts ie. "News" "Reviews" and then add those categories to a menu. When you click on News, only posts with that category will be listed. Category Menus
Adding categories to the menu is optional. Some do some don't. Personally, I don't. It's a good option for some, but not a 'must do'
I understand but someone suggested categories so I can move a post to a particular page. Do you have a different suggestion to solve that problem?
There are many different ways people like to set up their sites so I can't give you a 'one size fits all' answer. First. I create a handful of major categories, then I just create lots of Posts and place them in the relevant categories. I only have 3 Menus - Home, Blog, About Me
But I have very specific categories that are visible in the sidebar that people can access easily
You don't have to add the categories to your main header menu. Just create a new menu, called say, Categories in Appearance > Menus and add your categories to that, and then in Appearance > Widgets drag a Custom Menu widget into your sidebar or footer and select your Category menu. :)
I have 4 menus but certain post I would like to go into a specific menu. How do I do that? If I write in site content everything ends up in the same place (which I don't want) or post (then it doesn't end up where I want it).
You told me earlier about the option of spell check when I edit a post on my website but I haven't found that yet. Which leaves me no option other than working via site content. Sort running in circles here
Yes that's exactly what I do. I thought you meant putting all your Categories as part of your main header menu
Ok, I think I understand what you mean. I've actually added a widget (didn't even know what that was a few hours earlier). I'll try it tomorrow. It's rather late in the UK now.
To be honest I use my iphone to dictate all my blog posts. I don't actually 'write' many at all.
As I said above, create category. Then Create your post. Then select which category to put your post in
I think you live in another century. Wouldn't even know how to dictate a blog on an iPhone. Never mind getting it on the website after. You are talking to an absolute novice here
It gets easier. Remember though, you're doing this to prove seniors that tech is not beyond them. So as you learn all this stuff, write it down so you can then explain to others you help in the future
Haha do you have an iphone/smartphone? Just go Notes/Memo > press the microphone icon > hold the phone to your mouth and speak. Iphone will transcribe it all automatically with great accuracy. Then just copy paste to your website (if you are working on ipad/iphone directly) if transferring to PC there are a couple other steps :) very easy and time saving though!
Thank you, my task for today - figuring that out and putting it into practice. Does it set the commas and stuff as well or do i have to dictate that. I'm rubbish with punctuation in English.
Hi Iain and Rich, thanks for your help with the category issue. I've solved the problem by writing in content (where I can spell check it) then copy and paste onto the page in word press.
It only occurred to me that I won't have the check for the content to be unique. I know it's unique but does Google need that check?
Martina
Google's crawlers will detect that it's unique :) As long as it hasn't been published online somewhere else if course
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How do I get content on a particular page?
If I write something that I want to come up on a particular page do I have to write on that page. And if yes how can I write it in site content? This really confuses me.
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Yes. Just create a page and start typing. Then when you are happy, click 'update' on the right side or even 'publish' if you are happy and you want to publish it and make it live.
Thanks, Iain. I did that a few times but English is not my first language and I would like to run stuff through the spell and grammar checker before I post. That's my dilemma. But Rich pointed out the option with adding categories to post which something I needed to tackle anyway.
Martina
With the theme I'm using (and I believe native to WP editor), I think there's a built-in spell checker, right? You get the red line appear under the incorrect word, then just right click amd choose the correct version
Thanks for the hint. I'll have to search for that. Haven't seen anything so far but with me that not surprising.
You apply categories to your posts ie. "News" "Reviews" and then add those categories to a menu. When you click on News, only posts with that category will be listed. Category Menus
Adding categories to the menu is optional. Some do some don't. Personally, I don't. It's a good option for some, but not a 'must do'
I understand but someone suggested categories so I can move a post to a particular page. Do you have a different suggestion to solve that problem?
There are many different ways people like to set up their sites so I can't give you a 'one size fits all' answer. First. I create a handful of major categories, then I just create lots of Posts and place them in the relevant categories. I only have 3 Menus - Home, Blog, About Me
But I have very specific categories that are visible in the sidebar that people can access easily
You don't have to add the categories to your main header menu. Just create a new menu, called say, Categories in Appearance > Menus and add your categories to that, and then in Appearance > Widgets drag a Custom Menu widget into your sidebar or footer and select your Category menu. :)
I have 4 menus but certain post I would like to go into a specific menu. How do I do that? If I write in site content everything ends up in the same place (which I don't want) or post (then it doesn't end up where I want it).
You told me earlier about the option of spell check when I edit a post on my website but I haven't found that yet. Which leaves me no option other than working via site content. Sort running in circles here
Yes that's exactly what I do. I thought you meant putting all your Categories as part of your main header menu
Ok, I think I understand what you mean. I've actually added a widget (didn't even know what that was a few hours earlier). I'll try it tomorrow. It's rather late in the UK now.
To be honest I use my iphone to dictate all my blog posts. I don't actually 'write' many at all.
As I said above, create category. Then Create your post. Then select which category to put your post in
I think you live in another century. Wouldn't even know how to dictate a blog on an iPhone. Never mind getting it on the website after. You are talking to an absolute novice here
It gets easier. Remember though, you're doing this to prove seniors that tech is not beyond them. So as you learn all this stuff, write it down so you can then explain to others you help in the future
Haha do you have an iphone/smartphone? Just go Notes/Memo > press the microphone icon > hold the phone to your mouth and speak. Iphone will transcribe it all automatically with great accuracy. Then just copy paste to your website (if you are working on ipad/iphone directly) if transferring to PC there are a couple other steps :) very easy and time saving though!
