Almost 100 percent of text messages are opened. Learn the rules of SMS marketing, and get started. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Creating Redirects for WordPress (and the Best Plugins for the Job)
What do broken external links, organic search engine traffic to outdated content, and deleted pages that send visitors to a 404 dead-end all have in common? Just another day at the office, right? Hopefully not. These sort of problems don’t have to stick around in the WordPress world because what they have in common is that they can all be …
Get WordPress News on Telegram via the New WP Tavern Channel
Last week Jeff Chandler and I had a meetup before WordCamp OKC where we discussed new ideas and projects for the Tavern. One quick item on the agenda was to create a Telegram bot and public channel where we can broadcast to those who want to receive news via mobile messaging. In February, Telegram passed 100 million monthly active users. …
3 Shifts to Make Your Brand Effective
Here’s what you have to understand about the new branding (and marketing) mindset if you want to make an impact today. View original post at Entrepreneur…
7 Simple Mistakes to Avoid in Content Marketing
Creating informative, helpful content for marketing purposes is easier said than done. There are a few common mistakes that most beginners make that you can avoid. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Sliders Don’t Suck and Here’s Why Your WordPress Site Needs One
Sliders and carousels were a really hot design trend a few years ago. You would’ve been hard-pressed to find a website that didn’t have some sort of rotating element on the homepage – especially above the fold. But then something changed. Designers and developers started to abandon sliders for static imagery. As the interest in minimalistic designs and longer scrolling …
JavaScript, WordPress and the REST API: Sorting Fact from Fiction
Are you thinking about using the REST API for your WordPress site? Maybe you’ve been reading all about it, are intrigued but are put off by some of the disadvantages of working with JavaScript that you may have heard about. When it comes to getting to grips with JavaScript and the REST API, it’s not unusual to be a bit …
The Right Way to Start Branding Yourself Right Out of College
Jobs come and go. But your personal brand stays. Consider your brand your life raft for when life’s seas turn rough. View original post at Entrepreneur…
WordPress Security: The Ultimate 32-Step Checklist
Back when I was starting out as a web designer and developer, my biggest problem was getting stuff to work the way I wanted it to. I was concerned more about getting things (mostly) working as I expected them to be. Getting things to look snazzy was usually one of my primary goals when finishing a website. WordPress security was …
How to Harness the Power of Storytelling for Compelling WordPress Websites
Once upon a time, we lived in a world where websites had screaming neon colors and an overabundance of text to entertain and educate us. The Internet (think Geocities…) was a bright and shiny new place for us to play and, as web developers, we did the best we could, considering the circumstances: HTML, low screen resolution, limited color sets, …