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Add audio to WordPress.com for Free

by Todd Lucier on February 19, 2009

Step by step how to add audio to your WordPress.com blog

A few weeks ago I wrote a post describing how to get almost anything into your WordPress.com blog – for free. At the time, I was stumped by audio. Although there are many places that stream audio directly, there seemed to be no where to host mp3 files and stream them yourself through WordPress.com. After searching the four corners of the Web, I came upon Archive.org a free place to store all sorts of media files.  YES, they let you stream your audio on your WordPress.com Blogsite.

This short pdf document gives step by step instruction on getting audio into your posts to liven things up a bit for your readers.

Also, by copying the URL from Archive.org, it is simple to add a hyperlink to your audio from email, newsletters and virtually any Web page.  You can even prepare audio files for use in location specific media projects,  for example: streaming audio to handheld phones.  Cool!
Get Audio Into WordPress.com for Free

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2 free e-books: host a wordpress blog on your own site

by Todd Lucier on October 20, 2008

Beginner-friendly step-by-step instructions for hosting and using a wordpress.com blog at your www.mywebsite.com

I’ve met thousands of tourism operators and tourism board representatives over the past five years helping them sort out their Internet marketing strategy. For most tourism businesses, the best web site is a blog because it’s current, relevant, keyword-friendly, and easy to manage. These free pdf documents provide step-by-step instructions for using WordPress.com to create your own website from scratch. Have your own wordpress website and change or add content any time, for just $12 / year. These concise helpful books provide screen shots that show you where to click and what to do, every step of the way.

Benefits of Hosting your own WordPress Blog on www.yourwebsite.com

  • you own your domain name (ie. www.mywebsite.com)
  • easily controlled content management system with wordpress.com
  • instead of the generic http://wordpress.com/mywebsite send folks directly to www.mywebsite.com.
  • Start from scratch by searching for a domain name that you want, register it with wordpress.com and map it to www.mywebsite.com.
  • Begin creating new permanent web pages for your site and create new posts featuring text, photos, and video within an hour!
  • Do you twitter? Ask @sparklestarr or @toddlesby about how hosting a wordpress website workshop for beginners can help spur economic development in your community.

Creative Commons License
Get your own .com and How to Use WordPress by Natalie Lucier are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.tourismkeys.ca.

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13 good reasons you don’t need to buy an Office Suite

September 8, 2008

I received a phone call the other day from a relative who had recently purchased an Apple Computer. He was wondering what sort of software he should be using for writing Word Documents and creating spreadsheets. “Is MS Office available for the Apple computer?” he asked. “What software should I get for this computer?” The [...]

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