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1 May 2019

10 Proven Tips to Increase Traffic to Your Blog

A goal for just about any blog that wants to succeed is to get enough views. Without traffic, your blog is as good as dead just sitting on the 645th page of Google with no engagement or shares whatsoever. If your blog is going to be successful, you need to think of ways to drive …

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1 May 2019

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Using WordPress to Power VR Experiences

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s video, we chat with Anthony Burchell about his recent experiments with WordPress and VR. Anthony is building a music game using the …

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30 Apr 2019

9 Projects for 2019: A Look at WordPress’ Priorities for the New Year

The WordPress community is many things, but one’s for certain – there’s never a lack of productivity. The past 12 months are the perfect example. During that time we’ve seen the release of WordPress 5.0, the introduction of the Block Editor, and much more. However, the machine never stops running. Matt Mullenweg’s most recent State …

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26 Apr 2019

How to Use Your Website to Get a Job

Some people say looking for a job is a job in itself. You’ve got to update your resume, craft compelling cover letters and find open positions that suit your skills. Those things are undoubtedly essential, but have you thought about using your website as a hiring tool, too? Here are six ways you can do …

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25 Apr 2019

10 Affiliate WordPress Plugins to Sell More in Half the Time

WordPress powers over 30% of all websites on the Internet. But affiliate sites? It’s gotta be closer to 100%. Part of the reason is that it’s open source, allowing almost anyone, anywhere to make sure its code is firing on all cylinders. However, there are another 54,000 reasons WordPress is the best blogging platform. That’s …

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25 Apr 2019

How to Become a More Customer-Centric Agency in 2019

Offering great customer experience has been a focal point for companies for a long time, but today it’s all about being customer-centric. It’s a subtle shift in emphasis, but it needs to encompass your entire business – from the way you find prospects, to how you onboard clients, to the way you deliver mockups and …

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23 Apr 2019

Content Promotion – 9 Excellent Strategies to Get Your Content Read Now

When it comes to blogging and content marketing, most people focus their efforts on the production side. While content creation matters, getting it in front of other people is just as important (if not more). Derek Halpern actually does an 80/20 split, with the majority of time spent on content promotion. The Internet is a …

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22 Apr 2019

How WordPress Licensing Works (And Its Role In the Platform’s Success)

Most people with an interest in WordPress know about the GNU Public License (GPL). However, few understand exactly what it means and why it matters. While this knowledge isn’t pertinent to your day-to-day work in most cases, it can help to shape your overall mindset and approach to WordPress development. What’s more, the GPL is more central …

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19 Apr 2019

Trending Cybercrime: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) vs Decryptors

This past Valentine’s Day, millions of friendly and romantic email messages were exchanged around the world. Unfortunately, some of them were exploited by cybercrime groups aiming to infect personal computing devices and networks with GandCrab ransomware. Information security researchers at Mimecast Threat Labs noticed a considerable uptick of activity in the world of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), …

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18 Apr 2019

Elementor vs. Thrive vs. Gutenberg – Page Speed Comparison

The advent of WordPress has pretty much ended all the hassles of creating beautiful websites, and page builders made the entire process easy for those without the gift of code. WordPress page builders are plugins that allow users to make edits in the page via a simple drag and drop method. Those, who don’t want …

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18 Apr 2019

Twitter vs Facebook – Which is Better for Your Website or Business?

The question of Twitter vs Facebook can be complex. Which is better for your site or business to be on? And do you even have to make a decision? The two social networks each offer lots of opportunities to connect with your audience and drive traffic to your site. However, they are also very different …

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17 Apr 2019

Doc Pop’s News Drop: The Plugin Madness 2019 Finalists

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. It is the final week of Torque’s Plugin Madness 2019 and we are down to our two finalists. Be sure to vote today for your …

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