Wordpress Blog Install

Although Wordpress.org brags about a quick 5 minute install, it does take a bit more to make your blog really perform. And don’t forget the search engines. You will want your blog to be loved by all search engines (to help you get visitors). You will also want it to be loved by your readers. It takes a little bit of work to accomplish both goals at the same time.
That’s where I come in.
I have setup more than 100 blogs to date, and have successfully gotten each one on Google’s first page for certain keywords. Some within a matter of minutes after a new post.
So, if you have decided to get a blog and have selected Wordpress.org, let me help you get up and running in short order. Let me install Wordpress software, add the plugins, install the theme, tweak the blog settings and get it optimized for you. I will even tweak the theme to make it your own personality. (Colors, font’s, even images all work together to express the real *you*).
Now, because there are so many varying skill levels with Wordpress, as well as different desires when it comes to what you intend to do with your Wordpress site, I felt it was important to build packages that could to meet everyone’s needs.
Please Note: Once payment is complete, you will be redirected to a page where you can send me your name, email address, phone number and other information we will need to get started. This step is VERY important.
These are just the highlights, but should give you an idea of what I am offering. If you do it yourself (first time), it will take you about 2 weeks to get it up and running and Search Engine Optimized. And if that’s really the way you want to go, I applaud you! In fact, let me point you to a video that will help you learn how to install Wordpress yourself. Drop back by in a couple of weeks, and let me know how it’s going for you.
Wordpress Blog Installation Package Comparisons
| Tasks | Basic | Plus | Pro | Ala Cart |
| Wordpress installed on your server | ![]() |
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$75 |
| 3 Selected themes installed on your server (see theme details) | ![]() |
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$120 |
| Plugins installed and configured (see plugin details) | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
| Setup 3 custom email addresses on your server | ![]() |
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$75 |
| Install robots.txt file to protect admin and files | ![]() |
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$50 |
| Configure Akismet spam protect and Wordpress.com account | ![]() |
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$25 |
| Configure Permalinks for search engine optimization | ![]() |
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$15 |
| Installation of custom ping list (notifies 60+ ping sites on post) | ![]() |
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$25 |
| Installation of Custom header graphic embedded into theme | ![]() |
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$100 |
| Installation of contact form | ![]() |
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$25 | |
| Install and configure automatic database backup | ![]() |
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$25 | |
| Install and configure XML sitemap generation (for search engines) | ![]() |
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$25 | |
| Install and configure Wordpress archives page (for visitors) | ![]() |
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$25 | |
| Autoresponder Opt In form added to sidebar | ![]() |
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$50 | |
| 1 eBook cover graphic for opt in box | ![]() |
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$65 | |
| Setup Google account (required for Feedburner, Analytics and Webmaster) | ![]() |
$25 | ||
| Setup Feedburner account for RSS Feed | ![]() |
$25 | ||
| Setup Google Analytics and install tracking code for traffic stat’s | ![]() |
$50 | ||
| Setup site in Google Webmaster Tools and submit sitemap to Google | ![]() |
$25 | ||
| Custom .htaccess security protection in each Wordpress folder | ![]() |
$25 | ||
| Twitter and Facebook Integration with blog | ![]() |
$50 | ||
| 1 Hour of Technical Support | ![]() |
$75 | ||
| Custom Theme Modifications Included (see modification details) | 5 hours | 10 hours | 20 hours | |
| $300 | $500 | $700 | $1,075 | |
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Wordpress Blog Installation Packages
- Installation of the latest version of Wordpress
- Installation of theme (Elegant Theme or Studio Press premium theme recommended)
- Custom header graphic created and embedded into theme
- Theme Modification 5 Hour block
- 6 Basic plugins installed
- Permalink structure and title bar set
- Wordpress Basic Installation plus
- All installed plugins configured for maximum effect
- Google Sitemap and Analytics configured and installed
- Autoresponder Opt In form added to sidebar
- 1 eBook cover graphic for opt in box (completed within 30 days)
- Wordpress Basic and Plus Installations plus
- Installation and configuration of Headspace2 and SEO plugins for maximum exposure to search engines
- Additional 5 hour Theme Customization block (total of 10 hours)
- Twitter and Facebook integration with blog
- 4 additional plugins of your choice (installed and configured)
- 1 hour of one on one training
If one of these packages doesn’t meet your immediate needs, try the Ala Cart menu below. Here you can select the components you want and leave off the one’s you don’t need or plan to do yourself.
Ala Cart Blog Components
Blog Installation
Includes: Installation and Configuration of the Wordpress theme of your choice and 2 hours of one on one customizations.
Plugins
Theme Customizations
As a part of the service (a major part in fact), I offer theme customizations to help the blog fit your personality, goals, and target market.
I can customize any theme to make it more you. Color, fonts and images. Layout. Add in new features or display elements. Marketing a product and want to highlight it on your site without disrupting the flow of information? Want to add more advertising space? Want to rearrange your blog so your content is highlighted rather than just hanging out there?
