Rachel Cunliffe in her cre8d design blog just posted a wonderful WordPress Quick Screencast Tutorial, Part 1.
Part One is a half-an-hour video tutorial showing you how to set up a brand new blog of yours. It covers such topics as downloading the freeware FTP software and using it to upload your WordPress blogging engine to your hosting provider. The tutorial also explains what posts and categories are, and shows you how to quickly create the very first post of yours. There is also quite a number of quick tips on getting started with your WordPress blog.
Well done, Rachel! It's always much better to show how to do something, and I think this 30min video covers what could possibly take pages and pages of online tutorials.
For any of you just thinking of setting a new blog up – this is one video you must watch!
The second part of the tutorial is expected soon, so I'll probably just update this post when it's available for you to download.
People learn in different ways. I personally learn best by reading and following instructions, but many programmers I know really benefit from tutorial videos. Nice work on the development of this video. I’m sure that many will find it helpful.
Eric Shmookler
Hi Eric!
Just like you, I learn most from reading online articles and books, and this habit of learning gets easier as you grow, but I’ve found videos to be an excellent way to start the learning path for new people who are just learning basics.