Moving a simple Wordpress site shouldn’t be hard.  But all too often, my new clients started out with a service that promised "We do it all!" That is, they regsiter your domain name, set up a web hosting account and build your web site or provide you with a template to build your own.

This can seem like a good deal…at first. But then, my clients come to a crossroads. Their business is growing, but their web site is locked in to a service that can’t accomodate that growth.

In a recent case, moving the Wordpress site away from the original hosting company was like trying to wrestle a fish away from an octopus.  Among other things, they wouldn’t provide my client with access to her own Wordpress database.

I had FTP access to get all the files. And by installing a Wordpess backup plugin, I was able to get the database file. But without the user name and password, I couldn’t  install that database into the new wordpress on the new hosting account. And changes made to the database by the old hosting servcie prevented me from using the only work-around I knew.

Situations like this have given me a headache more than once. So I was delighted to run across a blog post titled Emergency Wordpress Access where Wordpress tweaker Yoast gives away a free script that solves this problem. It helps you get emergency access to the database by adding a new user admin account. You can download the file and see an illustrated explanation on his site.

Thanks, Yoast!

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Bonnie Boots publishes The Internet Wizards Magazine and this companion The Internet Wizards Blog to teach self-employed people and small businesses owners how to leverage the internet for advertising, marketing and promoting their business. To stay in touch with her, type your name and email into the subscriber box in the upper right corner of this page. You’ll be glad you did!

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More often than not, the "because" is something like, "I’m too old," or "I’m not good enough," or "Things like that don’t happen to people like me." But today Susan Boyle, a dumpy 47-year old unemployed spinster who lives alone with her cats, can stand before you and say with absolute assurance and authority, "Anything your dare to dream can come true."

Susan appeared on "Britain’s Got Talent," an American Idol spin-off.  When she walked out on stage and admitted her dream was to be a professional singer, the audience laughed and judge Simon Cowell rolled his eyes.

Moments later, when Susan Boyle finished singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables, the audience rose to give her a standing ovation. Her amazing performance left everyone in tears and even snarky Simon Cowell displayed a rare moment  of honest emotion.

Today all Britain is talking about Boyle’s performance. She’s reportedly been signed to a recording contract. And her video has become a YouTube phenomena. You can watch her performance below.  And when it’s over, be prepared to pull all your dreams out of storage and pack all your excuses away–forever!

To see the complete, unedited Susan Boyle performance on Britain’s Got Talent, follow this link to YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

### Bonnie Boots publishes The Internet Wizards for people that dare to dream they can make wonderful stuff and market it on the internet. To  keep in touch with her, fill  in the subscribe form in the upper right.

Follow-up: Here’s another article that uses Susan Boyle as an example of the miracles that can happen when you lead from the heart and base your business on your mission in life.

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• The Prime Of Miss Susan Boyle (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)

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My blogging platform of choice is Wordpress, and I’m firmly convinced there’s no greater tool for any one-person business owner. Wordpress makes it possible for any self-employed person to promote and market themselves quickly, efficiently, effectively. It’s simply amazing!

Like me, Shawn Hessinger and Heather Stone-Hessinger, the daring duo shown in the photo here,  ran away from the circus-like atmosphere of print media to join the internet. Their new home, PostRanger, is dedicated to building blogs for businesses large and small.

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