I will work with you to get your blog looking exactly like you want, doing exactly what you want, and with a minimum of fuss.
Some Recent Samples Of My Work
Law Business Tips
Attorney and business woman Nancy Byerly Jones was looking to merge her business website with her blog into a single site. Not wanting to lose the professional appearance of the website or the ease of use with the blog, Nancy decided on eBusiness from Elegant Themes.
Theme: Elegant Themes
Customizations: Custom image for header, changes to the navigation methods to allow the blog entries to be featured as heavily as the pages, tabbed areas, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors.
Behind The Curtain
I recently gave my Behind The Curtain : Internet Marketing Techniques Revealed blog a facelift. I did have to go back and add thumbnail images to each of the posts, but set it up so that if I didn’t, I got a default image.
Theme: Elegant Themes
Customizations: Custom image for header, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, sizing of the thumbnails, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors, added thumbnails to inner pages and Google adsense on each post.
Eco Friendly Green Earth
While a lot depends on the theme you choose, and I can certainly recommend some of the best themes out there, having your message match your theme and vice versa goes a long way to promoting the image you want. For example, this site is all about living Green so a custom header image was created and the overall appearance shaped to support that vision.
Theme: Elegant Themes
Customizations: Custom image for header, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, sizing of the thumbnails, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors.
Shelley Martlew
Former body builder, current Mom and health specialistic Shelley Martlew was looking for a professional appearing blog format to share her information about Pregnancy, Detoxification and family safe health practices with the world.
Theme: Studio Press
Customizations: Custom image for header, tabbed areas, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors and removal of featured content gallery. We replaced the moving gallery with a custom video and contact information to increase her professional appearance
Ann Barr
Professional author and Sales training specialist, Ann Barr was looking to replace her old web blog with a new fresh look that was crisp and well defined.
Theme: Elegant Themes
Customizations: Custom image for header, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, sizing of the thumbnails, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors. New page formats for displaying her eBooks in a sales page type format and addition of thumbnails on the inner pages.
Autism News Elf
Cool blue is soothing, which is exactly the right tone for this type of blog. Video was brought into the sidebar to highlight related content and the category list was altered to give it a cleaner look. Thumbnails are optional with this customized thumbnail background for when they aren’t found on the posts.
Theme: Elegant Themes
Customizations: Custom image for header, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, sizing of the thumbnails, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors.
Cajun Cooking TV
Cajun Mike Stokes and his wife have a unique approach to the web. They have fun, cook great meals for friends and family and record it! They then publish the techniques to cook those cajun meals to their cooking TV blog.
Theme: Custom Theme
Customizations: Edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, sizing of the thumbnails, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors. New page formats for displaying her videos in a new format and addition of thumbnails on the inner pages.
Gardening Resources
Gardening is a popular niche market and this blog stands out within that niche. To match the topic of gardening, a custom header with vine like script was created and colors matched to the navigation bars.
Theme: Elegant Themes
Customizations: Custom image for header, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, sizing of the thumbnails, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors.
Arthur Cummins
A professional grade theme, image is important so we worked to capture the understated grace of the *bankers* persona with both colors and images. A moving content gallery helps to highlight special content and an Opt In form was added to allow him to follow up over time to his target market.
Theme: Studio Press
Customizations: Custom image for header, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors.
RC Model World
RC Models and the associated accessories and toys needed a light and lively theme that offered features like random posts, tabbed areas to reduce the space requirements and clear and concise category lists. An opt in form was added to allow follow up, and a set videos pages added to keep the surfer onsite longer.
Theme: Elegant Themes
Customizations: Custom image for header, tabbed areas, edits to theme to allow editing posts and pages without the need to go to the dashboard first, edits to the CSS to change fonts and colors.
Customizations include up to 10 hours of tweaks. Beyond that, we can work something out. Be organized and specific and we can get it all done in that 10 hours.
Is This Right For You?
What’s two weeks of your time worth to you? Do you want to learn about plugin installation, theme modifications, MySQL, PHP, HTML and CSS? Want to know what a nofollow tag is? Or how to prevent Google from indexing pages you don’t want, and do index pages you do want? And all this before you begin adding your content?
The complete installation, customization and search engine optimization is only $400 with me and not only will you be up and running within 24-48 hours of purchasing your domain (and hosting), but you will get 6 full months of upgrades, advice, support, personalized and a Search Engine Optimized blog.
The choice is yours.
Don’t know what a hosting account is or don’t want one? I can host your blog for $5 a month.
What My Clients Have Said…
“Cenay under promises and over delivers; definitely goes the extra mile”

