Chow says, “As has been discussed so many times on this site before, there are innumerable ways for you to make money online and to live the dot com lifestyle. One of these ways is to become a professional blogging, writing about an industry or interest that you are truly passionate about and monetizing your website accordingly. In the context of blogging, easily one of the most popular platforms for a site of nearly any size is WordPress. It’s what powers John Chow dot Com, just as it is what powers Beyond the Rhetoric and MEGATechNews. It’s a free and versatile platform that comes with... [...]
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InTheGrid says, “securing your blog is not an easy task and however at the same time it doesn’t have to be a complicated task and should be one that you take very seriously. If you’re doing any level of business or you plan to grow your blog and you haven’t considered security yet, then now is the time to sit down and make things happen. The last thing you want to do is put tons of time and effort into a system only to lose it all because you didn’t take some simple precautions that can take under less than an hour to implement. Below is a list of some of the top security tips you... [...]
Pete Prestipino says, “WordPress version 3.9.2 was released this week and it is recommended that you install the security update now as your site may be vulnerable to DOS attacks. According to WordPress, this release fixes a possible denial of service issue in PHP’s XML processing, reported by Nir Goldshlager of the Salesforce.com Product Security Team. It was fixed by Michael Adams and Andrew Nacin of the WordPress security team and David Rothstein of the Drupal security team. This is the first time the two projects have coordinated joint security releases“. Critical WordPress... [...]
Chow says, “Why do you blog in the first place? Most bloggers find that it’s really hard to build a profitable blog, drive all the traffic needed as well as make money at the same time. If that’s your concern, I’m here to tell you something more powerful you’ve been neglecting. The truth is we all have personal engagements, new projects and family to attend to. You can’t possibly achieve overnight result. And you can’t achieve all your goals all at once. So rest your mind and do what other people have been neglecting. If you do this one thing, you’ll definitely experience a surge... [...]
Amberly Dressler says, “WordPress is the hands-down leader in content management. Couple this popularity with the increasing need for hosting services that are geared toward individual content management systems, and Internet professionals will have no trouble seeing why 1&1 has launched WordPress Optimized Hosting. Catering to the needs of both novice and expert WordPress users, the new interface will provide a simplified installation process and control panel (see image) with WordPress themes and plugins, along with best practice tips. WordPress Optimized Hosting will also include... [...]
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Bing Translates WordPress Blogs”. Pete Prestipino says, “Ready to cater to a more international audience with your WordPress blog? Microsoft Open Technologies, which works on open-source software and solutions and the interchangeability between Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies, has released a new Bing Translator plugin. The plugin, which runs on WordPress sites running version 3.8 or later, enables website visitors to translate a site into any of the 40-plus supported languages without leaving the page. The plugin even provides... [...]
Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Make Money With Your WordPress Blog”. Collins Says, “Missy Ward has authored a new book, Make Money With Your WordPress Blog, that helps people learn how to monetize their blog with affiliate marketing. This quick and informative read is targeted towards the established blogger. Make Money With Your WordPress Blog teaches how to monetize your blog with affiliate marketing embedded product or service reviews and tutorials. I had a chance to read an advance copy and it was really useful information, and it was written in an easy to understand... [...]
List Profit Generator Is live. It’s responsible for a huge increase in subscribers for Kevin Fahey. Fahey has been building his lists for over 6 years, and now has a list of over 250,000 subscribers. It’s probably true that he knows the subject as well as any marketer living Recently, he has been using his custom-produced List Profit Generator to add 36,000 subscribers to his list in just one week. And many more since then. This innovative software, now available to the rest of us, builds your list by letting you recruit affiliates who will build the list for you because you reward... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “WordPress Multisite Can Be Structural Advantage For SEO”. Phil Singleton says, “WordPress is by far the most popular content management system for small businesses. It’s super easy to use and when structured properly, great for search engine optimization. WordPress also gives you the ability to create a ‘website of websites’ or your own network of sites, on a single installation. You can find the official networking explanation of WordPress Multisite here. We will not get into the background or specifics... [...]
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “‘SEO best practice tips for WordPress”. Christopher Ratcliff says, “This is the sixth in a series of posts discussing how to set up and run a WordPress blog from a relatively experienced expert, which will feature many helpful and hopefully relevant tangents. This week, I’ll help your new blog become more visible to search engines, by investigating the world of search engine optimisation (SEO) and offering some best practice tips“. SEO best practice tips for WordPress ‘Econsultancy’ Blog [...]