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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.

Headless WordPress: What It Is and How to Use It

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May 6, 2020

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“Headless WordPress” is a popular buzzword lately. Chances are, you have heard it thrown around the digital water cooler but aren’t quite sure what’s behind it. WordPress is an extensive, amazingly complex platform, but it does have its limitations. While it’s a fully-featured tool for bloggers and web developers that offers many possibilities, it doesn’t let you do everything. For example: Publishing content across multiple platforms Coding your website in languages other than PHP and Javascript Using WordPress as an editorial tool without the website attached Yet, all of that is possible with headless WordPress. It takes a little technical […]

CSS Grid Tutorial: Beginner’s Guide to Creating Layouts With Grid

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April 29, 2020

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For a long time, the one flaw in CSS was that there was no straightforward way to create layouts. Doing so always relied on using properties like floats and absolute positioning, which had their own flaws and challenges. Thankfully, this CSS Grid tutorial is going to change that. The CSS Grid property finally allows web designers to make two-dimensional layouts that are not only easy to implement but also responsive. It is the first CSS module developed specifically to solve the problem of making layouts with CSS. In this tutorial on CSS Grid, we’ll go over its basics and give […]

Coronavirus and Small Business: 12 Tips to Weather the Crisis

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April 22, 2020

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Small business owners are one of the many groups hit hard by the spread of coronavirus. Many have to close and can no longer earn money because of the lockdown. Understandably, this leaves a lot of people scrambling to make ends meet and keep their companies alive. In order to lend some assistance, we have put together a guide for small business owners on how to get through the lockdown. The tips below are aimed to keep you financially afloat, find ways to keep serving your clients, and work on your enterprise while waiting for things to blow over. At […]

DDoS Attacks Explained: What You Need to Know to Prevent Them

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April 16, 2020

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Every growing website needs to be aware of DDoS attacks, and other common threats that can quickly take down an unprotected server. They can be devastating if you don’t know what’s going on or how to deal with it. In this day and age, anyone who knows where to look can purchase DDoS services. As you become more prominent in your field, someone may use them to damage your sales or reputation. However, with the right precautions, DDoS attacks can be prevented — or stopped in their tracks. What are DDoS Attacks? A DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attack is a sudden […]

Google Data Studio Tutorial – Basics, Beginner Tips, Next Steps

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April 15, 2020

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A lot of running a successful site comes down to collecting, interpreting, and using data. Many people already use Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Site Kit. But there is a new tool on the block, Google Data Studio. I keep hearing good things about it, so let’s go ahead to see what it can do for us? So, if you are as curious as I am, let’s move on ahead. What is Google Data Studio? Alright, the first thing we both probably want to know is, what is this Google Data Studio everyone keeps mentioning? Let’s examine that […]

Landing Pages – The Ultimate Guide (Best Practices, Examples)

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April 8, 2020

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Landing pages are an all but necessary part of marketing campaigns. Yet, crafting one that actually gets you conversions isn’t easy. There’s a lot that goes into a successful landing page, from the images you include to the copy you write to even the text you use in your call to action. Every little element can make the difference. Understand what makes a landing page work, and you can seriously increase your conversions and earn new users. In this guide, we’ll tell you the crucial elements of landing pages, show you how to build one, and help you optimize it […]

WordPress Version Control – Why and How to Use It (+Plugins!)

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April 1, 2020

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Organizing a team of editors, developers, and designers is never a simple task. Trying to keep track of what each of them is doing on your WordPress site can seem all but impossible. What if someone makes a mistake and your entire website goes down? You won’t know what happened, who did it or likely have any way of rolling back without losing days or weeks of work. That is, unless you use version control. WordPress version control allows you to track everyone’s individual actions and changes on your site. It also allows you to store previous versions of each […]

5 Challenges of Working Remotely (And How to Overcome Them)

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March 20, 2020

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Working remotely comes with its own set of unique challenges you won’t find in a traditional office space. Whether voluntary or involuntary – if you’re one of the millions who are quarantined or self-isolating due to the recent virus outbreak – you need to know what you’re in for so you can prepare. Remote work has a lot of benefits such as setting your own hours and working in your pajamas. But if you’re not ready for the challenges they might take you completely off guard. If you find yourself struggling to manage time, self-motivate, communicate, and take care of […]

A CSS Flexbox Tutorial for Beginners – What It is and How to Use It

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February 27, 2020

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As web design has progressed, there have been different standard ways to arrange elements on a website. CSS flexbox is a relatively new yet powerful way to create layouts and something every web developer and designer should be familiar with. If you don’t know how to use it yet, this in-depth flexbox tutorial aims to change that. The post below will talk about what flexbox is, why it matters, and its underlying concept. After that, we will go over the CSS properties and values associated with flexbox in detail and finish up with an example of a use case. Alright, […]

Why and How to Create a Customer Journey Map (5 Easy Steps)

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February 20, 2020

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Learning how to create a customer journey map is a great way to get into the heads of your audience. It’s a technique that allows you to create better websites, products, and services. Customer journey mapping also lets you understand what visitors really want and need and then give it to them. If you have never heard about any of this before, don’t worry. In this post, we will give you everything you need to know about it. Below, we will talk about what a customer journey mapping is and how to create a customer journey map for your website […]

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