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.Â
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.

What Is a SSL Certificate and Why You Need One?
What is an SSL Certificate, and why do you and your website need one? This short piece looks at the types and uses for SSL certificates, their effect on trust and online business.

What Is Open Source?
An informative tutorial explores the question, what is source code, and why it matters to us all. Your WordPress.org software is open source, and the benefits of that have no limits but imagination.

How to Remove Sidebar from WordPress Themes
Learn how to take control of your sidebars in WordPress. This guide shows how to remove sidebars in WordPress from WP theme settings, using a plugin, and permanent removal from the entire site.

What Is PHP How PHP Is Used in WordPress
WordPress users are sure to come across tutorials that talk about PHP. This guide explains what PHP scripting language is, how WordPress exploits it, and what you need to know.

How to Reset a WordPress Password from phpMyAdmin
This guide walks you through resetting any WordPress password from phpMyAdmin. It’s a quick and straightforward method that can get you back into your WP blog or website in minutes

What Happens When You Switch Your WordPress Theme
A few things happen when you switch from one WordPress Theme to another. This tutorial looks at how to swap themes easily and with minimal disruption to your website or blog.

What Is a Responsive Theme in WordPress and Why It Matters Today?
Learn about responsive themes in WordPress, how to choose one, and why they’re so essential. Static themes are out. No blog, website, or online store can succeed today with static web elements.

How to Find Your WordPress Login URL
A quick guide on how to find your WordPress login URL if you forget it. Also, how to save your WP login page so that you never lose it again.

Why WordPress Child Themes Are Important and How to Create One
Learn why WordPress Child Themes are important for some websites and site builders. This tutorial also demonstrates how to create a child theme for a parent framework.

How to Make Your WordPress Blog Completely Private
The steps in this simple guide show how to make your WordPress Blog or website a private space. It’s live and online, but the only people who can see it are those you allow access to

What Are Custom Fields in WordPress
WordPress custom data fields offer a simple way to add extra important information into blog posts and pages. This data field tutorial shows you how to add custom fields and explains why they’re so helpful

WordPress Glossary | Dictionary of WordPress and Blogging Terms
Updated WordPress Glossary of Terms. Easy to read and quick to scan page for dictionary definition of modern WordPress words and phrases for websites, blogs, blogging, and bloggers.

How to Include Special Characters in Posts for WordPress
A quick, no-nonsense tutorial on how to add special characters and symbols into WordPress posts and pages. You can use a Gutenberg block or HTML entity code. Here’s how it’s done.

How Much Does It Cost to Build a WordPress Website?
How much does it cost to build a basic website in WordPress? What about feature-rich, business, custom, or eCommerce projects? Use this guide to work out WordPress estimated costs.

How to Change Your WordPress Username
In this guide, you learn how to change your WP username. There are 3 ways to change WordPress usernames, and this tutorial walks you through each one in easy-to-follow steps.