I get emails and comments quite often from people (generally bloggers who are using Blogger), who had thought of moving to WordPress, or really want to move to WordPress, but are scared that it’ll be way too difficult or too technical for them to understand.
WordPress is just different from Blogger, but it’s not difficult.
I’m sure that one reason that so many people are afraid of moving to WordPress is simply a fear of the unknown. So in order to remove the mystery from WordPress, I’ve made the following WordPress Overview video. I walk you through the user dashboard, and go over all of the standard options on the main menu.
After watching it, I think you’ll feel confident that there’s nothing to be afraid of! You can watch it in full screen to see more detail.
As a side note, I’m cracking up that I have “chester drawers” in the search box on my computer screen! 
Another blogger had mentioned that she saw someone call a chest of drawers “chester drawers”, so I Googled it to see if I could find anything funny, and then I forgot to delete it before making my video. Ha!
Anyway, back to WordPress…
If you need WordPress help, a new blog design, or want to make the switch to WordPress, visit my blog & website design site, Linauer Designs!
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Thanks for the comprehensive video Kristi. Now just need t set aside some time to make the switch.
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Well, that certainly cleared up a couple of questions that I had. So, thank you! I was confused about how to set the featured image if you truncate your posts on your main page, though. I tried selecting a featured image, but it just had me upload the picture again and then showed it twice on my page. How do I do that and was my question clear as mud? Thanks!
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It depends on which theme you’re using. Featured images work differently in differen themes. Just try experimenting.
Another great thing about WordPress is all the free online help. Check out the forums; you can almost always get an answer there, even theme-specific ones.
Nevermind! I figured it out!
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Thank you for taking the time to post all of your blogging help. I bought a domain name, but haven’t worked up the nerve to actual start posting yet. Question for you – for new bloggers is it a good idea to have a cache of already written posts before starting their blog? I’m worried I’ll start and then fizzle out. Any advice?
Many thanks for this great video! It answered some questions I had and some I didn’t even know I had.
What a fantastic video & post! Thanks Kristi, very informative.
Debbie
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Thanks for this informative video Kristi! I’m wanting to make the move to WP and this really helped.
I just found you recently and just wanted to mention that your site is so packed with creativeness and info that I’ve been lingering here for a few days!
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