I get a lot of interesting questions. This Ask Nile series question is about whether or not is it okay to give a WordPress support technician your password. Since I’ve done customer support for years, sometimes I’ve run into issues that require access to a person’s WordPress website. A WordPress support technician can be anyone
[Continue Reading...]Help Sponsor My Trip to BlogHer16!
I need your help. I’m going to be looking for a few sponsors to be able to send me to BlogHer16. This event is August 4-6, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. There are expected to be well over 3000 attendees! I’m running 2 labs at BlogHer, both WordPress related. One is a WordPress Q&A, and
[Continue Reading...]Site News: Upcoming Re-design
It’s been a long time in the making. I’ve had this design on Blondish.net for about 4 years. I use to change theme design on a yearly basis, but when your website starts to get larger, it takes more time to plan a design that will fit where my brand is going. My site is
[Continue Reading...]Ask Nile: How Many Words Should You Write in Your Blog Posts?
I keep getting the question about how many words should you write in your blog post. The thing is, this has several answers and depends on how ambitious you are as a blogger. For me, I tend to agree with Yoast that you should try to keep your blog posts at least 300 words. This
[Continue Reading...]#MondayMashup 2016 Volume 6
This week’s #MondayMashup includes a little on Facebook Live, guest post tips, Local SEO myths, and a freebie icon set for download. Just a note. I’ve been getting a lot of emails from people submitting their individual posts. When I say resources, I mean entire websites. I’d like to use those websites to pick from
[Continue Reading...]Happy 13th Birthday, WordPress!
Over 13 years ago, on March 27th, WordPress came to be. It was forked from b2 cafelog by Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg. From there, WordPress grew from being just another blog platform, to a full-fledged content management system. For me, I’ve been there through it’s journey. In fact, I see WordPress much like it’s
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