How to Tell a Potential Client Their Site Sucks – and Offer to Fix It for Them

As I was reading about the weird ways to find new gigs as a WordPress developer the other day, I noticed a comment from kalico that I thought was worth exploring: Adding insult to injury is something every WordPress freelancer should be wary of whenever approaching a new client (or an old one whose website […] View original post at …

15 Instagram Marketing Tips to Help People Fall in Love with Your WordPress Business

Why is Instagram so awesome? Let me count the ways: There are over 400 million users on Instagram every day. No character limits! It’s all about the visual content. Your posts don’t get buried like on Facebook or Twitter. Companies on Instagram receive the highest follower engagement rates (2.3%) out of all social media platforms. […] View original post at …

Google Search is Going Mobile-First – Here’s What It Means for Your WordPress Site

If you’re a WordPress website admin who is starting to feel some heat over Google’s mobile-first index and how search engine rankings will be affected as a result, you’re not alone. Webmasters and SEOs are scrambling to transform antiquated websites into more mobile-responsive versions. But before making any major changes, it makes sense to know […] View original post at …

11 Quick Ways to Insert Ads into WordPress… and Increase Your Income This Year

Seems like there are never enough hours in the day to keep your business running, doesn’t it? Between actively working to complete projects while trying to drum up new clients, it’s difficult to think that there’s more you should be doing to boost your revenue stream. One surefire way to keep your income in the […] View original post at …

A Quick Guide to Adding a Favicon to Your WordPress Site

Brand recognition is critical for a company’s website. That’s why you invest so much time coming up with a simple yet bold color palette, consistent imagery, and well-defined brand messaging. The more consistent you are in defining and establishing that identity across your site, the more ingrained it’ll become in your visitors’ minds. But you […] View original post at …

How to Keep Client Feedback in Check (and Protect Your WordPress Business)

Your clients are going to want a say in the work you do. It is their WordPress website, after all. The problem, however, is that sometimes your clients’ feedback isn’t helpful. There are times when their feedback is vague: “I don’t know. I just don’t like the way it looks.” There are times when they […] View original post at …

Google PageSpeed Insights Now Recommending Lossy Image Compression

It’s time to start optimizing your images for lossy compression if you haven’t already because Google PageSpeed Insights has quietly started recommending this form of image optimization. Google has updated the documentation for its popular pagespeed insights tool to include lossy image compression. Fortunately, you can compress the images on your WordPress website and go lossy in just […] View original post at …