The WordPress Guide

Don’t be fooled by Google’s personal search results

David — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:05:15 +0000

My site ranks on page 1 of Google, I just checked it. No it doesn’t, the search term you are typing has millions of competitors and your own web site doesn’t even have keywords in the title.

That was my thought after speaking with a client when reviewing their site.

Another site to check rankings through private browsing is Starting Page.

If you know of any tools which do the same please share them. Scroogle was an excellent tool for this but it was recently shut down. We’ll see how long Starting Page stays with us.

Simple page title changes to improve SEO

David — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:46:58 +0000

You must have keywords in your WordPress page titles. While doing some testing and searching online I found my own site and could clearly see where I was missing out on some SEO love. Sometimes it’s just those really simple changes to your site which can improve your click through rate. A title tag and [...]

Free Traffic and SEO Tool

David — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:21:12 +0000

If you are tired of trying to get traffic and overloaded with SEO information then welcome to the club. There’s so much information on the internet that you can easily get bogged down with it all and end up doing nothing.

One thing I constantly tell my private clients is do a little bit of everything consistently and you will see good results.

Consistency is the key and combined with patience your sites SEO ranking will improve.

Free Daily Link Building

Once you have seen this video about getting your site indexed quickly try this backlinking tool, it’s simple and it works. The tool is mainly for building backlinks, the idea of getting more backlinks will help your SEO ranking for your search terms. I use the pro version of this tool but the free version is the same with some minor changes. So no need to buy anything, I used the free version ages and it’s just as good.

Get your free daily backlinks here

You could outsource this backlinking task to one of your employees or just do it yourself. I use this tool everyday and have made the process much easier. If you signup (it’s free) let me know and I’ll share with you my tips for speeding up the process.

So remember do a little bit of everything consistently to help your traffic and SEO rankings.

Simple shopping cart plugin review

David — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:15:05 +0000

If you would like to transform your WordPress blog into a shop or you just want to sell some physical and download products this video shows you how easy it can be done.

A few simple clicks and you can have a fully functioning shopping cart on your site which integrates with Paypal.

I installed the plugin on this site so I can sell my most popular WordPress Services. The plugin is called Cart66 the Lite version.

What cart are you using on your WordPress sites?

Make images load quicker in WordPress

David — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:34:47 +0000

This is one of the best plugins I’ve seen for a long time. It will make your web pages load faster, save you time and improve your site performance. In this video I show you how to quickly compress your images on your site. Site performance is something you should all be focusing on when [...]

Improve SEO and site usability in WordPress

David — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:29:42 +0000

Site usability plays an important factor in keeping your WordPress site visitors happy. When a user lands on a default 404 page you can be sure they will leave very quickly increasing your Google bounce rate. If it’s their first visit to your site they may not return. Now you have a problem which we [...]

How to remove post date and post name

David — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:13:11 +0000

This question was sent in by a member who asked how they could remove the post by date and post by name from their default Twenty Ten WordPress theme. The answer is below in these two videos Members login to see the video below showing how I edited the default Twenty Ten theme. Not [...]

An easy way to add Facebook Like button to any site

David — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:52:41 +0000

If you would like to have a Facebook Like button on your blog or website then watch the video below to see how you can easily do this. There a many plugins which will do the same but this works for any website. var playerhost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://wpguide.s3.amazonaws.com/site-videos/ezs3js/secure/" : "http://wpguide.s3.amazonaws.com/site-videos/ezs3js/player/"); [...]

Adding Adsense the easy way

David — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:52:44 +0000

I get many emails from people who want to monetise their blogs. This video shows the easiest way to add Adsense to a WordPress blog. Nothing technical, just copy and paste. var playerhost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://wpguide.s3.amazonaws.com/site-videos/ezs3js/secure/" : "http://wpguide.s3.amazonaws.com/site-videos/ezs3js/player/"); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + playerhost + "flv/DB9D7866-CFDF-5D3A-658EA8507C61E4F0.js?t="+(Math.random() * 99999999)+"' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); Please comment [...]

How to disable comments on pages

David — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:27:05 +0000

A simple 3 minute video answering a popular question at our recent WordPress Workshop. This WordPress video shows you how to disable the comment box at the bottom of your pages and posts. // Use the full screen option to enlarge the video. We have new WordPress Courses in Brighton so book tickets now.