It is surprising to see how many of my customers/users do not use a properly coded WordPress theme. Using a properly coded theme on a WordPress powered site is very important without any doubt. So I wanted to quickly make a blog post to highlight a few points to make sure you don’t go down the … [Read more...] about When Themes Go Wild – Importance of Using a Properly Coded WordPress Theme
Are You Using an Autoresponder and Email Marketing Software?
We get a lot of autoresponder and email marketing software related questions here at Tips and Tricks HQ since the WP eStore plugin has some autoresponder integration options. In this article I have covered the answers to the following basic questions around autoresponders and email marketing … [Read more...] about Are You Using an Autoresponder and Email Marketing Software?
Site Speed is Now a Search Ranking Factor for Google Search
Google has officially made site speed one of the factors for search rank (there are over 200 ranking factors). So now is a good time to read the WordPress site optimization tips post and put some plan of action in place. Now, you have no reason to go into a panic mode just yet. Optimizing your … [Read more...] about Site Speed is Now a Search Ranking Factor for Google Search
Web Analytics 101 – Learn Which Analytics Data You Should be Using
If you are running a small website, chances are you've already heard of Web Analytics. If you haven't, it is a tool for measuring traffic of your website. It provides data on the number of visitors, page views etc to gauge the popularity of the site. For many people, using analytics is limited to … [Read more...] about Web Analytics 101 – Learn Which Analytics Data You Should be Using
WP CSV to Database Plugin – Import Excel File Content into WordPress database (MySQL)
WP CSV to Database plugin allows you to insert CSV file content into WordPress database. Useful when you want to bulk upload data from your CSV file (e.g. product details) to the WordPress database (MySQL) in one go. If you didn't know what a CSV file is then you can learn more from … [Read more...] about WP CSV to Database Plugin – Import Excel File Content into WordPress database (MySQL)
WordPress Affiliate Mailer Plugin
This is a quick post to let the users of the WordPress Affiliate Software know that the developer over at www.rapidsuccesspartners.com have developed a useful little plugin that extends the functionality of the WP Affiliate Platform plugin. Basically, if you want to send emails to all your … [Read more...] about WordPress Affiliate Mailer Plugin
How to Create and use Custom Page Template in WordPress to Create a Sales Page
I received the following question today in the forum: "For certain sales pages on my site I do not want to have the distraction of the sidebar items. Is there a way to have a second page template without a sidebar for this purpose?" Having an optimized sales/landing page does help with sales … [Read more...] about How to Create and use Custom Page Template in WordPress to Create a Sales Page
Basic Guide to CSS
Many people want to make simple CSS changes but do not know where to start or are afraid that they will change the wrong thing. As a result of this I get asked a lot of CSS related questions from new WordPress users. The fact is that learning CSS is not really that hard. Once you get a hang of the … [Read more...] about Basic Guide to CSS
Simple Upsell and Cross sell Techniques That I Use
In this article I will share a few simple upselling tips that I personally use without irritating the customer and have had success with. Please note that my goal with upselling is not to trick a customer into buying something or sell them some junk. My aim is to show the customer additional … [Read more...] about Simple Upsell and Cross sell Techniques That I Use
10 Common HTML Mistakes to Avoid
The following is a list of common HTML mark up mistakes made by front end developers. Whether you are a newbie web designer, or a programmer who wants to try his hands in UI designing, try to avoid these mistakes. 1. Don't place Block elements within Inline elements An HTML element is … [Read more...] about 10 Common HTML Mistakes to Avoid