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Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:23 AM PDT

A guest post on backing up your wordpress blog by Jason Tarasi

Do you want to see your blog on the side of a milk carton? No? Then keep reading because…

It is very likely this will be the most important article you read all year. Of course you can choose to skip this article, but you will regret it, especially since I am such a groovy kind of guy. Ok, I hate bellbottoms and green furniture, so maybe I’m not so groovy. However, I am going to show you an easy way to protect your most valuable marketing asset - your WordPress blog.

If you understand the difference between how to backup both your MYSQL database and your standard Word Press files, congratulations! You don’t really win anything, except peace of mind, which I consider invaluable. However, there are literally thousands of WordPress users who are in the dark about the proper way to backup their blogs (yes, I’m probably talking about you).

Unfortunately, even experienced online marketers are making this same mistake. My partner, who makes hundreds of thousands of dollars every year online, was also totally clueless. When I asked him to backup one of our membership site blogs, he sent me a zip file that just included the main WordPress files. When I asked where the database file was, he got a look on his face like he just French kissed Jabba the Hut. Since I couldn’t stand the look on his face for a minute longer, I had to explain why it was so important to have the database file.

Now this is where you should start to pay attention *cough*

Your Word Press blog is powered by a MYSQL database. This database stores all of your content and the settings for your blog. Without this database, your blog would essentially be a black hole lacking any content. Now what most people don’t know is that this database resides on another part of the hosting server. Since the file is in a different location, it needs to be backed up separately from your standard Word Press files.

So here is what all of this means; if your host has a server crash, you will not be able to restore your blog without the MYSQL database. Basically, you will be up a creek without a paddle, a boat, any food, no mapÖ you get the idea, right?

At this point you are probably telling yourself that your hosting company will backup this file for you, right? Not exactly. Many hosting companies are not responsible for backing up your files. I found this out the hard way several years ago, and it could easily happen to you next. So don’t be foolish enough to rely on your Website host to do this for you.

Now here is the good news - you can backup your MYSQL database in three easy steps by following this simple plan:

Step One:

Go and download the “Word Press Database Backup” plugin here.

Step Two:

Install the plugin on your blog.

Step Three:

Set the plugin to your desired specifications. It really is quite straightforward to setup, but you can always refer to the plugin documentation for help.

I personally set the plugin to make either a daily or a weekly backup for each of my blogs. If I post to a blog frequently, I make a daily backup. If I post infrequently, that blog is backed up on a weekly basis. I then have the backup file sent to my email. However you wish for the file to be saved is entirely up to you though. Simply use the method you are most comfortable with.

From start to finish, the entire process takes about 10 minutes per blog. That is of course if you grab a snack to slow you down. So there is absolutely no excuse not to set this up today. I would think ten minutes of your time is well worth the peace of mind you will feel when it’s done.

Now you could be lazy and find out the hard way how much fun it is to have your entire blog wiped out, with no hope of ever seeing it again.

Is ten minutes of your time worth going through that?

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Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

1.Login to your WordPress account and go to the Dashboard for the blog that you’d like to transfer to Blogger.

2.Click on the Tools tab–>Export

3.Now download the WordPress XML export file by clicking on ‘Download Export File’.

Now save this file to your local machine.

4.Now Go to Wordpress2Blogger,

Browse to that saved WordPress XML export file and click Convert.

5.After converting,save that file to your local machine. In this file will be the contents of your posts/comments from WordPress in a Blogger export file.

6.Then login to your blogger dashboard–>Settings–>Basic tab and click “Import” to import the converted file.

Now you are done.
How to Import A Wordpress Blog into Blogger

1.Get XAMPP lite for Windows and install it. ( C:\Program Files\xampp )

2.Browse to C:\Program Files\xampp and double click setup_xampp.bat.

Now you can see the screen like this:

3.After that, double click xampp-control.exe.

xampp-control panel will open:

4.Now start the Apache and Mysql services.

5.Open your internet browser and type http://localhost/ and press enter.From the menu on the left column, choose your preferred language.

6.Now click on phpMyAdmin.

6.Enter “wordpress” (without quotes) in the “Create New Database” Field, and select utf8_unicode_ci in the drop down box in the next field.

Click on Create. The Xampp setup is now complete.

7.Download Wordpress and unzip it under C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs.

