Demographics, geographical location and psycho-graphic factors are some of the phrases thrown around when people talk marketing strategy. And rightly so, since these are among factors you need to keep in mind when starting a new business. In other words, you need to have a clear understanding of your target customer to succeed in any … Read more
Do you struggle to make the most out of your day? Some days I tear through my to-do list, but other days I get nothing done due to poor time management or procrastination. Over the years I’ve discovered some great online tools that help me increase my productivity. This list of 11 tools is by no … Read more
When I started my freelance business I had no idea how to automate processes in order to free up time for the most important tasks. In short, I should have been writing, and writing some more, but I was spending time checking too many emails, scanning job boards and trying to remember all the tasks … Read more
If you had asked me 10 years ago whether websites would still be placing other websites in frames today, I would have said “No!” emphatically. Unfortunately, there are still many services and websites that put ugly bars and headers at the top of your website. Yes….YOUR WEBSITE!!! No one has the right to change the … Read more
Your email list is gold. When your readers trust you with their email, you want to honor that trust with a newsletter they’ll eagerly open, read, and enjoy; and not quickly delete. Imagine… Jane, your newsletter subscriber, quickly scans her inbox. She’s glad to see an email from you, and your clever, engaging subject line … Read more
Admin Columns Pro is a premium WordPress plugin that streamlines the process of administrating content on your website. It allows you to add and remove the columns on your administration screens. I have been a big fan of the plugin since using the free version many years ago. The core version of WordPress lets you … Read more
Oliver Dale has been blogging actively about WordPress on his blog WPLift for more than four years. It is rightly regarded as one of the best blogs about WordPress online today. Oli is not just a blogger. He is also a developer. He had developed a wide range of successful WordPress plugins and themes. His … Read more
Are you all that confident about that sentence you just wrote in your blog post? Are you uncertain about how to create a story arc? Do you know the difference between the words lay and lie? No need to worry, since the best podcasts for writers provide a nice combination of podcasters who discuss anything from … Read more
Since inception more than ten years ago, WordPress has gone from a simple blogging platform to a robust and fully-fledged content management system that can do all manner of things. I mean, you can build anything you want from a million-view news site such as CBS News to social networks to eCommerce sites just to … Read more
WordPress does not have build in functionality for exporting or importing widgets. This can be a pain if you want to transfer widgets from one location (e.g. a test website) to another location (e.g. a live website). When you deactivate a WordPress theme and activate another WordPress theme, widget settings can sometimes be lost too. … Read more