I just shared what should be in the footer of your blog, but now let’s focus on the top. What should appear in the header of your blog? Where is the Header? The header of a blog is the very first section that appears at the top of a blog. It precedes all pages including … Read more
Today I want to share some tips for designing a part of our blogs we often overlook or forget about – the footer! What should be in the footer of a niche blog? I’ll share my advice for optimizing the bottom part of your blog and using it to your advantage. Where is the Footer of … Read more
Getting a blog hacked after years of hard work is a sad reality. Since WordPress powers about 25% of websites, your site can easily become a statistic. You’ve put in the hard work, now do what you can to protect your WordPress blog! Blog security is something that many new bloggers overlook. Don’t be naive … Read more
WordPress is the best content management system on the planet. It powers around one-third of the world’s websites! All that content needs to be properly organized so that Google can crawl a site. Today I want to talk about how to handle Categories and Tags, the two main blog post organization tools for WordPress blogs. … Read more
WordPress is a powerful web publishing platform, but what makes it so popular is the ability to install “plugins” which cater to a site’s individual needs. I rely on WordPress to run my blogging business, which earns me six figures each year of scalable income. If you’re interested in starting your own WordPress blog, check … Read more
Even though the majority of your blog’s traffic will likely be on mobile devices, and thus most people won’t see the sidebar, you should still make sure your sidebar is useful for your desktop browser readers. If you plan to get your blog into Mediavine it’s good to have several sidebar widgets on your blog … Read more
I love grid blog layouts. Maybe it’s because I grew up using Tumblr, but there’s something lovely about seeing posts displayed in a 3-column grid on a blog home page. Having one post listed after the other is boring to me, so I wanted to do a quick round-up of the best WordPress grid themes … Read more
After you’ve successfully installed WordPress, it’s time to give your blog a theme. A WordPress theme controls the way your site appears on the public web. There is always a default theme installed on your website, but it’s generally pretty basic. You can add a new theme by going to Appearance > Themes in your … Read more
Welcome to the WordPress for beginners guide. After you’ve installed WordPress, you should be ready to work with your brand new content management system. WordPress is the world’s leading web publishing platform and it’s used by millions of websites – even some really big media sites still use WordPress to manage their posts and articles! … Read more
I’ve been blogging on WordPress for several years now and every so often I come across a way to make working on the platform a little bit easier. In fact, here’s a piece of advice: If you find yourself frustrated, do a quick Google search for your issue and there’s a good chance someone out … Read more
As you may have noticed, last month, I rebranded my blog to the name Blog Ambitious! I have previous experience with rebranding and I remember a lot of headache when using the various free plugins available so this time around I decided to do it manually myself! This guide requires a bit of technical knowledge … Read more
So you want to create a staging site for your WordPress blog? Awesome! Staging sites are useful for testing any changes to your website before pushing them live. Updating WordPress, changing your theme, updating plugins, adjusting your CSS, and removing old plugins can all potentially cause havoc on your website, resulting in down time. If … Read more
Have you converted your site to HTTPS yet? A few years ago, Google announced it would start warning users on Chrome if they were visiting a site that was insecure (using HTTP). Site security would soon become a ranking factor and sites that were not secure could be penalized, even if they didn’t take payments … Read more
Jetpack is a plug-in with a suite of powerful tools designed to help supercharge your WordPress blog. It’s actually made by the same creators of WordPress itself. Jetpack’s Related Post feature is extremely popular among bloggers as it provides an easy and reliable way to show similar posts that readers can click on at the … Read more
I’m going to go ahead and say something that isn’t a popular opinion online right now: New bloggers do not need to pay for a WordPress theme. Yep, I said it and I’ll say it again if needed. Don’t get me wrong – I am a big fan of professional, clean WordPress themes. Professional themes … Read more
You’ve bought your domain and purchased your hosting. Now you’re ready to install WordPress! Awesome sauce. Let’s get started on the easiest way to install WordPress. If you got your domain and hosting through Bluehost, then Bluehost makes it really easy to install WordPress from their dashboard. Once the installation is complete, you can log … Read more