Shopmaster gone, what now for drop shipping?
Shopmaster Closed how to replace Shopmaster in dropshipping It’s sent shockwaves through the drop shipping community but Shopmaster is closing. Notices went out on […]
The Murmurings
thoughts of an overworked web developer
These are the personal musings and thoughts of a digital marketer and WordPress/Woocommerce developer. Here you can read my thoughts, experiences and take on the digital world.
Much of the blogging on here involves the whys, hows and whens of my plugins. Many have been developed over the years as part of my affiliate marketing experience.
These WordPress and Woocommerce plugins were developed for a reason, mainly to make life easier for me and to improve the SEO of my sites.
But enough of this… now onto the blogs.
More Sitelinks Thanks To Category Editor
Google Site Links building them using Category Editor plugin Quite a while ago I posted a blog about how the WordPress and Woocommerce plugin Category […]
Boom time for drop shippers in the UK ahead
Boom time for UK drop shippers Get ready to release your potential earnings I will admit that my last blog post about dropshipping in […]
Countdown to the end of low value drop shipping in the UK
There are tax changes looming that could – and probably will – spell the end of low-value drop shipping. The low-value exemption of £15.00 before […]
A New Ecommerce Marketplace Is Beginning To Wake Up
There is a giant new eCommerce marketplace that’s been asleep for a while but is now stirring. There have been big changes at the Facebook […]
Giving An SEO Boost To My WordPress Category And Tag Pages
My websites have seen excellent growth since lockdown. In particular, Wildlife News has been growing at a substantial rate. Part of the reason is, no […]
Is eCommerce still killing it as lockdown start to end
With lock-down restrictions starting to be eased, what now for eCommerce. During the lock-down any one with a half decent seo’ed web site have seen […]
What is best: affiliate marketing or drop-shipping?
It’s a question often asked by marketers; which is the best: affiliate marketing or drop-shipping? I’ve done both for a number of years and each […]
Should we rename Covid-19 to the Christmas virus?
Without being too insensitive, I have to ask, as an internet marketer, whether the Covid-19 virus should be named the Christmas virus. As a eCommerce […]
Designing a WordPress category page
Being able to customise your WordPress category and tag pages can really help with your website. These archive pages should be adapted to clearly define […]
A Profitable Time for Affiliate Marketers?
There’s not much good has come out of the Corvid-19 coronavirus pandemic but if you are an affiliate marketer, your commissions should be on the […]
Local businesses need Google My Business
After successfully completing my project of getting Wildlife News back onto page 1 of Google, I needed to try another challenge. One of the things […]
The changing face of Google SERPs; goodbye sitelinks, hello rich snippets
It’s been a week or so since the January core update of Google search engine and things are beginning to show in results. There’s definitely […]
Getting sitelinks in Google search results
A lot of web site owners ask questions about how to get site links displayed in Google. They can be a real help in boosting […]
Can you recover an Amazon Affiliate site in Google?
Just as a bit of fun and an experiment I’ve been playing with one of my old sites to get it back in Google for […]
Favourite Settings for Woozone Amazon Affiliate Plugin
Update: 17/09/202’ve removed the link to the Frozen Party Shop as I no longer have time to develop it. Sadly as time goes by Amazon […]
How much does a charity website cost?
How much does a charity website cost? is there an average price from a not-for-profit website? A charity website is really essential today for […]
WordPress and web training in Abergavenny
Discover how 1 on 1 training in WordPress and internet marketing can help you boost your small business. Find out how to write and layout […]
Moving on from 30 second Facebook Ads
For many years the standard thoughts on Facebook Ads were to aim for 30 seconds. This became a general rule and even though most people […]
How much does it cost for a rock music group or musicians website
Web sites are a perfect promotional tool for musicians and bands. They offer ways to showcase music and videos. It means that fans can interact […]
How much does an online shop cost?
For a lot of smaller businesses such as arts and crafts artisans, the internet has been an opportunity to boost sales. Small retailers and small […]
Adding a handy product tag navigation with shortcode
I think that WooCoomerce product tags are an underrated resource. They can offer that bridge across different categories in an eCommerce shop. In a well-organised […]
OG Image is so important for WordPress categories and tags
For most posts and products pages when using WordPress and Woocommerce the system automatically sets open graph data. This means social networks know what image […]
Tidy up title length in WordPress and WooCommerce with CSS
If you’ve spent any sort of time mass or bulk importing into WordPress, you will know you can get some pretty strange and weird titles. […]
Woocommerce Category and Tag Plugin
By default, Woo-commerce product categories and product archives are pretty boring. All they display is a list of products. If you are lucky at least […]
Setting up WordPress multisite with Let’s Encrypt SSL on Plesk server easy illustrated tutorial
WordPress multi-sites are a great way to run multiple niche sites without having to install plugins and themes on loads of different individual sites. It […]
Custom author page in WordPress
Giving your WordPress blog authors a great looking author page can really help to boost credibility. Rather than just a few words and then a […]
How to write a blog post fast
Consistency is the key to getting high in the search engine rankings. You need to be consistent in quality and quantity. If you start writing […]
One simple thing to do to make Woocommerce more SEO friendly
Generally, out of the box both WordPress and Woocommerce are pretty search engine friendly. You can do a bit of tweaking but there are not […]
How to display categories in WordPress
When you first start using WordPress as your websites one of the big questions is how do I display categories? It’s important that you display […]
WordPress Category Page Plugin
A default WordPress category page can be a little lifeless and dull. It is basically just a list of blog posts and nothing much else. […]
Getting WordPress Category Pages Ranking in Search Engines
One powerful resource of any blog that is often ignored is category and tag archive pages. These are great pages to push to search engines. […]
How to style category and tag listings in WordPress
WordPress is a great way to have your own web site or online store. It is easy to use and simple to maintain. This is […]
Page Speed Optimisation Service
When you run a business that depends on web visitors you have to think of speed. Google research has shown that 53% of web visitors […]
Some local photographs to test the image backlinker plugin
Using images is a great way to boost your SEO and getting links on other sites. The image backlinker plugin for WordPress makes this easy […]
WordPress and Woocommerce blogger
I'm fascinated by WordPress and Woocommerce. These two tools make eCommerce technically easy. So much easier than the early days of the web. Back then needing to know coding was taken as given if you wanted to run a successful website.
But no more. With WordPress and it's associated themes and plugins it easy for a non-coder to run a successful web site.
Ypraise Digital aims to make it even easier with simple to use plugins and tips to help you make a successful income online.
From drop-shipping to print on demand and affiliate marketing, there are ample ways to earn a solid income from home. Whether you want full-time earnings or just a side hustle WordPress and Woocommerce does that.
This blog covers some of my musings and experiences of operating online. It aims to offer tops tips, experiences, the occasional bit of coding, all to help you develop your online business