Category: WordPress Tips

WordPress 5.5 was released this month, and it is considered to be the second-largest update for 2020.

As always this update is filled with a lot of improvements, some you might like, others won’t have to do anything with you as such. This update mostly revolves around the latest WordPress block editor.  Let’s check them out.

WordPress is great to set up a blog or website quickly. However, launching a site doesn’t guarantee to get traffic to it. And with a lack of traffic, business websites will struggle, and private websites will very soon feel a lack of motivation to keep going… In fact, that’s probably why most bloggers fail and quit their blogs within the first three months. 

Therefore, it’s essential to understand how to get traffic on a consistent basis. 

WordPress powers a staggering number of pages per month, or roughly 35% of the internet. Despite its ubiquity on the web, there are many myths and misconceptions about WordPress that have stuck around since its humble beginnings in 2005. 

To set the record straight, we’ve listed some of the most common WordPress myths. Let’s dive in.

Do you want to drive more traffic to your site from social media? With the right set of social media plugins on your WordPress site, you can get your content seen by a wider audience and increase the social media traffic to your site. Considering people spend an average of 2 hours and 22 minutes a day using social media, it would be a huge missed opportunity to ignore this traffic source. 

Plus, adding social media plugins to your site is a great way to boost engagement with your existing site visitors too!

There are so many different social media plugins to choose from that it can be overwhelming for anyone trying to choose the best one. So, here are the top 8 social media plugins you can install on your WordPress site right away. 

A logo serves as the visual representation and identity of your company. As your brand grows, consumers will begin to associate your logo with the experiences they have had with your business. This is why it is so important that your logo represents and communicates the values that are important to you. Large corporations around the world spend millions on surveying consumers on how their brand is perceived. This is for a good reason, a potential customer’s perception of your brand will often be the deciding factor in their purchasing decision. 

Do you remember the last time a friend told you to purchase a product, and you took their advice? If so, you’ve experienced at least one form of social proof. Odds are, you’ve experienced this phenomenon in multiple ways in just the last month. 

Before we go on, let’s establish the definition of social proof. Social proof is when people make decisions, especially ones that involve buying something, based on the actions of others. Your friend’s review helped you subconsciously build trust with the company, which resulted in a sale. 

We are going to look at four tips that will help you leverage social proof for increased sales on your website. As a bonus, we will break down the five major types of proof you can build today. 

Let’s dive in!