A Bootstrapper’s Journey to 100 Customers – Start
A Bootstrapper’s Journey.
The WPStrands story from almost nothing to the first 100 customers.
All the trials and tribulations, the experiments that work and those that don’t!
#1: The Beginning
WordPress is the Wrong Choice for your Business – 9 Reasons Why
Imagine if every time you wanted to update your website you had to edit a file, mess around with HTML and PHP code, upload the file to your server and then open it in a browser to see what it looked like. When I built my first website way back when, that’s exactly what I had to … Read more
Why WordPress is Wrong for your Business
Imagine if every time you wanted to update your website you had to edit a file, mess around with HTML and PHP code, upload the file to your server and then open it in a browser to see what it looked like. When I built my first website way back when, that’s exactly what I had to … Read more
12 inspiring TED talks for business owners
There’s something magical about listening to the experiences of others; it’s probably one of the most passive yet most accessible ways to glean gems of wisdom from people who know more about something than you or I do. For years I’ve been finding knowledge, wisdom and even comfort in the the TED talks of people … Read more
These Are The Three Most Dangerous WordPress Plugins
How to quickly get your WordPress site hacked? Just install these three dangerous wordpress plugins and never update them!
1.5 million WordPress Sites Hacked – Is My Site Still In Danger?
UPDATE: This post is about the hacks that happened as a result of a bug in the WordPress REST API in early 2017. It’s probably no longer relevant except for historical reasons. See the Sucuri post for more details. Have you heard the chatter over the past few weeks about the latest WordPress bug that … Read more
WordPress Hacking Spree Update – Is Your Site In Danger?
UPDATE: This post is about the hacks that happened as a result of a bug in the WordPress REST API in early 2017. It’s probably no longer relevant except for historical reasons. See the Sucuri post for more details. Have you heard the chatter over the past few weeks about the latest WordPress bug that … Read more
Customise Your WordPress Website With CSS – 4 Simple Steps [Step-By-Step with Screenshots]
Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to make a small change to your WordPress website and felt frustrated because you KNEW it would take just a few minutes if you only knew where to start.
Well, here’s the good news: this post will show you in simple steps exactly how to do that!
The Smart Way To Make CSS Changes to Your Website
Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to make a small change to your WordPress website and felt frustrated because you KNEW it would take just a few minutes if you only knew where to start.
Well, here’s the good news: this post will show you in simple steps exactly how to do that!
Serious WordPress Vulnerabilities Found
A few short weeks ago a serious vulnerability was found in WordPress version 4.7 and 4.7.1.
The advice from WordPress security firms such as Sucuri (who discovered the bug) and iThemes is to upgrade to WordPress 4.7.2 immediately!