any good wordpress blog startup guides?
 

I've seen some before, they seem to have vanished. Ones which tell you good sites to ping etc

not sure if this is what you are looking for but might help you along..note the 1st two are slightly out of date but most of it applies to current version of WP.

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/01...all-checklist/

http://css-tricks.com/first-steps-af...dpress-instal/

100+ wp tutorials
http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/tuto...ollection.html

I use this pinglist wich is from another adult forum t i cantrmeeber where:
rpc.pingomatic.com/
rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
blogdigger.com/RPC2
bitacoles.net/ping.php
rpc.wpkeys.com
rpc.hahahahahahahahahaha.com/rpc/ping
rpc.britblog.com
pingoat.com/goat/RPC2
bulkfeeds.net/rpc
rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
api.my.yahoo.com/RPC2
services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx
api.moreover.com/ping
api.moreover.com/RPC2
blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
ping.fakapster.com/rpc
blogoon.net/ping/
ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/
bblog.com/ping.php
rpc.tailrank.com/feedburner/RPC2
ping.bitacoras.com
ping.feedburner.com
ping.myblog.jp
ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
pinger.blogflux.com/rpc
blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
rpc.icerocket.com:10080
api.feedster.com/ping.php
1470.net/api/ping
a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b
api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping
bitacoras.net/ping
blogdb.jp/xmlrpc
blogmatcher.com/u.php
blogoole.com/ping/
blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1
blogshares.com/rpc.php
blogsnow.com/ping
blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi
coreblog.org/ping/
lasermemory.com/lsrpc/
mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatt
mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatter/ping.php
ping.amagle.com/
ping.blo.gs/
ping.blogmura.jp/rpc/
ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc
ping.exblog.jp/xmlrpc
ping.rootblog.com/rpc.php
ping.weblogs.se/
popdex.com/addsite.php
rcs.datashed.net/RPC2/
rpc.blogbuzzmachine.com/RPC2
snipsnap.org/RPC2
trackback.bakeinu.jp/bakeping.php
topicexchange.com/RPC2
weblogues.com/RPC/
xping.pubsub.com/ping/
xmlrpc.blogg.de/
rpc.newsgator.com/
newsisfree.com/RPCCloud
rpc.twingly.com/
hamo-search.com/ping.php
holycowdude.com/rpc/ping/
blogsearch.google.ae/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.at/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.be/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.bg/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.ca/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.ch/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.cl/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.cr/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.hu/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.id/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.il/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.in/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.it/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.jp/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.ma/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.nz/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.th/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.uk/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.ve/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.co.za/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.ar/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.au/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.br/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.co/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.do/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.mx/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.my/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.pe/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.sa/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.sg/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.tr/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.tw/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.ua/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.uy/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com.vn/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.de/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.es/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.fi/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.fr/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.gr/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.hr/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.ie/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.in/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.it/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.jp/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.lt/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.nl/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.pl/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.pt/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.ro/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.ru/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.se/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.sk/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.tw/ping/RPC2
blogsearch.google.us/ping/RPC2

nice ping list.
Do you have a script that hits all of them?

if you cant get the startup thing going you are in trouble. there is nothing easier to use then wordpress.

1. set up mysql db
2. install wp
3. blog
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