My definition of niche: a tightly focused web site, on a very specific topic. But for some over-thinkers, they might create 184 niche sites. No need. While a niche site does have its advantages, some people that are just bounding with ideas, do not want to manage multiple sites, but still want to … [Read more...] about Ditch the Niche, Go General Instead, But Still Send Subscribers Niche Email Alerts
How to Accept Donations via Stripe from Your WordPress Site Easily
Using donation buttons are the simplest and quickest way to begin monetizing a WordPress site. In this tutorial, I will show you how to use Stripe Payments to accept donations from your site easily. If you want to accept donations via PayPal, then check out our accept PayPal donations … [Read more...] about How to Accept Donations via Stripe from Your WordPress Site Easily
Tricks and Treats to Scare up Engagement for Your Halloween Social Media
Halloween is huge and has become an adult party holiday with costume contests, haunted houses and millions being spent every year on even more elaborate decorations and costumes, so how can your business get in the conversation? Here are 6 ideas so scary, they just might work. 1) Host a Halloween … [Read more...] about Tricks and Treats to Scare up Engagement for Your Halloween Social Media
Top 12 Reasons Your Website Needs to be Responsive to grow Your Business
Have you been outside lately? You know how you are seeing more people using tablets and smartphones? Well, it’s not a trend as much as the norm any more. Walking around, we are plugged in to our mobile device. At some restaurants, the waiter or waitress takes our order. Mobile is ubiquitous. So … [Read more...] about Top 12 Reasons Your Website Needs to be Responsive to grow Your Business
A Beginner’s Guide to Google AdSense
Sure, affiliate marketing is an excellent way to monetize a web site or blog. It has the amazing benefit of not requiring stock, and in many cases it's a set and forget strategy. Often though, many affiliates, including myself, will also run Google AdSense on their web sites. Adsense is a nice … [Read more...] about A Beginner’s Guide to Google AdSense
Blog Like You Mean It – Top 10 Ways to Write Attention-Getting Headlines & Content
Many online entrepreneurs typically blog about their niche. They write about the industry, trends affecting their audience, make new announcements and generally, provide informative content for their web site visitors. Having a blog elevates the user experience, showing your audience that you have … [Read more...] about Blog Like You Mean It – Top 10 Ways to Write Attention-Getting Headlines & Content
Adding Firewalls to Your WordPress Site
Many of us have heard of "firewalls" in terms of hardware or software, and how they protect an asset like a network or a computer from external attack. Well, a web application isn't exempt from the list of "assets" that one may need to protect when working (or playing) on the … [Read more...] about Adding Firewalls to Your WordPress Site
How to Add a Contact Form to WordPress
It's important to provide options for people to contact you from your web site. Using a plain email on the page is prone to spam. Using a contact form is a better choice. So let's do that. This morning I had a request from a client to setup a contact form on his WordPress site. For some strange … [Read more...] about How to Add a Contact Form to WordPress
A Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Terminology
If you are just beginning to use WordPress for your content publishing needs, you might be overwhelmed by all the terminology in various tutorials and forums. This article will provide brief explanations of some of the most commonly used terms, helping you get off to a good start. AJAX AJAX is a … [Read more...] about A Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Terminology
What Can Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Teach You About Your Online Business? Plenty
The holidays are upon us and while we have to maintain our online business presence during the festivities, it's OK to take breaks. Specifically, who can resist (whether we have children or not) watching fun holiday movies? In fact, many of their themes can actually be applied by us, giving us … [Read more...] about What Can Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Teach You About Your Online Business? Plenty