One week ago David Vogelpohl from WP Engine kindly took the time to speak to me via a conference call. The discussion was positive and informative. One of the reasons that I wanted to chat to someone from WP Engine was because I had many concerns about the company in the past. I touched about … Read more
I have badmouthed Fiverr on this blog many times due to an ongoing issue with their affiliate department. More recently I mentioned the issue in my article “Eleven Reasons Affiliate Marketing Sucks“. Their affiliate department was always a disgrace. When they approached me about referring them on this blog they were enthusiastic and full of … Read more
Few people will argue that the star of WordCamp Europe 2016 was PixelRockstar. More specifically, the stars of the event were Wapuu and the PixelRockstar team who walked around for a couple of days taking polaroid pictures of everyone. It was a fantastic marketing ploy that caught the attention of everyone at the event. PixelRockstar … Read more
Tesla Themes continued their expansion online last week with the release of their new WordPress support service WPmatic. I thought it would be good to go back and look at the Tesla Themes store itself as many of you may not be aware of what they offer. I was lucky enough to chat to Eugeniu … Read more
Logos are at the heart of every brand identity. It is how people recognise your product, your service, and your company. Designing a logo, or having one designed, is an important part of a website’s development and key to its online and offline marketing strategy. I have had logos designed in a number of different … Read more
WP Engine is a popular WordPress hosting company that offers a managed hosting service. Historically, I have been one of the few WordPress bloggers who have not been actively promoting them. A number of people queried this stance when I was over in Vienna for WordCamp Europe 2016 and kept going on about how much … Read more
I was lucky enough to meet a lot of interesting people in Vienna when I was there for WordCamp Europe 2016. One interesting person I met was Eugeniu Topolschi who works with the highly successful WordPress theme company Tesla Themes. Their latest Project is WPmatic. Launched today, WPmatic is a WordPress support service that offers … Read more
Do you want to know how to make more money on the internet? Do you want to make more money working from home? Then step right this way and I will give you a golden ticket. Now that we have the marketing spiel out of the way, I can actually start delving into the point … Read more
Reviews are vital to the success of a product or service. Good reviews encourage people to buy. Bad reviews discourage them from buying. In the WordPress world, reviews can make or break a developer’s product. Review ratings are prominently displayed next to themes and plugins on WordPress.org. They give website owners good feedback on the … Read more
The “Referral Traffic” stat in Google Analytics is a great way of seeing which websites have been sending visitors to your websites. I check the page every couple of weeks to see if an article of mine has been referenced in a forum or blog post. If an article of mine has been linked, I … Read more