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ATTN Bloggers: Beware insecure and malicious WordPress plugins

Posted on July 24, 2021

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Are you a blogger who used WordPress to to create your blog?

If so, you probably have several plugins installed that add extra features or functionality to your blog.

To be sure, WordPress plugins are wonderful things. They can add all kinds of useful and attractive bells and whistles to your blog and make it more enjoyable to use.

What’s more, installing a high-quality security plugin can help protect your blog from hackers. And believe me, your blog IS being attacked by hackers on a daily basis, whether you realize it or not.

Unfortunately, all of the above being said, some plugins can also put your blog and all of your hard work at risk. [Read more…]

Review: WP Rocket (WordPress Caching Plugin)

Posted on July 15, 2021

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I’ve been blogging for the better part of a decade and I thought I knew pretty much everything I needed to know about the technical side of working with WordPress.

One of the most important things I’ve learned over the years is how critical it is to have a good caching plugin installed on your blog.

Simply put, if your blog doesn’t have a caching plugin working 24/7 to serve static pages to its visitors it’s going to lag behind its competitors in two very important ways: [Read more…]

Are you a ‘Stay-At-Home Mom’ looking to work from home? If so, read this.

Posted on July 11, 2021

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Are you a Stay-At-Home Mom?

If so, rest assured that you are doing the most important job you will ever do in your entire life.

Trust me, you will never regret dedicating your time, talents and motherly love to your kids during the most impressionable times of their lives.

That being said, you can still use your time at home with your kids to earn a good home-based income while still doing everything you need to do as a mom.

All you need to do is start a blog!

I know what you’re probably thinking… [Read more…]

Blog stats: The differences between Hits, Page Views and Visits

Posted on June 30, 2021

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Many new bloggers take a look at their blog’s traffic stats and become confused while viewing the stats for “Hits”, “Page Views” and “Visits”.

Even worse, they often become more confused when they see other bloggers/webmasters bragging about how many “hits” their sites receive every month.

If you find all of this traffic terminology confusing as well, I’ll try to clear it all up for you with this post. [Read more…]

6 reasons why you should keep your blog as simple as possible

Posted on June 25, 2021

Like many new bloggers I wanted my first blog to look amazing and have tons of bells and whistles.

For example, I installed a fancy slider that would display an image and snippet from a post, then fade out after a few seconds and “tease” the next post.

That was just the start of my fascination with plugins and other add-ons.

Before long my newly-created blog was as “busy” as a honeybee in a clover field – and I don’t mean “busy” as in having lots of visitors.

After a while I began to notice some things…

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