What are the best practices on backing up your WordPress site? Let’s talk about backup strategy… and I’ll go behind-the-scenes on how I manage backups for myself and my clients.
Most WordPress users settle for a cluttered, default admin panel — but your backend can be so much more. In this behind-the-scenes post, I’ll show you how I’ve customized my WordPress admin to function as a true business command center.
FluentBooking certainly isn’t the first scheduling plugin for WordPress. So, why do I think THIS one matters?
Here is how you can set up domain-based email for your blog or business… and why you might want to consider NOT using Google for it.
Got a nasty email from a reader or customer? Got a complaint? Maybe it is out in the public and you’re worried about the right way to handle it? This simple guide discusses the best ways to handle complaints in your online business.
There are 3 things that are absolutely the most common constraints to people working on building their online business. Here’s how to avoid them.
Every day, I track 3 core metrics in my business. These 3 numbers allow me to keep my focus on the things which matter and therefore more effectively grow my business.
If you’re trying to build a successful online business, have you ever wondered (or even asked) how long it takes? How much work will it be? How much does it cost? Or better yet… what is your probability for success?
This is the “secret” to making all the progress you want… and it is especially important if you’re short on time.
If you really want to get a handle on predictably growing your blog, your traffic and your revenue… then this could be one of the most important posts you read all year.
A letter from David Risley to those who are still struggling to find their way to getting started with their online business in the right way.
So, I’m sitting here in my home office on a lovely Florida morning. And while this time of year is usually all about spending time with the family, this morning I decided to “work”. This week, however, it isn’t so much about actual production as much as it is planning. Planning for 2015 and how…
Over 2,500 years ago, an ancient Chinese military strategist named Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War. In that book lies the answer to how you can grow your online business. In this post, I’m going to talk about what it is and how you can immediately apply it. The result of this mission – if you choose to accept it – will be less overwhelm, less confusion, and more structured action to get the revenue and traffic you want from your blogging.
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Breaking the process of building an online business into 7 clear stages, so you can what you need to do next and where to spend your time. This infographic and process is designed to make what seems complicated… simpler.
During the course of the summer break, I have taken a total of one month off. First it was a week in a mountain cabin, then it was almost a 3 week trip with my wife and kids in our RV. The RV trip was a lot of fun. We clocked 3,100 miles of…
Are you confused and overwhelmed about getting your blog or online business off the ground? No idea what to do next? Here is a 4-step formula to bust up that confusion and get the ball rolling.
After a lot of thought, as well as denial, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to walk away from my original website. Here’s the story of PCMech.com, how it got started, where it stands today… and why I’ve decided now is the time to sell.
There is a TON of information out there about how to make money with a blog, yet people are falling all over themselves failing left and right. What the heck is wrong? Well, as I said in my last post, an “undercut” is necessary. Obviously. Those blog owners who are looking to make money from it are going about it in a way which doesn’t work.
I recently sat down and created a Getting Started page for the Blog Marketing Academy blog. The purpose of this page was to help new arrivals to this blog get oriented, get connected, and know what I stand for. And, in doing this, I decided to list out some of the big “key points” that I have echoed many times throughout the years in various ways.
You’re in a room with a bunch of people networking. Perhaps a business function of some kind. You’re enjoying talking to people, however something is bothering you… One of the most common questions people are asking is… What do you do? In other words, what is your business? What do you do for a living?…
The online marketing space is a funny place. And the story of the rise of Pinterest marketing courses lay it bare for all to see.
It is the ultimate demonstration of the shiny object syndrome which this market creates for people.
And it leads a lot of people – many whom are probably still trying to make their first buck online – to flock to Pinterest thinking that it is the next big thing, the meal ticket, the next trend, the latest tactic.
There are two facets to growing your blog: (a) getting more traffic, and (b) keeping the traffic and making it convert well. Today, we’re going to talk about (b).
How do you fine tune a blog to keep more of the visitors who arrive? How to you make sure the message the site communicates “jives”?
The world of business is based on the idea of exchange. And…
… bloggers who want to make money on the Internet need to focus less on tweets and comments, and more on what they’re actually producing that can be exchanged with others for money.
I don’t think anybody will contest that Apple is freakin’ awesome at marketing.
They are masters of the product launch. They have fostered a community who falls all over themselves to speculate on what the next product release will be, who will put their work days on pause to watch a “live blog” of a product launch, and who will stand in line in order to pay them large sums of money for hardware they likely don’t even need.