WordPress plugins, Tutorials and Technical tips to build a better blog

Online Business Idea: Niche Geo Targeted Classifieds Newspaper

Jun 18, 2013 | Categories: Make Money

I have an idea that I have been brewing around in my head for some time and it just came to completion in the later stages of my sleep this morning. It's a strange thing but that's how things come to me, often during sleep. If I had the appropriate staff I would implement this myself, but since I do not at this time, I will share it with everyone here. In the future I still [...]

How to Setup PayPal Profile Based Shipping

Jun 11, 2013 | Categories: Shop Admin Tips, Video Tutorial

If you are selling via PayPal then you can setup shipping charge rules in your PayPal profile. In this tutorial I will show you how to setup PayPal profile based shipping. The process is completely different depending on the country that you are selling from. As you might imagine, PayPal sellers that reside in the United States have deeper customization for their shipping rules than Canadians (and sellers from other countries) do. Below I detailed the process [...]

Best WordPress Security Plugins

Jun 5, 2013 | Categories: Wordpress

WordPress is open source software. Open source software has its advantages to be sure, but since it is "open," meaning that the code is available for all to see, those that study the code close enough can find holes. If a hole is found by one of the "good guys," then it can be filled, and providing the user updates his or her version of the software, all is well. However, if the version of [...]

How to Install A WordPress Multi-Site Network [Video Tutorial]

Jun 1, 2013 | Categories: Video Tutorial, Wordpress

Ever since version 3 of WordPress was launched, users had the ability to create a network of WP sites or blogs, allowing us to own a site similar to WordPress.com. Using what's called the 'multisite' feature we could have many sites running, only having just one installation of the software installed. There is just one database with unique tables created for each install. Also there is just one set of files but with separate folders for [...]

WP Proper PHP Include Plugin

May 22, 2013 | Categories: Wordpress Plugin

WordPress, by default, allows the use of HTML and JavaScript when adding/editing posts and pages in "Text" view. However, PHP execution is a different story. Sometimes you may want to execute some PHP code in your post or page and this plugin will allow you to do that. There are a few plugins that allow you to execute PHP code inside a WP Post. This plugin is slightly different as it lets you include a PHP file [...]

Tips to Increase Creativity and Productivity for Online Success

May 18, 2013 | Categories: Blogging Tips

The Internet and the way people do business and communicate with each other has immensely shattered the traditional notions of employment and how information and knowledge is disseminated, shared and absorbed. Not much more than 10 years ago it was a universally accepted truth for most people that if you wanted to get anywhere in life you would need to get some sort of education and then find a nice job (preferably close to home with [...]

Choosing The Best WordPress Hosting

May 14, 2013 | Categories: Wordpress

OK, let's get it out of the way now that there is no OFFICIAL WordPress host. And what constitutes as the "best" is truthfully a matter of opinion for the most part. And of course, when there is no desire to have your own hosting space and a self-hosted blog, WordPress.com would be the official place to start a free hosted WordPress blog, albeit with limitations not present with a self-install. For this article I will [...]

All-In-One-SEO Plugin – Fix for Page Title Rewrite Feature Not Working

May 10, 2013 | Categories: Wordpress

This is a short post to show you how to solve the page title rewrite not working issue with the All in One SEO plugin (this post should come in handy if you ever come across this issue). The Issue I use the following format in the SEO plugin settings for the WordPress post and page title: Page Title: %page_title% | %blog_title% Post Title: %post_title% | %blog_title% The SEO plugin kept failing to rewrite the title according to the above settings in [...]

Leveraging Content Creation by Repurposing with Value

May 3, 2013 | Categories: Blogging Tips

This is a follow up article for the how do I start a blog and make money online series that we have been publishing on this site to help users get started and create a successful blog. Creating content on the Internet is what brings people to your web site, your affiliate ad, your sales funnels, or whatever it is you want to achieve. Content is generally the start of that process. Many marketers have figured out [...]

Adding Images to Your WordPress Blog or Website

Apr 27, 2013 | Categories: Blogging Tips, Wordpress

A picture is worth more than 1,000 words when presented within a blog post (or page). On the web, an image could break up text, which can part the sea of text making it all more readable. An image can also help illustrate a point, and provide SEO value. An image could find its way into image search results on a search engine. It can also, with the inclusion of keywords in its meta tags, potentially [...]