Resizing Images article has been updated with new information The first thing you have to do in preparation to add content to your site is to optimize your images. Optimizing is a term used to indicate a change to a photo or a graphic, to reduce it in both visual size and file size, for use in other programs. For use in an Artbiz website I ask clients to resize to no larger than 800px in any one direction and …
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Blogging Terms and Definitions In a recent article “Website Terms” I explained common terms used when working on your site. In this article I explain the blogging terms you should know if you are using a blog on your website. I have tried to keep it simple providing definitions for the most common terms and things you may ask about. 1. Avatar An avatar is a graphic image or picture that represents a user. You typically see it next to their comment on a blog. Look …
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Alyson Stanfield author of “I’d Rather be in the Studio” and queen bee at artbizblog.com interviewed me as part of her on line course “Artist Conspiracy”. It was a great hour long audio interview where we talked about artists’ blogs – what should be on a blog and how it should be organized. We talked about menus, static pages, images, and more. So what is the Artist Conspiracy? It is an online course that gets you to get the work …
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You have decided to build your website / blog using the self hosted version of WordPress from WordPress.org. When you need to chose a WordPress Host Provider Which means renting space on a host provider’s server where you will install and store your WordPress content. You need to register a domain name which you can do with the host provider or register with a separate domain name provider and point your name servers to the new hosting site.
Ever wonder what the heck I am talking about when I use terms such domain name, hosting, DNS? Here is a list of common website terms that you may hear me use when we are working together on your site. Website terms and definitions Domain Name – This is the internet address of your site. It is what people will type into the address bar of a browser in order to get to your website. Example: www.YourName.com URL – The …
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