Making my blog work

Thanks for the replies.

I doubt if my cache is full since I have only tried about 8 times to post anything.

I am very frustrated with my web site guy. He is the nicest guy in the world but for nearly 2 years my site does not work and he does not return phone calls.

These are my main problems:

1. Posts do not go to my blog page
2. The blog page font is a silly script and needs to be something straightforward.
3. I would want the most recent post on top
4. I need my checkout to accept only PayPal and to calculate shipping charges so that my customers can know the cost at checkout. Also, how do I handle New Jersey sales tax?
5. I would like to add to my “Articles” when I feel like writing something longer and more polished than a blog post.
6. I need to learn how to change prices, add or delete products, run sales and specials, and generally run my site like a retail store.
7. I do not yet do or know anything about social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, and anything else).
8. I do not know how to get my site and blog advertised and noticed.

Other than that, I am up and running.

Can anybody suggest an on-line consultant or service who can help me with these issues? The subscription services I have seen online charge more than I expect to make per month, in some cases. I need someone who can do one shot tasks affordably. I get a consultant, I guess I’d have to give h/h my Admin password. At the end of the gig, is there a way for me to change my password?

Thanks, Frank

Hi, Matthew.

Here’s the problem – I designed the web site on PAPER and gave it to my web site guy to turn into a web site. He did what I asked and I love the way the site looks. He did a beautiful job.

How he did it, I have no idea.

Understand, I don’t know what a cache is, where to find it, and how to clear it, and whatever it is, I can’t believe 8 short tests could overwhelm it. I don’t have lot’s of tests on the blog page.

I do not know what a “theme” or a “plug-in” is so I don’t know where the font came from or how to change it.

I noticed that my most recent test on the blog (at least the ones that have appeared) do not appear on top, so the default is not working. Again, I don’t know what “custom made theme” means.

As for the checkout, I don’t know what a plug-in is or what device my guy used to set up the checkout. He is not going to tell me, so there needs to be a way to get into the site and find the answer to that question.

“Articles” is a page of the site where I have essays about my industry. I know enough about this business to know that “content driven” is important and I want to flow serious content to the site, not just to the blog.

I mention my unfamiliarity with social media just in case the person I hire to help me with WP is also an E-Commerce marketing person and can guide me.

“Search Engine Optimization” sounds like a great concept, but I don’t know how it works. Again, the term “plug-in” has my interest because it sounds like some kind of tool that I could download and learn to use.

Thank you for your extensive reply; you are a nice person. Do you think I can be educated to get my web site up and running or should I hire help?

Thanks,

Frank