I’m Going to WordCamp Edinburgh 2017

Tomorrow I am attending my first event WordCamp in Scotland. WordCamp Edinburgh is on this weekend (22/23 July) in a really good venue called CodeBase. The venue sits just below the iconic Edinburgh castle. It was only last month I was in Paris for WordCamp Europe. This will be my fifth WordCamp overall. Previously, I … Read more

Ending My Newsletter Was the Best Thing I Ever Did

Five months ago I decided to close my newsletter. I explained my reasons in detail in an article entitled “I Do Not Want Your Email Address“. This decision went against everything internet marketers tell you to do. Across the board, the vast majority of internet marketers and bloggers state that “The Money is in the … Read more

Does Jetpack Site Stats Reduce Page Loading Times?

It is important to analyse your website traffic to get a better understanding of your website’s position. You will see how many people are visiting, where they are coming from, how long they stayed on your website, and much more. The de-facto standard service for tracking website statistics is Google Analytics. I use it to … Read more

Perfmatters Review – An Effective WordPress Performance Plugin

We all know the importance of website performance. A faster website will help retain visitors and lead to higher rankings in search rankings and more traffic. I optimised this blog again last month when I revisited the popular WordPress caching plugin WP Rocket. In addition to WP Rocket, I helped speed up this website a … Read more

Are You Still Connecting with Your Audience?

Whether you are a blogger, YouTuber, or a business owner who is trying to increase traffic and conversions, the goal should always be to connect with your audience. This is not always as straight-forward as it first appears. Your audience is always growing and evolving. As are you. You need to be conscious of who … Read more

15 Good WordPress Advertising Plugins

Advertising remains one of the key ways of monetising a website. This is particularly true for content websites that increase profits by increasing page views. Apart from widgets, the core version of WordPress does not give you any functionality to integrate banners and track advertising on your website. Thankfully, there are many good WordPress advertising … Read more

A Quick Look at Meks WordPress Themes & Plugins

WordCamp Europe was another opportunity for me to meet up with great people within the WordPress community. One of the companies I spent chatting with was Meks; a WordPress company that sells premium WordPress themes and plugins. I spent time on the first night and at the after party chatting to Dusan, Marko, and Bojan. … Read more