Amazon affiliate marketing is difficult enough, without wasting time manually finding product images, adding links and creating comparison tables. That’s why many of us use an Amazon Affiliate plugin to … Read more →
If you’re not completely new to blogging or publishing content online, you’ve probably got a bunch of blog posts or articles on your website that are under-performing. Instead of just … Read more →
Whether you’re writing a new post, or trying to refresh an old article, there are many content optimization tools that can help you rank higher. In this post, I’ll take … Read more →
Ahrefs just launched a new product: Ahrefs Webmaster Tools (AWT for short). This post is part love letter to Ahrefs, and part an explanation of why you should never, ever … Read more →
Mention Bluehost on any website forum and you’ll be met with some very strong opinions. A lot of these will take the form of “I hate Bluehost”, “Bluehost sucks”, “Don’t … Read more →
Downloading free photos in 2020 can quickly lead to you copyright infringement issues, even if you use popular sites like Unsplash, Pixabay or StockSnap. Unless you like risk or are … Read more →
When I finally decided to get this site up and running properly, I made a mental note to add as many unique images as possible, for 2 3 reasons: 1. I’m fed … Read more →
Starting an Amazon Affiliate website, or growing a existing one, can be a daunting task. Almost all of us are using WordPress to power our sites, but your choice of … Read more →
GeneratePress Premium is fast becoming one of the most popular independent premium WordPress themes on the market. Currently used on over 86,000 WordPress websites (source: BuiltWith, Jan 2020), GeneratePress Premium … Read more →
“Hi, my name’s Tom and I’m an Amazon Affiliate.” *clapping* Welcome to AAA (Amazon Affiliates Anonymous)! That’s exactly how it feels to be a US-based niche site owner in 2020 … Read more →
If you’ve not visited the Crazy Egg blog recently (and why would you have?), you may be surprised to learn that it’s now something of a Wirecutter wannabe. Yes, that’s … Read more →
In another of my WordPress cloud hosting tutorials, I’m going to show you the step-by-step way to move your WordPress website to cloud server provider UpCloud using RunCloud as the … Read more →
This guide is written for anyone who currently hosts a WordPress website and wants to move to RunCloud without risking any downtime. RunCloud works with most cloud hosts (like Linode, … Read more →
While podcasting can a fun hobby for some, for others it’s a big money-making business. Research from Deloitte predicts that “the global podcasting market will increase by 30 percent to … Read more →
After a successful first launch in October 2019, SEO Sprint is now back for 2020! If you have a website and want to learn about SEO to rank high in … Read more →
There are plenty of membership websites out there, and a good selection of them use WordPress as the site’s backbone. To fully transform WordPress into a membership site will require … Read more →
I’ve been using WordPress for years but only just stumbled upon GeneratePress. And I’m glad I did. GeneratePress is not your average WordPress theme – it’s super simple and uber … Read more →
Do you have all your money-making eggs in Amazon’s affiliate basket? Then it’s time to start finding some new baskets… As you probably are already painfully aware, on April 14 … Read more →
Amazon Associates is one of the most popular affiliate programs in the world. In 2020, 33% of all websites with affiliate links promote Amazon. Couple that with the knowledge that … Read more →
So you’re starting a podcast? Nice! The first, and most important, bit of kit you’ll need is a good quality podcasting microphone. It will make all the difference between sounding … Read more →
Starting a new food blog, or giving a lifestyle blog a fresh, new theme? Then you’ve probably heard about Foodie Pro, one of the most popular WordPress themes on the … Read more →
Important Update: Thrive Themes is no longer selling their themes individually and launched a new super theme – Thrive Theme Builder – that combining the awesome power of their Thrive … Read more →
I’ve written about WordPress speed quite a lot over the years, and for good reason. It can be a huge problem! WordPress is a database-driven content management system (CSM) and, … Read more →
Google announced its new Core Web Vitals benchmark in mid-2020: … users show they prefer sites with a great page experience… Search has added a variety of user experience criteria, … Read more →
I first started putting WordPress themes through speed test hurdles back in 2014 (via archive.org here) in an effort to find the fastest WordPress theme out there, whether it was … Read more →