How to Videos for Wordpress Blogging

Wordpress Blogging and HTML

So the question here is: “DO I really need to know HTML programming to be a successful blogger?”

The answer is definitely “NO”.But what I did learn just recently is that you can use article marketing to drive more traffic to your wordpress blog.

Wordpress Blogging and Article Marketing Are Related

There is some debate as to whether you should post on your blog first or submit the article first. Katie and I believe that you should definitely publish your blog post first so that the search engines know that the content originated on your blog.


When I submitted my first article to ezinearticles I found that I could make my article more readable using the simple HTML code that was right there on the article submission page. However, it took me a while to figure it out. The how to video below shows you what I learned through trial and error (or maybe it was trial and terror).

Let me show you what I learned so that you can save time and make your articles look good on the first draft.

How to Video – Basic HTML for Beginners

In the video below I take you through a few of things that I learned about HTML. This video isn’t in “Geek” or Greek. It just gives you a few basic tips on how to use HTML in plain, ordinary, easy to understand English (with an Aussie accent). It can be also be applied to your blog posts in your wordpress blog.

Wordpress Blogging and HTML

I really want to stress that you definitely DON’Tdon’t need to know ANY HTML programming to be a successful blogger. But if you have a little “geek” in you – you may find it fun!

Before You Begin Wordpress Blogging

Before you start your blog there are several things to consider. The first thing to think about is your vision.


What’s your vision? What will you blog about and who will you blog to?

Wordpress Blogging Goals

Having a clear and concise “picture” of what your blogging goals and purpose are, is critical to your long-term success.

Set the intention of your blog before you do anything else. Once you know why you are blogging it will be much easier to decide on the look of your blog (your theme) and the style of your blog (casual, formal or somewhere in between). Decide who your target audience is and then it is much easier to decide on content as well.

Blog Tips – There are 5 main reasons for blogging:

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Wordpress Blogging Tip

The Wordpress feature, called Quickpress, available in the latest version 2.7, is a great way to save time!

If you want to add a quick post, nothing fancy, to your Wordpress blog, to get an update or important news out to your blogging audience, this is a great way to go in and add the most important data, and then publish.

Wordpress Quickpress

You get to the Wordpress Quickpress feature from the main wordpress dashboard, and the very short video below will walk you through the few steps you need to quickly and easily add a blog post.

Using Wordpress-QuickPress Feature

For more great Wordpress Blogging step-by-step videos, visit our Wordpress Blogging Video Catalog.