Online Marketing with WordPress
My name is Andy Williams and this is my site. It started out as home to my newsletters. There were over 350 of them spanning several years. They are all now archived in plain text files and you can find them in the Newsletter Archives section.
In recent years, I found myself with less and less time to write full length newsletters (which were often several thousand words long). I therefore changed the newsletter format to only posting when there is something important or interesting that I think readers will like.
If you are interested in learning skills required to successfully build and manage a website, I have a number of books and courses on a wide range of relevant topics. Books are available in Kindle and paperback formats from Amazon. My courses are mostly hosted on Udemy, and I have included discounts on all courses if buying through ezseonews.com. Check out the links below for books and courses.
My Books
My Online Courses
Featured Posts
My Recommended Web Host?
Over the years, I have used a lot of web hosts and none have been perfect. As website owners, the holy grail is to find an affordable host that will have little or no downtime, and fast server responses.
How to Put Your WordPress Site in Maintenance Mode
Here are 3 ways to put any WordPress website into Maintenance without losing visitors. These attractive page notifications are easy to apply, visually pleasing, and practical.
How to Create Your WordPress Homepage
What is a static front page? Why should business, portfolio, and non-profit site owners consider one? This tutorial shows how to create an impressive WordPress homepage.
How to Embed a Video into WordPress Posts
A beginner’s guide on how to quickly embed videos anywhere on your WordPress blogs and static pages. Videos attract people to websites and add value to the visitor experience
What Is the Robots.Txt File and Do You Need One with WordPress?
This article explains what a robots.txt file is, how to read it, how to create a new one, and much more.
What Are Widgets in WordPress?
A walk-through how-to guide that explains what widgets are in WordPress. Learn how widgets benefit your WordPress personal blog or website.
What Are RSS Feeds and Why Would You Use Them?
This article looks at what RSS feeds are, and their relevance today. It’s easy to add RSS to your WordPress website, but do you need one, and how can it help?
Installing WordPress on a cPanel Host
This video shows how easy it is to install WordPress using Softaculous, an automated WordPress installer found on most web hosts. Watch this video if
What Are Tags in WordPress
Learn about tags in WordPress, how they differ from Categories, and when to use them. Tags are a simple, highly-effective way for webmasters to organise and enhance web content.
Squarespace vs WordPress Comparison for Webmasters
Squarespace vs WordPress, which one is right for you? Building a website today is easy, but not all website builders are equal. This review compares their similarities, but more importantly, what sets them apart.
What is the Best Blogging Platform?
It’s easy to choose the best blogging platform once you know what you need. This new guide reviews 7 favorite CMS and drag and drop website builders for 2020 and beyond.
What Is A Shortcode in WordPress?
Learn about WordPress shortcode and how it puts the power of coding into the hands of every site owner. No Skills Needed! It’s a fast, immediate, and cool way to add dynamic website features.
How to Hide Your WordPress Site from Visitors While You Are Developing It
This tutorial teaches you how to hide your WordPress Blog or Website from public view as you develop it. I also show you how to allow access to selected visitors and different user roles.
What Is WordPress and Why Should You Use It?
What is WordPress, and why is this content management system CMS so popular for beginners and professionals?
How to Use FTP to Upload and Install WordPress Themes
Some WordPress custom themes may be too big to upload from the WP Dashboard. Using an FTP client is an easy way to bypass file size restrictions and install larger templates.
How to Create a Table of Contents in WordPress without plugins?
How to quickly create a table of contents (TOC) for WordPress posts and pages without a plugin. TOC helps improve the user experience when navigating pages with lots of content.