8.Now go to C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\wordpress.you can see a file named wp-config-sample.php. Open it in notepad or other text editor and replace the default values as below. Save the file as wp-config.php (under the same folder).

// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress‘);

/** MySQL database username */
define(’DB_USER’, ‘root‘);

/** MySQL database password */
define(’DB_PASSWORD’, ”);

/** MySQL hostname */
define(’DB_HOST’, ‘localhost‘);

9.Open your browser and go to http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php , follow the instructions and you are done.

From Source: http://bloggertipandtrick.blogspot.com

Your WordPress database contains every post, every comment and every link you have on your blog. If your database gets erased or corrupted, you stand to lose everything you have written. There are many reasons why this could happen and not all are things you can control. But what you can do is back up your data. After all, it is important. Right?

Below are instructions to back up your WordPress Site and your WordPress Database. In addition, support is provided online at the WordPress Support Forum to help you through the process.

Making backups is essential because problems inevitably occur and you need to be in a position to take action when disaster strikes. Spending a few minutes to make an easy, convenient backup of your database will allow you to spend even more time being creative and productive with your website.

For Details See This Links =

http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups

WordPress AutoBlog Plugin

AutoBlogged is a powerful autoblogging plugin for WordPress that automatically creates blog posts from any RSS or Atom feed. Autoblogging is a great way to automate your WordPress posts so you can focus your efforts on earning money with your blog. With dozens of features, AutoBlogged is one of the most powerful autoblog software plugins available for WordPress and the best way to get automated blog content.

Features:

• Image and video support
• Custom post templates
• Advanced post filtering
• Enhanced tagging engine
• Regular Expression Search & Replace
• Create thumbnails for images
• Override feed data with your own values
• Supports many premium WordPress themes
• Fully supports WordPress 2.7 and later
• See AutoBlogged’s features - Click here to view more details

Furthermore, we have added a comprehensive online help, e-mail support, and customer forums to make sure you can quickly and easily get started autoblogging in WordPress!

You can use AutoBlogged to build a blog network, as an automated video blog, to create topic portals, or aggregate RSS feeds. WP Autoblogs are a great way to quickly build keyword-dense content, earn money with your blog, and fully automate your blog posting.

Even better, automated blog content is an excellent alternative to domain parking. Rather than showing a generic parked page with spammy-looking ads, you can provide real content, get indexed in search engines, build page rank, and generate traffic. You will be amazed how fast your domain value will grow!

Screenshots

More AutoBlogged screenshots…Click here to view more details

AutoBlogged WordPress Plugin will create blog posts for you from any RSS or Atom feed. You can quickly build content portals, news aggregators, topic watchers, popular article finder, autoblog gallery, or simply an alternative for domain parking.Look at what’s new in version 2.0:

• Image and video support
• Custom post templates
• Advanced filtering
• Enhanced tagging engine
• Regular Expression Search & Replace
• Create local thumbnails for images
• Override feed data with your own value
• Fully supports WordPress 2.5 and later

For more information, visit

Click here to view more details

This license allows for use on an unlimited number of sites. We also offer a single site license.

“Your Wordpress Blog Is About To Get Hacked !!! …
“Is It True? A Hacker Can Hack Into Your Blog And Turn Your Life Into A Living Hell?”

The Answer Is, Absolutely Yes!

Read The Following And You’ll Know Why And Discover How To Prevent This From Happening To You…

Dear fellow Wordpress Blogger,

As of March 29, 2009 WordPress was downloaded more than 3,948,363 times. Hackers know that number, too – and because of the sheer volume of WordPress users, they know it’s in their best interest to learn how to violate the security of your blog and manipulate it to their advantage.

No one is immune to WordPress security concerns. Former Vice President Al Gore (along with thousands of other individuals) have had their WordPress blogs compromised and even at this very moment someone is discovering that his or her blog has been hacked into and panic is setting in on how to save it.

Imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to discover all of your hard work gone because an unethical hacker had thought it was fun or profitable in some way to break into your WordPress blog and alter or delete your content while you were sleeping!

Not only is it frustrating, but it can make you feel violated knowing someone has learned your password and username and exploited a site with your name on it in some way. Some hackers desecrate your blog in unfathomable ways, and your loyal readers will land on your blog wondering why your content is so unsavory.

The big problem with WordPress is that it’s an open source code, which means it’s not encrypted and protected, allowing any tech savvy individual to hack into the software against your will.

