Many famous musicians believe that the internet has hurt the music industry. I am not sure whether that is true or not, however I do know that the internet has levelled the playing field and made it easier for everyone to promote themselves. There are lots of musicians who have carved a career themselves, without … Read more
This is a detailed story of my experiences over the last week to find the right hosting solution for my online business. It is a long article, however those of you who thinking about changing your host should enjoy it. Most people love their hosting company….until something goes wrong. Sadly, those of you who have … Read more
The Art of Freelance Blogging has proved to be incredibly popular with bloggers since its initial release more than three months. Spanned across 27 chapters, the book covers everything I have learned from freelance blogging. Until Monday, you can download the book free on Amazon. Downloading the book allows you to read the book on … Read more
Case studies are a great way of illustrating a process and showing others what can be done. Today I would like to share with you all a detailed breakdown of my relaunch of my website Martial Arts Videos. Those of you who are launching a new blog, or relaunching an old one, should find the … Read more
Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that I have been flirting with the idea of sharing income reports for a few months. I first touched upon the subject in April in my article “The Rise of the Income Report“. In the article I looked at the pros and cons of sharing … Read more
More and more restaurant and cafe owners are turning to WordPress to develop their website. It is no surprise as they can build a professional looking website themselves for under $100 rather than paying a design company thousands of dollars to design something for them (and there’s not guarantee they’ll like it!). Today I would … Read more
WordPress SEO by Yoast and Jetpack are two of the most installed plugins by WordPress users. One of the most popular modules of Jetpack is Publicize, the feature that lets users post updates of new articles to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Tumblr. Unfortunately, when it comes to posting updates to Facebook, WordPress SEO by Yoast … Read more
Facebook is always encouraging Facebook page owners to spend money with them, whether it is boosting posts or increasing page likes. A few weeks ago I looked at the effectiveness of Facebook Page Promotion. You will recall that my overall impression of the promotional technique was that it was misleading. They had promised me thousands … Read more
An unprotected WordPress website is like sticking a big poster up and asking every spammer in the world to drop by. It is unfortunate but the truth is, the core version of WordPress is terrible at stopping comment spam. I was reviewing one of my WordPress websites the other day. It is not a website … Read more
Over the last few years we have seen many theme designers create simplified designs that place everything on one page. These designs are perfect for certain types of websites such as resumes, portfolios and information pages for businesses. Most of these designs achieve this by letting the user scroll from one section to another. It … Read more