WordPress 101 : Posts & Comments
WORDPRESS POSTS & COMMENTS Are you looking to show posts from a specific category on your WordPress site? The default WordPress method is the recent posts widget that shows posts from all categories but we have a few methods for showing the posts by category on...
WordPress 101 : SEO
WORDPRESS SEO Are you wanting to properly add keywords to your WordPress site? Meta keywords and descriptions allow you to improve the SEO of your website. We will show you how to properly add meta keywords and meta descriptions in WordPress. Are you looking to set up...
SEO: Using the Yoast WordPress Plug-in
Getting your website to rank in search engines is essential to driving traffic to your business. One of the easiest ways to get new visitors that doesn’t require leg work on your part in terms of sharing content on social media or contributing to other websites is...
WordPress 101 : Security
WORDPRESS SECURITY For security of your site it is sometimes required to force a reset of passwords for all of your users. This could be due to being previously hacked or if you decide that you need to do housecleaning on old passwords your users are still using. In...
WordPress 101 : Login & Users
WORDPRESS LOGIN & USERS Are you stuck attempting to log in to your site and the page simply refreshes whenever you enter the login information? Don't worry, we've helped many users work their way through this problem and in this video we will walk you through the...
Video Tips & Tricks
If you're a beginner or just now thinking about getting into video in the new year then you've come to the right place. Videography is by far one of the trickiest things to get down pat, there are constantly new things you need to learn just to get the right shot then...
Design a Profitable Home Businesses
Top 5 Profitable Home Businesses Starting your own home business can be scary and often stressful but at the end of the day, it's rewarding not only financially but emotionally as well. You become your own boss, you get to set your own rules and best of all you get to...
Photography Tips for Beginners
Lots of start-up businesses need to get a handle on taking photos of their stock & it's not always realistic to hire a pro photographer. To DIY photographs, there's a load of things you'll have to learn ... what's the best camera for you, what's the right...
Understanding Copyright
It's on the internet so I can use it! WRONG! Everything on the internet is free! WRONG! I found this great meme on social media so I can use it! WRONG! Copyright is complicated, free is not necessarily free! It's important you have a basic understanding of Creative...
Are You An Information Hoarder?
4 Reasons to Resist Squirrelling Information Away I have a confession to make, I'm guilty of information hoarding. I'm a resource glutton, an info squirrel, a collector of wisdom and knowledge. Being this way is fantastic when I or someone I know has a problem. I...
Personal Branding Vs Business Branding
Easy Ways to Build Your Brand When starting any business, you’re going to hear a great deal about branding. You’ll hear about personal branding as well as business branding, but aren’t likely to get much information about what it all means. Personal branding is who...
Is Email Part of Your Brand?
As you go about your day to day business, how much thought do you give to your email? I don’t mean how swamped you are by it, & I'm not talking about how much of your admin time is wasted attempting whip your inbox into shape by dragging your inbox count kicking...
3 Ways to Protect Yourself from Stock Photo Scams
Have you heard about the latest stock photography scam? There are always swindlers trying to take advantage of well-meaning entrepreneurs, but this latest stock photo scam can make a huge dent in your bottom line. The basic ways that scammers exploit business owners,...
Let’s Talk Images
otherwise titled: technology is not for the faint-hearted So today I did my first facetime live &, I hate to admit it, but it sucked big time! not because I hadn't prepared – I spent all day yesterday preparing. not because I didn't know my material - I've spent...
Grammar Nazis … Yes Or No?
How much thought do you give to grammar and spelling when you're creating content for your website, writing social media posts or preparing to send emails to your clients? Do you worry about how your spelling might make you look? And the impression you will leave if...
4 Steps To Mastery
Every time I realise I need to learn something new I think about a quote by Donald Rumsfeld “There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; there are things we know we know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the...
Add To Your Design Resource Library
Where do you get your own design resources when you don't have your own designer?Whether you're a small business just starting out or you are already established, your branding and design supports the integrity and enhances the visibility of your business. It is an...
Case Study: Business Card Redesign
Design is a funny thing … there are rules, theories & concepts but ultimately I think you don’t really notice good design but bad design will capture your attention & not for the right reasons – bad design distracts from your message. That is why every so...
Social Image Libraries
Did you know that social media posts that include images have 650% higher engagement than text only posts? And, even scarier, the average reader only remember 20% of the text they consume without visuals! Whats more, in early 2016 Facebook reached 15M active...
Stock Video Libraries
2016 was the year of introducing video into your marketing mix. In 2020 video tops all other types of communication for engagement so whether your focus is intro and outro's, educations or memes, you can totally pimp the look and feel of your posts by adding video and...
Divi: 100 Days To Version 3
Divi is one of the leading wordpress frameworks on the market at the moment. SMB's love it because it make it super easy to see what your site will look like as you build. After 100 days of tempting us by giving us a goody a day, Elegant Themes [has finally] launched...