Five of our favorite new themes. The WordPress.com team is always working on new design ideas to bring your website to life. Check out the latest themes in our library, including great options for minimalist bloggers, retailers, and creatives of all stripes. Alter is a lean theme for bloggers that...
Google has officially completed its March 2024 Core Update, ending over a month of ranking volatility across the web. However, Google didn’t confirm the rollout’s conclusion on its data anomaly page until April 26—a whole week after the update was completed on April 19. Many in the SEO community had...
Search By Tinuiti Team Feb 27 2024 SEO enthusiasts, known for naming algorithm updates after animals and embracing melodrama, find themselves in a landscape where the “adapt or die” mantra prevails. So when Google announced the launch of its Search Generative Experience (SGE) in May of 2023 at Google/IO, you can imagine...
The Google March 2024 core update finished a week ago and Google did not tell us until today. It finished officially on April 19, 2024, and took 45 days to roll out after starting on March 5, 2024. Google also said this helped reduce low-quality and unoriginal content in search...
Are you looking for the best WooCommerce multi-vendor plugins? Creating your own online store is great, but you could potentially earn more money by letting other sellers rent a small part of the space. With multi-vendor plugins, you can turn your eCommerce site into a professional-looking marketplace, such as eBay,...
Contrary to what some folks think about the “recent” discovery of artificial intelligence for business uses, AI as a computing function is not novel. What is new is its growing adoption for expanded uses and the ability to transform data into actionable business strategies. The post Leveraging AI To Transform...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. At some point as an entrepreneur, you’ll face a challenging decision: When is it time to hire your first employee? After incubating the idea of your startup. then deploying your resources and making it all happen, at some point you may realize...
Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, announced its first quarter 2024 financial results today. While Google reported double-digit growth in key revenue areas, the focus was on its AI developments, dubbed the “Gemini era” by CEO Sundar Pichai. The Numbers: 15% Revenue Growth, Operating Margins Expand Alphabet reported Q1 revenues of...
Before diving in to all things editorial guidelines, a quick introduction. I head up the content team here at Optimizely. I’m responsible for developing our content strategy and ensuring this aligns to our key business goals. Here I’ll take you through the process we used to create new editorial guidelines;...
Are you looking for the best Beaver Builder themes and templates? There are many WordPress themes and templates built specifically for Beaver Builder to help you quickly create professional websites. Using such a theme or template makes the process a lot faster without compromising on design. In this article, we...
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. The Google March 2024 core update is still rolling out and the SEO chatter is super heated despite the tools calming. Google Ads...
Tech industry analyst Mark Vena explores how Qualcomm, AMD, and Intel are pivotal in driving AI-enabled advancements in PCs, potentially triggering a supercycle in sales amidst fluctuating market conditions and technological innovations. The post Will AI-Enabled Processors Spark a PC Supercycle This Year? appeared first on TechNewsWorld.
Get the week’s best marketing content Hello everyone. It’s April again, so I’m back in Brighton for another two days of sun, sea, and SEO! Being the introvert I am, my idea of fun isn’t hanging around our booth all day explaining we’ve run out of t-shirts (seriously, you need to...
Google has again delayed its plan to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome web browser. The latest postponement comes after ongoing challenges in reconciling feedback from industry stakeholders and regulators. The announcement was made in Google and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) joint quarterly report on the...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Not every business can be franchised, nor should it. As the founder and operator of an exciting, new concept, it’s hard not to envision opening a unit on every corner and becoming the next franchise millionaire. It’s a common dream. At one...
Meet Studio by WordPress.com, our new, free, open source local WordPress development environment. Say goodbye to manual tool configuration, slow site setup, and clunky local development workflows, and say hello to Studio by WordPress.com, our new, free, open source local WordPress development environment. We’ve built Studio to be the fastest...
Everyday business life is full of challenges. These include data breaches, product recalls, market downturns and public relations conflicts that can erupt at any moment. Such situations pose a significant threat to a company’s financial health, brand image, or even its further existence. However, only 49% of businesses in the...
This year’s ecommerce trends feel a little oxymoronic. Machines and software are helping do more jobs, even communicating directly with shoppers. At the same time, consumers are heading towards online experiences that give them the personalized, human interactions of in-person buying. As disparate as the rapid adaptation of technology and...
Gary Illyes from Google said on stage at the SERP conference last week that there is no way that Google would change how the 301 redirect signal works for SEO or search rankings. Gary added that it’s a very reliable signal. Nikola Minkov quoted Gary Illyes as saying, “It is...
ChatGPT is a game changer in the field of SEO. This powerful language model can generate human-like content, making it an invaluable tool for SEO professionals. However, the prompts you provide largely determine the quality of the output. To unlock the full potential of ChatGPT and create content that resonates...
Are you considering migrating from WooCommerce to Shopify but feeling overwhelmed by the process? Fear not! This comprehensive guide is designed to walk you through every step of the migration journey, ensuring a smooth transition for your online store. Whether you’re looking to capitalize on Shopify’s user-friendly interface or seek...
Brute force cracking of passwords takes longer now than in the past, but the good news is not a cause for celebration, according to the latest annual audit of password cracking times released Tuesday by Hive Systems. The post Brute Force Password Cracking Takes Longer, But Celebration May Be Premature...
To use AI or not to use AI, that is the question. Let’s hope things work out better for you than they did for Shakespeare’s mad Danish prince with daddy issues. But let’s add a twist to that existential question. CMI’s chief strategy officer, Robert Rose, shares what marketers should...
Few WordPress features offer more return on your learning investment than block patterns. Jeremy Anderberg With the power of block patterns you’ll be a WordPress superstar in no time, whether you’re an establish pro or just starting out. Block patterns are professionally designed layouts that you can add your site...
Who doesn’t like a bit of a challenge? While it’s always rewarding to take on new marketing endeavors, certain businesses, like franchises, feel the heat more than others. Whether you’re a food and beverage franchise, a multi-location dealership, a national real estate group, an enterprise bank, or anything in between,...
Understanding the impact of your content at every touchpoint of the customer journey is essential – but that’s easier said than done. From attracting potential leads to nurturing them into loyal customers, there are many touchpoints to look into. So how do you identify and take advantage of these opportunities...
I am not sure how many times Google has said that you do not need to disavow spammy links, that you can ignore link spam attacks and that links pointing to pages that 404/410 are links that do not count – but John Mueller from Google said it again. In...
Competitor keywords are the keywords your rivals rank for in Google’s search results. They may rank organically or pay for Google Ads to rank in the paid results. Knowing your competitors’ keywords is the easiest form of keyword research. If your competitors rank for or target particular keywords, it might...
ConvertKit founder and CEO Nathan Barry bootstrapped his startup strategy 11 years ago with only $5,000 and a small garage to grow his fledgling firm into a $30 million business. The post ConvertKit Newsletter Platform for Creators: From Passion to Profit appeared first on E-Commerce Times.
Nearly two dozen dating apps were flagged by Mozilla’s Privacy Not Included researchers as failing to meet privacy and security standards, sharing customer data with third parties, and excluding the right of a user to wipe their data from the app. The post Mozilla Waves Red Flag Over Data Hungry...