Dennis J. Smith - Social Media Author

The Social Media Salary Guide [INFOGRAPHIC]

Dennis J. Smith — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:08:34 +0000

Do you know what U.S. cities offer the most Social Media jobs? What are some of the top job titles? A Social Media Specialist in Denver, CO makes an average of 33k-51k a year. That same position pays up to 77k in the Motor City or as low as 32k in Austin,Texas. The infographic below was produced by OnwardSearch and offers a breakdown of salary information, the top 20 cities for Social Media and more.

More Social Media information on Pinterest

Source: OnwardSearch

How The WordPress Theme Renders Pages

Dennis J. Smith — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:08:00 +0000

I love it when I find great information I can share with my readers. Have you ever wondered how your WordPress blog works? The cheat sheet infographic below shows how all the elements come together to create great looking blogs and websites.

Source: Yoast

WordPress Plugins 101– [INFOGRAPHIC]

Dennis J. Smith — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:07:19 +0000

Plugins add extended functionality to your WordPress blog or website. There are thousands of them available and many are free. Below are some of the more popular plugins when getting started with WordPress or you can visit the Plugin Directory and search accordingly. What are some of your favorites? Leave a comment below and let others know which WordPress plugins you think are best or worst.

Pinterest Is Hot–Infographic

Dennis J. Smith — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:23:00 +0000

Did you know that the hottest new social media sensation has only 16 employees? Yet they are one of the fastest growing websites. Look at the amazing statistics in the infographic below. Do you think Pinterest will be long lasting?

Lemon.ly, a visual marketing firm, studied Pinterest’s amazing rise and produced the infographic below.

Pinterest Changing Social Networking?–Infographic

Dennis J. Smith — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:47:23 +0000

Is Pinterest sending traffic to your website? Check out some interesting statistics on the infographic below. Feel free to comment on how you use Pinterest.

See my list of Pinterest Articles for more information on this fast growing social network.

Interested in Pinterest?

Dennis J. Smith — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:22:11 +0000

Are you in love with Pinterest? Wondering what the heck it is? My Pinterest Articles and Information Board on Pinterest will help you get the answer to your questions and help you get started. There is a collection I have pinned featuring great articles on how-to get start, marketing with Pinterest and WordPress plugins for the wildly hot social media site.

Looking for an answer to a question you have about Pinterest? Leave it in the comments below and I will try and get you an answer. Now lets get pinning!

Pinterest Articles and Information Board on Pinterest

WordPress 101–A Beginner’s Workshop

Dennis J. Smith — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:39:32 +0000

WordPress 101 – A Beginner’s Workshop

Location: Meridian ETC, Meridian, Idaho
33 E. Idaho Ave., Meridian, ID 83642

Registration for this workshop is now just $25 (was $49.95) at the door. Learn how to create your own website for personal or business use. WordPress is easy to learn and easy to use! Bring your laptop to this hands on workshop at the Meridian ETC.

Come join us at the new Meridian ETC and learn why WordPress is the best way to create a website for taking your business, thoughts or ideas online. Space is limited so reserve your seat today and save. This is a 3-week class beginning on 2/8/2012.

Week 1 – 2/8/2012:

What is WordPress?
What is WordPress Codex?
Installing WordPress
The Dashboard
WordPress Basic Settings
Searching for, picking and installing a great theme

Week 2 – 2/15/2012:

Installing Plugins and Widgets
Menu system
Catagories and Tags
Posting and Editing
Adding images, video and files

Week 3 – 2/22/2012:

Add a Page/Delete a Page/Modify a Page
WordPress and Plugins Updates
Managing Comments and avoiding spam
Share your post with Social Media
SEO for WordPress

Registration for this workshop is just $25 (was $49.95) at the door. Cash, check or credit card. Please RSVP on this page at the top right.

Workshop includes 3-Months of free hosting so you don’t pay for hosting while you learn WordPress. Hosting is provided by GreenHostUSA and pricing varies according to type of website.

http://www.greenhostusa.com/

Please note: Must have a laptop to attend this workshop as we will be installing and using WordPress.

Pinterest Pinboard Widget

Dennis J. Smith — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:13:02 +0000

Are you caught up in the Pinterest craze? Check out this awesome plugin for WordPress and add the Pinterest Pinboard to your WordPress site. It uses the thumbnails from Pinterest and updates as you “Pin” new items on the popular social media site.

Settings of the widget under: Appearance > Widgets

This is the Pinterest Pinboard widget in the sidebar of the Twenty Eleven WordPress theme

Are you on Pinterest? Using any other cool Pinterest Plugins? Leave a comment below or a link if you would like others to follow you. Here’s my Social Media Board on Pinterest with lots of great information. Pin this to Pinterest using the “Pin It” button below.

Download the Pinterest Pinboard here: Pinterest Pinboard Plugin

WordPress How-To Video Tutorial : Installing WordPress

Dennis J. Smith — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:40:00 +0000

Have you thought about starting your own self-hosted blog or a website for your small business? Surprisingly it is simple and more affordable then you think, so lets get started. In this WordPress video tutorial I’ll show you the process after you have your domain name and hosting set up.

Visit GreenHostUSA.com to search for a domain name and pick out your hosting plan. WordPress hosting starts out at just $2.95 for those wanting a personal WordPress blog. Businesses pay a little more for their hosting but at affordable rates.

The process of installing WordPress takes less than 5 minutes. Then the fun gets started and you can start creating the perfect website.

The cPanel is where you will install WordPress from and have access to others areas of your hosting account. The QuickInstall button under Software/Services will take you to the screen below.

The QuickInstall screen(see below) shows you a list of all the software available for installation to your website. Select “WordPress” under the Blog Software choices and you will see information on the version, install file size and the WordPress website. Click the “Continue” button to start the install process. This is where you choose how you want WordPress installed. Do you plan on having a separate website along with a blog? Do you want to use WordPress for your primary website? If you plan on using something different to create your website and just using WordPress as a blog you probably want to install it off the root directory. If you are using WordPress as your primary website or just to blog then do nothing and it will install to the root directory.

Enter in your main e-mail address as the Admin email, a title for your blog (you can change this later), then your first and last name. Click the “Install Now!”button and WordPress should install within a few minutes or less. Write down your user name and password and keep it in a safe place. The same information should be e-mailed by your hosting provider to the Admin email you entered.

Now that WordPress is installed all you have to do is take your user name and password. Follow the link provided by your hosting provider and login to the WordPress Dashboard and get started.

Stay tuned for more WordPress Tutorial videos from GreenHostUSA.

Dennis J. Smith is the author of “Promote Your Business or Cause Using Social Media – The Beginner’s Handbook” and owner of GreenHostUSA.

Promote Your Business or Cause Using Social Media–A Beginner’s Handbook

Dennis J. Smith — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:37:00 +0000

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If you have social media questions please leave those in the comments and I will be happy to answer them for you.

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