Have you ever noticed that WordPress has a ton of updates on a regular basis? It seems you just get settled with one update and another one has come out. One of the reasons for this is because of hackers manipulating the system, finding holes in the software and modifying blogs as they see fit. And then it happened!

Right Now, Hackers Are Breaking
Into Wordpress Blogs…

If not, it’s imperative that you act fast and learn how to lockdown your blog so you can sleep better knowing your blog will keep on earning for you. Whether it’s earning in gaining new subscribers, making affiliate commissions, or selling products of your own,
you can’t afford not to protect your investment.

Until now, in order to properly protect your blog, you’d have to be some hot shot techie wiz but not anymore…

Introducing…
A Brain Dead, Easy To Apply Security System
That Will Lock Down Your Wordpress Blog Today…

With This 90 Page Tutorial You’ll Systematically Be Walked Through Each Step It Takes To Lock Out The Bad Guys So You Can Protect Your Profits.

“What I’ve done for you is to take a very complicated subject, dummy it down into simple baby steps so even with the minimum amount of technological skills, you’ll be able to understand and apply fast to secure your Blog.”

“Here Are Some Of The Secrets You’ll Learn
Inside My Informative Tutorial”
Discover the number one way hackers get your sensitive data and how to stop them so you close this over looked security hole for good (page 9).

Say good-bye to comment spam bots…
Are you sick of seeing loads of bogus comments waiting for your approval? I have a solution that stops the comment software dead in its tracks from finding and accessing your comments section. No plugins needed.

You’ll see over 100 screen shots to illustrate each step it takes to secure your blog so anyone with the minimum of techie skill can still experience the highest level of security. Talk about easy? It doesn’t get any easier.

Learn how to lock down your computer as well so you sleep like a baby knowing every point of entry has been properly barricaded against intruders. I show you an easy system I use personally that even if you handed me your computer I’d never find the sensitive data I’d need to make your life hell. (See page 10,11,12)

Learn the common security mistake made when uploading to your blog and how to cork that hole effortlessly thus stopping would be thieves from stealing your family jewels.

Watch how easy it is to tell the search engines not to index all vulnerable Wordpress documents. (If you’ve already been indexed, it works to get those pages safely de-indexed. (See page 77.) Yes, there are some Wordpress files you do not wanted indexed in the search engines.

Discover how you can give anyone your Wordpress Admin user name and password and they’ll still not be able to login to your blog. (See page 83)

Discover my secret technique for stopping hackers from adding hidden links to your blog so you stay in good relations with Google. Yes, you are judged by who you link to. (See page 85.)

And this is just the tip of the iceberg. I assure you, once we’re done, you will be so secure, hackers will be forced to move on to soft targets.

“Craig’s way of teaching is so easy for anyone
to follow, even my mom who is the most non-technical person — could do this stuff.”

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The downside to the popularity of WordPress is that it has caught the attention of malicious hackers, scammers and spammers.They know that the fastest way to gain entry and hack into a website is to use backdoors and security vulnerabilities of WordPress.

Of course, if you keep your WordPress installation always up-to-date with the latest version of WordPress and you make sure the plugins you use are always updated you can probably keep your site protected.

The problem is WordPress and plugins are constantly updating to stay ahead of hackers and it can be very difficult for website owners and administrators to stay current with updates.

All it takes is missing one update and your website could be completely vulnerable to an attack. 

This happens to the best of us. Even former Vice President of the United States Al Gore had his WordPress blog hacked!

So what can you do to protect your sites?

I highly recommend you checkout Craig Desorcy’s Blog Lockdown book. This excellent 90-page book gives you the blueprint for how to protect your WordPress site completely.

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In this terrific book, you will learn how to:

• Ensure your WP site and database is always backed up
• Keep your WordPress site up-to-date with the latest updates
• Use a WordPress Plugin to Minimize Your Risk Exposure to Hackers
• How to Protect Your Plugins from backdoor intruders.
• How to Protect Your WP Themes from Attacks
• Plus Much More!

You can go to the link below right now to check it out:

bloglockdown

If you have never had a website hacked, I can tell you from personal experience that it is no fun. It is incredibly frustrating experience and will leave you feeling vulnerable.

Take action today to ensure it NEVER happens to you and your sites.

Talk to you later.

