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Nick Schäferhoff

Nick Schäferhoff is an entrepreneur, online marketer, and professional blogger from Germany. He found WordPress when he needed a website for his first business and instantly fell in love. When not building websites, creating content or helping his clients improve their online business, he can most often be found at the gym, the dojo or traveling the world with his wife. If you want to get in touch with him, you can do so via Twitter or through his website.

Define Your Target Audience: 15 Tips and Tools to Reach Clients

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February 7, 2023

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If you’re like most people running a business, you probably don’t have a lot of time to waste. The last thing you want to do is spend months creating a product or service that no one wants to buy. So how do you know if your idea is even worth pursuing? The answer: properly define your target audience. Defining and understanding who you are creating something for is essential for any business owner. But figuring out how to go about doing that might seem a tad confusing at first. Thankfully, we’ve gathered a variety of tips about how to define a […]

How to Use Mastodon: A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide (2023)

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February 1, 2023

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Since the acquisition and continued dismantling of Twitter by a certain billionaire, an increasing number of people are interested in learning how to use Mastodon, one of Twitter’s more popular competitors. How popular? Well, the news recently dropped that Twitter now officially blocks links to Mastodon (and other social platforms) and flags them as malware. So, if Twitter’s new owner takes Mastodon seriously, maybe the rest of us should as well? All snark aside, after users started quitting Twitter in droves and looking for a new home, Mastodon is one of the biggest winners of this exodus. If, like me, […]

Top 5 Blogging Trends of 2023 You Definitely Shouldn’t Ignore

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January 25, 2023

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What new trends can we expect to emerge in blogging in 2023? While blog writing has been around for a long time, and its basic premise doesn’t change much (put words on screen, publish), it does go through developments and fads. Some of them come and go, others stick around for longer or become a permanent fixture of the medium. To make sure you stay up to date on what’s going on in the blogging game, in this post, we will examine five of the trends you can expect to encounter this year. Knowing this allows you to stay current […]

8 Best WordPress Gutenberg Blocks (And How to Use Them)

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January 24, 2023

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The Gutenberg editor has completely changed how we build websites and web pages with WordPress. It allows users to create content and layouts piece by piece and comes with many tools to do so. In this post, we want to look at some of the best blocks Gutenberg has to offer for that purpose. The WordPress editor is a complex piece of software. It’s easy to overlook some of the features of Gutenberg, including the many blocks it comes with. Consequently, there might be some that you have no idea exist but that could seriously improve your workflow and make […]

Twenty Twenty-Three Theme Review: Flexible and Community Driven

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January 18, 2023

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Every year, WordPress releases a new theme to serve as its default theme — the one that comes with every fresh WordPress installation. As we head into 2023, WordPress has released their latest theme offering into the world, Twenty Twenty-Three, which we will review here. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg introduced Twenty Twenty Three in his State of the Word address. This theme aims to be fast, lightweight, and accessible, with a focus on simplicity and easy customization. In other words, it’s the perfect blank canvas for your next WordPress project. But what sets it apart from previous years? An intense […]

Find WordPress Work: 16 Best Job Boards to Help You Get Hired

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January 11, 2023

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If you’re a WordPress developer or designer, the struggle to find work can feel overwhelming. Not to mention neverending. The good news is that there are ways to get your WordPress skills in front of those who need it most. In fact, a good way to do this is to apply to ads on WordPress job boards. Doing so can help you land a high-quality client. Of course, you have to know where to look first. That’s what we aim to solve here today. We’ve rounded up some of the best job boards for finding WordPress work currently available. So […]

Web Design Trends 2023: A Preview of the Future of Web Design

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January 4, 2023

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As we move into 2023, it’s important to stay up-to-date on the latest web design trends. Why? Well, for one, it’ll help your website stay relevant and engaging for users. Plus, keeping on top of trends shows that you’re invested in your website and are willing to put in the work to keep it looking its best. Besides, allowing your site to fall behind the times can make it look dated and out-of-touch. That’s not exactly the impression you want to give to potential customers or clients. What follows is our in-depth examination of some of the most popular web […]

8 Best Social Media Scheduling Tools (Free & Paid)

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December 22, 2022

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Why would you need social media scheduling tools? Well, think of any business out there – it can be from any industry or of any size. What are the odds that the business has active social media profiles? Pretty high, right? Social media has long become a crucial part of digital marketing. Back in 2015, 43% of businesses were already spending six hours per week on their social media efforts. A couple of years and a pandemic later, this number has likely increased by leaps and bounds. But, isn’t there a way to lighten the load a little? The answer […]

How to Use Google Trends for SEO and Better Web Content

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December 7, 2022

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If you have a website or work in the content space, chances are, you’ve used Google Trends at least once to see what’s popular on the Internet. But did you know that you can also use Google Trends for SEO? It’s true. Google Trends can help you understand what people are searching for, and how that changes over time. This information can be incredibly valuable when it comes to creating content people actually want to read. So if you’re looking for a way to boost your web traffic, or simply want to ensure that your content is relevant and searchable, […]

How to Diversify the Income Streams on Your WordPress Website

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November 30, 2022

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As a WordPress website owner, it’s easy to develop tunnel visison when it comes to generating revenue. If you have one main way to earn money with your website, you might invest all your efforts into that single avenue. While that’s not generally bad advice, you may find you have painted yourself into a corner revenue wise and that it’s time to diversify your income streams. After all, there are a number of other ways to make money with your site. To help you do so, today, we’ll be exploring some of those other possibilities, discuss who they are most […]

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