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Planning Your WordPress Site

Planning your website is considered by many web business experts as being the most important part of the process of getting a website built. Investing some time to plan your site at the beginning helps to prevent costly mistakes later and can help you create a better end product.

Once you understand the benefits of using WordPress and why millions of businesses around the world choose WordPress to power their online presence, the next step is to plan your website or blog. Website planning must come before WordPress installation. The tutorials in this section will help you understand the website planning process.

Click on the tutorials below to learn how to plan your new website for success:

The Small Business Digital Manager: How To Take Control Online And Drive More Traffic, Leads, Subscribers, And Sales Online!

The Small Business Digital Manager – How To Get Better Results Online

Small business owners need someone who will step into their business, get things done, and deliver results ... like a Small Business Digital Manager! ...
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If you want a website that you can manage by yourself, here is what you need to know before getting your website built ...
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Does Your Website Run On WordPress? How To Tell

Does your website run on WordPress? Here are some tell-tale signs that a website was built with WordPress ...
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Can WordPress Fix Poor Web Design?

This tutorial explains some of the issues and problems caused by having a poorly-designed website and how WordPress can help fix poor web design ...
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The WordPress Digital Business Blueprint That Saves You Money

Learn how to save money on web development costs with our proven WordPress digital business blueprint! ...
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Website Planning Process – Part 1

Learn what to do before getting a business website or blog built and includes a printable/downloadable version of the Website Planning Process chart. ...
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Website Planning Process – Part 2

This is part 2 of our 3-part tutorial series on planning your website or blog. This tutorial covers doing preliminary research for cost-effective website development. ...
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Website Planning Process – Part 3

This is part 3 of our tutorial series on website planning. This tutorial focuses on planning a sustainable content marketing strategy for promoting your business online using your WordPress website or blog ...
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Domain Names: A Primer For Beginners

Learn more about domain names in this primer for beginners ...
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How To Add Legal Pages To Your WordPress Site

Learn how to make your WordPress site or blog legally compliant and how to shortcut the process using legal page creation plugins ...
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Grow Your Business Faster With WordPress

Did you know that WordPress can help your business grow faster online? This article explains how and provides a brief overview of the process ...
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WordPress Traffic Automation Blueprint – Part 1 (Overview)

This is part 1 of a 5-part series of tutorials that show you how to automatically increase web traffic using WordPress and proven web marketing methods ...
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WPCompendium WordPress Tutorials Chrome Extension

WordPress Tutorials Free Chrome Extension

Install WPCompendium's WordPress Tutorials extension for Google Chrome browsers and access our FREE WordPress tutorials with one-click! ...
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The 7 Most Important Questions You Should Ask A Website Developer About Your Small Business Website

Want a website that will deliver you the results you need? Here are the 7 questions you should ask a website developer about your small business website ...
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How To Research Keywords For SEO Content

Learn how to do effective keyword research and improve your content SEO in this step-by-step tutorial ...
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WordPress Tutorials Index

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