Thank you, my task for today - figuring that out and putting it into practice. Does it set the commas and stuff as well or do i have to dictate that. I'm rubbish with punctuation in English.
Hi Iain and Rich, thanks for your help with the category issue. I've solved the problem by writing in content (where I can spell check it) then copy and paste onto the page in word press.
It only occurred to me that I won't have the check for the content to be unique. I know it's unique but does Google need that check?
Martina
Google's crawlers will detect that it's unique :) As long as it hasn't been published online somewhere else if course
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I would like to add an image from a press center on a website to my post which currently sits in word press waiting to be edited.
Martina
Just use the Snipping Tool and take a screenshot of the pic. Windows>Start>All Programs>Accessories>Snipping Tool
Hey Martina,
Not exactly sure what you mean. If you have purchased the right to use the image, you will need to download a copy of the image you paid to use and then upload it to your website.
However, if you want to add a picture from someone else's site (best to have permission, or know in advance that your allowed, else your link could vanish) is to "Add Media" from your post or page, and then select "Insert from URL" and fill in the appropriate fields.
Here's a video tutorial to show you how to Insert from URL: https://youtu.be/0vxmTNK-jTk (never use other's logos like he does in the video - this video was only meant as an example)
Hope this helps you.
Hiya Trish, thanks for your quick dash to the rescue.
I want to use a pic from Olympus. They have a press center and the images there a free to use as far as I'm aware. I've copied and pasted the URL but now I have an URL address instead of a pic. Guess I'll check the video out now.
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How do I upload image from a press center to my word press?
I would like to add an image from a press center on a website to my post which currently sits in word press waiting to be edited.
Martina
Just use the Snipping Tool and take a screenshot of the pic. Windows>Start>All Programs>Accessories>Snipping Tool
Hey Martina,
Not exactly sure what you mean. If you have purchased the right to use the image, you will need to download a copy of the image you paid to use and then upload it to your website.
However, if you want to add a picture from someone else's site (best to have permission, or know in advance that your allowed, else your link could vanish) is to "Add Media" from your post or page, and then select "Insert from URL" and fill in the appropriate fields.
Here's a video tutorial to show you how to Insert from URL: https://youtu.be/0vxmTNK-jTk (never use other's logos like he does in the video - this video was only meant as an example)
Hope this helps you.
Hiya Trish, thanks for your quick dash to the rescue.
I want to use a pic from Olympus. They have a press center and the images there a free to use as far as I'm aware. I've copied and pasted the URL but now I have an URL address instead of a pic. Guess I'll check the video out now.
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When I first signed up a few days ago I thought it would be fairly straight forward to find a niche for anything to do with my website idea. Not so sure now...
I enjoy photo
If I'm not being rude, how old are you? Perhaps you could write from the perspective of an 'X' year old person taking yourself out of your comfort zone and learning new things (with photography or something else), thus proving to others it can be done, teaching others how to do it, and inspiring others to follow you?
Hi Ian, the age thing (60 is around the corner) was exactly what got me into the idea. I know that older people have a tendency to feel, well, too old and are shy learning new stuff. Especially where technology is involved. I've started developing my web page around that but at the moment it doesn't feel quite right. Have to start writing a few bits and work around that I guess.
I think the age and tech thigg is a brilliant idea - coz it opens up every form of tech you want to explore and/or review. You could start out with cameras amd manual controls etc then move onto a million other forms of tech that seniors are equally scared of
You could try getoutofautomode.com. There are many Google searches that return results for "how do I get out of auto mode" because people are very interested in beginning their journey into the professional, manual settings on their DSLRs.
You could dedicate an entire website to helping users learn their cameras, the settings, choosing gear, choosing apertures, shutter speeds, ISO settings, teaching about the exposure triangle, how to choose lenses for night shooting, there is so much you could do with this!
I think it would be a great way to really help people. I also think it would be a great and profitable niche!
Your niche could be something like 'seiors are not too old to learn technology' or something like that
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Do I have to change my niche idea?
When I first signed up a few days ago I thought it would be fairly straight forward to find a niche for anything to do with my website idea. Not so sure now...
I enjoy photo
If I'm not being rude, how old are you? Perhaps you could write from the perspective of an 'X' year old person taking yourself out of your comfort zone and learning new things (with photography or something else), thus proving to others it can be done, teaching others how to do it, and inspiring others to follow you?
Hi Ian, the age thing (60 is around the corner) was exactly what got me into the idea. I know that older people have a tendency to feel, well, too old and are shy learning new stuff. Especially where technology is involved. I've started developing my web page around that but at the moment it doesn't feel quite right. Have to start writing a few bits and work around that I guess.
I think the age and tech thigg is a brilliant idea - coz it opens up every form of tech you want to explore and/or review. You could start out with cameras amd manual controls etc then move onto a million other forms of tech that seniors are equally scared of
You could try getoutofautomode.com. There are many Google searches that return results for "how do I get out of auto mode" because people are very interested in beginning their journey into the professional, manual settings on their DSLRs.
You could dedicate an entire website to helping users learn their cameras, the settings, choosing gear, choosing apertures, shutter speeds, ISO settings, teaching about the exposure triangle, how to choose lenses for night shooting, there is so much you could do with this!
I think it would be a great way to really help people. I also think it would be a great and profitable niche!
Your niche could be something like 'seiors are not too old to learn technology' or something like that
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when you purchase a domain you actually own that domain it is your real estate and you can sell it. You can build a website on it and then sell the website. Whoever you buy your domains from there is always an annual charge
Thank you!
You are very welcome