Blogging

The formula for growing a blog is simple when you boil it down. As long as you produce content on a regular basis and you target the right keywords, traffic and conversions should follow. The problem is that it’s often hard to keep up content production on a consistent basis …

One of the hardest things about running a website is publishing new and engaging content on a regular basis. Even if you’re capable of producing quality pieces, you still need to figure out how often you should post them. Wait too long, and your audience might forget about you. Rush …

Three things can make or break a blog – writing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and design. Even if you nail the first two, your WordPress blog may not get much traction if it doesn’t have visual appeal, and that includes how its posts are laid out. Most blogs include a …

Images are a vital component of any website, and using the right ones can enhance both your content and design. The problem lies in finding the right graphics without resorting to the same free stock images everyone else uses. If you really want to set your site apart, there’s an alternative to …

Your website’s content may be top notch, but if you aren’t engaging your readers, building a solid user base is going to be an uphill battle. Furthermore, you might be losing out on a lot of conversions by not making an effort to connect with visitors. If you want to …

Bringing traffic to your WordPress website means little if you can’t get visitors to take action and convert into paying customers. To help achieve this, it’s important to know how users react to your website’s various elements, and how to optimize them to improve your conversion rate. If you think …

As you may know, W3 Total Cache is pretty awesome when it comes to providing a highly configurable landscape for WordPress caching. W3 Total Cache generates static cache pages for each page that is loaded so they are not being dynamically loaded for every page load. This vastly decreases your …

Most bloggers don’t do what they do simply for the fun of it. Sure, there are some out there who only want an outlet for their voice, but most bloggers have other goals in mind. The primary purpose of just about any blog is to drive traffic to a site …

You were probably excited at the prospect of starting your own blog – getting your words and your views published and making money at the same time! But before too long, the excitement began to fade as you sat there typing away, wondering if anyone was even reading your posts. …

Ghost has launched its first major interface update in two years. I personally can't believe it's been that long since Ghost was launched and took the blogging software audience by storm. This update is exciting news especially if you're a current Ghost user, or you've tried it in the past but didn't think it was quite ready for prime time. Some of the new features you'll see in this version of Ghost include: