New business ventures are always exciting. You have a unique idea or solution. People seem to be really excited about it. But you need money to get the new business idea off the ground. You could go to investors or the bank to generate capital, but they need to see that there’s real interest in […] View original post at …
Understanding How WordPress Outputs Code From Child Themes
If you’ve ever needed to make tweaks to a third party theme, or you’re using a theme framework, you’ll be familiar with child themes. They’re a powerful feature of WordPress, giving you the flexibility to make customizations to any parent theme without losing them when the theme is updated. I use them to make edits […] View original post at …
Power Up Your Users With The User Role Editor Plugin
A wise man once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” In WordPress this comes in the form of user roles which permit different access levels to parts of a WordPress site. The principle of least privilege in IT is a good one to follow. Only the most trusted users should have the greatest access, […] View original post at …
How to Seamlessly Add Product Reviews to Your WordPress Website
WordPress websites that act as the digital “salesperson” for a company need to d0 more than just talk about how awesome the business or product is. Consumers are demanding to hear from real-life customers who have been in their shoes. They want to know what they thought of the product, how it delivered on what […] View original post at …
Charge What You’re Worth: A Guide to Increasing Freelance Rates
What is your first thought when a spouse, friend, or someone else close to you suggests going on vacation? Is it, “Yes! Let’s do it!” Or is it more like, “Ehhhh… How much will this cost me?” In a recent survey, freelancers were asked to fill in the blank: “Compared to a job with a […] View original post at …
How to Display Random Posts from Different Categories using WP_Query
Sometimes you want to mix things up a little when displaying posts on your site, maybe by making the list random instead of just showing the last five posts like every other site in town. The great news is that if you add a custom query to your page using the WP_Query class, you can […] View original post at …
Big Updates: WordPress, WPMU DEV, and the GDPR
The next version of WordPress drops today, version 4.9.6, and it is all about data privacy and getting ready for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You’ve probably been inundated with notifications about updated privacy policies and information on the GDPR the last few weeks and months, which actually went into effect back in […] View original post at …
24 Ways to Diversify Your Income as a WordPress Professional
It’s a question we all need to ask ourselves at some point: “How do I diversify my income?” It’s not like you can’t make a great living from designing WordPress websites. It’s just that that kind of work takes a lot of work. Wouldn’t it be nice to not have your revenue stream strictly dependent […] View original post at …
The Benefits of Guest Blogging: Your Guide to Finding Success
If you’re a newbie blogger that wants to build your brand and reputation online, guest blogging is a helpful way to not only get more followers, but also to help you build credibility (and perceived expertise). That said, some people think that guest blogging is dead. In fact, that’s exactly what Google’s Matt Cutts was […] View original post at …
How to Create Reports Your WordPress Clients Will Actually Want
Your clients are busy people. Same as you. Which is why you may have gotten to a point where you’ve questioned whether it’s even worth it to create reports for them. With everyone so stretched thin these days, who’s got the time to read a ten-page report showing table after table of statistics they could […] View original post at …