You may have noticed a small change on this website this week. I have an extra letter “s” in the address bar! It took me a few hours to do this. Why did I bother? Read on to find out: What is HTTPS? What is SSL? Why do all websites need SSL now? How much […]
Are There Accessible Advanced Search Plugins For WordPress?
WordPress sites with lots of blog posts or other content types can have a problem. It’s difficult for users to find stuff. There are a few ways this could be tackled, for example: Implementing breadcrumbs Using a site map Having a quick start guide Having clear navigation to make finding pages simple Another way to make it […]
BuzzSumo vs Right Relevance vs EpicBeat – Which Is Best?
BuzzSumo vs Right Relevance vs EpicBeat – tools to find influencers and popular content One problem every blogger or content marketer has is getting their output seen. You want to be creating high quality, relevant content that will be read (or watched, or listened to) and shared among a wide audience. Finding influencers in your […]
Supercharge Your Small Business With These Top Freelance Tips!
The good folks at Invoice2Go asked me and a number of other freelancers for their advice on running a small business. They compiled the result into this fabulous infographic jam-packed with top freelance tips. Here it is – you’re sure to find many useful nuggets of information. Click on the infographic to see a full size […]
A Sensational Start to 2017 at the CMA Kick-Off Event
Last Friday I headed up to Dundee to kick off the year in the most spectacular fashion at the CMA Kick-Off 2017. An event dedicated to achieving excellence in content marketing and planning the best business year. A collection of short talks to motivate everyone in a cold, gloomy month. But it was so much […]
How to supercharge your theme with Advanced Twenty Seventeen
Important note (September 2020): The Advanced Twenty Seventeen plugin has not been updated for over 4 years, and recent support tickets have been left unanswered. It looks as if it’s been abandoned. Use at your own risk. I now recommend Options for Twenty Seventeen as a replacement for customizing the Twenty Seventeen theme. Introducing Advanced […]
How To Write The Best Attention Grabbing Headlines [Infographic]
Who Needs Attention Grabbing Headlines? Every writer! Perhaps the most crucial element of any blog post is the headline. If you don’t get the reader to click through to your post, all the hard work, blood, sweat and tears are wasted. According to Copyblogger, most people won’t read your article: My friends at Start Blogging […]
Is WordPress Twenty Seventeen a robust business theme?
Updated 28 May 2017. WordPress 4.7 has just been released with the new Twenty Seventeen theme. This theme is designed more for business than bloggers. I decided to take a deep dive into what it can do. Twenty Seventeen Design Twenty Seventeen was designed by Mel Choyce of Automattic. (WordPress.com user? Twenty Seventeen became available on […]
What’s New in WordPress 4.7? A First Look
What’s new in WordPress 4.7? WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan” was released earlier this week. It’s the last major update of the year from WordPress.org, and it gives us a new theme, new features and bug fixes. WordPress has now cemented its popularity as the top web CMS with over 27% of all sites running WordPress. The aim […]
12 last minute checks when launching your WordPress site
So your WordPress site is built on a testing server and is ready to launch. But you still have some work to do before it’s ready and unleashed on the world. It’s not quite as simple as throwing up some files on the web and hoping for the best. Read through the steps below and […]