Here’s the thing. There’s nothing wrong with Yoast SEO Premium. It’s pretty handy and you’re supporting a great development team. You can purchase Yoast SEO Premium for $89 per year. What you need to ask – what are you currently doing for your SEO plan, and what do you need? Does Yoast SEO premium have
[Continue Reading...]Happy 18th Birthday, WordPress!
Wow! WordPress has been around for 18 years now? I can remember when I was converting my b2 cafelog blog over to the beta version of WordPress, so many years ago. It’s been a long journey, and I’ve been grateful to meet thousands of WordPress users in-person, at WordCamps and other blogging and social media
[Continue Reading...]Dear WordPressers: Plugins aren’t Pokémon
Dear WordPressers: Plugins are NOT Pokemon. You do not need to collect them all. Sure, I could just leave this there, but honestly, there are a lot of people, of beginner and intermediate levels that have made this mistake. How do I know? Well, part of my job is working with people to clean their
[Continue Reading...]Ask Nile: How often should you submit your site to Google?
This Ask Nile question is all about asking about how often should you submit your site to Google. That’s a pretty valid question, as not everyone understands how Google Search Console works. Usually, they just learn that they need to add their site to Google Search Console and submit a sitemap. However, some people do
[Continue Reading...]What are the Benefits of a High Speed Optimized Website?
I’ve read a lot of articles on what are the benefits of a high speed optimized site, and some people really stretch their lists out. I’m going to keep it a bit simple here and explain why you should have a speedier site, how to tell if your site is fast, and maybe a few
[Continue Reading...]Dear Newbie Bloggers: When Money is on your Mind, Have Patience
A lot of new bloggers get into blogging because they want to make money. There’s no shame in that. via GIPHY Some people can’t admit that it was the original motivation for starting to blog, but now that these people are blogging, it’s a bit of a sh*tshow. There are a lot of opportunities for
[Continue Reading...]