In today's presentation, I explain the thirteen most common mistakes I see when helping people create their WordPress sites.

1. You're Doing itWrong
13 Mistakes WordPress
Users Make
@DustinHartzler

2. AboutMe- From Dayton, Ohio.
-WordPress developerand podcaster
- Happiness Engineer @Automattic

3. DustinIsLive.comYourWebsiteEngineer.com/fincon15

4. Today's Goals- Most Common WordPress Mistakes
- Action Items to Fix Said Mistakes
- Time to Answer Questions

5. Mistake #0Wrong WordPress

6. Action Item #0- Choose with platform is right for you
- WordPress.org vs WordPress.com

7. Mistake #1Outdated Software

8. Action Item #1Always keep WordPress updated
- Core
- Plugins
-Themes

9. Mistake #2
No Backup

10. Action Item #2Verify Backup Is Working Properly
- BackupBuddy
- BackWPup
-VaultPress

11. Mistake #3
No Security

12. Action Item #3Make Your Site Harder for Attackers
- iThemes Security
-WordFence
-Jetpack

13. Mistake #4
No Analytics

14. Action Item #4Set Up Site Stat Tracking Today
- GoogleAnalyticator
-Jetpack
-WPSlimstat

15. Mistake #5No Email Capture

16. Action Item #5Start Capturing Email Addresses
- OptinMonster
- LeadPages
- MailChimp
- SumoMe

17. Mistake #6No Contact Form

18. Action Item #6Create A Custom Contact Form
- ContactForm 7
- GravityForms
-Jetpack

19. Mistake #7No Sharing Options

20. Action Item #7Make it Easy to Share Your Content
- Shareaholic
- PrettyLink Lite
-Jetpack
- SocialSubscribe & Follow

21. Mistake #8Not Optimized for Mobile

22. Action Item #8Optimize Your Website for Mobile
- Designanewsite
- Pickanewtheme
-WPtouch plugin
-Jetpack

23. Mistake #9Not Using Jetpack

24. Action Item #9Connect Your Site to WordPress.com with Jetpack
- Monitor
- Photon
-Jetpack Manage

25. Mistake #10No Custom Permalinks

26. Action Item #10Update Permalinks to Custom
- Goto Settings > Permalinks
- Setto Custom
- Save

27. Mistake #11Composing in Word

28. Action Item #11Stop Composing Blog Posts in Word
-WordPress Itself
- Evernote
- PlainTextEditor

29. Mistake #12
No About Page

30. Action Item #12Create an About Page And Add to Main Menu
- Image ofYourself
- Site's benefittothem
- Optin Forms
- Linksto popular content

31. Mistake #13Too Large of Images

32. Action Item #13Optimize Images Before Uploading
- Use Photoshop/ Gimp
- Cropand resizeto proper size
- Imageswillload faster

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34. Questions?