WordPress is the most popular CMS out there. But, there are a lot of things slowing it down. Maybe you’ve already noticed this on your own site. With heavy plugins, dense themes and millions of users, WordPress isn’t always the speediest platform. The bad news is that a slow website can cause all sorts of...Read More
The current process of building backlinks to improve your SEO is outdated and it’s about to change. Enough with automated emails and random pitches to contribute content on external sites. While this can work, I’m going to share the secret sauce to differentiate your backlink strategy. Beware, this might be uncomfortable for many within the SEO...Read More
Google’s first pop-up, Made By Google, closed its doors today at the corner of Spring and Mercer St. in SoHo New York. The pop-up, Google’s second foray into a retail-like setting after its original Google Glasses shop, was greeted by adoring tech fans and curious tourists who were willing to stand in long lines to preview Google’s new...Read More
Version 4.7 Semantic Personal Publishing Platform First Things First Welcome. WordPress is a very special project to me. Every developer and contributor adds something unique to the mix, and together we create something beautiful that I’m proud to be a part of. Thousands of hours have gone into WordPress, and we’re dedicated to making it...Read More
As we begin 2017, the fusion of the search and content marketing disciplines has become increasingly more evident. A full 89 percent of B2B marketers (PDF) say that they use content marketing, as do 86 percent of B2C marketers, according to the Content Marketing Institute. Additionally, over 70 percent of marketers in both groups plan on...Read More
Just about everything you see on TV is presented by one of a handful of media conglomerates. A similarly small number of telecommunication companies provides your cable service. If you have Comcast and you’re watching NBC, the content and the delivery infrastructure are owned by the same people. This tiny world will concentrate further if regulators approve ATT’s...Read More
Many people think SEO is all about technical, behind-the-scenes tasks that help your site rank in Google. While there is definitely a technical aspect to SEO, there are also some extremely simple strategies anyone can use to improve their rankings. When it really comes down to it, Google wants your website to provide the best...Read More
Once you surmount the beginning of WordPress learning curve like how to make a blog and how to login to the dashboard or how to navigate around, it quickly becomes apparent that the WP back-end gets packed with a lot of menus and options. Consequently, at some point, mainly, if operating with guest authors, many...Read More
Many people think SEO is all about technical, behind-the-scenes tasks that help your site rank in Google. While there is definitely a technical aspect to SEO, there are also some extremely simple strategies anyone can use to improve their rankings. When it really comes down to it, Google wants your website to provide the best...Read More
Long thought of as one of Silicon Valley’s more improvident spenders, Google has lately been garnering a reputation as a skinflint. The reality, of course, is more complicated. Last year saw an ambitious restructuring that created the parent company known as Alphabet. This separated the core Google business from the company’s other ventures. The idea...Read More
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