Is your WordPress site secure? After a bad hack on this site I was shocked of how ignorant I had been about basic web security. Wait, I got hacked, and now I'm offering you security advice? Well, yes. I'm a lazy guy but I like to get things done. This meant I loved to cut corners. And that meant … [Read more...]
HELP, I’ve Been Hacked! Dealing With A Security Intrusion On My WordPress Site
Last year, I thought I'd had my worse day in business when I had to repackage inventory costing $2000. That seems like a walk in the park now. Without doubt, the worse moment of my 10+ years online was getting hacked. When you get hacked it feels like you've got a nasty infection and no one … [Read more...]
Website Maintenance Cost Myths: The Hidden Costs of Running a Website
Starting a website was the best thing I ever did. My website started an online business that has grown to six figures and is the hub of my personal brand. However,when I started, I knew nothing about the website maintenance costs that I now spend lots of money on. Starting a website can be … [Read more...]
How To Build Your Own Website: Simple Tutorial For Beginners
People often ask me how to get started online. I always say the same thing: Build your own website and immediately publish valuable content. And, you know what's amazing? You can do that – I mean all of that – in just 5 minutes and for less than $4 a month. This is an incredibly important … [Read more...]
My Essential WordPress Plug-ins and Website Tasks
WordPress works pretty well "out of the box" when you install it. However, in order to ensure a properly working WordPress website, here are some plug-ins and essential extras. WordPress plugins are bits of software that can expand the functionality of a WordPress site. This is by no means a … [Read more...]
Choosing The Best WordPress Theme For Your Blog
Choosing a WordPress theme can be one of the most time-consuming and frustrating areas of the WordPress experience. This is what you should be asking yourself when choosing a WordPress theme. What is the purpose of your website? Creating and maintaining a website is easier if there is only one … [Read more...]
Set-up A WordPress Membership Site In Minutes With WishList Member
A membership site is one where users have to register in order to access protected content. http://youtu.be/JuB_43z8ZPQ As you can see from the above video you can set up a membership site in 10 minutes. All you have to do is set up a membership level (you can have multiple levels but I only … [Read more...]
What’s Great About WordPress
Whether you've heard of WordPress or not – and I guess most of you have – it has certainly touched your life in some way. WordPress is used by nearly 1 in 5 of the top 10 million websites and powers more websites than any other software. WordPress changed my life I had nothing until I … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide To WordPress Blog Post Formatting
The secret of good design is to make things simple and easy. The design process starts with an idea and ends with the communication of that idea to a user or a customer. Blog posts are exactly the same – they communicate an idea to a user or a customer. Good blog post formatting aids this … [Read more...]
How To Install WordPress Locally Using MAMP
Any sort of WordPress development – testing themes and plugins, creating themes and plugins, etc. – can be done on your own computer. Why would you want to do this? You'll find the process much quicker and it'll stop you going crazy waiting for files to upload to the server. Getting … [Read more...]
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