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How To Install A WordPress Child Theme

May 3, 2018May 2, 2018 by Jay Neill

We all put a lot of work into building our online businesses to look and perform exactly the way we want them to. So, it goes without saying that we don’t want the site to crash or suddenly look completely different than what it did when we last made changes to it. This is where knowing how to install a WordPress child theme can really help you as an online business owner. That’s what we’re going to be talking about in this post.

If you’re unfamiliar with exactly what a WordPress child theme is, I’ve got you covered. Read on below to learn more about exactly what a WordPress child theme is, why you should be using a WordPress child theme, and how you can go about setting one up on your own site.

Top 3 WordPress Hosting Providers of 2020

June 30, 2020May 1, 2018 by Jay Neill

Top 3 WordPress Hosting Providers of 2018

When it comes to running an online business, there are only a few things that you absolutely must have. One of those things is reliable WordPress web hosting. In this article, to be talking about why having a quality web host is so important, showcasing some of the best companies out there to go with, and discussing why one company you may have heard of may not be your best option. Let’s learn about the Top 3 WordPress Hosting Providers of 2020!

Wealthy Affiliate SiteContent Review

May 3, 2018April 26, 2018 by Jay Neill

Back in the old days of Internet marketing, you could choose from two different word processing programs. Corel’s WordPerfect, and of course the ever so popular Microsoft Word. Now, there are so many new contenders on the word-processing and SEO word processing fronts. It can become very challenging to determine if new entrants are even worth considering.

Every new program promises to deliver the sun, moon and stars to help you get your website ranking on page 1 faster than you can peck the keys on your keyboard.
Now, the creators behind my top recommended program over at Wealthy Affiliate have revamped their own word-processing solution known as SiteContent.
In this SiteContent review, I’m going to be looking at exactly how this tool differs from some of the others on the market, if it’s worth trying to use, and if it can provide you value instead of standing in the way of your online success.

How to Write a Blog Post During Your Lunch Break

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 by Jay Neill

For many people who already have a full-time job, the dream of creating an online business that will provide a full-time income seems like an impossible reality.
Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be. By following the tips listed below, you can begin to create incredible content that your audience will love in as little time as you’re allowed for your lunch break. Here is how to write a blog post during your lunch break.

Universe Website Builder Review

June 24, 2020February 26, 2018 by Jay Neill

Can You Build an Awesome Responsive Website from Your Phone? In This Universe Website Builder Review, I Reveal How They Can Take Your Content and Domain.

6 Legit Ways to Increase Website Traffic

February 17, 2018 by Jay Neill

For many website owners, getting more traffic often seems like an impossibility. Thankfully, with some simple strategies it doesn’t have to be. By following any of the quick tips listed below, you can begin to get high quality targeted traffic to your website today and continue to see more site visitors well into the future. Here are 6 Legit Ways to Increase Website Traffic!

Are Free Trial Offers A Scam?

June 24, 2020February 15, 2018 by Jay Neill

Have you ever heard the expression: “the best things in life are free”? Sadly, when it comes to free trial offers online, they can be everything but. In the article below, I’m going to cover some of the ways that you can watch out for scammy free trial offers, and ways that you can make certain to not fall victim to a lot more than you bargained for when it comes to taking advantage of a free trial.

Webtexttool Review

June 24, 2020February 10, 2018 by Jay Neill

One of the biggest issues that many online business owners face is creating quality content that people enjoy reading while also making certain that it ranks well in the search engines. This is where a newer service called Webtexttool comes into play. In this Webtexttool review I’m going to be looking at the services the company offers, and determining if this is a must have tool for your online business.

Jungle Scout Review

January 9, 2020February 6, 2018 by Jay Neill

If you are interested in becoming an Amazon Seller, Jungle Scout could be a product that can help you. In this Jungle Scout review, I’ll dive into the difference between the products they have on offer and if these products can help to give you the edge on your competition. Is this product a sound investment? Let’s find out.

Steemit Review – Can you Make Money with Steemit?

June 24, 2020January 13, 2018 by Jay Neill

Everyday, hundreds of new opportunities to make money appear on the Internet. Some of them are incredible while others significantly lack merit. One such program that’s newer to the market is a site called Steemit. In this Steemit Review, I’m going to be looking at Steemit to determine if it’s a platform that’s worth your time.

EZ Review Videos Review

December 1, 2017September 23, 2017 by Jay Neill

With video marketing becoming more popular every day, there are a lot of different companies out there that are now offering some type of video marketing based product. In this EZ Review Videos review, I’ll be taking a look at one such product that has recently hit the market and claims to allow you to create quality review videos that will help to sell your products better by using live actors to introduce and add credibility for them.

