Actionable, straightforward and no-nonsense WordPress tips and information.
A step-by-step guide to creating a new WordPress website with DreamHost, from registering a domain to purchasing web hosting and installing WordPress.
I have used DreamHost for many years now, and I still recommend them to new and experienced bloggers looking for affordable and reliable web hosting for their WordPress websites.
Reviews of five of the best WordPress themes for affiliate marketing, based on code quality, customizability, performance, features, support, and more.
Affiliate marketing is definitely not for everyone, but I love it as it involves skills I am passionate about, such as SEO, keyword research, and competitor analysis.
Reviews of 11 of the best WordPress themes for writers and authors; easy to use and flexible themes with a professional and clean user interface.
Writers can use a WordPress blog to not only write and publish their work online, but also to potentially sell their books. Choosing a good quality WordPress theme is essential when setting up your new website as a professional writer or author.
In this review, I am going to explain what I like about GeneratePress as a WordPress theme solution, and why I think you should use it too.
GeneratePress is a combination of a free, lightweight WordPress theme and a premium plugin. This plugin allows you to add essential features, but only the features that you actually want to use.
WordPress Tags, some love them and others strongly dislike them. I belong to the second group, but I’m not against using tags.
When I started blogging, I used to create multiple random tags each time I published a new blog post. As I got older and wiser, I’ve learnt to step away from using WordPress tags.
If you’re running a blog and you want to build an email list to grow your own audience, using a list-building tool to create popups and other opt-in forms is inevitable.
You could use a free tool, but if you want to be serious about email marketing, investing in a premium WordPress list-building tool is a no-brainer.
I personally don’t stress about page speed as a ranking factor at all, but I do care about user experience. And a good way to improve user experience is by lazy loading the images on your website.
By far the best WordPress plugin to lazy load images is a3 Lazy Load. In this article I am going to show you how you can configure this plugin in 5 minutes and have a faster loading website straight away.
Perhaps one of the most neglected parts of WordPress blogs is the good old category page. Whenever you navigate to a category page within a blog or website, chances are it’s not much more than a list of the latest blog posts within that category.
And worse, often the title of that category page is something along the lines of “Category Name Archives”.
Having used several Thrive Themes products for my websites over the years, I thought it would be good to write a review about their WordPress themes, page builders, and plugins.
I can honestly say that discovering Thrive Themes several years ago was a turning point in my online business. Things have evolved since then, but I am still a happy user of various Thrive products.
The Internet is overcrowded with WordPress blogging tools, services, and other goodies designed to make your life as a blogger easier.
With so many options available, it’s tough working out which ones you should use and which ones you should avoid.