Hosts & Speed Hosting makes a big difference to speed. However there are many many good hosts nowadays. If you stick with the ‘old popular ones’ like GoDaddy, HostGator, BlueHost, etc, they will all operate similarly – and will be slower. WPEngine, BigScoots, Flywheel and the managed WP hosts all operate similarly and you should […]
Selecting a WordPress Host & Domain Name
Revised June 2019. This is part 2 of the Start a Website series, where we’re going to go through piece-by-piece how to start your first website. The first two items you’ll need are: Web Hosting and Domain Names This article will help you select a provider(called a host) for your web hosting; and provider for […]
Gutenberg Notice & Classic Editor Plugin
Gutenberg is coming! If there was any doubt, it has been dispelled with the recent WordPress update to 4.9.8. Once updated, you should see the Gutenberg announcement like this: What is Gutenberg Editor? It is the new editor for WordPress. All WordPress installations from WordPress 5.0 and forward will feature this editor. And it is […]
June 2018 Editorial Calendar
It’s that time again! Our editorial calendar is here! Use it for scheduling your social media (or blog posts) and enjoy. Click on the photo below to download your free copy!
How to Add a “Cookies” Policy to your WordPress Site
I may not understand all the jargon floating around with the new laws, but I do know how to get your WordPress site to comply with them! And you’ll breathe a sigh of relief when you see how easy it is going to be! There are a few steps involved and perhaps some thinking. But there […]
2018 Free Printable Blog Content Strategy & Planner
The 2018 Strategy and Blog Content Planner is the same as last year, but prettier! 🙂 I updated a few examples, and of course my personal one is updated with my new goals. The below explanations contain my own personal experience with strategy and the content marketing research that I’ve done during 2017. Will you […]
15 Hours Saved with these 7 Online Tools for Bloggers
Blogging is a busy business. In an effort to be efficient with my time, I spent months going through various tools – I think I looked into every single CRM in 2014! And there are a lot of them! As a result of that search, I came up with a framework to help me find […]
Editorial Calendars for WordPress [Review]
If you’re looking for a place to plan your posts, store your ideas and more, these are the best options available. In this case, I’m breaking my own plugin rule… but I’ve vetted all these myself. 🙂
Cloudflare Rocket Loader
Quick Note: to all who have tried the beta version of Cloudflare Rocket loader, we have found it interferes with several necessary scripts, so far:
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