The sales pitch for this product was quite promising, and honestly, I was a bit hopeful.

The Dangers of WordPress Content Builders

September 20, 2017 by Jay Neill

WordPress is a great content editing platform, but it can often be difficult to make things look just the way you want them to when you’re trying to build a website using WordPress.

Because of this, many companies have come out with different content builder plugins that serve as a drag-and-drop method for WordPress page and post creation. Have you considered using one of these page builders before? If so, then you may be putting your site in danger.

Thrive Themes Review

December 4, 2017September 14, 2017 by Jay Neill

Behind every great WordPress website is a quality theme. The problem is that there are tens of thousands of different WordPress themes on the market to choose from, and they vary in price from free to thousands of dollars for custom themes.

One theme set that is frequently touted as one of the best available presently, is Thrive Themes. In this Thrive Themes review, I’m going to look at what all the hype is about and if subscribing to Thrive is the best option for your online business.

3 Fast Methods of Online Marketing Income

April 14, 2019September 10, 2017 by Jay Neill

One of the most common question that people ask me when getting started with online marketing is how they can make money very quickly. Unfortunately, due to countless scams over the years, many people believe that they can make money with online marketing in just a few days.

Is it possible to make money with online marketing quickly? Are there better ways to make money online if you need to earn immediately? Below, you can find the answers to these questions and much more.

EasyAzon Review

November 16, 2019September 3, 2017 by Jay Neill

If you’ve ever worked on an Amazon affiliate niche site before, then you already know how time consuming it can be to create good looking affiliate links to Amazon. The EasyAzon plugin is supposed to help you save a significant amount of time when it comes to creating Amazon links, and help you to ultimately make more money from your Amazon affiliate efforts. In this EasyAzon review I’m going to look to see if this plug-in holds up to all the hype, or if it falls short on delivery.

How to Create an Amazon Giveaway

September 1, 2017 by Jay Neill

It’s long been known that giveaways can have a lot of benefits for your online business. Normally, when you think of doing a giveaway, products such as Gleam or Rafflecopter come to mind.

These kinds of programs are generally pretty expensive, and you have to handle everything for the giveaway on your end from buying something to give away to shipping it out and even notifying the winners. Amazon actually has their own giveaway platform, and it can be a very powerful addition to your current marketing strategy.

3 Essential Tools Needed for Affiliate Marketing

November 16, 2019July 24, 2017 by Jay Neill

It’s common knowledge that all businesses (online or offline), need tools and resources to run day to day operations. Some need more elaborate systems and some only need a handful. But there is a common misconception that to run a successful affiliate marketing business, you need to have a very significant budget and have a plethora of online tools.

This is mostly due to the heavy influence of what eager entrepreneurs read online and in truth, there are only 3 essential tools needed for affiliate marketing to operate your online venture.

How to Determine if a Niche is Profitable

November 16, 2019July 20, 2017 by Jay Neill

Niches are everywhere. They are floating in the air, they are sitting in your living room. In fact, what you are reading right now is a niche. There are certainly no shortage of niches within the online world, but how does one determine if it is a viable niche to pursue? Today, I am going to teach you how to determine if a niche is profitable.

eleven40 Pro Theme Review

November 16, 2019July 7, 2017 by Jay Neill

eleven40 pro theme If you run an affiliate marketing website that promotes products from Amazon or any other affiliate network, chances are you are running some sort of WordPress site with a fancy pants theme. Focusing on your affiliate campaigns should be more of a priority than any theme and this is why the eleven40 Pro Theme is my personal favourite WordPress theme for niche based affiliate websites. The theme is created by StudioPress and built on their famous Genesis framework. I feel that the eleven40 Pro Theme is (so far) their best WordPress theme available. Learn more about it in my eleven40 Pro Theme Review.

3 Tips Using WordPress with SSL

June 27, 2017 by Jay Neill

One of the biggest trends among online marketers in 2017 is making certain that your site has an SSL certificate so that you can take advantage of the slight SEO boost it will receive. While most online businesses know how important it is to get SSL certification with their sites, there’s not a lot of information out there that teaches you what you need to do on your side once your hosting servers have SSL enabled.

By following the 3 tips listed below; you can ensure that you pass the factors necessary so that your site is listed as secure and performs better than ever before.

Amazon Affiliate Commission Rates Revealed

December 18, 2017June 26, 2017 by Jay Neill

Very few marketers would argue with you in saying that Amazon affiliate websites are one of the easiest ways to get started with internet marketing and making money online. Earlier this year however, there was a bit of a shake up as Amazon changed their affiliate payment structure and left many affiliate marketers losing a significant part of their income.

