Blogging Topics for Mom Bloggers

<div class="CheatSheet" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px 1rem;padding:0.3rem 0px 0.4rem 2.7rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);background-image:url(http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummiesmobile/include/images/icon-cheat-sheet.png);background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"> <br></h1></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When you're first thinking about starting a blog, it can be hard to think of all the possible directions you can go and to choose a strong niche for your blog topic. This list of over 300 blog topic ideas can help you brainstorm ideas on a niche that's right for you.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You don't have to choose just one of these topics for your blog. Most bloggers write about a few related topics to give their readers (and themselves!) a little variety.</p> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Academics and education:</b>Adult education, campus life, classroom resources, colleges and universities, curriculum, education reform and political action, elementary education, history, home schooling, homework help, librarians, literature, mathematics, multicultural, reference, research, special education, vocational</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Animals:</b> Animal rights, breeding, animal videos and photos, pets, species, research</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Arts and entertainment:</b>Acting, anime and comics, architecture, artists, art culture, books, creative writing, dance, gaming, kids' entertainment, movies, photography, poetry, reviews, television, trends, visual arts</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Business:</b> Advertising industry, careers and jobs, CEOs, coaching, copywriting, design, entrepreneurship, home business, human resources, marketing, outsourcing, business product reviews, project management, public relations, reference, research, sales, small business, training, unemployment</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Communications/personality:</b>Advice, debate, humor, multimedia, photo blog, podcasting, video blogging</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Computers:</b> Online child safety, hardware and software, privacy, security, tutorials</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Crafts:</b> Crochet, beading, ethnic crafts, fabric arts, glass arts, home decorating, jewelry making, kids' crafts, knitting, leather work, mosaic, needlework, craft patterns and downloads, paper crafts, pottery, quilting, scrapbooking, sewing, soap making, spinning, stamping, weaving, woodworking</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Environment:</b> Activism, eco products, environmental education, global warming, green living, industry, nature, natural baby resources</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Events:</b> Conferences, event planning, local, party planning, recreational events, seminars, web events, weddings</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Food and drink:</b> Alcoholic beverages, baking, cake decorating, cookbook reviews, dining, entertaining, food critic, healthy eating, international food, organic cooking, recipes</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Health/well being:</b>Addictions and recovery, allergies, alternative health, breastfeeding, dieting, disabilities, diseases, fitness, gluten-free living, healing, infertility, life coaching, medicine, meditation, men's health, mental health, personal care, pregnancy, psychiatry, psychology, public health, stress, suicide prevention, women's health</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Home and garden:</b> Antiques, construction, entertaining, gardening, holidays, home decor, home repair, homemaking, landscaping, kitchen and bath, organizing</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Industries:</b> Advertising, agricultural, architecture, automotive, broadcasting/media, finance, government, health care, industrial, investing, law and legal, packaging/paper, property management, publishing, real estate, textiles</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Internet:</b> Blogging, Internet marketing, programming,social networking and social media, search engine optimization, web design, web development</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Music:</b> Artists/bands, awards, composition, genres, history, instruments, lessons, lyrics, notation/chords/tabs, regional, reviews, news/gossip</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Personal:</b> Advice column, children/teens, family, journal, life transitions, parenting, personal development, relationships</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Politics/government:</b> Civil rights, commentary, international, legislation, lobbying, local politics, military, peace, presidential studies, terrorism, war</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Pop culture:</b> Beauty, celebrity, entertainment, fashion, gossip, popular brands and products, television shows, trends</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Religion/philosophy:</b>Denominations, ethics, history, metaphysics, schools of thought, spirituality</p></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Science:</b> Anatomy, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, geology, oceanography, physics, research, zoology</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Shopping:</b> Books, cameras, clothing, coupons and discounts, children's products, fashion, fine living, gadgets/tech, gifts, home decor, office, reviews</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Society/culture:</b> Adoption, charity, civilization, community development, controversy, criminal justice, death, ethnic issues, family issues, feminism, genealogy, LGBT, men, mythology, rural living, seniors, social security, suburban living, violence, volunteering, urban living</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Sports/recreation:</b>Competitions, gaming, hobbies, individual sports, leisure, martial arts, memorabilia, motorcycles, Olympics, outdoor recreation, physical education, pro sports, racing, sporting activities, sporting events, sporting goods, sports role models, team sports</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Technology:</b> Cameras, companies, computers and tablets, electronics/gadgets, engineering, innovations, mobile, networking, news, tech companies, technology entrepreneurs and thought leaders, tools</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Travel/places/local:</b> Budget travel, camping/RV living, destinations, family travel, international, local guides, travel photography, vacation planning</p> </li></ul>

