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Syed Balkhi

Syed Balkhi is an award-winning entrepreneur and online marketing expert. He is the co-founder of WPBeginner, OptinMonster, WPForms, andMonsterInsights.

How to Easily Fix 404 Errors From Your WordPress Dashboard

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December 2, 2021

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Imagine a situation in which you’re browsing the Internet for an important piece of information. As usual, Google gives you several options, and you click on the one you think fits best with your requirement. Unfortunately, though, when you land on the website, you find a 404 error being displayed on your screen.  Can anything be more frustrating than that? The same can happen on your website too. And if that happens, your visitors will face the same amount of dissatisfaction as you did upon seeing the 404 error. Luckily, there are easy ways to fix 404 errors from your […]

SEO for Startups: 4 Plugins to Boost Your Search Rankings

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February 10, 2021

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Are you launching a startup and want to build your audience while establishing a successful brand? If so, you’re not alone. Countless startups try to break into already crowded markets every year, and many of them never make it off the ground.  The key to turning your business into a well-known brand is a robust search engine optimization (SEO) strategy. Simply put, SEO is the practice of organically increasing the quality and quantity of your website traffic. The increase in traffic results in a better position on Google’s search engine results pages (SERPs), which leads to even more traffic and […]

How to Leverage Social Proof to Boost Sales

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July 3, 2020

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As a business, you spend much of your time trying to convince your ideal customers to buy from you. This process can be time-consuming; it’s difficult to get complete strangers to trust your business enough to bust out their credit cards. But, to make it easier, you can use social proof.  What is social proof? Social proof is a phenomenon where people copy the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a certain situation.  For instance, imagine if you overheard someone talking about the hottest new restaurant in town. They say the atmosphere is amazing and […]

How to Grow Your Membership Site (5 Tips)

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March 18, 2020

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So, you’ve created a membership site? That’s great! Creating a membership site is an effective way to generate recurring revenue from your website because members can pay a monthly or yearly fee in exchange for premium content, products, or services.   Growing a membership site can be difficult, though. So, if your new membership site doesn’t have as many members as you imagined and you’re not making as much money as you had hoped, then something needs to change.  Luckily, with just a few tips, you can easily attract new members to your site as well as turn your existing members […]

7 Ways to Boost your Mobile Conversions

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December 18, 2019

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When you create an online store, naturally, your main goal is to generate sales. But, if all of your sales are coming from desktop users, you’re missing out on a ton of revenue you could be generating from mobile shoppers.  And more of your target audience is visiting your website from their phones than you might think. According to Marketing Land, mobile now accounts for nearly 70% of digital media time.  Since mobile is different from desktop, if you want mobile visitors to buy from you, you have to do things a little differently. Luckily, most of these strategies are […]

21 Best WooCommerce Plugins for Your Online Store (Most are Free)

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December 11, 2019

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Are you interested in creating an online store? Building an eCommerce site is now easier than ever before, thanks to WordPress and WooCommerce. In fact, according to Hosting Tribunal, WooCommerce powers over 28.19% of all online stores. There are many benefits to using WordPress and WooCommerce to create an online store but one of the main benefits is the opportunity for complete customization. With WooCommerce plugins you can create an online store that’s just as powerful and offers just as many features as big-name eCommerce websites.  So, you can easily manage inventory and orders, improve the online shopping experience for […]

How to Create an Impressive About Page for Your Business

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May 8, 2019

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When someone visits your website’s about page, it’s because they want to know more about your company. It could be that they’re interested in how you started or what you do exactly; whatever the case may be, you want to make sure you’re able to answer their most pressing questions and tell them a bit about who you are. You want your about page to build a rapport between you and your audience. When done correctly, it can gain the trust of your visitors and encourage them to convert on your website. It’s the gateway to the answers users have […]

10 Proven Tips to Increase Traffic to Your Blog

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May 1, 2019

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A goal for just about any blog that wants to succeed is to get enough views. Without traffic, your blog is as good as dead just sitting on the 645th page of Google with no engagement or shares whatsoever. If your blog is going to be successful, you need to think of ways to drive traffic to your website. You could create the best, most valuable content in the world for your target audience, but if it doesn’t show up in SERPs, it’s as good as nonexistent. Building a successful, profitable blog takes time, patience, and a proper strategy, but […]

26 Best WordPress Plugins for 2019

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April 16, 2019

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With more than 50,000 plugins to choose from, it can be difficult to decide which will be most beneficial to your WordPress site and which you don’t truly need. When you’re just starting your WordPress blog or website, you need to have a game plan of which plugins you’ll need to create a website that’ll attract visitors. There are several areas of building a website you’ll need covered by plugins: security, appearance, analytics, forms and surveys, SEO optimization, and much more. It simply depends on what kind of website you’re trying to create. Here are 26 of the best WordPress […]

How to Turn Your Blog into a Membership Site with WordPress

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April 4, 2019

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Blogging is only getting more popular which means more and more people are starting blogs in the hopes of turning it into a full-time career. But it can be difficult making money online with blogging and the income is unpredictable as well. So, how can you make more money blogging? One solution for a blog that’s not generating much income is to turn it into a membership site. A membership site is a type of subscription service that offers premium content, products, or services in exchange for a monthly or yearly fee. If you’re interested in making a more reliable […]

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