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5 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Should Use WordPress

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Joseph Payne

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Beginners

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September 29, 2017

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Since WordPress launched in 2003, it has become one of the leading content management systems in the world. It is used by more than 74 million sites throughout the world that publish new posts every second. The reason behind such a high popularity of WordPress is nothing but the fact that it is an extremely powerful tool. Moreover, some of the most astounding statistics about WordPress further underpins the actuality. So, if you are an entrepreneur then you should choose WordPress for the template processing of your website. Want to get a clearer idea? Then just take a glance! Helpful […]

Using A Service Container To Improve Your WordPress Code

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Josh Pollock

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Community

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September 28, 2017

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In this article, the first in a series, I will introduce the concept of a container and show you how to build and implement a very simple, but limited container. This article illustrates the concept using a singleton, which is not optimal but is simple. Note, this example code will start with using a singleton. I know this isn’t the best practice but it will make it easy to teach about containers. In the end, I will remove the singleton pattern from the container class as a way of explaining the true problem with singletons. Getting Started With Containers Think […]

12 Money Making WordPress Plugins for Your WordPress Site

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Anil Parmar

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Plugins

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September 27, 2017

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Undying passion, and an urge to express it is a major driving factor for bloggers. A writer contributes to the society by dispersing crucial information in the form of well-structured blog posts. And when you get opportunities to monetize your WordPress blog, it is an icing on the cake. The most common notion related to monetizing is – advertisements. This is, of course, an option but the possibilities are endless. Nowadays, you can boost your blog earnings with affiliate marketing, content promotion, content subscription, link advertisements, and so on. To simplify monetization procedures, there are money making WordPress plugins available […]

WCUS Community Bazaar Gives A Look Into Meetups Across the Country

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Emily Schiola

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Community

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September 27, 2017

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At last year’s State of the Word speech, Matt Mullenweg announced there had been 115 WordCamps in 41 countries and 3,193 held across 58 in 2016. Those are staggering numbers and point to the reason people love WordPress so much, the community. While the CMS powers almost 29 percent of the web, the thing that makes it special is the relationships forged around the world. In December, thousands will descend upon Nashville to attend WordCamp US. This year, organizers created the Community Bazaar to celebrate WordPress communities from all over the world. The setup will be similar to the sponsorship […]

The Essential Guide to Content Formatting to Increase Time on Page

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Nick Schäferhoff

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Beginners

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September 26, 2017

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Content formatting is an important piece of the puzzle that is blogging and content marketing. While you would think that the information inside your posts is what matters most, it turns out that the presentation is just as important. While the content is what gets people on your site, it’s format is what makes them stick around. And that’s important. The longer they stay, the higher the chances they will convert to subscribers or buyers. And that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? Plus, visitors staying on your site for a long time is a vote of confidence that Google […]

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