The 2016 Olympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro today, and what better way to celebrate than opening the Google app on your phone, tapping on the Google Doodle logo, and playing some simple free minigames in which various fruits take part in sporting activities? No, us either. But that is indeed what Google has...Read More
This might sound like inside baseball, but I’ve been using Ulysses for all my writing for a few months now. It’s a rock-solid, well-designed writing app for iOS and macOS. And now, the app lets you publish on any WordPress website with a native export screen, among other things. Ulysses is a Markdown text editor...Read More
Measuring your results is a critical component of any SEO campaign. There are many, many variables at play in an SEO campaign, so successful campaigns rely on a control system to ensure the work undertaken delivers results. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) act as this control system and allow you to identify what is working —...Read More
One of the joys of Google’s wealth of 3D mapping data is being able to explore far-flung locations from the comfort of your laptop. And the company’s latest experiment takes that idea a step further: what if you could turn those maps into interactive, educational playgrounds? The result is a new Android app called Verne:...Read More
Popular writing app and Apple Design Award winner Ulysses gained WordPress publishing and Dropbox support today, in a simultaneous update to its iOS and Mac apps. The changes that come with version 2.6 of the writing app mean that bloggers can publish their texts straight to a WordPress account, complete with tag, category, excerpt, and...Read More
An SEO’s role and job duties have changed significantly since I began working in the field 12 years ago — and I think it’s time that we got a new title. In my view, our current job title does not accurately reflect the role that we now play in digital marketing. A few years back, we...Read More
Earlier this year, Google launched a new section to its Transparency Report that highlighted the use of HTTPS to encrypt connections between its users’ devices and its servers. At the time, the report only showed data for Google Drive, Finance, Gmail, Maps, News and the company’s advertising products. Today, Google added data for YouTube and Google Calendar...Read More
If you are looking for an easy and affordable way to build a user E-commerce site, WooCommerce is an excellent option. In fact, it currently powers over 1.5 million E-commerce sites all around the globe. One of the most popular free solutions for E-commerce on WordPress and one of the most widely supported WordPress plugins, WooCommerce has...Read More
An SEO’s role and job duties have changed significantly since I began working in the field 12 years ago — and I think it’s time that we got a new title. In my view, our current job title does not accurately reflect the role that we now play in digital marketing. A few years back, we...Read More
Image: Supplied WordPress is the most popular content management system for blogging on the web by a long margin. Unfortunately, this has made it a target for nefarious hackers looking to access private data and/or insert malware. This infographic from cmstowp breaks down everything you need to know about WordPress security — including tips to...Read More
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