Bots constantly probe WordPress sites for spam, abuse, and vulnerabilities. In this post, I break down a practical, layered approach to blocking them effectively… including how to stop most bot traffic before it ever reaches WordPress.
I explain why I moved away from Google Analytics and other hosted tools in favor of Independent Analytics – and why data ownership, portability, and WordPress-native reporting ultimately matters more than “free”.
FluentAffiliate feels like a breath of fresh air, by a team that operates in the right way, and part of an ecosystem that gives you REAL ownership of your own platform.
If you only had 30 minutes per day to spend on your blog and online business, what things can you spend your time on which would actually move the needle?
An ultimate SEO guide for bloggers and content creators. How relevant is keyword research? What are the factors Google looks at? How exactly do we go about attracting organic traffic from the world’s most popular search engine? This guide covers it all.
How often should you publish a new blog post? What is the best blog post frequency for SEO? The answer might not be what you expect…
How do you become an authority in your niche? How can you do it without having to wait on others to recognize you? Here are 5 strategies to engineer instant authority.
How do you get blog traffic? How do you generate traffic when you’re first starting out? Which strategies are more effective than others? This guide goes into it – in detail.
What does a real blog monetization strategy look like? What’s the business model? This guide will walk you through the business model to make money blogging, step by step.
A short code of conduct for monetizing a blog and making money while respecting your reader at the same time. This is a voluntary code, of course, but helps keep things going smooth.
The ultimate guide to promoting your new blog. We cover 10 specific (and smart) strategies you should use immediately to promote your new blog effectively.