Moving Posterous to WordPress

April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Moving from Posterous to WordPress is your best option to keep all of your hard work with Posterous shutting down April 30. In my opinion, WordPress is your best option. Not WordPress.com but the self hosted, self managed and self controlled version available at WordPress.org

While I feel confident, WordPress.com will be around for a very long time the only true way to protect your work, build your brand and develop your online presence is with a system you own, manage and control. At this time, you will have to manually move your Posterous content to a WordPress.com site which can be quite tedious.

Self hosted WordPress websites put you in control of your own destiny. Don’t get burned by sites like Posterous any more.

If you’re like me, I hate changes like Posterous evicting their clients. Being forced to abandon a system you know, trust and like. But the facts are when you’re using someone else’s free tools your at their mercy. If you’re ready for a permanent solution, I can help you.

posterous to wordpress

WordPress is the best choice.

In addition to the WordPress software, you will need a hosting account and domain name. Unlike Posterous, self hosted WordPress sites cost $5 to $30 per month for a hosting account and $15 to $20 per year for a domain name. Which isn’t too bad for a system within you complete control.

Contact us using the form below and we will arrange to help you setup and configure a WordPress.org self hosted website and migrate from Posterous to WordPress using a Posterous like theme. Our price for this begins at $350 and goes up depending on the size of your Posterous site and whether you want your WordPress site customized.

Fill out this form to move your site from Posterous to WordPress

    I understand that Terry Hall will move my Posterous site to a self hosted WordPress install. The cost will start at $350 and may be more. I also understand I will need a hosting account and domain name to host my WordPress website which are additional costs.

I’ve been designing and developing WordPress websites since 2007. With hundreds of completed projects, I can help you start enjoying the peace of mind and security of hosting your own website which is 100% within your control.

Topic: Moving Posterous to WordPress

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If A Website Gets No Visitors, Does It Really Exist?

March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

If a website is launched in the internets but no one ever finds it, does it really exist?

The sub-title for this article is “You can build a business owner a website, but you can’t make them use it“.

I get so damn frustrated watching business owners spending 1,000s of dollars for websites that will never get them any new customers. There is a formula for what works to get people to your website. Once they find your site, getting them to engage you is a different article. Today we’re looking at getting them to find you via your website.

The Top 3 Ways to get people to find your website:

  1. Your email newsletter.
  2. Targeted blogging.
  3. Advertising & Promotions

eMail Newsletters

Most business owners hate the idea of send out newsletters. Here’s what they tell me: I’m too busy. I hate getting all those newsletters. The fact is a weekly newsletter is your best bet at getting people to visit your website and more importantly do business with you.

Targeted Blogging

In my opinion a website without a self hosted blog is destined to be a deserted island. Your blog is a one way conversation with the world. When properly targeted and regularly published it will attract potential clients, fans and like minded individuals. Done properly, your blog posts and articles are the content for your email newsletter. Pretty smart, ey!

Advertising & Promotions

Advertising can be online of offline. Either way you can pay to bring people to your site and as long as you have a very specific and completely clear action you want them to take can work very well. Promotions can be via business networking, social media networking, forum posting and article marketing. Promotions like your newsletter are driven by your blog posts.

Your business website is an integral part of your business marketing strategy. It’s a shame to buy it then have it sit there all lonely and isolated. This is especially true if you’re not getting enough business. Take the advice of this San Diego Web Design Guy and start blogging 100-200 words everyday. Take your blog posts and publish a weekly newsletter (need help contact MailChimp Expert Amy Hall). Then pimp, I mean promote your blog posts throughout your social media network.

Doing this will get people to your website. The next step is getting them to call or email you about your services. Until then start blogging everyday!

BTW if your website doesn’t have a self-hosted blog contact me via my contact form so we can fix that today. Otherwise you’ll never get people to your site.

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Give Us This Day Our Daily Blog Post

March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Is your destiny in your own hands?

When I listen to business owners I think the answer for most of them is no. It’s the economy. It’s the lack of credit. It’s the ___________ (put your favorite reason in the blank).

The great thing about America is we are free to choose our own destiny. For some of us that means being a business owner. If that’s the case for you, you indeed can control your own destiny. Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned over the past 25+ years as a business owner.

If you’ve been a business owner for more than a year you’ll recognize many if these.

  • Your product or service really doesn’t matter as long as it’s consistent. McDonald’s doesn’t have the best product but they deliver their product consistently which gives their customers great peace of mind.
  • No matter how bad it gets, it can always get worse. As a business owner there are 100s & 1000s of details and decisions every month each of which have the potential to take you out of the game. Intuition and self belief are your only weapons that keep you moving forward in the right direction.
  • Selling is where the rubber meets the road. When in doubt, start selling. Far fewer businesses fail from too many sales than fail from too few sales.
  • The money is in the system. Regardless the type of business you own, 90% of it is predictable. Having planned and documented resolutions to manage the predictable allow you the luxury of indecision (just follow the system) and the ability to hire a team who can consistently deliver and maintain your product or service quality level.
  • You gotta be your own #1 fan. My dad had a plaque in his office “When you’re up to your a** in alligators it’s hard to remember your objective was to drain the swamp”. The fact is we’re up to our a** in alligators everyday and it’s our belief in ourselves, our vision and our dream that keep us focused on our objectives when no one else can see it.
  • Cash is king. Bootstrapping and keeping your overhead lean works best for most small businesses. This is especially true during your proof of concept.
  • Get the word out every day. It’s easier and more affordable than ever to get the word out about your business. A website with a WordPress business blog, social networking and email newsletter allow you to directly address the needs and concerns of your target market and niche. More importantly speak directly to them.

I titled this article “Give us the day our daily blog post”. If you take on this simple practice you will start the process of truly controlling and managing you’re own destiny. When combined with about an hour a day of strategic social networking you are on your way to business success and abundance.

Enjoy and keep on blogging.

If you need help setting up your website and business blog use the contact form to drop us a line and we’ll help you create and implement an effective business blogging strategy.

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Business Blogging: If you don’t know what to write, your trying to sell

March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Are you an expert in your business? If so, you never have to experience writer’s block again.

If you’re sitting at your keyboard and staring blankly at your screen unsure what to write then you’re trying to sell no educate. Any time you’re trying too hard to come up with some clever message or pithy blog post but can’t consider you’re trying to hard to manipulate people into buying from you. Instead, educate them.

80/20 Rule for Blogging: Educate 80% and Sell 20%. When you sell, sell proudly and directly asking people to take action.

Fact is you gotta sell to stay in business. But when we try to disguise a sales message in a blog post, our minds tend to stop working because we’re trying to serve 2 masters. Here are several business blogging ideas that eliminate writer’s block.

  • Write a blog post about one of your clients. Who they are & Who they serve. What they do. When they got started. Where they are. Why they’re different from their competition. How to get in touch with them.
  • Tell a horror story typical for your industry and how your business help people avoid having their own personal horror story from your industry. Hint: the solution involves buying your product or service.
  • Tell a Customer Service story. Mention what went wrong. How the problem was resolved. How everyone kissed and made up.
  • Write a post about what’s changing in your industry. Government compliance, technology, trends or anything else that affects the way your industry does business.
  • Tell a funny story about yourself, your staff or a funny situation.
  • Write a sales piece about once a week. Ask people to buy or recommend you.

What have I missed? What types of articles do you write for your business blog?

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