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2026 Official Hosting Recommendation: How to Beat Premium WordPress Hosts on Speed and Price
To optimize the performance of your website, your web hosting needs to be the right match for your particular needs. A “one size fits all” approach isn’t efficient. Here’s what I recommend you do instead…
Website Backup Strategy: The Best Ways To Stay Out Of Trouble With Proper Backups Of Your Website
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.
How To Convert From BuddyBoss To FluentCommunity
FluentCommunity is a faster, more streamlined alternative to BuddyBoss. But, converting a BuddyBoss site to FluentCommunity involves some changes. Here’s how it works…
Privacy Concerns Of Stripe Connect: Can The Developer Of Your WordPress Ecommerce Plugin See Your Store’s Transactions?
When you hit that button to connect your self-hosted WordPress store to Stripe, are you unknowingly exposing your transactions to a third party? I was skeptical, so I researched it…
Building Your Platform
The Difference Between GPL And Nulled WordPress Plugins (And Why You Should Care)
Discover the critical differences between GPL and nulled WordPress plugins… and how to spot if you may be running nulled plugins without being aware.
AnalyticsWP Review: Does It Make Sense To Track Your Site Traffic Using A WordPress Plugin?
Does it make sense to run a plugin like AnalyticsWP that runs entirely on WordPress? Will it slow down your site? Let’s take a look at this popular WordPress analytics…
Have You Created A WordPress Frankenstein Site That Breaks All The Time?
Is your WordPress site moody and unpredictable? It might be a Frankenstein build. Here’s how these monster sites happen—and what to do about it.
How to Choose the Best WordPress Theme in 2025: A Smart Guide (No Developer Needed)
Choosing a WordPress theme that’s right for you can feel overwhelming. This guide tries to make it simpler – and point you in a direction that will not box you…
Membership Sites
FluentCommunity Review: Can This Be A Replacement For BuddyBoss?
A look at the first version of FluentCommunity… a new community plugin that I think serves as a worthy alternative to BuddyBoss.
WooCommerce Setup: The Settings I Use For Almost Every Site I Build
I use WooCommerce all the time for it’s customization and integrations. But, I use pretty much the same setup most of the time. Here’s the exact process I run for…
BuddyBoss Hosting: What’s The Hosting For A Buddyboss Membership Site
Buddyboss hosting is a little bit different than a typical blog. Let’ go over various recommendations for hosting your Buddyboss membership site.
Should You Offer A Lifetime Membership To Your Membership Site? Don’t Make These Mistakes…
Offering a lifetime subscription to a membership is seen as a way to increase sales, but is it a good idea? When can you use a lifetime membership, and when…
Email Marketing Automation
Re-Engagement Emails: How To Create And Execute A Re-Engagement Campaign And Win Back Cold Subscribers
Let’s build an email re-engagement campaign that works for you. This guide will show you how to build it, the marketing automation, the emails, etc. All to keep your email deliverability and open rates up.
Smart Survey System: Your Guide To Using Surveys To Grow Your Business
It is common to overlook the power of surveys. It is also common to use surveys in a way which just isn’t effective. In this guide, we’ll cover the strategic…
Email Deliverability: The Simple Guide To How To Ensure Your Best Deliverability Metrics
How do you make sure the emails you send to your list actually get delivered? How do you get into the inbox? This guide will walk you through what you…
FluentBooking Review: Why This Scheduling Plugin Stands Out Above The Competition
FluentBooking certainly isn’t the first scheduling plugin for WordPress. So, why do I think THIS one matters?
Getting Started
Why Wordpress? Why Not Wix, Weebly or Squarespace?
Heard you should be using Wordpress? Here’s why it is better than Wix, Weebly and Squarespace. And how you can make Wordpress just as simple to use.
Online Business Startup Costs: How Much Should You Expect To Spend To Start A Money-Making Blog?
How much does it cost to start up a new online business? What should you expect to pay? Here are my recommendations and what you can expect.
Finding Your Blog Niche: How Exactly Do You Narrow Down Your Niche?
Is your blogging niche too broad? And if you think you need to narrow it down, how exactly do you DO that? In this video, we discuss how to go…
How To Set Up Domain-Based Email For Your Business (And Why I Quit Gmail)
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.
Traffic & Conversion
FluentAffiliate Review: Affiliate Program Plugin Without The Messy Bloat
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.
Growing Your Blog In 30 Minutes: 10 High Impact Tasks You Can Do To Impact Your Blog In Only 30 Minutes Per Day
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?
SEO Optimization: The Ultimate Guide To Search Engine Optimization For Bloggers
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…
Blog Post Frequency: How Often Should You Post To Your Blog For SEO?
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…
Business & Entrepreneurship
What Is A Productized Service? Should You Start One?
A few years ago, I pivoted my entire business to productized services. What is a productized service? And should you launch one?
How I Optimized My WordPress Admin To Turn It Into A Business Command Center
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…
Branding And Product Names: Changes In My Business And Why
Choosing brand names and product names for your business… and how I am re-working my own business (and why).
Is Your Online Business Protected Against The Unexpected? 6 Points Of Online Business Self-Reliance And Digital Sovereignty
Do you own and control the data, hardware and software that your online business relies on? This mini-workshop covers how to maintain digital sovereignty.