Blogging Topics for Mom Bloggers

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Blogging Topics for Mom Bloggers

<div class="CheatSheet" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px 1rem;padding:0.3rem 0px 0.4rem 2.7rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);background-image:url(http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummiesmobile/include/images/icon-cheat-sheet.png);background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"> <br></h1></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When you're first thinking about starting a blog, it can be hard to think of all the possible directions you can go and to choose a strong niche for your blog topic. This list of over 300 blog topic ideas can help you brainstorm ideas on a niche that's right for you.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You don't have to choose just one of these topics for your blog. Most bloggers write about a few related topics to give their readers (and themselves!) a little variety.</p> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Academics and education:</b>Adult education, campus life, classroom resources, colleges and universities, curriculum, education reform and political action, elementary education, history, home schooling, homework help, librarians, literature, mathematics, multicultural, reference, research, special education, vocational</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Animals:</b> Animal rights, breeding, animal videos and photos, pets, species, research</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Arts and entertainment:</b>Acting, anime and comics, architecture, artists, art culture, books, creative writing, dance, gaming, kids' entertainment, movies, photography, poetry, reviews, television, trends, visual arts</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Business:</b> Advertising industry, careers and jobs, CEOs, coaching, copywriting, design, entrepreneurship, home business, human resources, marketing, outsourcing, business product reviews, project management, public relations, reference, research, sales, small business, training, unemployment</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Communications/personality:</b>Advice, debate, humor, multimedia, photo blog, podcasting, video blogging</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Computers:</b> Online child safety, hardware and software, privacy, security, tutorials</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Crafts:</b> Crochet, beading, ethnic crafts, fabric arts, glass arts, home decorating, jewelry making, kids' crafts, knitting, leather work, mosaic, needlework, craft patterns and downloads, paper crafts, pottery, quilting, scrapbooking, sewing, soap making, spinning, stamping, weaving, woodworking</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Environment:</b> Activism, eco products, environmental education, global warming, green living, industry, nature, natural baby resources</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Events:</b> Conferences, event planning, local, party planning, recreational events, seminars, web events, weddings</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Food and drink:</b> Alcoholic beverages, baking, cake decorating, cookbook reviews, dining, entertaining, food critic, healthy eating, international food, organic cooking, recipes</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Health/well being:</b>Addictions and recovery, allergies, alternative health, breastfeeding, dieting, disabilities, diseases, fitness, gluten-free living, healing, infertility, life coaching, medicine, meditation, men's health, mental health, personal care, pregnancy, psychiatry, psychology, public health, stress, suicide prevention, women's health</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Home and garden:</b> Antiques, construction, entertaining, gardening, holidays, home decor, home repair, homemaking, landscaping, kitchen and bath, organizing</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Industries:</b> Advertising, agricultural, architecture, automotive, broadcasting/media, finance, government, health care, industrial, investing, law and legal, packaging/paper, property management, publishing, real estate, textiles</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Internet:</b> Blogging, Internet marketing, programming,social networking and social media, search engine optimization, web design, web development</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Music:</b> Artists/bands, awards, composition, genres, history, instruments, lessons, lyrics, notation/chords/tabs, regional, reviews, news/gossip</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Personal:</b> Advice column, children/teens, family, journal, life transitions, parenting, personal development, relationships</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Politics/government:</b> Civil rights, commentary, international, legislation, lobbying, local politics, military, peace, presidential studies, terrorism, war</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Pop culture:</b> Beauty, celebrity, entertainment, fashion, gossip, popular brands and products, television shows, trends</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Religion/philosophy:</b>Denominations, ethics, history, metaphysics, schools of thought, spirituality</p></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Science:</b> Anatomy, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, geology, oceanography, physics, research, zoology</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Shopping:</b> Books, cameras, clothing, coupons and discounts, children's products, fashion, fine living, gadgets/tech, gifts, home decor, office, reviews</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Society/culture:</b> Adoption, charity, civilization, community development, controversy, criminal justice, death, ethnic issues, family issues, feminism, genealogy, LGBT, men, mythology, rural living, seniors, social security, suburban living, violence, volunteering, urban living</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Sports/recreation:</b>Competitions, gaming, hobbies, individual sports, leisure, martial arts, memorabilia, motorcycles, Olympics, outdoor recreation, physical education, pro sports, racing, sporting activities, sporting events, sporting goods, sports role models, team sports</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Technology:</b> Cameras, companies, computers and tablets, electronics/gadgets, engineering, innovations, mobile, networking, news, tech companies, technology entrepreneurs and thought leaders, tools</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Travel/places/local:</b> Budget travel, camping/RV living, destinations, family travel, international, local guides, travel photography, vacation planning</p> </li></ul>

