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Having your own blog isn't just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it
seems everyone—from multinational corporations to a neighbor up
the street—has a blog. They all have one, in part, because the
folks at WordPress make it easy to get one. but to actually build a
good blog—to create a blog people want to read—takes thought,
planning, and some effort. From picking a theme and using tags to
choosing widgets and building a community, creating your blog
really starts after you set it up. In this book by blogger
extraordinaire Scott McNulty, you learn how to:
Title is misleading, this book is about how to setup a blog, not
readershipReviewed by Jacob Cassidy, 2010-01-16
I was disappointed to find this book had NOTHING to do with how to build a blog people want to read. Instead it's a basic introductory on how to setup your first WordPress blog online. Good if you want to know how to setup your first self-hosted WordPress blog, but bad if you already have a blog and want more information on how build it into one "people want to read".
Not about what the title says - basic introReviewed by zaphod beeblebrox, 2010-01-12
This book is deceptively titled: there is not a single word in it
about what differentiates a blog people want to read from one that
people don't want to read. It makes no mention of content, design,
or promotion of a blog at all. It is a basic introduction to
installing wordpress and using the wordpress software - how to
post, use themes, etc.
As a walk-through instroduction for someone's first encounter with
blogging software, this book may be fine. If you're familiar with
other blogging software, or fairly computer savvy, there's little
or nothing in this book you won't figure out yourself by exploring
the software a little. And if you're interested in blog content or
promotion, this book has nothing in it for you at all, despite the
title.
A more accurate title would be something like 'a beginner's guide
to using the wordpress software.'
Excellent Primer For WordPressReviewed by backpages, 2010-01-11
I've read several WordPress books over the last year or two and
this is by far the best introduction to WordPress that I've come
across. It is well written, easy to understand and fairly thorough.
I say "fairly" because the book does not make an attempt to go into
depth about more advanced subjects like coding your own Themes.
This is a basic, down to earth introduction to WordPress: what it
is, what it does, how to set it up and how to use it. For any
newbie this is the best book out there.
I do have a couple of minor issues:
1. As has been pointed out elsewhere in these reviews the title is,
unfortunately, misleading. The book has absolutely nothing to do
with the "content" of your blog: how to create or write content
that will make people want to read your blog. From a marketing
standpoint it seems to me that someone probably came up with this
title as a way to grab the attention of potential readers. It's a
mistake. And the ironic thing is, it's probably doing more harm
than good. This book is a great introduction to WordPress! It
should be marketed as such, not as a guidebook for creating
content. If this book was titled (and marketed) as the the only
introduction you'll ever need to get started blogging with
WordPress it would probably attract more readers than it does
now.
2. The book is now, unfortunately, badly outdated. The author
himself has pointed out in response to another review that the book
was released shortly before a major upgrade to WordPress (2.6) that
changed a lot of the Admin interface. It's an unfortunate reality
of writing software related books. Still, I personally found it
pretty easy to follow, but I'm already fairly familiar with
WordPress. The author and publisher are hopefully working on a new
version to be ready in advance of WordPress 3.0. If they are able
to release an updated 3.0 version either just before the update is
released or at the same time (and if they change the title!) this
book will stand a chance of becoming the de facto introduction for
WordPress 3.0.
Worth a read and very informativeReviewed by Ariane Colenbrander, 2010-01-02
I recently read this book from cover to cover and found it a
perfect resource for anyone trying to get a blog up and running
utilizing Wordpress. Scott's concise and easy to follow book
(containing lots of screen shots) covers everything from uploading
Wordpress files to your server to tweaking custom themes. His
writing style is easy to digest. Its humorous bits help to digest
what might otherwise be a boring tech manual to get through.
The book is logically organized into 10 chapters, the final chapter
focusing on troubleshooting and maintaining/upgrading a
Wordpress-driven site. He's convinced me how easy it is to work
with the numerous widgets and plugins available. A a lot of
information packed into a small book. In addition, there's a very
useful section in chapter 13 that discusses five plug-ins that no
blog should be without.
Bear in mind that Wordpress updates are frequent. Some of the
features outlined in this book have slightly changed or moved to
other menus.
I found this book more of a 'how to set up a blog', rather than
what its title promises: a blog that people want to read.
Apparently he'd written an entire chapter devoted to content but
was left out for some reason. In any case, he does briefly mention
that providing intelligent content, adding media and creating a
pleasing interface will draw readers to your blog. There is no
further mention of content discussed.
Although McNulty mentions the need for a my SQL database on your
host's site in order to be able to use Wordpress, there isn't much
covered on how to actually set this up. The only matter discussed
is now to configure Wordpress to use it. I fear that if my host
doesn't provide the specific database, that I'd have to read
another book detailing this process.
With its many pros (and a few cons), I found the book still worth
purchasing and reading before setting out to blog with Wordpress.
Excellent starting step for BloggingReviewed by Kevin Buckley, 2009-12-28
This was a perfect match for someone who wanted the basics presented in a very mild, patient manner. Excellent book for this niche -
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