Month: September 2014

Why Some Bloggers Make Money and Others Do Not

Blogging. It’s all the rage these days. Everybody’s doing it, and those who aren’t, want to be. Although bloggers blog for many different reasons, most professional bloggers are interested in getting paid for their blogging activities. How Much Money Do Bloggers Make? While anyone can “do blogging,” professional bloggers are …

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31 Beautiful Free Magazine WordPress Themes

Magazine themes can be used for news websites, blogs, portals, review websites, and more. This flexibility is why they have become so popular with WordPress users. Today I would like to share with you some of the best free magazine WordPress themes available online. 1. MH Magazine Lite This is …

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GetResponse Caused My Newsletter Open Rate to Drop by 75%

I have been experiencing problems with my email marketing provider GetResponse for around two months. I do not want to bore you with the details of their terrible service again, so if you want more information on why my weekly newsletter was not delivered for seven or eight weeks, please …

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How to Kill Yourself with Butterkist Popcorn

Disaster rarely gives you a heads up when it is going to strike. I was reminded of this last night when I created a small thermonuclear explosion in my kitchen last night. After completing an article for WPMU Dev, I sat down with my girlfriend to watch a movie. We …

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SitePoint Forums Relaunched with a New Minimal Design

SitePoint is a webmaster community that I was active on when I first got involved in internet marketing in 2000 and 2001. It was, in my opinion, the best webmaster forum around at the time (and there were a lot). Therefore, I still have a soft sport for it. Sadly, …

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Increase Your Blog Traffic with BroadedNet

Every blogger wants to increase traffic to their blog. The majority of traffic that bloggers receive comes through search engines, social media, and direct referrals (and traffic is usually in that order). Another way to drive traffic to your blog is by using a traffic exchange. The rise in popularity …

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Case Study: How to Get Thousands of Views on YouTube

YouTube should be an extremely important part of your online business strategy, here’s three reasons why you can’t afford to miss out: #1 – It’s HUGE. YouTube.com is the 3rd highest ranked website in the world by traffic according to Alexa.com, trailing only Facebook at #2 and Google at #1. Over 1 billion unique …

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5 Things I Am Working On to Improve My Blog

Once my blog started getting some notoriety, I begin learning all the little ways that it could be improved – both from a visual perspective and to simply bring in more traffic. As my audience grew, I really became aware of how the trends within my blogging niche seemed to …

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50 Delicious Restaurant WordPress Themes for 2014

When it comes to designing a website, WordPress is the preferred choice for many restaurant owners. There are a lot of great restaurant WordPress themes that were designed specifically for the task. Many use custom post types to help you publish menus, recipes, and more. In this article, I would …

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