Blogging Topics for Mom Bloggers

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Protecting Your Blog from Copyright Infringement

<div class="CheatSheet" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px 1rem;padding:0.3rem 0px 0.4rem 2.7rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);background-image:url(http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummiesmobile/include/images/icon-cheat-sheet.png);background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"> <br></h1></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You can use online tools to find out if any of your content has been copied by another website and to take action if your work has been plagiarized to get the copied content dropped out of Google's search results. Usually, just doing this is enough to deter plagiarizers, because the whole reason they steal content is to increase their own traffic.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">To discover if any sites have stolen your written blog content and to have them removed from Google's search results, follow these steps:</p> <ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Go to <a href="http://www.copyscape.com/" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Copyscape</a>.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Type or paste the URL of theblog post you want to check for plagiarism, and click the Go button.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Click any results and read the page to confirm if that site is indeed copying your content.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Keep track of page(s) that truly copied your content by copying and pasting the URLs into a Word or Notepad file.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b><i>Warning:</i></b> Be absolutely sure that the offending site is using your content illegally before you take these next steps. You could be held liable for costs and legal fees if the case goes to court and it is found that the site is using your content legally. Consult with an attorney if you are unsure whether the usage is legal or illegal before proceeding.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Go to<a href="https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-notice" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-notice</a>.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Sign in using your Google account, and on the page that appears, fill out the form.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You may be wondering what would prevent a malicious competitor from filing a bogus complaint against you? Sadly, nothing can stop them. Your only recourse if that happens is to file a counter notice with Google on the <a href="http://www.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=lr_counternotice&product=websearch" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">DCMA Counter Notification form</a> to get your content reinstated. (Note that it can take up to 30 days for Google to reinstate your site in their index.)</p>

Protecting Your Blog from Copyright Infringement

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Protecting Your Blog from Copyright Infringement

<div class="CheatSheet" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px 1rem;padding:0.3rem 0px 0.4rem 2.7rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);background-image:url(http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummiesmobile/include/images/icon-cheat-sheet.png);background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"> <br></h1></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You can use online tools to find out if any of your content has been copied by another website and to take action if your work has been plagiarized to get the copied content dropped out of Google's search results. Usually, just doing this is enough to deter plagiarizers, because the whole reason they steal content is to increase their own traffic.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">To discover if any sites have stolen your written blog content and to have them removed from Google's search results, follow these steps:</p> <ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Go to <a href="http://www.copyscape.com/" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Copyscape</a>.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Type or paste the URL of theblog post you want to check for plagiarism, and click the Go button.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Click any results and read the page to confirm if that site is indeed copying your content.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Keep track of page(s) that truly copied your content by copying and pasting the URLs into a Word or Notepad file.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b><i>Warning:</i></b> Be absolutely sure that the offending site is using your content illegally before you take these next steps. You could be held liable for costs and legal fees if the case goes to court and it is found that the site is using your content legally. Consult with an attorney if you are unsure whether the usage is legal or illegal before proceeding.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Go to<a href="https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-notice" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-notice</a>.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Sign in using your Google account, and on the page that appears, fill out the form.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You may be wondering what would prevent a malicious competitor from filing a bogus complaint against you? Sadly, nothing can stop them. Your only recourse if that happens is to file a counter notice with Google on the <a href="http://www.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=lr_counternotice&product=websearch" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">DCMA Counter Notification form</a> to get your content reinstated. (Note that it can take up to 30 days for Google to reinstate your site in their index.)</p>

