Looking for some tips to start your Website's email newsletter with Mailchimp? Well this is the post for you. Mailchimp is a great option as you can have up to 2000 subscribers with access to their basic features - all for free. So below I created this post as a...
The Gutenberg Block Editor for WordPress is here to stay. To many (but not all), it is a great improvement on what we had before, adding functionality and more options into the content creation side of WordPress. But there was still a few things missing, imagine you...
So, you've got a number blog posts written and ready to publish. Imagine if you could type up a number of blog posts and simply schedule them to be posted automatically. It would save logging just to publish your post. Combined with tools that can auto post to social...
So, do you ever get sick of starting all of your blog posts from scratch in WordPress? Why don't you use a Blog Post Template? You probably didn't realize it was possible! Well, the good news is you can do it! But it's not a simple button feature, you need to think...
Ever been on a website and seen one of theose fancy, fixed sidebar widgets that seems to stay in one spot on your screen as you scroll? If you're like me, you would have thought it's a top opportunity to put your main Call to Actions as readers will constantly see it...
You've got a million new ideas every day. You start working on one idea and another pops up! You get excited, you put the previous content idea on hold and work on the other before you forget. You get 2 more ideas. What was the first idea again? Sheesh, I forgot.......
Ever added an image to your blog post, right or left aligned it and then later discovered it crowded your text on phones or tablets? That's because it's fixed at a certain width, so when you shrink your screen size the image takes up more and more space. Lucky there's...
Sometimes when you build a website in WordPress, your navigation goes a little crazy. "Home isn't there but a bunch of my blog categories are. One of my pages which I want hidden is in there too, what the hell?" Well, take control of your navigation with your standard...
A website that performs poorly or goes down is not fun. So you need to focus on WordPress Maintenance. There can be a state of panic as all of you hard work of weeks, months or years can disappear and you're left wondering "how do I get it all back?". Truth is...
So you've got a blog or website and have decided to take the leap and start an Email Newsletter - and you're considering ConvertKit. Good choice. If you're looking to build trust and turn one website visit into many visits than email marketing is the way to go! It's...
Still trying to learn all about the Gutenberg editor? It's a simple process of typing, click the plus icon to add blocks and move pieces around within your document. But what do the Blocks actually do? Well, I have a guide right here for you. Most Used This is more of...
So, a lot of people are loving Gutenberg and many are still preferring the classic editor. But one thing Gutenberg has the classic editor can't compete with is Reusable Blocks. What is a Reusable Block? Well, in WordPress 5.0, the 'Gutenberg' Block Editor sections...
Everyone starts somewhere! WordPress is such a powerful platform that it's attracting people from all walks of life to start a website and share what they have to say with the world. Everything from tips and tutorials down to how much they love Game of...
So you’re starting a website, congratulations! You’re not 100% sure what to do and that’s totally fine. I’ve put together this quick video walk through (also written below for easy reference) so you can get everything going. Click here to skip past the video....
We've all embedded YouTube videos onto our posts before, it's a cool solution a can offer easy delivery of cool stuff to show our readers. Sometimes though, we get a little carried away. 'Top 10' video posts become 'Top 50' and then we have 50 videos on our page and...
Automate is an evil word, right? In a world full of greasy spammers (that's how I picture them, sorry) and people pushing their content mindlessly on their fans without any kind of filter, you'd think I'd be against automating social media. Well, the key is to do...
WordPress 5.0 has hit the scene and with it a new editor for WordPress called 'Gutenberg' - aka 'The Block Editor'. It is both good and bad depending on your preference... Many will think "this is GREAT! so many more options!" But there's also a fair share of people...
These days 'top list' posts are everywhere, and with good reason. They generate a lot of traffic because they are absolutely packed with information, people love to read them and they're formatted in a way that is incredibly inviting and easy to read. They...
Ever thought that maybe some of the stuff you're writing is just way too long? I know, you would like to break it up into several pages so that way the page doesn't have to load as much info or maybe you want to create a list post and break it up over several pages....
We all want our content shared on social media. Going viral with our WordPress blog is the dream! We load up on social media plugins and crazy stuff that eventually slows down our site and drops our engagement - offsetting the benefits of those plugins. So why not...
How much traffic does your website get? Do you even know? Well, it's something you should know about if you want to measure the results of your hard work in growing your presence online. Luckily, there's this free tool that does it for you called Google Analytics. In...