Thankfully, there’s a silver lining, and if you’re currently running an Amazon affiliate site, then you may be leaving quite a bit of money on the table. If you haven’t started your site yet, then you’re going to want to check out this information as well, so that you can be sure you earn as much as possible if you’re starting your own Amazon affiliate site.

Power 3 Marketing Review

April 28, 2018June 17, 2017 by Jay Neill

Update: Power 3 Marketing is Now Closed

power 3 marketing Power 3 Marketing is a local marketing training program by Jennifer Ledbetter and David Bocock who are both full time affiliate marketers but have concentrated their efforts to local marketing training.

Can You Make Money with YouTube Super Chat?

June 10, 2017June 10, 2017 by Jay Neill

There are several unique ways to earn an income from an online business, and it seems like there are new strategies introduced almost daily. One of the most recent is by taking advantage of a new product from YouTube called YouTube Super Chat.

In this article we’re going to take a look at this new platform and see if it’s a good strategy for earning money both now and in the future.

3 Fast Ways to Increase Your Traffic

June 4, 2017June 4, 2017 by Jay Neill

One of the biggest hurdles that many online business owners have is getting quality targeted traffic to their websites. For that reason, I’ve decided to share the exact blueprint that I use to get more targeted traffic to my sites as quickly as possible. By taking just a few minutes to follow along with these quick tips, you can sit back and watch as your traffic begins to grow.

How to Cancel a HostGator Package

June 24, 2020May 26, 2017 by Jay Neill

Have you ever wanted to cancel something within HostGator and found that you ended up getting the run around with their support docs? In this post, I am going to show you how to cancel a HostGator package as I had to do this recently and I will reveal how easy it was.
One of the great things I like about HostGator is that you pay for their hosting on an annual basis so that you don’t need to worry about the hosting cost every month. This is ideal if you’re just starting out in the world of online marketing as you want to focus entirely on growing your business instead of worrying about business costs.
Recently I decided to merge all my hosting onto Wealthy Affiliate as they now offer hosting within their membership. I’ll discuss how awesome their hosting is another time, but for now – let’s go through the motions of cancelling with HostGator.

Get Better Email Open Rates with These 3 Strategies

May 24, 2017 by Jay Neill

I think at some point in time we’ve all heard the expression that “the money’s in the list.” While this is true, it needs to be modified just a little bit to, “the money’s in the responsive list.”
If no one is opening your emails, then you aren’t going to have any money coming in, or have very many visitors to your new content, right?

That’s where the tips below can really come into play to help you out. The following tips are time-tested ways to really get your email list to become more responsive. For you, the results will be more recurring visitors to your content, and ultimately more money coming into your accounts month after month.

Soloism Review

June 16, 2017May 17, 2017 by Jay Neill

Soloism Review It’s a fact that you’re the only person who can ultimately control whether or not you succeed online, offline and in life. But does that mean that you should go it completely alone? In this Soloism review, we’re going to take a look to see if the solo approach is the best way to get started with your online business making efforts, and if it is, how good is the Soloism course at teaching you what you need in order to succeed.

Yoast SEO Copywriting Training Review

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 by Jay Neill

Yoast SEO Copywriting Training Review One of the more important skills that you need to have if you’re wanting to run an online business, is copywriting. Being able to convey your message to your audience through the written word, while also giving your readers a feeling of entertainment and enjoyment, often separates successful online entrepreneurs from those who can’t find success regardless of their efforts.

In this Yoast SEO Copywriting Training review, we take a look into this new course offering from Yoast to see if it can teach you the skills you will need to successfully create your own online SEO copy, or if there are some better options out there that would be a more suitable way to spend your time.

What to Look for in a Keyword Research Tool

February 2, 2018May 4, 2017 by Jay Neill

It’s common knowledge that if you’re wanting to run a successful website, then you need a keyword tool. The problem is that there are literally hundreds of different keyword tools to choose from, and they have a wide variety of benefits as well as price points. With all of these different options available, it can be hard to understand exactly what to look for in a keyword research tool.

Yoast Technical SEO 1 Training Review

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 by Jay Neill

Yoast Technical SEO 1 Training Review The Yoast team is pretty respected in the WordPress SEO community thanks to their plugin Yoast SEO. For that reason, any training that they offer should be top notch, right? Well, you may be surprised by what I’ve learned by completing this Yoast Technical SEO 1 Training review.

What Is Yoast?

Yoast is an SEO company that was originally created by Joost de Valk a few years back. They have landed themselves in the limelight by creating a very impressive SEO plugin for WordPress that is debatably the go to SEO plugin for the industry.

They have also created a great blog with some really good information on how to better optimize your WordPress websites to not only perform better on the search engines, but also deliver a better end user experience for the visitors to your website.