We repeatedly mention on this site how easy it is to start your own WordPress business (at least I do). The WordPress platform is free, user-friendly, easy to learn, and offers many different business opportunities. It seems like all you need to do is get started. So why doesn’t everybody? I mean, there is a staggering number of people who play with the idea to start their own online business for years but never pull the trigger. In addition to that, of those who do make the leap, many fail. According to some statistics, 90 percent of Internet business startups […]

WordPress isn’t the only free publishing platform out there. By now, anyone who wants to start publishing online has many different platforms to choose from. In the past, we have already looked into how Medium and Joomla compare to the WordPress platform. It’s about time we turned to another competitor: Tumblr. The WordPress vs Tumblr duel is an interesting one. Not only is Tumblr one of the most popular publishing platforms out there, at WordCamp Europe 2016, Matt Mullenweg also called it the most serious competitor to WordPress of the last five years. For that and other reasons, we will talk about […]

Search engine optimization is a complex topic involving many different disciplines. No wonder we have written extensively on this topic before, for example here, here, here and here. Especially website owners who take care of SEO themselves can use all the help they can get and do well using all the tools at their disposal. Last year we already looked at the best SEO tools and WordPress plugins for 2015 and now it’s time for an update. For that reason, below we will have a look at some of the most useful SEO utilities 2016 that will help you make […]

Getting your WordPress site hacked is unarguably one of the worst thing that can happen to a website owner. It’s super stressful and impacts your business, reputation, search rankings, traffic, and much more. A while ago we talked about how WordPress websites get hacked and what you can do to prevent it from happening. However, what if it’s already too late? How do you recover WordPress website that has already been hacked? This is what we will talk about now. In the following article we will look into how to spot whether your WordPress website has been compromised and how […]

There’s no denying that WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world. But that’s just one of many impressive WordPress statistics. What started off as a personal project is now an integral part of the Internet’s architecture, powering hundreds of millions of websites. While you’re probably already familiar with the CMS, there might be some things about WordPress that you are not aware of. The following numbers on WordPress usage will shine a light on how popular the platform really is. Prepare to feel baffled. WordPress Usage Statistics That Will Make Your Jaw Drop As we are […]

SEO copywriting is the answer to one of the biggest challenges faced by many website owners these days. Users now have to create content that appeals to people and search engines alike. After all, we not only want to rank well and generate traffic but also turn that traffic into buyers, customers, and subscribers, right? These two goals used to be the responsibility of SEO specialists and copywriters and it used to be enough to be either or. However, the way search engines work today, that is no longer the case. To be successful in today’s online market, website owners […]