Starting your first website is really exciting, but there are quite a few places that you can go wrong. Avoiding mistakes early on will save you from a lot of headache down the road. Paying Too much for Your Hosting A lot of people will argue with me on this point,...
Building Websites
Cost of a WordPress Site: Exactly what new site owners pay
When I first built a Wordpress website, I was nervous about how much it would cost until I realized that Wordpress is actually the cheapest way to build a website. Basic Wordpress sites can be made for about $36 per year--including hosting, domain name, and the free...
4 Products Worth Buying for Every Site—Plus 11 More We Use
There are hundreds of services out there being marketed to website owners. Some of them are really useful, and some of them would be a huge waste of money. It can be really hard to tell which ones are worth the cost, and which ones are just a waste of time and...
50 Niche Site Ideas Ripe for the Taking!
Whenever a friend or family member decides to create an online business, they first ask me what to do if they don't have any ideas for a site. For them, for you, I have created this list. These are the niche sites I would build today if I weren't already...
How to Start a WordPress Blog on Bluehost
I have been using WordPress on Bluehost for the past 12 years for my full-time blogging business, and I’ve learned so much of the technical stuff that seemed hard at first. In this post, I’ll clearly explain how to get started, and also some tips to help you make...
Wix or WordPress: Best Platform for Startup Blogs
As a startup, you’re working hard to build your brand. You know that brand awareness starts with a good blog. This is your chance to share information about your company, point out the products and services you sell, and establish yourself as an expert in your field....
The 15 Best WordPress Plugins for Increasing Social Media Shares
Social media has become all-encompassing. Want to read the news? Check Facebook or Twitter. Need some entertainment? There’s always YouTube. Craving inspiration? Go on Pinterest or Instagram. Social media is incredibly important to our everyday personal lives. For...
6 Things to Watch For on Your Site’s Google Analytics
The Internet has given us many great things, like instant food delivery and online shopping for almost anything. For marketers, it’s been just as generous. Instead of guessing how many people visit your website, you can know for sure. You can also learn demographical...
Squarespace vs WordPress: Which is a blogger’s dream platform?
It’s now 2017, and technology has turned the world of communication on its head in a matter of two quick decades. If you’re reading this, you probably have a functioning mind and, thus, thoughts and ideas that someone would find helpful, interesting, funny, or...
Wix or WordPress? Best platforms for Ecommerce
Ecommerce is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways to earn money from home.? The online market is booming, and ecommerce sales are showing evidence of unprecedented growth. So you?ve decided to jump on the bandwagon. You?ve trudged through the many steps to...