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Creating a child theme is generally the best practice for modifying or customizing an existing theme. However in a couple of cases there may be another, easier way, especially for beginners and non-coders. Why Use A Child Theme? If you…
Andrew Youderian • December 17, 2013 A month ago I announced I was selling my eCommerce site, TrollingMotors.net. In rather unorthodox form, I shared all of the financials, offered a 5% bribe/referral commission to get people to spread the word and structured the sale as a reverse auction. It’s been a pretty exciting few weeks…
Increase Blogging For Lead Generation If you’re looking for a simple way to increase traffic to your website and increase lead generation, your best bet is to boost the number of blogs your business publishes per month. Blogging is the most effective way to engage with your audience, establish and retain credibility, support search optimization,…
One of the most confusing things about WordPress is that there’s basically two ways you can use it and your decision will have a significant impact on what you can do with your website. You can use the WordPress.com service,…
2013: The Year Of Social Media Gone Wrong Ah, 2013 was a good year. It was the year contemporary enough to add ‘Amazeballs’ to the dictionary, prickly enough to shut down the American government for a few weeks, and audacious enough to televise Miley Cyrus and all her various twerking manifestations. And as expected, social…
Over the last few months I have been receiving increasing numbers of emails which go along the lines of: Two years ago I made a comment on your article (TITLE HERE), which linked to my website. Now I am trying to remove all comments that link to my site, would you mind deleting the comment?…
Here’s an interesting factoid for you. Approximately once every 13 seconds* another blogger posts on an internet forum or group a variation on the following question: “Why does Facebook always show the wrong image when I post a link to…
Andrew Youderian • November 14, 2013 I’m selling one of my stores, TrollingMotors.net, and will be using a radically different approach. Instead of keeping the details private, I’ll be sharing all the key data, including financials and traffic stats. And forget business brokers or Flippa; I’ll be selling the site exclusively via the blog. Read…
Andrew Youderian • November 3, 2013 I don’t normally write update posts, but I had a number of news items I wanted to share. Specifically, I wanted to update you on how the email marketing challenge is going, let you know about my new drop shipping book and highlight some killer content I’ve enjoyed in…
What Is Content Marketing And How Can You Use It To Grow Your Business? Continuing with our online marketing tips series, we focus our attention to content. If you haven’t noticed already, 2013 is the year of content marketing. Don’t get us wrong – a solid content marketing strategy should still be at the top…
Andrew Youderian • October 17, 2013 Today I’ll be (hopefully) demystifying how to read a balance sheet, a potentially confusing beast for those unfamiliar with it. First off, what is a balance sheet and what does a balance sheet show? At it’s simplest, a balance sheet shows what assets your company controls and who owns…
Finally, Something Apple Isn’t Good At Unless you’ve been living under a Dell for the last 10 years, you’ve undoubtedly heard of a ‘fruit’ company that Forrest Gump indirectly helped launch in the early 1980’s. Instantly recognizable, the Apple brand boasts the 42nd most visited website in the galaxy (23rd most visited in the U.S.)…
Andrew Youderian • September 30, 2013 The income statement seems straightforward enough: revenue at the top, expenses in the middle and profit at the bottom, right? Sadly, the good old profit-and-loss gets botched more than just about any other financial statement. If you’re running your own business, it’s important to know what goes where. And if…
How To Make Your WordPress Site Conversion Friendly: Part 2 – Effective WordPress Sidebars Sidebars are one of the best places to put your calls to action. Widgets make your life easy and almost every theme has ’em! But we need…
I wrote a post for Torque Mag ( an excellent WordPress news resource ) recently on the nature of the relationship between WordPress developers – those who create themes and plugins, and users of WordPress – those regular folks who…
Andrew Youderian • September 9, 2013 Sadly, Google’s infamous Keyword Tool is no more. It was recently replaced by the new (although not necessarily improved) Google Keyword Planner. Why the switch, and what does it mean for you? Here’s what you need to know about the new functionality, as well as what to make of…
SPINX and DCN: A Corporate Website Redesign Success Story When DCN, an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) leader in contract lateral flow assay development, approached us about a website overhaul, we said, “What the hell is lateral flow assay?” Fortunately, what we lack in knowledge of microfluidic formats, we make up for in corporate website redesign know-how….
WordCamp Los Angeles is taking place September 21st & 22nd – two days of awesome WordPress fun, learning and connecting. If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, I recommend you do so ASAP since they are likely to sell out.…
Coloft is an awesome co-working space in Santa Monica. In addition to providing the physical space where entrepreneurs can work together, they also foster community and creativity. One of the value-adds they provide is Coloft Academy – an ongoing series…
Andrew Youderian • August 23, 2013 I know the products and the market I sell in extremely well, yet I’ve only laid hands on a small percentage of the items I offer because I’m drop shipping all my products. Sound impossible? If you’re willing to get creative and put in a bit of work, you…