Services Performed by BlogAid

• Redesign of established static site prior to training on WordPress.
• One-on-one training on private site covering all aspects of WordPress including advanced formatting of content and images, plus custom sidebar features.
• Personalized training videos on advanced features.
• Reorganization of established content for maximum exposure and SEO.
• Secure WordPress installation and site setup. Turn-key installation of security plugins, site settings, and analytics.
• Custom graphics for sidebars.
• Custom graphics and unique page layouts for book pages.
• Consultation on site design choices to enhance content.
• Custom coding for subscriptions.
• Consultation on retention of established SEO from previous site while converting to WordPress.

Testimonial

“If it weren’t for MaAnna not only would I not have a website I feel hugely proud of, but I doubt I’d still have my sanity. I was blown away, not just by her expertise, but also by her responsiveness and ability to explain complex topics (to me, at least) in a way that I could easily grasp and implement.

Her training (both the one-on-one sessions we had and the materials she prepared) is of the highest quality. Frankly, after several underwhelming experiences with individuals who billed themselves as website experts and who took a lot of my money with very little to show for it, I was thrilled to have been introduced to MaAnna. She deserves her reputation as someone with the highest quality service, ethics and passion for her work. I will certainly work with her again and suggest you do likewise. Considering everything you get in this one delightful package—she’s a steal!”

~ Dr. Liz Alexander, The Book Doula

R.E. McDermott

• One-on-one training sessions covering all aspects of WordPress including blog posting, page creation, graphics, and creating custom sidebars.
• Help creating and polishing site content that is rich in keywords.
• One-on-one sessions covering site design elements to maximize SEO and create more site traffic.
• Custom theme design.
• Custom graphics including header and book sales buttons.
• Secure installation of WordPress.
• Installation of multiple WordPress security plugins and custom files to protect/backup database, passwords, contact forms, etc.

“I’m a self-diagnosed control freak and technically inclined. I wanted a site I could manipulate myself, without having to rely on a consultant for every small issue. At the same time, I’d looked at other “DIY” sites and they all looked, well “DIY.”

I shopped around quite a bit and found BlogAid, and was immediately impressed by MaAnna’s practical and professional approach. Her one-on-one classes had me up to speed with WordPress in short order, and then she built me a killer site in no time; all at a price that was so reasonable I kept asking her if she was sure that was right.

I’ve seldom made a decision I’ve been as happy with as choosing MaAnna to help me with my website. As icing on the cake, she’s just good people. Outstanding service, attention to detail, and rock-solid reliability. What more could anyone ask?

A lot of people make promises; MaAnna delivers. She’s my “go to geek” from now on. She should be yours too.”

~ R.E. (Bob) McDermott, author of Deadly Straits

Services Performed by BlogAid

• Custom design of entire site in minimalist style, allowing artwork to come forward.
• Custom header and optimizing of graphics and photos for the Web.
• Multiple custom flash animations.
• In-person consultation and research to promote specialties and stand out from local competitors.
• Help creating and polishing site content that is rich in keywords and inspires store visits.
• One-on-one sessions covering site design elements to maximize SEO and create more site and in-store traffic.
• Inclusion of Google map to store.
• Training for listing with Google Places.
• Online marketing training.

Testimonial

“About two years ago a customer walked through my door with a beautiful wood carving, asking questions about framing. From there we went into the wonderfully scary world known as the Internet. When it comes to computers, I need help with everything. MaAnna held my hand the whole time. She explained to me how a site could help my store traffic and she even showed me ways of using my computer to promote online by using FaceBook and Twitter.

MaAnna was great with helping me choose photos and create content for my site that showcased my specialties and set me apart from my competitors. She guided me through each area and would listen to me talk and translated the words in my head into promotion-savvy content for the site. If she had not done this, I would still have no content and no website. She also took the time to show me well-designed sites and other competitor’s sites, which gave me an idea of what I did and did not want on my site.

I feel like my website is one of the best in this area. I would highly recommend MaAnna to anyone, especially a computer newbie like me, to design and bring you into the wonderful new world of website ownership. I could go on and on about how great MaAnna is, but I believe if you look at my site, you will get the point.”

~ Connie Weaver, owner S and S Framing

Services Performed by BlogAid

• Redesign of static site layout.
• Custom header and book cover thumbnail graphics.
• Master template page design allowing client to easily create new pages and customize sidebars quickly.
• Improved SEO on code for each page.
• Custom SSI files for navigation and footer, allowing client to change them on each page of site by editing one file.
• One-on-one training via desktop sharing for new page creation and using FTP. (Desktop sharing allows me to view/control client’s computer screen in real-time during training session.)

Testimonial

“MaAnna Stephenson is the best of Web site builders–bar none. There is no detail she does not tackle and her caring hand holding through the process will be appreciated and for many–like me–it’s essential.”

~ Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Multi award-winning author, poet and owner of HowToDoItFrugally.com

• One-on-one training sessions covering all aspects of WordPress including blog posting, page creation, graphics, and creating custom sidebars.
• One-on-one sessions covering design to harmonize site elements with the content.
• Advanced training for special coding and password protection of downloadable files.

