Talking about WordPress security isn’t particularly sexy or interesting. It is an important topic though. Just for a moment, imagine how it feels when: customers tell you your website triggers their anti-virus or firewall your blog readers email you to say they can’t access your site because Firefox has blocked it with a big red […]
How To Add A Pay With A Tweet Button To Your Posts [Video]
Pay with a Tweet is a social payment system where people can “buy” your information for the price of a tweet or Facebook share. It allows you to offer information or downloads in return for people tweeting about your offer. Once a reader has tweeted or shared your link with their contacts, they are given […]
7 Reasons Why Free Blog Platforms Are Bad For Business
I’m often asked why I don’t recommend any free blog platforms for business blogging. Free blog platforms such as WordPress.com, Blogger.com (Google) and Tumblr.com to name just 3 are a great way to get a blog up and running in minutes. So why don’t I recommend free blogging sites? The Problem With Free Blog Platforms […]
WordPress 3.5 Now Available – How To Upgrade To WordPress 3.5
WordPress 3.5 is here and it’s time to upgrade again. With any major release, there are bound to be glitches with themes and plugins along the way. Known WordPress upgrade issues can be found on this post over at wordpress.org How To Upgrade To WordPress 3.5 I’m going to outline how I upgrade clients and […]
Why Update WordPress? A Tale Of Panic To Preserved Sanity…
Imagine, it’s been some time since you’ve performed a WordPress update. You log in to your WordPress dashboard, see the reminders and think, “I’ll do it later”. Before you know it months have passed and the time to update WordPress, themes, plugins, security updates and the rest has been filled with more important tasks. You’ve […]
How to Install The Facebook Recommendations Bar
The New Recommendations Bar Earlier this week, Facebook announced a new recommendation bar. There’s been a recommendations box around for a while now. The bar is different… You’ll see the new Facebook “bar” pop up in a little while down on the right corner. At the moment it’s a nice, unintrusive like button. As you […]
Self-Hosted WordPress Website Setup Step-By-Step
If you are in business you need your own website. I believe a self-hosted WordPress website is the easiest way to get online and start building up your business online. I loved the infographic from CopyBlogger, until I got to step 5… I’ve republished it at the end of this blog post with a warning […]