The process is a bit tricky because you do not want to mess your other databases in the hosting account because that can destroy your other sites !

I thought it will be a simple matter to import the file but as always sql never works without giving errors.

During the import of sql (through phpmyadmin), I kept getting the following error,

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SQL query:

–

– Dumping data for table `wp_flickr_post`

–

INSERT INTO `wp_flickr_post` ( `uid` , `name` , `value` )

VALUES ( 1, ‘commercial_only’, ’1′ ) , ( 2, ‘legacy_support’, ’1′ ) ;

MySQL said:

#1062 – Duplicate entry ’1′ for key ‘id’

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OK so how did I fix this ?

Simple,

Dropped all the tables inside the database so that I had an empty database and nothing else.

Then I tried to import the sql file and it went very smoothly without any problems.

So the lesson I learnt was that If I am importing an sql file, especially to setup a new site or to move a site, then I should always remove all the tables within the newly created database and then do a fresh import.

It really helps if you know at least the basic SQL commands because then you will be more confident to troubleshoot. After all the SQL dump of the site that you get in a .sql file is nothing but SQL statements.

As always if you have any question as always leave a message below.

www.yoursite.com/tag/keyword

What you actually wanted was

www.yoursite.com/keyword

Because this would be better for SEO purposes and the Search Engines like Google would prefer this format and rank you higher.

Another problem with this is that the same page is reachable through both urls above, so there is a chance that the search engines might get the wrong idea and think that you have duplicate content on your site ! This is simply not good for your site as far as search engine traffic is concerned.

The solution to fix this problem is to use “Redirection” [http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/redirection/] which is a WordPress plugin to manage 301 redirections. With a 301 redirect the search engine bots will be forwarded to the correct format of the URL so you can avoid any duplicate content issues as well.

OK so this is how I fixed it ….

Redirect Tag pages
==================
/tag/(.*) => /$1

This will match any URL that starts with /tag/, and will redirect it to the same URL but without /tag/. For example,

http://onlinembadegreeprogram.co.uk/tag/university-of-maryland-university-college-umuc-business-administration-mba-degree/

will be redirected to a URL without the /tag/

http://onlinembadegreeprogram.co.uk/university-of-maryland-university-college-umuc-business-administration-mba-degree/

I’ve tried various things including modifying the php files within wordpress but still without any luck until I tried this….

So if you wanted to get rid of this category keyword here is what to do…

In the Permalinks options, set the "Custom Structure" to

/%category%/%postname%/

and your "Category Base" to

/.

By the way if you still have not improved your URL structure for WordPress then I would do it immediately because it is very important for the SEO for your site. For example it is always a good idea to include the keywords that you are targeting within the URL.  Things like the domain name and URL count heavily with search engines when they rank your site for specific keywords.

Please let me know whether this worked for you, and if you have any suggestions or questions by leaving a comment below.

With a Blog like WordPress …

Once of the best shortcuts you can take at this point is to use a Blog (like WordPress). This is a lot more simpler and quicker than trying to setup a site. If select a hosting provider like Hostgator, you can setup a wordpress blog with a few simple clicks , and it won’t take more than 3 minutes.

Once you’ve done this the next step is to find a nice blog theme from thousands of themes available for free at http://themes.wordpress.net/
once you have done the above now it’s a simple matter of logging in to your blog to post content.
As and when you post, wordpress will ping and alert the search engines to visit your site. This is automatic promotion for your site, which helps the blog to get indexed in search engines like google in quick time, faster than a simple website would get listed in Google.
All this is easy, and hassle free !

With a web site …

you have to go through the hassle of either building the site or paying some one to build a site.
The steps involved are

1. Find a developer
2. Specify the requirements
3. pay them (on some projects I am still waiting for the product to be delivered.)
4. wait for the initial design
5. etc…

So my recommendation is go for a blog and simplify your online journey.