No matter what type of site you're running, you'll want visitors, readers, and/or customers to be able to get in touch. A well-designed contact page with features such as a dedicated contact form gives you the best chance at encouraging these types of communications. In this post we will teach you how to do it correctly.
Even if your website is small, running and maintaining it can take a lot of work. You need to create...
'Gamification' is a term that's become increasingly common in recent years. It's a popular technique for promoting engagement and getting people excited about otherwise mundane tasks. In this article, we'll how gamification can benefit you. Then we'll introduce three ways you can add gamification to WordPress.
Long-form vs short-form content – when you’re creating content for your website, which should you emphasize? While no one type...
As your blog's audience grows, you'll often need to start publishing more content if you want to keep your visitors engaged. The problem is that there's only so much a single person can do. To remedy that problem, you could add new authors to your staff, which can be a complex process, or you could simply find guest writers who can help you keep your content schedule full. In this article, we'll discuss how to find guest writers, and provide you with a few tips to help along the way.
The larger your business gets, the more you’ll need to invest into ways to keep everything organized. You’ll need to...
While the WordPress core software is inherently secure, the usernames and passwords that you and your site’s users choose might...
Struggling with how to reset your WordPress password? Everyone gets locked out of one account or another from time to...
If you’re promoting affiliate products or otherwise linking out to other websites, you might want to know whether or not...
In this post, we’ll show you two different methods that you can use to add a logo carousel to WordPress....
"Too many plugins will slow your site down". If you've spent any time learning about WordPress, you've probably seen this statement. Is it true, though? And just how much do plugins affect WordPress performance? We ran some real world tests to find out and these were the results.
Getting to test a new WordPress theme for a fresh install is one of the most exciting parts of setting up a WordPress website. But when you install a theme on a fresh copy of WordPress, it's hard to know what it's actually going to look like. In this tutorial, we're going to talk about why it's important to test a new WordPress theme before you start using it on a website. Then we'll teach you how to do it in two steps.
Image hotlinking is a practice that can negatively affect your site’s performance and your bottom line. However, sometimes it can...
Telling clients who you are and what you can do for them is critical to any business website. In fact,...
Starting a blog without spending a penny is entirely possible, and you’re in the right place to learn how. Over the years, I’ve tried dozens of blogging sites to see how well they work for different purposes and needs. This post shares my ...
Ready to create a WordPress blog? You've made an outstanding choice! Learning how to start a blog can be your path to an exciting new adventure. Lucky for you, WordPress is an excellent tool you can use for that. It's free, user-friendly, powerful, ...
In this tutorial, we will lead you through all the steps you need to take in order to start a personal blog that is cheap, effective, good-looking, and that will set you up for future success. This is your ultimate guide to a personal WordPress blog ...
Building a website with WordPress might seem overwhelming at first, but it’s easier than you think. You don’t need to be a developer or have any design experience to create a site that looks great and works ...
The web host you choose to power your WordPress site plays a key role in its speed and performance. However, with so many claiming to offer the fastest WordPress hosting out there, how do you decide which company to use? In this post, we'll look at ...
Here's how I set up WordPress on my own computer, with no web host, no risk, no cost, and nobody watching. The tool I use for this is called XAMPP. It basically makes your laptop act like a real server - albeit just locally. You can run WordPress on ...
