If you’re a regular reader of news sites or magazines, you’ll notice that they sometimes use something called “callouts” or a “blockquotes” to highlight key text. These are a great way of breaking up long chunks of text and drawing the reader’s attention to key points and interesting quotes. They’re used a lot in interviews […] View original post at …
21 Productivity Tips to Get You Fired Up When You’re Having One of Those Days
One of the best things about working with WordPress is that no matter where you are in the world, all you need is (reliable) wifi to work with the platform. But it does come with a downside: working from home can be really distracting. When you’ve got the TV on in the background, a hundred […] View original post at …
Beyond Speed: 5 (More) Reasons Why You Should be Using a CDN
You’ve probably already heard about CDNs, you know, they help make your website faster. Yet, you might feel that after paying for web hosting, why should you pay the same amount (or more!) for a CDN? Shouldn’t your hosting already do all of this stuff? There’s a significant difference between the infrastructure required for hosting […] View original post at …
How to Easily Set Up a Staging Site for WordPress on Cheap Shared Hosting
If you’re relatively new to developing websites, or you’ve been managing your own WordPress site for a while but haven’t delved into the world of web development, you may have heard people talking about staging sites and wondered what they are. You may have heard people saying that setting up a staging site is best […] View original post at …
10 Burger Menu Animations That Will Blow Your Mind
As user experience dominates most of our web design discussions, it’s important that we take a closer look at this thing we call the “hamburger” menu. In case you missed it, I’ve touched on the prowess of the hamburger menu before. I’ve discussed the best ways to declutter a website with a number of minimizing […] View original post at …
Hustle Opt-in and Pop-Up Plugin Now Free to Download from WordPress.org
We’re excited to announce a free version of our email opt-in plugin Hustle is now available to download from the official WordPress Plugin Repository. Since launching Hustle Pro back in September, we’ve put a ton of development time into making it the best marketing plugin for WordPress. We’ve added a stack of new features, including […] View original post at …
8 Best WordPress Contact Form Plugins: Pros and Cons
Contact forms are an essential part of the website conversion process. After all, how else are site visitors supposed to get in touch with us? Knowing this, it’s important to find a WordPress contact form plugin that will do exactly what you need it to. While it’s easy to think it doesn’t matter so long […] View original post at …
How to Restore WordPress When It’s Down or Locked with Snapshot Pro
Losing your WordPress site to a hacker or a silly mistake on your part and then not having a backup to restore it is – say it with me – the worst. Luckily, Snapshot Pro can get you back up and running, even when your site’s down or locked up. Snapshot Pro is a backup plugin that also […] View original post at …
How to Land Your First Freelance Clients When Your Business is New
When you’re new to freelancing, there may be some clients who discover your services through organic web search. But if you’ve been in business for yourself for a little while now, then you know how hard it can be to drum up new business as a freelancer that way. Unless you’ve got a well-known name […] View original post at …
20 SEO Steps to Check Off Before Launching a New Website
You’re about to wrap up work on a new website, and it feels great… for the most part. Sure, the design looks great, the calls-to-action are bold and beautiful, and the copy is incredibly engaging. So, what could be missing? When you get to the end (or near the end) of your web design project, […] View original post at …

