4 Important Rules When Using WordPress
WordPress is the best CMS so far without doubt. If you are a blogger or an affiliate marketer then you should use WordPress. But hold it there and don’t get excited yet; before you use WordPress, you need to know my 4 important rules in order to make wordpress work better for you.
The 4 Important Rules
Rule # 1
Choose the best web host for hosting your blog. This is so important that without this you can’t go ahead. I know several new bloggers who come up to me and say that they have found some good “FREE” hosting and they are satisfied with it. If you are choosing a web host for your blog, then think wisely. Free hosts are never reliable and none knows better than me. I have tried several. As a matter of fact, I have also tried some cheap ones where I paid only $10-$20 for a whole year. I guess that was my biggest mistake. The servers were messed up and most of the time it was offline. The support kept emailing me saying that they were changing to a new server and so on and it never worked out. Now who would want to deal with such crap and waste time.
If you are serious about your business then be prepared to invest some money into it. Most budget hosts are often run by college kids or inexperienced people who purchase reseller account and then sell it off to others to make some pretty cash. Now imagine, if that guy stops paying his bill for the reseller, your site goes down the drain. I am sure you are not willing to sacrifice all the content and database which took you several days and months to build.
Now think about this and make the right choice. Go with the best and reputed hosting company that has various options. You will be able to upgrade to a better package to deal with your massive traffic when you make it big. I am sure that day is near.
Rule # 2
Plugins! You love them don’t you! There are tons of plugins that will grab your attention but stop right there. You don’t want to install every single plugin you like or see around. Some plugins can screw up your server and mess up your blog.
If you are not sure what plugins you should install for your blog then ask an expert or check out reviews. I have had bad experience with some of them previously and I have learnt from my mistakes. Just because I know a little bit of coding and able to deal with such situation, I pulled it off.
Although I have posted a list of the best plugins on my personal blog, I am compiling another list where I will include some of the best and newest ones and hope you guys find it handy.
Rule # 3
Back Up your database every day. Make this a habit. Now if you are thinking that logging into your php admin and exporting files everyday is hectic then guess what, you are still living in the 80s. You have plugins to help you do that. WordPress is just sweet. There are so many useful plugins that automate multiple things in wordpress and make your life easier. I don’t know what I would have done without them.
The hosting company backs up your database most of the time. But, even if they don’t, you have plugins to do it for you. Schedule it to back up every 6 hours if you have lots of thing going or just do it once every day.
Back Up – Back Up – Back Up . . . I guess it is stuck in your mind right now!
Rule # 4
DO NOT Go for the Automatic Upgrade option for the WordPress plugins. I know it is tempting but staying away from it can be beneficial. Some of them can be really dangerous as it might not be supported by the wordpress version you are using although, I believe that the latest wordpress 2.9 supports almost all the plugins but, you can never be so sure. Besides, you don’t need the automatic upgrade option. You can manually do that once you find out that it is compatible with your version.
Remove any automatic upgrade plugins you have installed . . . they can be detrimental for your blog!
I hope you follow all these 4 important rules because they will make your life easier.
Have pleasant experience with WordPress 
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I also had bad experience according web hosting. I once choose the cheap web hosting — and guess what? My blog often down. So, i really agree that we must choose the best web hosting available.
Hey Dana, well i am not against cheap hosting but to be honest, if you are serious about your stuff, you should be willing to invest some cash. When it comes to hosting, free is never reliable, i mean it! I have been on this business for long and i have tried lots of stuffs. I am glad than my mistakes can help others to understand and make the right choice. cheers
I am newbie in wordpress, and I was greatly helped by this article. I already practice this way. I was also very helpful from the list of 29 best plugins. Thanks.
I am glad that you found it useful. I am working on a post where i will include all and the best plugins up to date. Let me know if you need any assistance, cheers
I'm just in the process of planning a new blog and your points about hosting are very relevant. Thanks for sharing!
thanks for the feedback. I hope it works out for you. So whats the plan with your new blog? Hit me up for tips or if you need a hand. Good luck
Include anything you're passionate about. If you aren't, you'll stop adding to the blog (because you'll get bored, and because it's a bit of work to write a new article even once a week), and you'll lose readers.
Thanks for the input. Its all about passion. Writing an article and expressing your thoughts are two different things that go together. If you have something in your mind which is worth sharing, then just get it out through your writing