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27 Apr

Moving From Photoshop And Illustrator To Sketch: A Few Tips For UI Designers

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I’ve been a long time Photoshop and Illustrator user. Both programs are really useful and powerful, and they’ll remain a key part of any digital artist’s or designer’s toolset, including mine. However, for all user interface, web and icon design workflows, I recently converted to Sketch. Here is why.

While Photoshop is awesome at what it does, defining what it is might not be so easy anymore. I remember watching a storyboarding tutorial by Massive Black’s El Coro (unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be available for sale anymore). In it, he says that 17 or so years ago, Adobe had no idea that digital artists were using Photoshop to digitally paint pictures! So, it had to catch up with its own user base by adding more — you guessed it — painting features.

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29 Dec

Improve Your Landing Page with These Design Tips

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So you took the time to learn how to code made yourself a website, put it up on the world wide web and now expect to make some money. But the money is not coming in. Even if you are getting visitors, there is no guarantee that you will make any money. There is a disconnect between whatever ad or link they clicked on and the page they land on.

There could be a number of things wrong with the landing page: the design, content, message, page load speed, etc..

Here are some tips for improving the landing page:

Think like a user – This should always be your first step in anything related to internet marketing and web design. Even when you learn to code, you should have the end-user in the back of your mind. When working on the landing page, ask questions such as “Who is my audience?” and “What is the best way to communicate my message?” What would YOU expect to find on your page if you were a visitor? What would turn you away from the page?

Keep the language simple – Once again, place yourself in the shoes of the types of visitors you expect to visit the landing page. Never underestimate the importance of written content on the web. In an article from Smashing Magazine, webmasters should “strive for simplicity”. If people want to read essays written in formal language, they would visit an .edu site. Otherwise, they would prefer to read content written in a conversational tone.

Provide security and assurance – With so many get-rich-quick schemes and spammy ideas found online, it’s hard to find a legitimate offer. Your landing page should consist of information that can give visitors assurance that you are legitimate. This can be done by including a phone number, physical address (even a map), email, and other contact details. You can also add a few reviews of the products or services you are offering.

Professional design – If your site looks cheap, people will think that it is. There are many generic “free templates”” on the internet, but you want something more than generic. It’s best that you have a custom design that is created just for your company. If you can’t make it yourself, hire professional designers and programmers. You want people to get a good first impression when they end up on your landing page. This will not be possible if you just use the same ole’ free template as many, many others out there.

Use the right visuals to go with the content – As Neil Patel puts it, humans respond to visual content “faster” than we can imagine. Go with a particular theme and make sure the images and logos you use are consistent with the message you are trying to convey. Every image, no matter how small, should have a purpose and match the rest of the page.

Create the most powerful CTA possible – The call-to-action on a landing page should state the message in the most appealing way, both functionally and aesthetically speaking. Do plenty of testing with various colors, shapes, sizes, fonts, effects, etc…The CTA should be clear to see and understand. Give visitors a reason to take that action. What is in it for them?

There are countless other landing pages on the internet. If you want yours to stand out, you will have to put a lot of thought and energy into every single aspect, from the font color to the design of the CTA elements.

Onextrapixel – Web Design and Development Online Magazine

22 Dec

Conversational Design Essentials: Tips For Building A Chatbot

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Human interactions are incredibly fascinating if you take a close look at them — the social awkwardness, the communication styles, the way knowledge is transferred, the way stories are told and trust is built. But what happens when a machine evokes the same response?

Conversational interfaces have become the new hotness in UX design. Google is about to release a new virtual assistant chatbot; Facebook has already launched the updated Messenger platform with chatbots; and Microsoft went as far as to claim that the operating system of the future isn’t Windows, but “conversation as a platform.”

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15 Jul

Launch Your Own Website on WordPress: Useful Tips and Tools

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We live in an era when creating and launching a website takes a matter of a couple of hours. Long gone are the days when you’d need a large team of developers and designers to have a good looking website. Now there is WordPress, and there are tons of possibilities and options to have your website up and running. It’s like literally several clicks away.

As the most popular and feature-packed CMS, WordPress gives you thousands of options to run and manage any kind of website or blog, be it a corporate one, or just a personal blog to share a couple of posts from time to time.

