Every business owner needs writing. Whether it is a simple email, a Facebook or Twitter update, a blog post, or a newsletter, all business owners use writing to communicate with their customers and ultimately sell their products and services. How often should you post a blog on your website? Watch …
Why I became a WordPress Trainer
Getting here I love teaching WordPress now because when I started to learn WordPress, I did it the way many of you have tried: without help. I struggled to get the hang of it for more than a year. I watched a lot of amateur YouTube videos that were sometimes helpful but were mostly useless and out …
How to Choose Website Hosting
When it comes to selecting the best WordPress host, making the right decision can often be a tricky proposition. There are more web hosting companies than ever before, and they all boast features that make them seem better than their competition. Do you need WordPress-dedicated hosting, or is a …
Why it’s important to have a website maintenance schedule
It's Friday, and you have an important meeting to get to. You know you need to arrive at the airport two hours before your flight, so you finish off last minute tasks on your website. As you look over the backend of your website you see you need to update your plugins. Seems pretty easy, so you …
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WordPress Best Practices
Does your Marketing department complain about website functionality? Lack of conversions and downtime? As a WordPress trainer for IT departments and Marketing departments, I've witnessed the front line on both sides of the struggle between Marketing and IT. Implementing a few WordPress best …
How to Put WordPress in Maintenance Mode
Imagine this: You make a simple update to your WordPress website, so you temporarily take your site offline as you get to work. But while you’re making edits behind the scenes, a customer visits your site. To them, it looks like your website is broken… so they don’t make their planned purchase, and …
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