The nature of business means that most people do not divulge exactly how their website or service makes money. This is why I always find it interesting when someone talks about the ins and outs of their business and share information that other website owners and entrepreneurs will find useful. James Laws, co-founder of WP … Read more
Awesome Support is a support and help desk WordPress plugin that helps you use your WordPress website as a customer support desk. The core version of the plugin is free to download from WordPress.org, but in order to unlock all of the plugin’s potential functionality you need to purchase one of the many addons that … Read more
Social media WordPress plugins and drag and drop builders may get all the attention, but I am a big fan of administration plugins that help me run my websites more efficiently. In particular, I like admin WordPress plugins that add functionality missing from the core version of WordPress. One such plugin is Admin Columns by … Read more
WiseStamp is a service that helps you add professional signatures to your emails. Launched in 2010, the company is currently helping over 700,000 users project a professional image in their emails. It can be used with most email providers. This includes Outlook, Gmail, Android, iPhone, Mac, Yahoo, and more. It’s free to use, however an … Read more
Although I consider myself more of a WordPress guy, Joomla has been a close second in terms of my favorites. What’s funny is that if you speak to someone who works with Joomla they’ll probably say the exact opposite. Why? Because both WordPress and Joomla work as open source content management systems, meaning that you … Read more
In order to piece together an eCommerce store you need WordPress, WooCommerce and a theme that fits your brand. WordPress and WooCommerce come for free, but most serious businesses go out and choose from one of the many premium WooCommerce themes. You can also select a free WooCommerce theme, but I generally only recommend those … Read more
The glory of WooCommerce lies in the fact that it’s completely opensource. That means your average developer can tap into the API and make a plugin that improves the functionality of WooCommerce. WordPress users are used to this type of system, since it seems like any feature desired can be provided with a search for a … Read more
Far too often I see blog posts about WordPress, but what about its oh so sweet brother, Drupal? The two platforms are rather similar, in that Drupal comes as an opensource content management system, perfect for making anything from blogs to eCommerce websites. Similar to WordPress, Drupal works nicely for beginners with not much development … Read more
I have been writing reviews for many years. I first started publishing online reviews in 2000 about shopping directories and later in 2001 on my affiliate review website. I would test affiliate networks and advertising services and gave my thoughts on them. A few years later I started reviewing poker related products on my poker … Read more
An effective landing page means far more to your business than you could ever imagine. It’s a fact that products and services receive more conversions when you layout the benefits, media components and pictures in a well-designed landing page. This is particularly true if you plan on paying for Google Ads since a user who … Read more