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How to Set up a WordPress Blog

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">WordPress is very widely used by mom bloggers. When your blog is set up on your own hosting account, you have 100 percent control over what you do with your blog.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Every hosting company is a little different, and there are thousands of hosting companies to choose from. The WordPress team has a list of <a href="http://wordpress.org/hosting" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">hosting companies</a> that make WordPress easily available to their customers. They frequently feature Bluehost as one of the top recommendations.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Their team is very knowledgeable and helpful with WordPress setup support, and they offer so-called 1-Click Auto WordPress installation, which is well documented on their site.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When your WordPress blog is set up, you will get an e-mail with your login URL, which is usually<span class="code">www.</span><span class="code"><i>YourDomainName</i></span><span class="code">.com/wp-admin</span>. When you log in to your blog for the first time, you see the WordPress Dashboard.</p> <div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;width:533px"><img alt="The WordPress blogging platform Dashboard." height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/55/284055.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="533"><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> The WordPress blogging platform Dashboard.</div></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">From here, you should enter your blog's name and tag line right away before you start blogging:</p> <ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> From your WordPress Dashboard, click the Generallink under the Settings menu.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">In the Site Title text field, enter your blog's name.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">In the Tagline text field, enter your blog tag line.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The tag line is also your blog description.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You also need to know how to install a theme and a WordPress plugin. Be thankful at this point that WordPress has improved so much over the years, because this used to be a hassle for new users. No more! It's now a simple point and click process.</p>

How to Set up a WordPress Blog

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How to Set up a WordPress Blog

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">WordPress is very widely used by mom bloggers. When your blog is set up on your own hosting account, you have 100 percent control over what you do with your blog.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Every hosting company is a little different, and there are thousands of hosting companies to choose from. The WordPress team has a list of <a href="http://wordpress.org/hosting" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">hosting companies</a> that make WordPress easily available to their customers. They frequently feature Bluehost as one of the top recommendations.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Their team is very knowledgeable and helpful with WordPress setup support, and they offer so-called 1-Click Auto WordPress installation, which is well documented on their site.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When your WordPress blog is set up, you will get an e-mail with your login URL, which is usually<span class="code">www.</span><span class="code"><i>YourDomainName</i></span><span class="code">.com/wp-admin</span>. When you log in to your blog for the first time, you see the WordPress Dashboard.</p> <div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;width:533px"><img alt="The WordPress blogging platform Dashboard." height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/55/284055.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="533"><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> The WordPress blogging platform Dashboard.</div></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">From here, you should enter your blog's name and tag line right away before you start blogging:</p> <ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> From your WordPress Dashboard, click the Generallink under the Settings menu.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">In the Site Title text field, enter your blog's name.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">In the Tagline text field, enter your blog tag line.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The tag line is also your blog description.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You also need to know how to install a theme and a WordPress plugin. Be thankful at this point that WordPress has improved so much over the years, because this used to be a hassle for new users. No more! It's now a simple point and click process.</p>

How to Set up a WordPress Blog

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How to Install a WordPress Plugin

