Selasa, 04 Desember 2007

Practical Tips Blog Setup

One of our readers, Max Pool, was kind enough to send a guest post with 40 practical tips to setup and optimize your blog. All the tips are actually links to previously published articles on Daily Blog Tips. Enjoy!


WordPress Setup




  • Do your homework first and read about others’ mistakes

  • Choose a reliable web host

  • Choose a good domain name


  • If you need inspiration, check this list

  • Register and keep your domain name with a registrar

  • Always install WordPress in the root directory

  • Update your ping list

    • Themes & Design


  • Choose a professional theme


  • Remove unnecessary information from your theme

  • Add a favicon

  • Place an RSS icon at the end of single posts

  • Create a functional footer for your blog

  • Organize your categories

  • Optimize the “About” page

  • Speed up your site

    • Check & Validate


  • Make sure your blog works in different browsers

  • Check the load time of your site

  • Test the SEO aspects

  • Validate your website

  • Keep a maintenance checklist

    • Plugins


  • Install Akismet


  • Install WordPress Database Backup

  • Install Subscribe to Comments but leave it unchecked

  • Install Chunk URLs

  • Install Related Enteries and consider setting it to 3

  • Install Custom Query String


  • Install Jerome's Keywords

  • Install sig2feed

    • SEO & Analytics


  • Install Google Sitemap Generator

  • Install Enforce www Preference


  • Optimize your Meta Description Tag

  • Setup an optimal URL structure

  • Make category pages display excerpts

  • Setup any needed 301 Redirects

  • Create a robots.txt file (and here is a collection of different ones)

  • Modify your title tag to be optimal


  • Remove the hyperlink from the single post titles

  • Offer email subscriptions

  • Install the Feedburner Replacement plugin

  • Add the Google Analytics plugin and track your stats

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