Review: An Excellent, Up-to-Date Guide to a Wordpress Site
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2012
This book impressed me. As a writer and webmaster for my own and client websites, I read a lot of books about a variety of Internet-related topics. Most are poorly-written and not particularly well-thought-out. This is one of the best "starting-out" books I've read.That said, this is also a decent book for intermediate or advanced webmasters. I've created a lot of websites, and I still found some great gems in this book that will help my business. The author gives an introduction to Wordpress and then dives right into its installation and set-up. An absolute beginner might find some of it a little overwhelming, but not because of the writing. It can be challenging to understand any new topic that has its own jargon until you're immersed in it a little while. From the set-up, the author describes some helpful plugins, how to add content, ways to monetize the site, and methods for getting traffic and maximizing SEO in ways that don't flout Google or use any questionable methods.This author seems truly interested in helping people create sustainable, income-generating websites. In an industry with a lot of "get-richers" of questionable integrity, this is worth mentioning and praising.The writing is light, breezy, pleasant, and informative. Like many books on Kindle, there are grammatical errors with missing commas and hyphens. However, unlike many other books, these errors don't negatively affect the readability due to the author's conversational style. The one weakness in the book is that it just sort of ends. There is no conclusion or final chapter that lets you know you've reached the end of the book. A few rounding out paragraphs would give it more closure.I definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in starting or improving a website. There are enough tips in this book to make it well worth its cost, and it is an excellent guide for both those starting out, as well as more seasoned website owners.