If you’ve been thinking of starting a blog or launching a website for your business for quite a long time, it’s the right time to do that. With WordPress it’s easier than ever before, and I’m here to lead you through some steps needed to establish a good looking, functional, and fully-finished website.

Let’s get started.

Tips and Tools for Launching Your Own WordPress Website

As this is not a “step by step guide “ on how to create a website from scratch, I won’t go deep into all the issues with choosing a domain, hosting or WordPress installation process. Those are very specific steps, that are fully up to you to decide. I would rather give some clues and suggest a couple of tools that will come in handy when you’ve already gone through all those steps.

So, you’ve already installed WordPress, now it’s the time to give it some personality. And the best way to do that, is to choose a template or, more commonly referred to – a theme for your website. There are too many choices when it comes to WordPress themes, the difficult part is to choose the right one for you.

Depending on the purpose, topic, and niche of your website the choice for a theme may vary. However, if you don’t want to narrow down the scope of your blog to a specific topic or niche, the best choice to go with is to choose an advanced multipurpose theme that would handle multiple tasks and work out of the box.

Sauron is an excellent example of a WordPress multipurpose theme, and a great choice to go with from the head start. It’s a one-page multipurpose WordPress theme that works out of the box with all types of websites. Whether you run a photography blog or a corporate website, Sauron has the right set of tools to make it stand out. It uses one page scrolling design with parallax technology and features a fixed menu at the top. It comes with a full-width posts grid display and features a powerful lightbox that shows photos and media files in a full-width slideshow.

As it is intended for various purposes , it comes with various section-like pages for blog, gallery, testimonials, diagrams, etc. Overall, Sauron features a clean design, it’s responsive, SEO-friendly and super easy to setup and use.

Once the theme for the website is selected, then is the time to equip it with the right functionality. There is no shortage of WordPress plugins, but the trick here is that not all of them are created equal. So, being a little bit picky won’t do you any harm.

Again, the kinds of plugins you’ll need highly depends on the type of your website, but there is a bunch of them that are so versatile and multifunctional that work equally well for all types of websites. Find some of them below.

Yoast SEO

Whether you run a business website, personal blog or a news site, there is no way without search engine optimization. If you want to see a quick growth for your website in terms of visitor flow and search rankings , Yoast SEO plugin is the ultimate tool to go with. It takes full control over the optimization of your website, and makes sure it’s one of a type search engines will definitely love.

Yoast SEO helps you to write a keyword rich content, reminds you to insert image alt tags and metadescriptions whenever you upload an image or photo, checks whether your headlines and headings are long enough, etc. The plugin features a live preview functionality which instantly shows you how your posts or pages will look in search results.

Facebook Feed WD

A tendency that I come across quite often on popular blogs and websites recently, is displaying Facebook feeds as a post or within a page. Well, this is a very smart way to engage visitors and bring some social feel to your website along the way. With this in mind I recommend checking out Facebook Feed WD plugin. With the help of this WordPress Facebook Feed plugin you are able to display unlimited page/public group/profile feeds in your posts and pages, and showcase them as a widget on the sidebars of your website.

The feeds are displayed with custom configurations to best fit your website tone and feel. The best thing about the plugin is that if you don’t want to showcase the whole timeline of a particular profile or page, you can choose a specific content (photos, videos, events, statuses, links) to display. The feeds are displayed in Masonry, Thumbnails, Album or Blog style views, depending on the feed type you choose to display.

The plugin comes with tons of configuration options, such as feed update interval, lightbox settings, comment specifications, multiple customizable themes and a page info display possibility.

Form Maker

The first thing I do whenever I’m about to launch a website is add a contact form on it. Honestly, contact forms are the best way to address the needs/requests of your visitors, and they also come in handy when you need to obtain any information from them.

WordPress Form Maker plugin will come to the rescue when you need to add any kind of form to your website, be it a questionnaire, survey, application, contact or registration form. The forms are responsive and come with tons of field options for text input, date and time, custom select, checkbox, Google Maps, etc.

This WordPress form builder supports three types of Captcha protection (ReCaptcha, Simple Captcha or Numeric Captcha) to ensure the submitted forms don’t contain spammy content. The submissions section of the plugin is searchable, which makes it easy to manage it. The plugin also provides simple analytical data about the choice based answers. Actually, there are many more features that Form Maker comes with, you just have to try it out to see all of its advanced features in use.

