How To Position Images in Blog Posts

Photo IllustraitionIncluding images in blog posts can have a huge impact on how easy the post is on the eyes. It also provides a great opportunity to give illustrations to make your point or to let you show off something of interest. Have you ever tried to include a picture in a blog post and found out it’s a little more complicated than you realized? There are a few steps required, but they aren’t all that complicated . It takes just a small amount of HTML know-how!

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How to Install WordPress with 1 and 1 Hosting

When I first installed WordPress, I had a lot of trouble finding information that pertained to the exact problems I was running into. Once I got WordPress up and running, I realized that it just wasn’t that hard to set up. Since then, I’ve seen numerous people on the WordPress forums seeking help with the same problems day in and day out.

My web host is 1&1 and I’ve been pleased with the sevice I have. If you don’t yet have a host, 1&1 has packages as low as $2.99/month that has all you need to run a website (even your own WordPress site) including your domain name. Having said that, 1&1 has their own blog that you can set up through the control panel. This blog is actually a WordPress blog, but is extremely limited in features and options. I would recommend going ahead and setting up a database and installing the real thing..and I’m going to show you how to do it.

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