diy niche building toolsrankspanker serviceniche basic

Don’t Let your Ambitions Exceed your Skills!

As we continue to Build a Website with WordPress- One of the first things we need to be aware of, are the all the different things that make WordPress such a Great Platform for our goals! When you first login to your admin, it can be rather daunting to say the least… all these choices and not knowing where to start! I always revert back to something my father once told me… Know your own Limitations and If you Don’t know what it does – Don’t Touch it!

Getting in Over Your Head with WordPress in the First 5 Minutes!

Just to be sure, experimenting is GREAT! It will teach you all kinds of new things you never knew you could do, and never knew the application was capable of doing for you! The problem surfaces when you start experimenting before you really know WHY you are even doing so! The most common mistake made with new WP users revolves around the use of Plugins. There are lists of plugins readily available on the web and when you see them, you assume you need to install them also! Please – Resist the urge until you actually have a NEED for the plugin, and understand what it will do for you to support your goals!

This entire series of posts has been focused on learning the basics of WordPress first- as we get deeper into the series, we will talk about the 3-5 Plugins you should have, versus the 100+ you may eventually WANT to have for their different purposes and benefits to your goals.

Do you remember the day you got your drivers license? Did you immediately go out and drive 150 mph on that first day? Well… maybe if you had a death wish, but most of us started out driving slowly and very carefully, paying attention to each and every little thing we did as we learned more about our cars, our driving habits and our own limitations. As our driving skills improved, we tried new things and got more daring, with a pretty good understanding of what would happen if we fudged up!

Don’t interrupt your building and learning process by being frustrated with things you don’t know or understand, it will only make it harder!

Previously Published Articles You May Like to Read:

Rate This Post

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...

About the Author, Mark Hansen

has written 573 article(s) at the Niche Store Builder site.

I have been doing my part to "Build the Internet" since 1994, when I built my first website! Since then, I have built hundreds of niche websites for myself and many others, focused on design, applications, ecommerce, search optimization and internet marketing. 

Latest Readers Who Commented on This Article

3 Comments »

  • Courtney said:

    Wow…you know people so well…my head was buzzing at all the plugins!

    Talk Soon….

    Reply – Quote
    # 17 September 2008 at 9:15 pm
  • Nadiya said:

    I agree with Courtney .. all I see are all the plugins I can have.. its like a candy store!

    Reply – Quote
    # 18 September 2008 at 2:05 am
  • James Mann said:

    Mark, I love plugins and probably have way too many on a few of my blogs, but I try to justify the need for them all, just because I love em. :)

    You have created a great set of very helpful posts. I have a couple of friends that want to start their own blogs, finally. I will point them to your blog so they can learn to do it correctly.

    Reply – Quote
    # 18 September 2008 at 5:02 am