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How to monetize a website
How to monetize a website – that is, how to make money from your website.
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Website design and maintenance explained
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Website SEO – How NOT to do it
How to NOT do website SEO. A practical example of what I would consider a harmful strategy, at least in the long-run.
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PhpMyAdmin database creation and user privileges
How to create a database using PhpMyAdmin and how to assign database privileges to users.
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Domain and website securing
How to secure your domain and your website (contents) from being taken. Whether building your own website, or hiring a freelancer / developer.
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Hosted email service pros and cons
Pros and cons of using a hosted (and paid) email service, compared to using email with your (shared / reseller) hosting provider.
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SEO backlinks and links explained
Explanation on backlings and internal links in terms of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). How to build links properly and how it relates to SEO in general.
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Cloudflare DNS setup explained
How to set up DNS for a website using Cloudflare. Explained in detail.
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WordPress mailing list creation
How to create good quality “double opt-in” mailing lists in WordPress
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SendGrid setup
How to set up and configure SendGrid to use for making and tracking mailing lists delivery.
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Google AdSense experiment
Google AdSense experiment. Trying out different ad positions and settings.
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MXroute domain email solution
MXroute domain (website) email solution. How to setup your domain email with MXroute. How it works.
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Website migration from cPanel to DirectAdmin
How to migrate a website from cPanel to DirectAdmin hosting account. Manual website migration explanation.
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Gmail integration with website e-mail
How to connect (integrate) and use a Gmail account for your website’s e-mail accounts. Sending and reading website e-mails from gmail.
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SMTP mail sending with WordPress
Updated: 05/02/2020. In this post I’ll explain, step-by-step, how to set up WordPress to send e-mails using a SMTP server. Contents: Introduction Installing SMTP e-mail sending plugin Configuring Easy WP SMTP Testing 1. Introduction WordPress, by default, sends e-mails using an in-built PHP function. This method is not the most reliable. To use SMTP protocol … Read more
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E-mail setup in cPanel and DNS
How to setup an e-mail for website within cPanel. How to setup DKIM, SPF and DMARC DNS records, important for e-mail deliverability.
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Google Search Console setup
How to setup Google Search Console (formerly known as Google Webmaster Tools) for your website.
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Adding Google Analytics to a website
How to create a Google Analytics account for your website and how to set it for tracking website statistics using the Google’s Analytics tools.
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JetBackup auto full account backups setup
How to set up automated JetBackup full cPanel account backups for all the cPanel accounts (on a Dedicated, VPS, or a reseller hosting account).
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How to secure a WordPress website
Updated: 25/08/2020. In this post I’ll explain how to secure a WordPress website. I get paid for system administration, so I’m familiar with how Internet works, protection, computers, systems etc. However, I’m not some “super-hacker”, nor am I expert for Linux based servers. All the information given here is “to the best of my knowledge”. … Read more
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WordPress website migration
Website migration – moving a WordPress website to another hosting server. How did I do it? What to pay attention to? What can cause problems?
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WordPress website backup
WordPress website backup – how to backup your website (in general and for WordPress websites). How often to do backup? How to save backups?
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Caching a WordPress website
How to setup a WordPress website caching? Boils down to choosing and setting up a caching plugin. What plugins are there, which one did I choose?
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AMP and WordPress implementation
How to implement AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) to a WordPress site
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Website optimization [07] Permalink change
WordPress – permalink structure change and redirects. How to do it, what is the best option, what to look out for.
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Website optimization [06] SEO
This post deals with the term “SEO” (Search Engine Optimization). First I’ll explain what SEO is, then how to do it. With a relatively short introduction.