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As the title of this book implies, the author delivers a concise description on setting up a professional blog – using WordPress – without wasting time convincing the user of the reasoning for creating a blog. The approach is “quick and dirty.” This book will provide a crash-course in setting up a web site that goes beyond a basic blog. In this sense, the author added many exciting features such as slide shows, cool navigation tools, social network connections, integrating videos and cartoons, and even an e-commerce system. He also puts an emphasis on search engine optimization (SEO), creating web traffic, and protecting the blog from being spammed. In addition, the author shares his experience with creating income through blogs without promising a “new path to riches.” Throughout the book the author refers to one particular web site, myprofessionalblog.com, the web site (blog) he designed to write this book, and to provide evidence that wh… More >>
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May 31st, 2010 at 4:29 pm
I have had a chance to get my hands on “A No-Nonsense Guide to a Professional Blog.” I am an experienced blogger myself, and I run my own websites. As such, the book was not really for me, but for those who want to start a professional looking blog with minimum efforts. Nevertheless, I still found some surprising insights, which I immediately incorporated into my websites. I can also vouch that the method as described in this book works, since I am using WordPress for my blogs for a while. I just wish I had this book available when I started; it would have saved me a ton of time and aggravation. What I liked especially was the honesty and, as the title implies, the no-nonsense attitude. The author promises merely a pain-free setup of the blog, but he does not promise success, which is entirely up to the blogger. He does, however, offer a number of valuable tips when it comes to search engine optimization, spam protection, and even creating income through a blog. Just a fair warning (and the author makes this abundantly clear) this book is not about running a cost-free blog; that would prohibit the ingenious features of the blog such as video implementation, Google gadgets, Google Ads, a free e-commerce system, etc. The operating costs are roughly $120 – $200 per year, depending on the Internet Service Provider of your choice. Again, this book is intended for beginners, and as such it definitely deserves a 5 star rating.
Rating: 5 / 5