ASC Success Guide Step 9: Customize Your New Authority Site

WordPress Master (WPM) is the platform we use for building our Authority Sites.

The Authority Site Center has created WPM by customizing the open-source WordPress blogging program, and optimizing it for the search engines. The result is a unique and extremely powerful web publishing and marketing platform that's not available outside of the ASC membership.

The plugins that come with WPM are the heart of the program. Some of these plugins are open-source applications which are available for any WordPress user. But others – like the Semiologic Content Desk themes – have been specially created for us.

Now that you've received your hot new ASC site designed with your custom colors and header, it's time to set up a few content and publishing related details.

• If your Authority Site uses the Cutline theme, scroll down to the “Cutline Theme Videos” section of the ASC Video Training Center and watch them first.
• For more background on the mechanics of your new Authority Site, scroll down to the “Publishing Videos” section of the ASC Video Training Center and work your way through those videos.
• What You Need to Know About Plugins
• Recommended Ping List
• Customize Your Permalinks
• Choose Your Posting Name
• Your Site's Tagline
• organize_your_site (this is for older Content Desk themes ONLY)
• Create Categories
• External Links
• Your Legal Info Page
• Your About Me Page
• WordPress Tutorial - by Bonnie Lowe
• Customize Your Site's Theme (Optional)
  

Free Basic Wordpress Videoshttp://wordpress-tutorials.ithemes.com/basics/