PayPal and Venmo are both payment platforms that can be used to accept money from friends, family, employers or customers. They are both leading digital wallets and while they share common features, a number of factors set the two companies apart. In fact, if you've noticed the similarity of these … [Read more...] about PayPal vs Venmo
How to Add Favicons to Your WordPress Site
This is a follow up article for the how do I start a blog series that we have been publishing on this site to help users get started and create a successful blog. In this tutorial we are going to walk through how to generate Favicons for all platforms, starting with just one favicon file, and … [Read more...] about How to Add Favicons to Your WordPress Site
How to Add PayPal to Your WordPress Site
There are plenty of free and simple ways to add PayPal to WordPress. Today I will provide a quick intro to 5 possible ways to accept payments from PayPal on your web site. In this tutorial, you will see: How to install and use the PayPal WP Express Checkout plugin. How to install and use the … [Read more...] about How to Add PayPal to Your WordPress Site
How to Get Your WordPress Site on Google
This is a tutorial for the video answers to top WordPress questions series that we have been publishing on this site to help users get started with WordPress. If you're just launching a new WordPress site, and want Google to start crawling it, there are generally only a couple things that need … [Read more...] about How to Get Your WordPress Site on Google
Simple Table of Contents (ToC) Using Pure HTML and CSS Code
For one of my blogs, I needed a simple and clean Table of Contents (ToC) implementation that uses pure HTML and CSS only (no plugins or JavaScripts). I can then manually add the ToC into any page where I want to show it. This method has the benefit of not having to load any JS files on every page of … [Read more...] about Simple Table of Contents (ToC) Using Pure HTML and CSS Code
How to Add Google Analytics to WordPress
Adding Google Analytics to WordPress is a painless process. There are numerous ways to do it. Today, we will follow some simple steps to get it added. There is a plugin in the WordPress Plugin Repository that allows us to not only add the Google Analytics code, but load it in such a way that … [Read more...] about How to Add Google Analytics to WordPress
BoldGrid WordPress Website Builder Review + Guide
Out of the gate, I would like to share with you the features that excite me the most about BoldGrid. I read their entire web site and Marketing materials, including the content on their partner sites, as well as their About and Mission, and watched the videoss, etc, so I have lots to say and … [Read more...] about BoldGrid WordPress Website Builder Review + Guide
How to Reset the htaccess File of Your WordPress Site Using FTP
Sometimes, changes to a .htaccess file, whether manually or via a tool with appropriate access, renders a WordPress site inoperable. It might be that all pages 404, or there is simply a white screen without errors, or you get redirected to weird places, or you have the inability to … [Read more...] about How to Reset the htaccess File of Your WordPress Site Using FTP
Image Optimization Tools: Making WordPress Pages Load Faster
With the recent launch of Accelerated Mobile Pages, which reminded everyone of Facebook Instant Pages and Apple News, it's clear they want us slimming down our web pages. They want Speedy Gonzales, but we're offering a fat, lazy mouse with unnecessarily giant ears. And by "they" I mean: … [Read more...] about Image Optimization Tools: Making WordPress Pages Load Faster
What is the Value of a Domain Name?
So, what is a domain name worth? The answer that I have to this question, largely goes against the mainstream conversation of valuating a domain. In fact, I don't even think that the answer needs to be long and drawn out. It's simple. Call it a cop out response, but the answer is simply: a domain … [Read more...] about What is the Value of a Domain Name?