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <div class="author-info" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">By Wendy Piersall</div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Many plugins are available to mombloggers who use WordPress. Plugins can add so many features to your blog that it may be hard to figure out which ones to use. Mostly, you won't know what you need until you need it.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Here are a few WordPress plugins that everyone will find useful:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Google Analyticator: </b>This plugin makes it easy to install Google Analytics scripts so that you can track your visitors to know how they find your site and what they read the most.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Fast Secure Contact Form or cForms: </b>WordPress doesn't come with a built-in contact form, so you can choose any of several plugins to add one. The Fast Secure Contact Form plugin is quick and easy. cForms is much more robust and for experienced users, but it's one of the absolute best plugins available.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">It's very important to have a contact form on your blog so that your readers and potential advertisers can get in touch with you!</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Google XML Sitemaps: </b>This plugin creates a sitemap of your blog and automatically sends it to all the major search engines. A <i>sitemap</i> is like a directory of all the posts and pages on your blog, which helps the search engines find your content faster and easier.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>TinyMCE Advanced: </b>WordPress already has a lot of editing features already built into its text editor. But TinyMCE Advanced gives you some features that make it more like a word processor, such as adding tables and a find/replace function. If you do a lot of writing, these tools make your job ten times easier.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>WP Super Cache: </b>Because WordPress works by pulling information from a database, the more features and content you add, the slower it may run. This can get frustrating for readers, and if your site is too slow, it may even get demoted by the search engines. WP Super Cache speeds up WordPress blogs considerably by limiting the number of times WordPress needs to pull information from your database.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You can also browse for plugins on the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">WordPress.org</a> site or from your own WordPress blog at<span class="">www.</span><span class=""><i>YourBlogDomainName</i></span><span class="">.com/wp-admin/plugin-install.php</span>.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When you know what plugin you want to install, here's how to do it:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">From your WordPressDashboard, choose Plugins→Add New.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Search for the name of the plugin you want to install by typing it into the text field and clicking the Search Plugins button.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Review the plugin for usefulness and compatibility.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you want to learn more about the plugins that are available from your search, you can click the Details link to get the plugin description. Some plugins also have additional installation instructions and screenshots of the plugin in action to help you determine whether it does what you want it to do.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">This plugin details page will also contain instructions on how to configure your plugin after you install it. So make a mental note of how you found your plugin in case you need to refer to this information later.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Install Now link appears in two places:</p><ul class="level-two" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"><li> <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">On the plugin detail page, you see the red Install Now button in the top-right corner. When you click the Install Now button, the plugin is automatically installed on your site.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">On the plugin search results page, you see the Install Now link directly under the plugin name. When you click the Install Now link, a pop-up window appears confirming you want to install this plugin. Click Yes.</p> </li></ul></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Activate the plugin by clicking the Activate Plugin link.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> When the plugin is done installing, the screen changes and the Activate Plugin link appears.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Configure your plugin.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Every plugin setup is unique, so there is no one way to configure the new plugin. Most of them have instructions or an options page that enable you to make the plugin work the way you want it to. Usually, the options page can be found in the Settings or Plugin menu to the left of your WordPress Dashboard. You can also find this information on the plugin Details page.</p> </li></ol>

How to Install a WordPress Plugin

By Wendy Piersall Many plugins are available to mombloggers who use WordPress. Plugins can add so many features to your blog that it may...

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How to Install a WordPress Plugin