“MaAnna is one of the best web site coaches I can imagine. I know a little about HTML, but am new to WordPress. MaAnna had me up and running in no time. She is knowledgeable and patient. Her expertise is amazing and she has a broad understanding of the composition of the page as well as SEO capability. I would highly recommend MaAnna to anyone, from a complete newbie to someone who just needs a little help getting through some complex parts of the coding.

I especially liked the training site she set up for me. She left it up and running for a while after my class so I could be sure all my material was safely on my “real” site. I was also able to go back there and try things out before launching them on my site. Having this huge boost made the launch of my site a breeze. I was able to work on the content and the look and leave the technical stuff alone. I would recommend MaAnna to anyone – and have!”

~ Sarah Cherry, MMQ – Body and Abode Healing

• One-on-one training sessions covering all aspects of WordPress including blog posting, page creation, graphics, and creating custom sidebars.
• Help creating and polishing site content that is rich in keywords.
• One-on-one sessions covering site design elements to maximize SEO and create more site traffic.
• Custom theme design.
• Custom graphics.
• Secure installation of WordPress.
• Installation of multiple WordPress security plugins and custom files to protect/backup database, passwords, contact forms, etc.

“MaAnna Stephenson of Blogaid taught me how to add content to my new website which she designed and enabled. She was pleased that I have a background in graphic design and writing, but she brought so many things to my attention that I would never have thought of.

I’m very proud of the new website and I welcome you to visit it to see the kind of excellent work MaAnna does. In addition to helping me build an easy-to-use, handsome site, her knowledge of security issues and experience with search engine optimization (SEO) and reply forms made the site that much better.

One of the best things she brings to the table is her list of Don’ts. All the things that’ll get you in trouble or screw up your content or cost you hours of extra time, she knows. And she warns you in such a way that you can’t help remembering.

But above all, MaAnna is a delight to work with. We only finished my site a couple of weeks ago, and I’m already missing our daily emails, and especially the online telephone classes.”

~ Vic Warren, author of Stairway of the Gods

• One-on-one training sessions for computer skills related to website ownership.
• One-on-one training sessions covering all aspects of WordPress including blog posting, page creation, graphics, and creating custom sidebars.
• Help creating and polishing site content that is rich in keywords.
• One-on-one sessions covering site design elements to maximize SEO and create more site traffic.
• One-on-one sessions on using premium StudioPress theme.

“From start to finish, MaAnna stays with you to educate you, guide you, advise you. She is generous with her vast knowledge, skills and time. A patient and marvellous teacher!. I feel blessed she was recommended to me.”

~ Marie Pujalte LMT, CST-D, MMQ, owner of The Way of the Healer

Dana Ross Martin

• One-on-one training sessions covering all aspects of WordPress including blog posting, page creation, graphics, and creating custom sidebars.
• Custom design of site theme.
• Secure installation of WordPress.
• Installation of multiple WordPress security plugins and custom files to protect/backup database, passwords, contact forms, etc.
• Help with maximizing site content to maximize SEO and readability.
• One-on-one sessions covering site design elements to maximize SEO and create more site traffic.

As an author, I KNEW I needed a presence on the web, my very-own website. But that’s the easy part. Okay, so HOW do you do that? HOW do you build that and maintain that? (my head was swimming!) Luckily, my research on “how to do that” lead me straight to BLOGAID and the incredible MaAnna Stephenson.

By joining her “Scratch to Published” class, watching (and REwatching) her easy-to-understand video tutorials, plus ALL of the one-on-one help and guidance and assurance she generously supplied, I was EASILY able to accomplish all that I set out to do.

I now have a beautiful website, I KNOW how to work with it and maintain it, and I’m oh-so-much smarter when it comes to ‘all that technical stuff that sometimes frightens us mere mortals’ (Ha!) Yeah, I made the right choice.  BLOGAID and MaAnna’s impressive knowledge are definitely a gift you should give yourself.

~ Dana Ross Martin, author of Mrs. Pennybutton-Teacher of Souls and Cowboy Shaman

Services Performed by BlogAid

• Custom design of entire site in dark style, allowing artwork to come forward.
• Custom header and background.
• Secure installation of WordPress.
• Installation of multiple WordPress security plugins and custom files to protect/backup database, passwords, contact forms, etc.
• Multiple one-on-one training sessions covering all aspects of WordPress including blog posting, page creation, graphics, and working with custom sidebar code (HTML).
• Help creating and polishing site content that is rich in keywords and inspires store visits.
• One-on-one sessions covering site design elements to maximize SEO and create more site and in-store traffic.
• Inclusion of Google map to store.
• Training for listing with Google Places.
• Basic online marketing training.

Testimonial

“After using Blogger to start a blog for my husband’s business, we decided that our business needed something more professional, and needed its own domain. After talking with MaAnna, we decided that WordPress would be just what our website could use. I took the classes on WordPress with MaAnna, and I can’t say enough about all of the great information she gave, and how easy she made it in the class to build our wonderful new website. I did have a lot of work to do, but don’t think I could have done it without MaAnna’s help. Her marketing insights using WordPress will really help our SEO as she taught me how to use things like the wording of the titles in the blog, and how to label our photos so that they will get picked up in search engines and pull people into our site.

MaAnna Stephenson really knows how to guide you through a website building process. I see now why “Content is key”! I can truly say that creating content for a site is THE most important aspect of website building!”

~ Jeannie Groves, Web director for Artistic Ink Nashville