Book Review: The Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPress

Sometimes, you run into a book that isn't exactly aimed specifically at business but that can still help you to build your business and make more money. If you plan to work from home as a freelancer, or if you are starting some other home business, you should have a blog. And one of the best platforms for a blog is WordPress.

If you are ready to start a blog, and ready to use WordPress to do so, you can get useful insight from The Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPress by Susan Gunelius. Before you begin to blog, Gunelius helps you consider some important points. The book looks at the basics of blogging, as well as the differences between the .com and .org versions of WordPress. Once you have determined, with the help of this guide, which WordPress blog platform is right for you, Gunelius helps you learn about proper blogging etiquette and more. 

Next, you receive a step-by-step tutorial about the different parts of the blog, how to use your admin bar, how to customize your WordPress blog, and how to create different posts (and enhance them). You can also get helpful hints on using different features and, and finding the proper hosting for your blog. Gunelius leaves nothing out in this helpful guide as she takes you through the mechanics, and then gets down to what most business owners and others want to know: How to attract an audience and optimize your blog for search. There is a separate section on how you can use your blog to make money -- in addition to using it to bring attention to your business. Appendices at the end of the book offer a glossary, answers to common questions and a list of resources for further elucidation.

Gunelius writes in an engaging manner that is easy to understand. She's an expert on blogging, and knows how to explain it to others. If you are looking for a practical guide that can help you grow your business through blogging, or even provide you with supplemental income as a side hustle, or help you get ready for retirement, this book can help you learn how to establish a WordPress blog that gets the job done.

I received a free copy of this book for review; I was not compensated monetarily by author or publisher.