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <div class="author-info" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">By Wendy Piersall</div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Many plugins are available to mombloggers who use WordPress. Plugins can add so many features to your blog that it may be hard to figure out which ones to use. Mostly, you won't know what you need until you need it.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Here are a few WordPress plugins that everyone will find useful:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Google Analyticator: </b>This plugin makes it easy to install Google Analytics scripts so that you can track your visitors to know how they find your site and what they read the most.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Fast Secure Contact Form or cForms: </b>WordPress doesn't come with a built-in contact form, so you can choose any of several plugins to add one. The Fast Secure Contact Form plugin is quick and easy. cForms is much more robust and for experienced users, but it's one of the absolute best plugins available.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">It's very important to have a contact form on your blog so that your readers and potential advertisers can get in touch with you!</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Google XML Sitemaps: </b>This plugin creates a sitemap of your blog and automatically sends it to all the major search engines. A <i>sitemap</i> is like a directory of all the posts and pages on your blog, which helps the search engines find your content faster and easier.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>TinyMCE Advanced: </b>WordPress already has a lot of editing features already built into its text editor. But TinyMCE Advanced gives you some features that make it more like a word processor, such as adding tables and a find/replace function. If you do a lot of writing, these tools make your job ten times easier.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>WP Super Cache: </b>Because WordPress works by pulling information from a database, the more features and content you add, the slower it may run. This can get frustrating for readers, and if your site is too slow, it may even get demoted by the search engines. WP Super Cache speeds up WordPress blogs considerably by limiting the number of times WordPress needs to pull information from your database.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You can also browse for plugins on the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">WordPress.org</a> site or from your own WordPress blog at<span class="">www.</span><span class=""><i>YourBlogDomainName</i></span><span class="">.com/wp-admin/plugin-install.php</span>.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When you know what plugin you want to install, here's how to do it:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">From your WordPressDashboard, choose Plugins→Add New.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Search for the name of the plugin you want to install by typing it into the text field and clicking the Search Plugins button.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Review the plugin for usefulness and compatibility.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you want to learn more about the plugins that are available from your search, you can click the Details link to get the plugin description. Some plugins also have additional installation instructions and screenshots of the plugin in action to help you determine whether it does what you want it to do.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">This plugin details page will also contain instructions on how to configure your plugin after you install it. So make a mental note of how you found your plugin in case you need to refer to this information later.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Install Now link appears in two places:</p><ul class="level-two" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"><li> <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">On the plugin detail page, you see the red Install Now button in the top-right corner. When you click the Install Now button, the plugin is automatically installed on your site.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">On the plugin search results page, you see the Install Now link directly under the plugin name. When you click the Install Now link, a pop-up window appears confirming you want to install this plugin. Click Yes.</p> </li></ul></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Activate the plugin by clicking the Activate Plugin link.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> When the plugin is done installing, the screen changes and the Activate Plugin link appears.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Configure your plugin.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Every plugin setup is unique, so there is no one way to configure the new plugin. Most of them have instructions or an options page that enable you to make the plugin work the way you want it to. Usually, the options page can be found in the Settings or Plugin menu to the left of your WordPress Dashboard. You can also find this information on the plugin Details page.</p> </li></ol>

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How to Install a WordPress Theme

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <div class="introduction" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Installing a WordPress theme is much the same as installing a plugin. Mom bloggers can find <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">free WordPress themes</a> and premium<a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/commercial" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">paid WordPress themes</a> from WordPress.org. You won't find any themes with malware or <a class="" href="http://m.dummies.com/DummiesArticle/How-to-Install-a-WordPress-Theme.id-284062.html#glossary-spam" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">spam</a> on the WordPress.org site, so it's safe to browse themes from the Install Themes page in your WordPress<a class="" href="http://m.dummies.com/DummiesArticle/How-to-Install-a-WordPress-Theme.id-284062.html#glossary-blog" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">blog</a>.</p> </div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/59/284059.image0.jpg?h=400&w=533" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/60/284060.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/59/284059.image0.jpg?h=400&w=533" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline"><b>From your WordPressDashboard,</b><b>choose Appearance→</b><b>Themes</b><b>.</b></h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Click the Install Themes tab.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline"><b>Choose the criteria you want for your theme by selecting the appropriate check boxes on the page.</b></h2></div> <div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><Rfg_MomBlog_1118038436_0012a_kdh></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You can narrow your search by selecting the check boxes next to your preferred colors, number of columns, width, features, or subject. Click the Find Themes button to view the themes in your search. You can alternatively browse themes by featured, newest, and most recently updated by clicking those links at the top of the page.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">(Optional) Preview a theme by clicking the Preview link.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline"> <b>When you identify the theme you want to use, click the Install link</b><b>.</b></h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Then click the Install Now button in the pop-up window. This copies the theme to your WordPress blog but doesn't make it live yet.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">(Optional) Upload a theme you've already found elsewhere by clicking the Upload link on the Install Themes page; navigate to the saved <span class="code">.zip</span> file and select it, and click the Install Now button. This copies the theme to your WordPress blog but doesn't make it live yet.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline"><b>Preview the theme</b><b> by clicking the Preview link.</b></h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">After you've installed the theme, you can preview it with your existing content if you have any. The theme may need some customizing to fit your needs, so the preview is only a guide to determine whether it's close enough to what you want.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 5</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline"><b>Activate the theme</b><b> by clicking the Activate link.</b></h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">At this point, the theme is live on your blog for all your readers to see.</p></div></div>

How to Install a WordPress Theme

Installing a WordPress theme is much the same as installing a plugin. Mom bloggers can find  free WordPress themes  and premium paid Wor...

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