Blogging

You may have noticed in Gutenberg (WordPress) you have the ability to choose a color from the color palette for the background or text color of the block you are working on under color settings on the right-hand side. You will see predefined colors and an option (if your theme ...
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My 2017 Blog Stats are in! I didn't work as hard as I should have this past year to reach my goals. Something I definitely plan on changing this year! I know I can reach the goals if I sit down and really get serious. I’ve also listed my 2018 ...
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Google announced a while back that they would start giving search result priority to those sites that have an SSL Certificate (hosted under a secure connection). These steps will show you how to switch your WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS The process to change your WordPress site from HTTP to https ...
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Whether you work at home blogging, are a virtual assistant, run a photography business, or you simply telecommute from your job outside your home, balancing work and home life can be daunting. In fact, if you aren't careful you will quickly realize you do nothing but work. Those of us ...
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My 2016 Blog Stats are in! I finally got serious about blogging again around October, so I am pretty pleased with the numbers. I've also listed my 2017 goals for my blog and plan on working hard over this year to reach them! 2016 Top 10 Posts Putting Together a ...
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WordPress has come a long way since it was "born" in 2003 (I have actually used it since then! Yikes!), and it is important now more than ever to secure your WordPress site. Back in the early stages Wordpress lacked a lot of features and was also very vulnerable to ...
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One of the biggest questions I get asked is "what can I do to start earning money by blogging?". Most people start out with blogging simply to blog about their daily life and end up finding they have a niche in which draws additional readers to their blog. I say, ...
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If you are new to Wordpress or a long time user, you have undoubtedly discovered Wordpress Plugins! There are so many choices (thousands in fact) so you may feel overwhelmed on which ones to choose and install. While this does contain affiliate links, I was a user of these plugins ...
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How to start a blog (or website) is something I get asked about quite often. Usually, the next question is, how can I make money blogging? That question will be answered in a different post. How will you use your blog? If you plan on using your blog simply to ...
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Setting up a WordPress blog is super easy and pretty straight forward. These steps are for self-hosted WordPress blogs. If you do not have a self-hosted WordPress blog and what to know how to get started blogging, please see How To Start A Blog. These steps already assume you have ...
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