Cenay not only has extensive technical knowledge (and patience) but also a talent for marketing. It has been my experience that really good technical and marketing skills are not usually found in one person, but she has both. Cenay under promises and over delivers; definitely goes the extra mile. The blog she created for my business is what I was hoping for. Just wish I had found Cenay five years ago!
Ann Barr
http://www.AnnBarrBlog.com
“..the difference between just having a blog no one sees or having a blog that really works..”

I can give Cenay a personal recommendation as she has helped me with my blog and I can say that she is an expert from personal experience. Cenay over-delivers and really knows her stuff! Having Cenay set up your blog can make all the difference between just having a blog no one sees or having a blog that really works.
Mike Stokes
Baton Rouge, LA
“…Cenay really knows blogs…”

Cenay has helped us tweak several of our blogs. Most reach PR1 and PR2 in just a couple months with some help from her SEO skills.
Cenay really knows blogs.
Denis Foley
West Virginia
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“I would never consider working with anyone other than Cenay..”

There are those who are good at what they do; and then there are gifted people who seem to have a calling. Not only is Cenay a master at her trade, she has the patience of a Saint! In my experience it’s rare to find someone with the technical skills and people skills together. I would never consider working with anyone other than Cenay.
Arthur Cummins
“Cenay is a God send to me…”

Cenay is a God send to me. I have learned so much from her…. yet it is just a drop in the bucket. She is a wealth of computer knowledge and teaches in such a calm, assertive way. She never gives up on me even when I ask the same question a gazillion times. I wish I could clone her and set her in my office.
Sallie Roberts
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about 1 year ago
I can give Cenay a personal recommendation as she has helped me with my blog and I can say that she is an expert from personal experience. Cenay over-delivers and really knows her stuff! Having Cenay set up your blog can make all the difference between just having a blog no one sees or having a blog that really works.
Mike Stokes
Baton Rouge, LA
about 7 months ago
Cenay has helped us tweak several of our blogs. Most reach PR1 and PR2 in just a couple months with some help from her SEO skills. Cenay really knows blogs.
Denis
about 6 months ago
There are those who are good at what they do; and then there are gifted people who seem to have a calling. Not only is Cenay a master at her trade, she has the patience of a Saint! In my experience it’s rare to find someone with the technichal skills and people skills together. I would never consider working with anyone other than Cenay.
about 6 months ago
Cenay not only has extensive technical knowledge (and patience) but also a talent for marketing. It has been my experience that really good technical and marketing skills are not usually found in one person, but she has both. Cenay under promises and over delivers; definitely goes the extra mile. The blog she created for my business is what I was hoping for. Just wish I had found Cenay five years ago!
about 6 months ago
Cenay is a God send to me. I have learned so much from her…. yet it is just a drop in the bucket. She is a wealth of computer knowledge and teaches in such a calm, assertive way. She never gives up on me even when I ask the same question a gazillion times. I wish I could clone her and set her in my office.
about 4 months ago
Cenay has helped me go from one really ugly website to having about 69 blogs and websites online. And she has taught me how to “Do it Myself.” It’s nice to outsource, but somehow it never looks as good as when you can put your own finishing touches on your site. Now it’s fun to blog and profitable too! Thanks, Cenay!
Carol
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
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