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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Online Backups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Web Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Cloud Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Technical Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On-site, phone, and remote assistance Office automation Disaster planning &#38; recovery Workstation stability &#38; security]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Networking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How to use post tags as meta keywords and customize meta description in WordPress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[custom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By default, WordPress will not give your posts and pages any meta keywords or description.  Though meta keywords are probably obsolete, here&#8217;s a handy trick for how to use post tags as meta keywords in WordPress. Just go to Appearance &#8230; <a href="http://itautomationgroup.com/how-to-use-post-tags-as-meta-keywords-and-customize-meta-description-in-wordpress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By default, WordPress will not give your posts and pages any meta keywords or description.  Though meta keywords are probably obsolete, here&#8217;s a handy trick for <strong>how to use post tags as meta keywords in WordPress</strong>.<span id="more-111"></span></p>
<p>Just go to <strong>Appearance &gt; Editor</strong> and add this code to your <strong>header.php</strong> file:</p>
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&lt;?php<br />
if (!is_page()) {<br />
$postTags = get_the_tags();<br />
$tagNames = array();<br />
foreach($postTags as $tag) {<br />
$tagNames[] = $tag-&gt;name;<br />
}<br />
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&lt;meta name="keywords" content="&lt;?php echo implode($tagNames,","); ?&gt;" /&gt;<br />
&lt;?php<br />
}<br />
?&gt;<br />
&lt;!--END Uses post tags as meta keywords--&gt;</code></p>
<p>And create a custom field called <strong>custom_description</strong> to use as the meta description, which is still displayed in search results under the page title:</p>
<p><code>&lt;!--BEGIN Checks for custom field to determine meta description, otherwise site tagline is used--&gt;<br />
&lt;meta name="description" content="&lt;?php<br />
$thisPost = $post -&gt; ID;<br />
if (get_post_meta($thisPost, custom_description, true) != "") {<br />
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bloginfo('description');<br />
}<br />
?&gt;" /&gt;<br />
&lt;!--END Checks for custom field to determine meta description, otherwise site tagline is used--&gt;</code></p>
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		<title>Hosting your own WordPress site</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you’ve decided it’s time to kick your blog up a notch by hosting your own WordPress site.  Here are a few simple steps to getting started: 1. Choose a host Read some reviews or ask your friends for recommendations.  &#8230; <a href="http://itautomationgroup.com/hosting-your-own-wordpress-site/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you’ve decided it’s time to kick your blog up a notch by <strong>hosting your own WordPress site</strong>.  Here are a few simple steps to getting started:</p>
<p><span id="more-83"></span></p>
<p>1. Choose a host</p>
<p>Read some reviews or ask your friends for recommendations.  A few popular ones we have had great experiences with include:</p>
<p><a title="Bluehost" href="http://www.bluehost.com/" target="_blank">Bluehost</a></p>
<p><a title="Network Solutions" href="http://www.networksolutions.com/" target="_blank">Network Solutions</a></p>
<p><a title="HostMonster" href="http://www.hostmonster.com/" target="_blank">HostMonster</a></p>
<p>2. Pick a domain</p>
<p>Name your blog and see if some variant of that name is available as a .com, ideally.  If it’s a business, you can use .biz.  If you’re setting up a portfolio site and yourname.com is taken, you can always buy a .me.  Domains generally cost about <strong>ten dollars a year</strong>.  You can purchase domains from your web host.</p>
<p>3. Buy a hosting plan</p>
<p>Unless you’re expecting a ton of traffic, start out with the cheapest option.  You can always upgrade if you need to.  Basic hosting plans usually cost less than <strong>ten bucks monthly</strong>.  Make sure to pick a UNIX or Linux server.</p>
<p>4. Install WordPress (simple version)</p>
<p>Once you have your domain and a hosting plan, log into the control panel of your web host and look for a link to something along the lines of <strong>Install Applications</strong> or <strong>Open-source Applications</strong> or anything relating to <strong>Content management systems.</strong>  Here you’ll be able to install WordPress quickly and easily to your site.  If you can install WordPress this way, skip the next step.</p>
<p>5. Install WordPress (difficult version)</p>
<p>In extremely rare cases, you won’t be able to install WordPress the easy way.  Maybe your host doesn’t offer the option or it isn’t working for some other reason.  No worries, you can install it manually without too much trouble.</p>
<p>Download WordPress from <a title="Download WordPress" href="http://wordpress.org/download" target="_blank">wordpress.org</a>.  It will come as a .zip archive.  Extract all the files and upload them to the root directory (/) of your website.  You can usually do this in the web host’s admin panel.  Look for anything relating to <strong>FTP</strong>. If you’re a techie or can’t find it in the panel, you can also use <a title="Download Filezilla" href="http://filezilla-project.org/download.php" target="_blank">Filezilla</a>, a simple and easy-to-use FTP client.</p>
<p>Once the files are there, go back to the web host’s control panel and find something that looks like <strong>Database Manager</strong> or something relating to <strong>SQL</strong>.  You’ll need to create a database for WordPress to use.  Give it a name (“yourdomain_wordpress” is a good one) and a user/password (remember all this info!).</p>
<p>Lastly, open a browser and navigate to the domain you bought.  Follow the instructions and input your database information.  A few clicks later, you’re finished.  Now you can log in at http://yourdomain/wp-admin or by clicking <strong>login</strong> on your new site (in the section called &#8220;Meta&#8221;).</p>
<p>6. NOTHING. Congratulations, you’ve got your own WordPress site!  Now you can start adding plugins, themes, or anything else you want.  Here’s a couple resources to help you out:</p>
<div id="__ss_11144590" style="width: 425px; margin: 0 auto 0 auto;">
<strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px; text-align: center;"><a title="Taking wordpress to the next level" href="http://www.slideshare.net/mzandstra/taking-wordpress-to-the-next-level" target="_blank">Taking wordpress to the next level</a></strong> <iframe style="text-align: center; padding: 2px;" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/11144590" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="425" height="355"></iframe></p>
<div style="padding: 5px 0 12px; text-align: center;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mzandstra" target="_blank">mzandstra</a></div>
</div>
<p><a href="http://itautomationgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/taking-wordpress-to-the-next-level.pdf">Taking WordPress to the next level [PDF]</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.justaskjean.co.uk/1026/top-7-things-you-should-do-when-you-first-set-up-a-wordpress-site/" target="_blank">Top 7 things you should do when you first set up a WordPress site</a> (Fantastic place to start)</p>
<p><a title="Google AdWords keyword tool" href="https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/Explorer?__u=1000000000&amp;__c=1000000000&amp;ideaRequestType=KEYWORD_IDEAS#search.none" target="_blank">Google AdWords keyword tool</a> (Great way to discover what your niche is searching for)</p>
<p><a title="Download WordPress" href="http://wordpress.org/download/" target="_blank">Download WordPress</a></p>
<p><a title="Google Analytics" href="http://www.google.com/analytics/" target="_blank">Google Analytics</a> (Useful tool to track readership and site statistics)</p>
<p><a title="How to customize h1 and title tags in WordPress" href="http://itautomationgroup.com/how-to-customize-h1-tags-in-wordpress/">How to customize header and title tags in WordPress</a> (A few SEO tweaks)</p>
<p><a title="WordPress Tutorials" href="http://www.justaskjean.co.uk/usefulstuff/wordpress-tutorials/" target="_blank">All kinds of WordPress tutorials</a></p>
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