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Most new site owners jump into WordPress and figure it out as they go from a hodge-podge collection of free videos, plus tips and tricks they pick up along the way. Unfortunately that usually leads to a lot of wasted time and frustration, dismal performance, and a dysfunctional site. Take this quiz to see if you’re suffering from what you don’t know that you don’t know about WordPress.
We’re all happy when we see the traffic to our site increase. It means that more people are becoming aware of what we offer. But, traffic alone is not the key to success. The trick is to gain more targeted traffic. Here are a few tips on what to look for in your Google Analytics and elsewhere that will help you determine what’s working well for your site.
WordPress LogoThere are two ways to install WordPress and the difference between them is simple. One way is secure and the other is not. Adding all of the plugins in the world won’t make up the security gap between them. Discover the elements that make for a secure site installation and why you want to think twice before using the 1-click installation.
I’m delighted to host author and coach, Nina Amir during her blog tour for her new book, How to Blog a Book: Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work One Post at a Time. Read the interview to see how you can benefit from blogging a book, the difference between that and booking a blog, and how blogging a book can lead to speaking engagements. You can also hear a recent podcast I did with Nina with more helpful advice on these topics.
New site owners are drawn to MailChimp as an email subscription service because it offers so many great features for free. But, if you’ve ever worked with their signup forms you’ve probably discovered that they’re, well, ugly. In a new 14 page report, I review all of the free and premium plugins that integrate with MailChimp to create better forms. Plus, you’ll find the code you need to create custom forms.
If you’re serious about having a successful online presence, you’ll want to hear this interview with Carole Billingsley on the BlogAid Podcast. Carole is the owner of Seek Social Media and she recently revamped her entire online presence and enjoyed immediate results. Listen as we cover why she made this bold move and her journey to becoming a confident and successful site owner.
I’ve been looking for a stylish way to display a price comparison table for my WordPress Training classes and purchased the WP Tables premium plugin. It seemed to have it all including total customization of the table and cool HTML5 features. Read my honest review of this plugin, what it offers, what it lacks, and why I might not be using it in the future.
What would you do if you lost your website? Or what if an update scrambled it and you could no longer access your site? Those very things happened to folks who contacted me this week for help. Sites going down happen a lot more than you think. It’s a whale of a lot cheaper to invest in prevention than to pay someone to attempt to repair or recover your site and find what caused the problem in the first place, not to mention having to rebuild it from scratch. Find out how to avoid these issues and what you can do if it happens to you.
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