Debra Simpson, Magic In Blogging, Named Woman Blogger to Watch in 2008

Wow, what an honor to be named one of 25 Women Bloggers To Watch In 2008. I can't thank Heidi enough for this honor.

I've talked for three years now about blogging. It's a great tool for any online business. I've created "how-to" videos for the folks using Blogger and Wordpress blogs. You can find them at Magic In Blogging. Let me know if you want a particular task video to help you in your blogging!

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Why I Love WordPress

What kind of blogs do I program?

When I started talking about blogs in March 2005, I was using Blogger. In January 2007 I discovered WordPress. WordPress.com is the free WordPress site. There you can easily start your blogging adventure. However, your blogging url will be http://magicinwords.wordpress.com and you won't have the flexibility of WordPress until you have it installed on your hosting service.

Why do I like WordPress?

I want to create passive income from the Internet. WordPress allows me the ease and flexibility of putting up a search engine friendly site that anyone can keep updated without programming skills. It's the perfect answer to soneone who's a solopreneur or small business owner. It's easily customizable, has thousands of themes to choose from and, the plugins take the pain out of any task.

What are themes and plugins?

Themes are the design of the site. You might think of them as templates with unique looks. You can visit WordPress' Theme Viewer to get an idea of the variety of themes that exist for WordPress. Themes are either one, two, three or four columns wide. The "style" can be changed through the Cascading Style Sheet. Very fun to play with!

Plugins extend the usability of WordPress. There are plugins for contact forms, surveys, tags, rss feeds, the list goes on and on . . . . Visit the WordPress Plugin page to see examples of what plugins can do for a WordPress site.

Sites I've Programmed with WordPress

• North San Diego Business
  
• SBS Associates
  
• Imagine Carlsbad
  
• Shirley Carolan
  
• Business Builders, Inc.
  
• Granny On The Go
  
• San Diego Women, Inc.
  
• Spirited Boutique
  
• Walters Consulting Group
  

Sites That Use WordPress To Manage Their Content

• Ali Lassen's Leads Club
  
• BenchFit
  
• Vicki's Flash Pops
  
• Chad Of All Trades
  

Contact Magic In Words today for
more information on how to get your business blog up and running!

Debra Simpson, Speaking To San Diego Women, Inc. June 28th`

I'm Speaking To San Diego Women, Inc. on Thursday, June 28th.

I'll be sharing no cost and low cost ways to market your business online. You'll learn how to create passive income with your website and other strategies to raise your online visibility. This is your chance to get your Internet Marketing questions answered.

You'll walk away with strategies you can implement immediately! Come and join me for networking fun in Mission Valley with other small business owners.

Register Here for an exciting evening of networking and learning at San Diego Women, Inc.'s monthly meeting.

The Blog Squad

Ok, I'm totally stoked (gives away my generation, right)!! I'm the special guest on The Blog Squad's Blogging and Beyond Podcast.

We'll be talking about using multimedia to raise your website's visibility, your own credibility and your business profitability through podcasting and webinars.

The Blog Squad specializes in working with bloggers to make their blogs stand out amoung the millions of blogs. They've been blogging since 2004 and really know their stuff. If you want to take your blog to the next level, check out The Blog Squad