WordPress Biography

How to set up a WordPress Biography

Many people who have a WordPress blog, already have a complete page dedicated to who they are and it is usually titled About or About me, check out mine, Who am I?. However, there should be a brief excerpt about the blogger near the bottom of each blog post. Why? Because you are building your brand and you want people to see that you are the author of the article and you want them to learn about who YOU are and what you are about. If they want to learn more about you, they will visit your About me page. Another great reason for the bio at the bottom of each post is because you may decide to have a guest author blog with you. This lets your readers know more about the guest author. (Note: Having guest authors is a great way to mix things up on your blog)

Click below to watch the video about setting up your WordPress Bio

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About Clifton Hatfield

I am a family man. My wife and I are both web developers and parents to our beautiful boys. I have been working with social networks since 2004 and blogging even longer. After building niche networks of over 400,000 members, I have genuinely gained knowledge of how they have grown over the years and have influenced the way people interact on the internet. My hobbies include writing Facebook Applications and Wordpress Plugins. In my free time, I love a glass of wine with my wife or playing in the yard our boys. Nothing means more to me than my family.

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  Posted by Jay Wasack on May 08, 2010 at 6:51 pm

  Clifton, another great instructional video. Can this also be done for other “authors” of my blog?
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  Posted by Amanda Gibbs on May 09, 2010 at 3:14 am

  Great details and video! This will be really beneficial.
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  Posted by mark gardner on May 19, 2010 at 2:42 am

  Clifton, I am sure this was another great video. Again I could not hear it. The pictures of the word press blog were not very clear.
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    Posted by Clifton Hatfield on May 19, 2010 at 2:44 am

    Thanks Mark. I will work on recreating this video as well. I appreciate the feedback!
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  Posted by Steve Hachey on May 19, 2010 at 6:14 pm

  Thanks for sharing this information Clifton.
  Going to add this to my “To Do List” and start
  the day off bright and early by writing my Bio.

  Know that you are appreciated.

  Cheers
  Steve
  .-= Steve Hachey´s last blog ..Why Blog? What’s The Point? =-.
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    Posted by Clifton Hatfield on May 19, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    Thanks Steve! It’s SO important that your bio is placed at the bottom of your posts because it gives your visitors a quick excerpt of who you are in case they haven’t looked at your About Steve page or if you don’t have an about you page. :) Be transparent, be authentic, and be open to those who visit your space on the web! Cheers my friend.
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  Posted by Jason Armbruster on June 12, 2010 at 1:21 pm

  hey … thanx for the help with this … i couldn’t find it in my wordpress backoffice … duh … USERS!
  .-= Jason Armbruster´s last blog ..Staying Sticky with your Blog Followers =-.
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    Posted by Clifton Hatfield on June 13, 2010 at 2:13 am

    Hey Jason! HaHa Sometimes things are right under my nose and yet I send way to much time trying to find them. Sometimes it’s best to walk away for a moment and return to discover what you have been looking for. I hope you wrote out your bio and sometimes it’s just good to write out the best about yourself anyway. :)