When I started my freelance business I had no idea how to automate processes in order to free up time for the most important tasks. In short, I should have been writing, and writing some more, but I was spending time checking too many emails, scanning job boards and trying …
The quality of your writing is a representation of you, your brand and your business. I would love to tell you all that I never let spelling and grammatical mistakes slip through, however the truth is that mistakes do happen from time to time, despite me proofreading all of my …
Online and offline magazines frequently style the first character of an article. It’s a simple yet effective way of making your content more attractive. The technique is sometimes referred to as “Drop Caps” or “Initial“. Styling the first character of your content is very simple. You can do this manually …
Growmatik is a feature-rich marketing service that helps you convert visitors into customers. The service describes itself as an “Omni-Channel Marketing” solution, which means that the focus is on providing users with the right content at the right time. The overall goal is to give people value. In practice, what …
For many years, this website used the popular WordPress theme Genesis by StudioPress. It remains one of my favourite WordPress frameworks, but in early 2020 I wanted to try something different and opted for the lightweight WordPress design GeneratePress. I can’t speak highly enough about GeneratePress. It’s one of the …
WordPress remains the most popular platform for building websites. There are great alternatives available online, but I truly believe that when it comes to creating content, nothing beats WordPress and its revolutionary post type system. The introduction of the block editor has also improved the experience of creating content with …
Maintaining a successful blog is a lot like driving a steam train. It takes a lot of energy to get it going, but even when you’re on the right track, you need to keep adding fuel to the fire or it will eventually grind to a halt. Failure to follow …
Syntax highlighting is a common feature of Text Editors which uses multiple colours and fonts to help you read and analyse code more easily. They can help you view the structure of code, make comments stand out and quickly point out any errors you have made. It’s a feature that …
It should be no surprise that WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for online communities. With a built-in user system, simple publishing options and website design customiser, the core version of WordPress is a great starting point for a community. All you need to do is choose one …
I have been using Cloudflare for many years for their domain name server functionality, their SSL certificates and their content delivery network (CDN). Cloudflare’s CDN perhaps does not boast as many configuration options as other CDN services, however it is free to use and their network boasts over 200 locations. …