Are you GDPR Compliant? Ok, do you know what GDPR is, right? Also, why it's so important for your website to be compliant? Well, GDPR, or 'General Data Protection Regulation' is important to any website that can be visited by people in the European Union - so any of...
WordPress is the most popular website platform currently on the web. It's solid, easy to use and because of it's popularity, it's weaknesses are more well known to bots and hackers out there who like to mess things up for humble bloggers like us. The good news is that...
So you’ve installed your WordPress site, now you’re ready to start creating content – nice! Before you do though, have you set everything up to maximize your traffic and prevent any future problems from arising? There are a number of things in WordPress that are...
If you're new to WordPress and WordPress themes, you may be wondering, "just how the hell do I upload a premium or downloaded theme?" Well, it's easy, and I've even got a backup for you if the first method doesn't work. So I created some videos below showing you how...
OK, so you've installed WordPress or had a website built for you in WordPress. Either way, you need to know how to edit and update your website yourself. Well, I've put together a nice little guide here for you to make things easy. First of all, I have a...
Quite often I have people asking me how to update their websites. Maybe I've built them, maybe they were purchased elsewhere - it's doesn;t matter really. Because of this, I created a walkthrough video on updating & making changes to WordPress here. But...
Ok, you've created your WordPress website and you're ready to change the way everything looks and feels. Enter the 'WordPress Theme'. If you're not sure what a WordPress Theme is, it's basically the software that decides what your website is going to look like to...
So you want to start your website? Bluehost make it ridiculously simple using WordPress. To install WordPress on Bluehost, I created the video below, further outlined underneath! All it takes is a few clicks, and once it’s set up WordPress is incredibly...
Pop ups cop a bad rap. People whinge and say they refuse to use them because they annoy their visitors. But a massive chunk of the most popular websites on the website in the world use them. Because they work. Pop up Email Opt In's have a proven track record amongst...
The ultimate secret to engaging people with awesome blog posts is to sit down and write a bunch of crappy 500-word articles about the same old stuff! That's according to a lot of small websites out there... ...you may not have seen or even heard of these websites,...
You want more shares on social media, right? Of course you do! Wouldn't it be cool if you could predetermine certain things about how your link is displayed when you or someone else shares your content? I know you can customize certain things yourself, but when...
It's an exciting time for a website owner when a post goes viral and receives a bucket load of traffic. Knowing people out there are reading your writing, liking it and passing it around is a sign that you've produced something good and a definitive step toward...
You've got 3 seconds. After that, your visitor is more likely to make an exit and go elsewhere. Ouch. People.... impatient? Is it this stupid age of instant gratification? A more negative person would say 'YES!', but honestly, most decent websites will load in under...
I know you've read countless posts telling you how to get more email subscribers. You've been told to "put an optin box here", "add a feature box on your main page", etc, etc. But how the hell are you supposed to do that? The sidebar widget is a given, most...
Ok, you want traffic to your website, who doesn't? Wouldn't it be great if it was easy, just submit a link and traffic will come flooding in ridiculously fast and contribute toward building your audience? There is one tool I use which takes about 10 seconds, if that,...
Here's my guess, you thought colors were about making things pretty? Well they can be, but why settle when you can use them in such a way that it creates a certain unspoken language within your website's or blog's design. It can guide people to areas, create a...
Remember when you first started your blog and couldn't wait to hear what people had to say about, ah, what YOU had to say? You write up your first blog post and check your analytics and of course - your comments. You log into WordPress and BAM - 36 comments!...
These are super quick and easy! Why would you want to increase your Memory Limit? Well, everything runs much smoother of course and when a script is being run it has more room to move. But the main reason I found myself doing this is because of an error....
Maybe you've just started a website and it's not ready. Maybe you already have a WordPress Website. If you're like me you enjoy tinkering around with your design and settings in WordPress, seeing if you can't accidentally destroy your website! But the results aren't...
Is backing up your website important? Well, what are the chances that your website will up and disappear? Higher than you think! Maybe you'll perform an update that'll fail. Hell, maybe your server will simply crash and all your hard work will go up in smoke. It...
In case you haven't noticed, smart phones are everywhere. With the trend of smartphone usage and web browsing growing, mobile phone internet usage has basically overtaken desktop usage. With the world of technology and website browsing changing so rapidly, people...
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