This document provides an overview and comparison of WordPress.com vs WordPress.org. WordPress.com is easier to set up but more limited, while WordPress.org allows more customization but requires more technical knowledge. The document then covers how to perform various tasks in WordPress like creating posts, adding media, using categories and tags, adding pages and users. It also discusses themes, widgets, and plugins and how they can be used to customize and expand a WordPress site.

1. Getting Bloggin in 2010
A WordPress Workshop
Don’t try to make money with a blog. Make money
with a business, and market it with a blog. -
remarkablogger
© 2010 Cat’s Eye Marketing

2. Wordpress.com vs. Wordpress.org
easy to set up can use custom themes & their custom
updates, upgrades taken care of settings
high traffic no problem, customize CSS and HTML
auto backup can upload plugins and widgets
use own domain for $15 a year
CSS customization $15 a year need to pay a monthly hosting
requires more technical knowledge to
limited to 70+ themes setup and run...sometimes
cannot use custom theme upgrades, backups and spam control
can only use limited widgets
cannot add plugins

3. Upgrades

8. Settings

17. wordpress.org only!

20. Creating a Post

52. Adding Media

77. Tags & Categories

79. Pages

81. Users

84. THE TRASH CAN
When you delete a post, page, category, comment, or any bit
of content, it is moved to the Trash where you can decide
whether to pull it back at a later date.

85. Themes, Widgets
and Plugins

86. themes - free vs. paid
flexibilty
stability
support

102. Plugins
Plugins can only be used if you
have WordPress on your own
server.
WordPress.com - sadly does not
use plugins.

104. Google Analytics

105. All in One SEO

106. WP - DB - Backup

107. XML Sitemap Generator

108. Askimet

109. Redirection

110. Widgets

114. The text widget

115. The text widget

116. So in conclusion, you may find
a widget for just about freakin’ anything!
Barack Obama Sidebar Widget Weather Widget
Italian Word of the Day Widget
WP-Amazon-MP3-Widget YouTube widget
Japanese Word of the Day Widget
Free Unsigned Music FriendFeed Widget
Korean Word of the Day Widget
Flickr Widget Facebook Dashboard Widget
Russian Word of the Day Widget
Feeds Widget S&P Wavewatch Surf Widget
Spanish Word of the Day Widget
Skype widget Rhyming Widget
WP-Horoscop Widget
creative commons license widget MovieCollector Display Widget
StockTwits Widget
Picasa Web Album Widget Sponsors Slideshow Widget
Funny & Motivational Quotes Widget
Lyric Wiki Search Widget French Word of the Day WordPress
BBC World Sevice Widget
No Widget Category Cloud Widget
Popularity Contest
Amazon SmartLinks Widget by German Word of the Day Widget
Christian Jokes
AdaptiveBlue Arabic Word of the Day Widget
Fortunate Random Quotes
Beer Mapping Badge Widget Chinese Word of the Day Widget
Give a Beer
Indoeuropean Translator Widget Indonesian Word of the Day Widget
Your Planet Today widget

117. Thanks!
Bob Dunn, Cat’s Eye Marketing
catseyemarketing.com
our marketing blog
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