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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…]

Yes, you can earn a living working from home as a blogger

Posted on June 11, 2021

Lots of folks daydream about working from home and making a decent living while avoiding much of the stress of the business world.

Well, I can tell you from personal experience that it can be done, by virtually anyone – but success is rarely achieved overnight.

Truth be told, it typically takes a new blog about a year to start earning serious money. That’s why you’ll probably need to keep your day job while you’re learning the ropes and growing your blog to a profitable level.

But the above being said, once a blog gains traction it can really take off in a hurry! For me, that approximately one year wait was more than worth it!

There are plenty of ways to make a living from a home office, a basement shop, or even your kitchen table, but to be truly successful you’ll need two things: [Read more…]

This simple tip could boost your blog’s page views by up to 50%

Posted on June 10, 2021

Are you a blogger who is looking for ways to boost the number of page views on your blog?

If so, I’m going to tell you about one simple change you can make right now that could potentially boost both your blog’s total number of monthly page views and the number of pages viewed per visit.

I’ve been using this strategy on my blogs for a while now, and the total number of pages viewed has risen by over 50% from what they were before I started doing it.

The best thing about this strategy is it requires hardly any extra work on my part. Yes, it does take me about five minutes longer to write each new post now, but that’s nothing really considering the benefits derived from so little extra work.

Now that I’ve (hopefully) piqued your interest, here’s my secret… [Read more…]

Q&A: How can WordPress afford to let bloggers use their software for free?

Posted on June 3, 2021

Question from Harry B.: Maybe you can answer a question for me Rick. I’ve been wondering about it for a long time.

About three years ago I paid to have a website built for me, and the lady built it using WordPress.

In all this time I’ve never been asked to pay anything to keep using the WordPress program.

I was just wondering how they make their money since they let us use their software for free? I’ve never seen them place any ads on my blog.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]