Beginners

With a significant percentage of the world’s population glued to smartphones every day, we’ve all become familiar with push notifications. They’re everywhere online, and if you run a website, knowing how to implement them can be a powerful way to increase user engagement and retention. However, implementing push notifications on a website works a bit differently than it does on mobile apps. Fortunately, if you’re using WordPress, you have access to tools that make the process much simpler. You won’t need a dedicated developer or a lot of technical know-how. In this article, we’ll talk briefly about the effectiveness of […]

For your WordPress website to be a success, you’ll need to focus on more than just its content and design. Regular maintenance is also required, to keep your site secure and running smoothly. Over time, however, these maintenance tasks can start to accumulate and feel a bit overwhelming. The good news is that there are a handful of simple tactics and tools you can use to make performing these critical WordPress maintenance tasks easier. You can even automate and delegate certain parts of the process, streamlining the work and lessening your burden. In this post, we’ll discuss the importance of […]

There’s a lot of content online that isn’t accessible to just anyone. In order to get to it, someone needs to give you permission, which often comes in the form of a membership. That’s called ‘gated’ content, and it can be a great way to drive signups on your website. For gated content to fulfill that purpose, however, you’ll need to make sure you’re offering something users really want. Moreover, gaining access to those pages shouldn’t be overly difficult, so you don’t discourage potential members. If you succeed in both aspects, gated content can be a boon to your site. […]

One of the downsides to owning your own website or domain is that you have to register, mostly using personal information, in a public directory of sorts. Anyone can look up a URL or site and immediately see the owner, as well as their related contact information. It’s not a big deal until marketers and scammers start soliciting you. How many times have you seen an email from someone unknown that claims to be able to fix your blog or website’s SEO problems? Probably often. If you have a WordPress-powered site, you’ll see similar comments there. What you may not […]

Your website is like a home – secure if you take the appropriate precautions, but vulnerable to burglars if you don’t. In the website world, however, sites don’t get burgled, they get hacked. The number of sites that get hacked every year continues to increase. How do WordPress sites get hacked? And, is it possible to safeguard your site? The following tips will arm you with the knowledge to protect your site from malicious attacks and keep your data and content safe. 1. Brute Force Attacks It’s easy to imagine someone trying to break down the front door of a […]