JoeBailey.ORG

Ok, this one is not in the list of things to install. As a programmer helping people market their sites, we always want to know how many visitors come to the site. The best software to track this information is Google Analytics, and it’s free. So, I took the leap to install Ultimate Google Analytics to see how the number of visitors to this site grows.

I’ll update the statistics to everyone every so often just in case. Today’s statistics just show me. So, we’re at ground zero with 1 visitor.

To install Ultimate Google Analytics, please visit:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/installation/

Overall, no issues whatsoever installing it. I can see where it would take longer if you, of course, don’t know Google Analytics.

For a while now, I’ve read about many bloggers, and for some reason John Chow’s site has intrigued me. Of course, the amount of money he is making per month peaked my interest. So, I decided to step into the realm of blogging.

For the upcoming future, days, weeks, months, however long it takes, I will be following his instructions set forth in his document “Make Money Online With John Chow dot Com.” My initial steps are to actually create the blog. On a daily basis, I’ll spend a predetermined time to edit this blog. Right now, my first steps are to configure this blog and install the necessary WordPress pieces. All the WordPress configuratoin changes I make are per his suggestions and will be tracked in the “Building a Blog” category.

Just like it says, the Top Commentators Widget displays the top commentators on your site. This widget can be easily added to your sidebar.

To install it, please go to:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/top-commentators-widget/installation/

IMPORTANT: I’m a newbie, installation went hassle free. But, in the last set of steps, they ask you to drag the Top Commentators Widget onto the sidebar. Be VERY careful. I apparently dragged my widget on top of what was already there. So, this deleted everything I had in the side bar except the new widget. Don’t fear though, it was easy to add back everything I had. Not knowing what everything was, I ended up adding all of the widgets. This turned out to be a great learning experience, now I know what they do and how to edit the sidebar.