Sincerely,

Leinad Roy

Hello again …

Over the past few weeks, I have received quite a few requests from my customers on a recommendation for a good book to teach them how to use WordPress. I spent some time looking around and found a really nice ebook to recommend. The best part is, it is completely free.

The ebook is 59-pages long and is jam packed with screenshots and other images showing you how to get a WordPress (self-hosted) blog setup. I think this ebook is better than many of the others on the market that will cost you $30 or so to purchase.

This book covers a broad range of topics including:

• Installing WordPress
• Setting Up Your Site for Search engine optimization
• Setting up a contact form on your blog
• Uploading and activating themes and plugins
• Using Sidebar Widgets
• Managing links and more!

The author if this book is Craig Desorcy. He is a tech expert when it comes to WordPress. Craig has gratiously agreed to giveaway this terrific ebook with no strings attached to my subscribers. You can download it below (no opt-in required!).

wpguide.pdf

If you are a WordPress veteran, then this ebook will probably not interest you much. On the other hand, if you are new to WordPress or have little experience with it, I highly recommend you download it and read through it. I’m confident that you will pick up some good information in it.

That’s it for today. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Leinad Roy

optin-guide.pdf

This guide will show you how to take the code from your autoresponder service and insert it into the theme or template files. I hope it helps you.

Today I also want to share with you a FREE plugin I use on all my WordPress sales letters and landing pages that really improves your ability to write compelling sales pages.

The plugin is called Dean’s FCKEditor for WordPress. It is a plugin that once activated replaces the default post/page editor. It functions more like other text editors like Microsoft Word or Open Office.

The new text editor has tons more features including:

• The ability to highlight text in any color.
• Many more font choices and font size/display options.
• You can add blank spaces between paragraphs or sections and not have WP delete them! This gives you much more flexibility in the layout.
• You can create tables and forms on the fly in a post or page!
• You can insert smilies and horizontal lines into your post or page.
• You can insert anchors in your post/page and easily link to them.
• It integrates perfectly with WP file manager and image uploader.

As I mentioned earlier, the really great part about this plugin is that it is absolutely free.

You can read more about it or download it at

http://tinyurl.com/2fwsst

Well that’s all for today. Please let me know if you have any questions about the blank canvas sales page theme or any of our other sales letter themes.

Talk to you again soon.

Leinad Roy

How are you doing today?

I wanted to follow-up with you today to see if you had a chance try out the free WordPress Blank Canvas Sales Page theme you downloaded yesterday? Please let me know if you have any questions about how to use it.

If you have, I would love to see the site that you created. You may even get some FREE publicity for your site through this email list or as a testimonial on our website. I am always looking for testimonials and other stories.

I also tell you that if you did not take advantage of our one time special pricing offer yesterday, don’t worry. Here’s another chance for you to get my entire bundle of WordPress sales letter themes for a discounted price.

For the next five days, I’m going to offer you the chance to get the entire bundle for just $57.

Remember, our normal price is $77 (which will soon be going to $97). This is a great deal. Here’s the direct link to buy it now:

Wordpress for Sales Pages & Themes
This price is an email only price. If you go to the website, you will not find this price listed on the sales page. If you want to buy, you need to click the link in this email to get this special pricing.

If you have any feedback for me on either the free theme or on any of the other ones, I would love to hear it. I am always interested in new testimonials for our website. I’m happy to add your website address, photo and other information if you provide a positive testimonial I end up using.

Thanks again for downloading the free sales letter theme.

Wordpress for Sales Pages & Themes

Talk to you soon.

Leinad Roy

Hi Again ,

I wanted to tell you about another product we developed that you can promote that converts very well for Internet marketers and affiliate marketers who use WordPress for sales letters, squeeze pages and affiliate landing pages.

The product is called the WordPress Dynamic Date Plugin.  It is a really cool plugin that allows you to dynamically insert any date (past, present or future) into a WordPress post or page. It works with any WP theme (free or premium). This is great for:

• Making the “Last Updated” date on a landing page always appear recent (e.g. 3 days ago, 7 days ago, etc.).
• Creating a sense of urgency for your buyers to buy now. You can say the price goes up on tomorrow’s date or some other date in the future.
• You can also insert today’s date (which updates dynamically each day) into any post or page.

You can learn more about this product at:

 WordPress Dynamic Date Plugin

This plugin is compatible with all three main date display options used throughout the world. This means this plugin should be marketable just about anywhere.
Thanks again!

Leinad Roy