I get this question quite often, why should I get self-hosted WordPress when I can get a blog up and running for free? And yes, there are a lot of free platforms out there like Blogger or WordPress.com, to name a few. Honestly, these platforms are not bad. But if you are serious about your blogging and you want people to take your business seriously, you need to consider getting your own domain name and hosting. Here are some reasons why you need to run a self-hosted WordPress site. Reason # … [Read more...]
What’s new with WordPress 4.0 “Benny”
WordPress 4.0 officially rolled out last week and I am totally digging it! Nicknamed "Benny" after the jazz musician Benny Goodman, the latest version of WordPress offers jam-packed features like a new content editor and visual plugins. The most noticeable feature is the way the media library looks, it now has a grid view gallery for a more manageable and easier navigation, embedding medias like videos and audios are now "visual", no need to preview your post to see the "live site"! Check out … [Read more...]
Ideas for Social Media Content
Don't know what to tweet on Twitter or post on Facebook? Don't have any new products to post on Instagram? Have you encountered times that you just really don't know what to put on your social media channels? Here are some tried and tested ideas on what to put as your social media content. Do you have any additional ideas? Feel free to share on the comments section! :) … [Read more...]
Social Media Do’s & Don’ts
When you hear the words "Social Media" most people associate it with being "digital". It is a very accurate description, if you look at it at one angle, but social media is more than being digital, it is mainly about building relationships IN A DIGITAL way, it is about using technology to build relationships and communities, whether within a circle of friends, a brand or a corporation. Learn some of the do's and don'ts in handling social media. … [Read more...]
Terms WordPress Users Should Know
My last post was about the terms that all website owners should know, those are the terms that are the most basic that a website owner would encounter. This entry is all about terms that self-hosted WordPress users should know, read all about it in this infographic so you won't get lost in translation. … [Read more...]