The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is important new legislation in the area of data protection. Developed by the European Union, it’s designed to strengthen individuals’ rights regarding the collection, use and storage of their personal data. The law applies to businesses or organisations in the European Union. Those outside the EU who offer goods […] View original post at …
How to Create a Custom Animated Burger Menu for WordPress
If you use a mobile device to browse the internet, you’ll have noticed lots of sites with burger menus. These are menus that are hidden behind a ‘burger’ icon that the user can tap on, to reveal the whole menu. The reason they’re called ‘burger menus’ is because of the icon that normally represents them […] View original post at …
13 Scary Websites from TV and Movies that Need to Die
The average adult watches approximately four-and-a-half hours of TV every single day. This includes both live and DVR’ed content. Then there are online streaming services like Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix to think about. Netflix alone clocks about 125 million hours of streaming video each day. Needless to say, when your audience doesn’t have their […] View original post at …
17 Client Retention Tips That Keep Website Clients Coming Back
When you’re first starting a WordPress development business, you need to invest time in finding new clients in order to build a steady base of freelance work. That said, once you have that consistent influx of clients coming through, it’s time to put some serious effort into retaining those customers. Here’s why: “It costs 7x […] View original post at …
How Developers Can Make Recurring Revenue as an Amazon Affiliate
You know how we’ve been discussing finding more and better clients for WordPress, right? Have you ever thought about creating an Amazon affiliate site on WordPress to supplement your income? As a web developer, you are in a unique position to use your skill-set to create awesome content that converts. This is because whilst most people […] View original post at …
The Dangers of Cross-Site Contamination and How to Prevent It
One of the worst things about flu season is the inevitability that you’re going to get sick. You might work in an office environment where coworkers come in with runny noses. Or maybe you take the bus to a co-work space where other commuters cough and touch the same railing you’re holding onto. Or perhaps […] View original post at …
How to Reduce HTTP/S Requests in WordPress
Page load times will always be a concern for web developers, especially as you discover new ways to impress visitors with custom imagery, dynamic content, and more video. That’s because with each new asset added, your site has to generate additional HTTPS requests in order to communicate with your visitors’ browsers. And those HTTPS requests […] View original post at …
How to Make a Multisite Redesign Pain-Free with Cloner and Snapshot
If you’re anything like me, you like to redesign your website every year or two. I’ve just redesigned mine to reflects changes to the services I offer and the kind of writing I do. But redesigning your own website is something you aren’t going to get paid for, so you’ll want to make the process […] View original post at …
What to Do If You’re Exhibiting Signs of Job Burnout (and How Some WordPress People Cope)
Working as a freelancer is tough. Working as your own boss makes it even tougher. Yes, the life we lead as WordPress professionals lends itself to some awesome opportunities: flexible travel, self-directed schedules, and you get to work for the best boss ever (i.e. yourself). But there’s a fine line between killing it and killing […] View original post at …
Automate Just Got More Amazing – Introducing ‘Safe Upgrade’
G’day all and strewth we’re super happy you liked Automate so much maaaaate. And, as you did, we’ve doubled down our efforts to add in some pretty sweet improvements, starting with what we’re calling “Safe Upgrades.” Wanna take a look? Thought so 🙂 Before we get started though, if you’re not familiar with Automate yet it’s […] View original post at …

