1. And www.DesMoinesBusinessGroup.com Present How you can use this Wordpress content management marvel to drive traffic to your business.

2. Open internet browser, not a search bar

3. type www.desmoinesbusinessgroup.com/login.php into an internet browser www.desmoinesbusinessgroup.com/login.php

4. Username: Password:

5. Change password (optional) – step 1 Click “Profile”

6. Change password – step 2 scroll down until you see this…

7. Edit Bio – step 1 scroll down Profile page until…

8. Change Bio - notes Only change text/words/numbers you recognize Before changing anything you aren’t familiar with, Call Jade 515-205-5160 Don’t be scared, everything is backed up and can be restored

9. Edit bio – step 2 Remember to Save (=“Update”)

10. Publish something! Step 1

11. Publish something! Step 2 – type title of post

12. Publish something! Step 3 – type body of post

13. What should you put in a post? Name Company name City, state What people call what you do What people search when looking for you

14. Publish something! Step 4 – click publish

15. Check your work

16. Add Tags & Categories Tags & Categories to help organize posts across the site and all users. Tags & Categories add secret SEO (Search Engine Optimization e.g. Google Search results)

17. Add Tags & Categories – step 1 Here’s where… Remember to click Update to save changes

18. What should you add to tags? Name Company name City, state What people call what you do What people search when looking for you

19. Tags and Categories - where they appear

20. FAQ – How to change this… See “Edit bio” steps

21. FAQ – How to change this… See “Edit bio” steps

22. How Google finds you

23. How powerful is this? See appendix for full list of non-Google search terms that brought traffic to this site

24. What to post? News that applies to you, your company, or your customer base. Seasonal tidbits, e.g. – September is last month to trim White birch Trees – Oct – December is time to change your retirement plan electives – When to start fertilizing your Iowa lawn? May! – What to get a guy for Valentines? Eyebrow waxing Lists of resources Lists of favorite Satellite TV shows Top sellers, top questions, top hats How-Tos e.g – How to fix a minor scrape on your car – How to get free PDFs on Google – How to get the best service at a chiropractor – How to go from drunk to sober without 12 steps

25. How to add a link – step 1 copy the URL of page to link to

26. How to add a link – step 2 add new post

27. How to add a link – step 3 highlight text to be linked

28. How to add a link – step 4 click link icon

29. How to add a link – step 5 paste URL of page you are linking to

30. How to add a link – step 6 click add link

31. How to add a link – step 7 verify link (will be underlined)

32. How to add an image – step 1 place cursor here

33. How to add an image – step 2 click Add Media

34. How to add an image – step 3 click Upload Files

35. How to add an image – step 4 click Select Files

36. How to add an image – step 5 select the picture you want from your computer

37. How to add an image – step 6 Align right & Insert into Post

38. How to add an image – step 7 Wallah!

39. Tips and Tricks Use “Save Draft” instead of Publish until ready “Preview” a draft or published post Remember, you can always edit or delete Jade is just a phone call away

40. BuddyPress messages DMBG internal messaging Hover over “Howdy, USERNAME” upper-left in dashboard Messages > Inbox Compose > click “this is a notice to all users” under Send To

41. BuddyPress Docs work on a document collaboratively Hover over “Howdy, USERNAME” upper-left in dashboard Docs > Create New Doc