Writing a Google algorithm-proof content?
Another update from Google happened again recently. With every major Google algorithm update, there will be two groups of website owners: the happy ones and the angry ones. If your search engine ranking position has gone up, then you will be in the happy group. If your site affected badly after the update, then you’ll […]
Working From Home with Little Kids Around
Many of us today have no choice but to work from home. But how do you do that successfully if you have kids to take care of? You are in the middle of a Zoom meeting and suddenly your child comes out and asks, “Daddy, can you charge my iPad?” You say he has to […]
Tips to Optimize Your Website for Local SEO
At present, one of the most trending topics for Google is local SEO. Everybody is looking for things near them. However, some people seemed to be confused about the local. As a matter of fact, it is a black hole for some people. Here are some best ways that we think will help you to […]
How to Run Unproductive Meetings
We spent so many times on a 2-hour meeting that could have been an email. You’ll notice the moment where there’s no specific agenda (worse if the meeting has one but nobody sticks to it). It is pretty easy to run an unproductive meeting. Dragging discussion for hours, delaying your team from getting back to […]
Why Your WordPress Sites Get Hacked
It’s all fun and games until you noticed something is wrong with your website. The symptoms could be one of the following: You got: “This site can’t be reached” message when entering your URL Random pop-ups appear on random pages while you are navigating your site. Random files and folders suddenly appear in your web […]
What I Shared about Self Promotion at WordCamp Kuala Lumpur 2017
I was invited to be one of the panelist, discussing about Running a WordPress Development Agency at the WordCamp Kuala Lumpur 2017, last November. Here are some points that I’d like to summarize from that discussion that could be useful, if you’re running a small web agency: Spend Time Perfecting Your Skills. Many people will […]
How Many WordPress Plugins Do You Actually Need?
I was just adding some plugins to a couple of my clients’ WordPress websites and noticed there are 99 pages of plugins under the popular category from the WordPress plugins section. Holy Moly, that is a lot of plugins! Thank goodness for the popular tags directory and search by keyword box. Without those, some people […]
What to do When Freelance’s Work Dries Up?
Freelance work always comes in waves. You’ll be the talk of the town one week, and then there will be nothing but silence in your inbox the next. Freelance dry spells are almost inevitable. So what is there to do during the down time? Keep a Schedule Even without regular work, you should be keeping […]
10 Proofreading Tips To Keep Your Sanity
Is your client cringing due to you missing an error you were meant to proofread? Does your revision sound much worse than the original writing, giving you the feeling you should just bow down and cry into a pile of tears? Face it, proofreading may be a tough grind at times, yet it is always […]
How Small Business Can Compete with Big Companies?
If you are just starting your new business, one of your major concerns right now could be how to professionally present yourself in the field you want to excel and compete effectively among larger business offering the same product or service like yours. In today’s fast paced environment, every objective can be attained now with […]