Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read

Having your own blog isn't just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it seems everyone-from multinational corporations to a neighbor up the street-has a blog. They all have one, in part, because the folks at WordPress make it easy to have one. But to actually build a good blog-to create a blog people want [...]
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Having your own blog isn't just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it seems everyone-from multinational corporations to a neighbor up the street-has a blog. They all have one, in part, because the folks at WordPress make it easy to have one. But to actually build a good blog-to create a blog people want to read-takes thought, planning, and some effort. From picking a theme and using tags to choosing widgets and building a community, creating your blog really starts after you've set it up. In Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read by blogger extraordinaire Scott McNulty, you'll learn how to: * Install and get your WordPress site running. * Set up your site to ensure it can easily grow with you and your readers. * Be the master of user accounts. * Manage your site with the WordPress Dashboard and extend its capabilities with plug-ins. * Make the most of images. * Work with pages, templates, and links and-of course-publish your posts. * Use custom post types and taxonomies to bend WordPress to your will. * Deal with comments-if you even want readers commenting at all. * Find a theme and make it your own.