1. Building a Better Blog Using Headway and Other Tools By Rob Cairns A bit about me. Choosing a web host. Why Headway? Plugins to use. Demo of Headway and plugins. Backing up your blog. Sites you can use to try Headway Contacting Rob Cairns.

2. About Rob Cairns 24 years in the technology field. MCSE. Former team leader/project leader at SHSC. Currently Web Designer and Social Media Consultant.

3. Choosing a Web Host Do not register your domains with your hosting provider. Do not use 1and1.com Use a host geared to WordPress – Bluehost/Hostgator. Shared hosting vs dedicated server.

4. Why Headway? The drag and drop theme. Reasonable cost. Great community. Support on Forums, Twitter, Facebook Ease of use. Flexibility. Room to grow.

5. Plugins to Use Google XML Sitemap. Social sharing – Sexy bookmarks. Backup buddy for backup. Commenting system – Disqus or Livefyre. Contact Form 7. Plugin Buddy mobile. Akismet for spam.

6. Plugins Not Required When Using Headway Seo Plugin. Google Analytics. Social Media Icons.

7. Headway Demo A demo of the drag and drop theme!

8. Backing Up Your Blog Use Backup Buddy. Do not count on your web host to do it for you. Save blog offsite from your web host.

9. Sites You Can Use To Try Headway http://word11user1.robertbcairnstest.info/wp -admin http://word11user1.robertbcairnstest.info http://word11user2.robertbcairnstest.info/wp -admin http://word11user2.robertbcairnstest.info/wp -admin http://word11user3.robertbcairnstest.info/wp -admin http://word11user3.robertbcairnstest.info/wp -admin User id: word11amin password: word11#

10. Contact Rob Cairns Email : robert@robertbcairns.comrobert@robertbcairns.com Email: rob@cairns-clan.comrob@cairns-clan.com FB: http://www.facebook.com/RobCairnshttp://www.facebook.com/RobCairns FB Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/RobertBCairns http://www.facebook.com/RobertBCairns Twitter: @robcairns Website: http://www.robertbcairns.comhttp://www.robertbcairns.com