Blogging Tips Archives - Rick's Daily Tips

How to boost your retirement income by becoming a blogger

Posted on September 12, 2020

Have you recently retired from your working life only to find that you could use some extra retirement income?

Many new retirees have trouble adjusting to their new lifestyle, and it’s often caused by a sudden drop in income.

Even folks who took steps to prepare for their retirement can face financial difficulties after they stop receiving a regular paycheck from an employer.

There are many ways for retirees to supplement their retirement income, but one of the best just might be something you’ve never even considered: Writing a blog! [Read more…]

Does your blog take too long to load? Here’s how to find out right now.

Posted on August 30, 2020

Now that Google and other major search engines are taking page load times into consideration when ranking web pages in their search results, it’s more important than ever to make sure your blog pages load as quickly as possible.

There are a number of factors that affect how quickly a web page will load, but figuring out how to make the changes necessary to speed up a blog can be difficult in some cases. [Read more…]

5 reasons why you should host the videos you feature on your blog on YouTube instead of your blog’s web server

Posted on August 28, 2020

Do you feature videos that you’ve created yourself on a personal or company blog?

If so, you might think it’s best to host those videos right on your blog server instead of elsewhere on the Internet.

Well, there are several important reasons why you would probably be better off hosting your videos on YouTube instead: [Read more…]

7 tips for making your WordPress blog load as quickly as possible

Posted on August 25, 2020

Do you have a WordPress blog that is slow to load in a web browser?

If so, I recommend that you take steps to speed it up right away, for two important reasons:

1 – Most people will only wait a couple of seconds for a web page to load before clicking the back button and going to a different website.

That means if your blog’s pages load slowly it’s a good bet that many of your potential readers aren’t hanging around to read your posts.

2 – Google is now actively penalizing slow loading pages via their search algorithm. That means fewer visitors will find your blog when they search for a term that’s relevant to it.

Luckily, there are several things you can do to speed up your blog so it can reach its full potential: [Read more…]

Protect your WordPress blog from hackers by disabling ‘Directory Browsing’

Posted on August 24, 2020

Do you have a WordPress blog? If so, you’re probably concerned that hackers could break into it and either deface it or hi-jack it for their own illicit purposes.

Well, I’m here to tell you that your concern is well-founded.

Hackers are always looking for vulnerable blogs to attack, and with WordPress being the most popular blogging platform on the Internet, the blogs powered by it are bombarded daily with hacking attempts. [Read more…]