by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: SEO

7+ Reasons Why Your Brand Needs SEO To Lead

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), despite its array of benefits it offers to many online businesses, has not received yet the attention it deserves. Well, in case you feel lost and have no idea of what SEO is, it is simply a strategy for improving the standing of websites on search engines. It is not something one can successfully build overnight and perhaps that’s why some people opt for other marketing objectives and strategies such as social media. SEO needs patience and expertise but its rewards are enormous and long-lasting overtime.

But why do you need SEO for your brand instead of just relying on social media for the promotion of your brand? Well, here are some of the reasons why your business needs search engine optimization to lead. Read on.

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by: Pawan Sahuon: in: Articles

The Pros and Cons of the Gutenberg WordPress Editor

WordPress is the most popular content management system(CMS) out there. With more than a quarter of the websites using WordPress, its CMS capabilities are proofed day in and out. Since its first days, it has evolved from a simple blog management system to a veritable CMS that can be used to build anything.

Talking about building stuff, if you haven’t heard the news already, WordPress is working on a new editor called  Gutenberg, which is due for the next big WordPress 5.0 release. The work on the editor has been now going for quite some time and the goal is to provide a better, seamless editor experience to its users, something similar to what we’re used to with page builders like Visual Composer and Elementor. The demo has been up already, both as a website and as a plugin. We also got our hands on it and went into the nitty gritty of using it, as an advanced editor which could keep up with the big boys.

So, in this article, we’ll see how Gutenberg works as a page builder and we will go through the pros and cons of the Gutenberg WordPress editor. But before we start, let’s find out more about it.

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: Reviews, WordPress Plugins

Weglot Review – Turn Your Website Multilingual Straight From the Cloud

WordPress is this huge content management system, which found the way to success through the tools called plugins that allow you to do this thing or that thing efficiently. Despite the massive number of plugins in the WordPress sphere, few of them are actually innovative and really help you save time, money, and do the job as you would love. One of those few WordPress plugins is Weglot.

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: Articles, WordPress Drama

The Site Ahead Contains Malware! Here’s How to Fix It!

Did you just stumble upon a message stating that “The Site Ahead Contains Malware” or “The Site Ahead Contains Harmful Programs” and didn’t know what to do about it? We’re going to teach you why this is happening and guide you step-by-step so you know exactly what to do to fix the errors! But first…

WordPress is a dominant content management system that powers around 30% of all websites on the Internet. It offers a plethora of incredible features, but it doesn’t mean that WordPress is resistant to malware attacks. On the contrary, security has always been one of the system’s weak spots.

A research revealed that over 90 thousand hacker attacks are happening each minute. Another study proved that 73% of the most popular WordPress-based websites are vulnerable to attacks. This is the reason why you often see a notification: The Site Ahead Contains Harmful Programs.

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: Articles, Reviews

GetSiteControl Review – Lead Generation Straight From the Cloud

Because of so much online information we need to filter each day, our attention span reduced so drastically over the last few years to just 6-8 seconds, becoming even shorter than a goldfish’s, which is, by the way, 9 seconds. What does this mean? It means that you, as a business owner running a website, have less than 7 seconds to catch someone’s attention.

Now, turning visitors into customers is another story. Long gone are the days when a simple “Subscribe to our newsletter” widget was enough to sustain a business growth. You have to play smart and come up not with just one, but with a full suite of “hooks”, to “invite” your visitors into your funnels. Luckily for you, I might’ve found the tool which does that, and more!

Meet GetSiteControl, your all-in-one app for turning ready-to-leave website visitors into action-takers!

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: Branding, Logos

30 Famous Logos Then and Now – The Difference is Astonishing!

famous logos then and now

Logos play a pivotal role in the overall establishment of the brand identity of any business, as they leave a significant impression on consumers’ mind. Even some consumers to come up with a perception of the company just by viewing its trademark. This makes it a necessary branding investment, pressing businesses to get them created professionally.

In fact, they are the visual impression of companies’ brand. An alluring trademark can bewitch consumers, thus making an unforgettable memory.

Imprinted on your company’s website or on your products, it’s the symbol of your entire brand identity that talks to your consumers directly. That’s why businesses around the globe have been working continuously towards the betterment of their trademarks, and have kept them changing time to time as per the trends.

Below are some of the world’s most reputed brands’ logos. Take a look at these famous logos, and see how they were in their beginning and how they have changed today.

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: WordPress Drama, WordPress Plugins

Gutenberg or a Premium WordPress Page Builder – Which Should You Use?

There has been a lot of debate as to whether Gutenberg, a WordPress owned page editor, will match and eventually kill premium page builders. Gutenberg, as you probably know, is designed to take over as the new WordPress default editor. It was recently launched as a plugin in a beta testing phase and is compatible with WordPress version 4.8 or higher. In its current form, it is still up to par with current premium page builders which are in the market. This is primarily due to its limited options and feature set.

So how do we expect this “battle” to proceed?

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: Articles, Business

How Does Fiverr Work? Should You be a Buyer, a Seller or Both?

Fiverr – pronounced “Five-rr” – is the largest and most popular online marketplace in the world today where self-employed or part-time workers offer freelance services, starting from $5, hence the name. It is the brainchild of Micha Kaufman and Shai Wininger and has its headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The online marketplace is open to freelancers from all corners of the globe who are skilled enough to offer one service or another to customers worldwide. Fiverr launched its website in 2010. By 2012, more than three million services were showcased on the highly reputable online marketplace.

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: WordPress Plugins

12 WooCommerce Product Slider and Carousel Plugins for 2018

WooCommerce is awesome, but displaying your products with style might not be so quite intuitive, especially if your theme doesn’t come up with handy ways of doing it. In this post, we’re going to take a look at a series of WooCommerce product slider and carousel plugins, free and freemium, which work out-of-the-box. They are an ideal approach to showcasing more products on your shop landing pages and trying to increase your customers AOV. Let’s check them out!

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by: Madalin Tudoseon: in: Articles, WordPress Themes

How to Build an eCommerce Website from Scratch Using WordPress

Many entrepreneurs ask themselves, even before launching a business, what allows some retailers to become a success while other simply bite the dust when it comes to the online presence? Whether you believe that the process is straightforward or complicated, the fact of the matter is that you will need to combine a few vital factors: user-friendly interface, high-quality product pages, and a well-thought-out business strategy.

While creating the appropriate conditions may take time, you will be dramatically improving your chances of achieving a higher success than your competitors. And while WordPress was initially designed as a more accessible way to blog online, over the years the technology has improved. Nowadays, WordPress is a full-blown content management system that can power any kind of website –including an e-commerce site.

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