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Google Expands “About This Result”: What It Means for Your Website

Most Google users have a hard time understanding how Google sorts out the search engine result pages. At most, searchers can only guess. Here’s the good news: With the recent expansion of About this result, Google explains the sorting itself. Users can use this feature to understand why a particular result appears in their search…

How To Choose the Right E-Commerce Plugin for Your Store

Creating an e-commerce website is a significant achievement if you’re running an online business. But it is not always easy to pick the right technology when choosing the best e-commerce platform. Even experienced business owners might find it hard to make an optimal choice for a WordPress e-commerce plugin. It can be frustrating and expensive.…

Top Online Marketing Groups To Join

Napoleon Hill, the author of “Think and Grow Rich,” once said, “No mind is complete by itself. It needs contact and association with other minds to grow and expand.” In his book, Hill encouraged the formation of mastermind groups to share ideas. He reasoned that we have limited experiences on our own, but we draw…

Refreshing and Updating Your Business Website: The How-To Guide

Knowing how to create a website for your business and building it will open up your brand to increased awareness and credibility. But there’s one thing to keep in mind: As your business grows, so do your website’s needs. This is why you should refresh and update your website from time to time. With constant…

Gutenberg News: What’s New in Gutenberg 11.3? | August 2021

Shortly after dropping WordPress 5.8, the Gutenberg team released version 11.2 on Aug. 5, 2021. Version 11.2 was a minor update that primarily focused on bug fixes and tooling. Still, it did bring some minor changes: color support for the Search and Pullquote blocks, experimental flexible layout options for parent blocks and an option to…

WordPress 5.8: Introduction to Full Site Editing

WordPress 5.8 is finally here. The second major core release for 2021 introduces early features supporting WordPress’s goal of moving toward Full Site Editing (FSE). Following the 5.7.2 security update, the latest version delivers new features, upgrades, and fixes after the 5.7 release in March 2021. Read on to learn more about: The Latest Version:…

Bluehost + Yoast Join Forces

We’re excited to announce we’ve now joined forces with Yoast! Our parent company, Newfold Digital, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Yoast, the leading search engine optimization (SEO) WordPress plugin. What is Yoast? Yoast was founded in 2010 and is one of the fastest-growing companies in the WordPress industry. Yoast SEO, the well-known…

How To Pick the Best Social Media Platform for Your Business in 2021

Whether you’re starting a new business or own a big multinational company, getting your products and services seen by more prospects should always be part of your business plans. After all, more customers mean more revenue for your business. In that regard, there’s no better way to reach the public than using social media. Social…

WordPress News: Jetpack 9.9 Released + 4 More Updates | July 2021

The second half of the year is underway, but the WordPress community shows no signs of slowing down. WordPress developers have already started work for version 5.9, despite the recent release of the much-anticipated WordPress 5.8 on July 20. This summer saw new product launches and acquisitions and the development of new features to support…

Introducing the WordPress Desktop App for Windows: A Convenient Way for Website Modification

The official WordPress desktop app for Windows arrived in the Microsoft Store in June 2021. Before this, only Mac and Linux users enjoyed this perk. The desktop app simplifies the WordPress experience — it enables you to quickly access and modify WordPress websites from your desktop. It also provides a secure and distraction-free environment to…