(Legally) Sourcing images for your blog
Every blogger knows the value of using photos and other imagery to accompany blog posts. In fact, you’ll be hard-pressed nowadays to find a blog that doesn’t make use of photos. People love images....
View ArticleHow to Create a Child Theme in WordPress
A WordPress child theme is defined as, “is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme, and allows you to modify, or add to, the functionality of that parent...
View ArticleHow to change the default “admin” WordPress user
The default WordPress username is “admin”. Hackers know this and apparently the current wave of brute force attacks on WordPress installations around the world is using this knowledge to try and crack...
View ArticleHow to backup your WordPress website
Okay guys and gals – when was the last time you took a few moments to backup your WordPress website? And by that, I mean your database and your files? If some of you are squirming in your swivelly...
View ArticlePicMonkey Tutorial (video)
A few weeks ago I wrote about creating and sourcing images for your blog posts. One tool I’ve stumbled across since, which I’ve found incredibly useful and easy to navigate, is PicMonkey. PicMonkey is...
View ArticleMoving to a new WordPress host
The decision to move your WordPress site from one host to another could be due to any number of reasons. You may be looking to upgrade, maybe you want to go with a less expensive host or maybe you are...
View ArticleImporting from Tumblr to WordPress
Tumblr is an incredibly popular microblogging platform – though compared with WordPress, its capabilities are relatively limited. If you’re currently a Tumblr user and you’d like to make the switch to...
View ArticleHow To Create a Favicon for Your WordPress Website
Does your WordPress website or blog currently feature a favicon? You know – that little icon that appears in your browser’s address bar, and alongside the websites you have stored in your bookmarks....
View ArticleOptimise Your LinkedIn Presence
LinkedIn has forever changed the way professionals network online, offering a social avenue to exchange ideas, meet, and build business relationships. If you’re looking to extend your reach online and...
View ArticleGoogle Authorship and WordPress
Google Authorship was introduced a few years ago and has been steadily growing in popularity with bloggers and other online content producers. Recently, Google has made it even easier for those using...
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