Wordfence

Security comes first. When you launch a website, you’d better take care of its security before it gets too late. Wordfence plugin is a bundle of useful tools such as, email alerts on critical problems, live traffic view, virus scanner, login security features, etc, necessary to keep your website safe and secure. It scans your website against any vulnerabilities and malware and notifies you if any are found.

Its powerful Firewall stops you from getting hacked by blocking attackers and protecting you from the latest threats. The plugin comes with advanced blocking features and leaves literally no way for unknown attackers, malicious networks, scrapers and bots to do any harm to your website.

When it comes to the protection of your website Wordfence can be your best partner.

UpdraftPlus

As one of the most popular and highest-ranking plugins in WordPress, Updraft is the ultimate solution for the backup of your website. Why? Because it simplifies backups and makes files restoration easy as never before. It provides tons of file backup and restoration options, so that you can choose the most suitable one for you.

You can set automatic backups for files and database and quickly restore them afterwards. Moreover, you can choose which files you want to backup and which of its components you want to restore later. There are multiple backup storing options available, such as Dropbox, Google drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace cloud, email, etc. the plugin automatically resumes the failed backups until they are completely done.

Conclusion

Though launching a website got way easier than it was before, managing and maintaining a website still requires a lot of consideration and time. Fortunately, there are also quite a lot of advanced and useful plugins out there that can help you to better manage it and get the most out of it.

These WordPress plugins are essential for the smooth operation of your website and come with tons of valuable options to make the right foot forward.

Onextrapixel – Web Design and Development Online Magazine

17 Jun

Shortcuts And Tips For Improving Your Productivity With Sublime Text

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Sublime Text is, no doubt, one of the most powerful text editors out there. The number of satisfied users attests to that. If you explore it, you will eventually see how beautifully its powerful features are hidden behind a simple and elegant interface.

If you have been using Sublime Text for some time, now is the time to upgrade your arsenal with new ammunition. I’ll be taking you through some of my favorite tips and tricks. Knowing them might just unleash your hidden powers as a programmer to the world.

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22 Mar

Top Tips for Using Smart Devices for Work

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Few professions exist these days in which a smartphone, tablet, or laptop computer isn’t required. Folks who only a few years ago shunned the thought of swiping screens and sending text messages are now engaged in a mobile network and web activity on a daily basis. Whether you’re a carpenter, designer, doctor, lawyer, marketer, programmer or plumber, there’s a smart device in your possession used frequently, no doubt about it.

With that said, many of us use these devices without putting much thought into whether or not we’re doing it the right way. While there is no true “right” choice covering every career path, each profession, and business venture has an individual set of needs and responsibilities, of which the right combination of mobile tech variables can help make easier to accomplish.

Here are the top tips for using smart devices for work:

The Right Apps

Mobile devices, no matter how fancy and state-of-the-art, are only as good as the applications installed on them. Otherwise, it’s just a really expensive phone or email machine. Which apps are the right ones to install?

If the business depends on collaborative efforts there are a variety of team-focused apps which can be used. Additionally, there are apps suited for just about every enterprise, things like inventory trackers, tax assistants, and user-friendly mobile versions of spreadsheet software.

The Right Protection

Data security is, of course, on the table whenever we’re talking about web-enabled devices used in a business setting. Comprehensive cloud-based security for smartphones and tablets is highly recommended.

Furthermore, physical protection of the devices themselves is important. Lacking the means to access data and communicate properly, even for a day, can set a small company back. Investing in tempered glass screen protector kits for smartphones and tablets can be a business saver in the event the device is dropped or otherwise put through the ringer.

The Right Plan

It may seem like all the major service providers offer the same basic packages, but that’s from the individual plan perspective. Truth be told, when business plans are part of the deal the offers start to get a little better.

The problem is sorting which business phone plan is best for your company. It’s safe to say most tech-based enterprises are dependent on data more than minutes, but a law practice, for example, may require the opposite. Look over your past months’ usage records to get a sense of what’s needed. Check around with every carrier and don’t be afraid to play hardball. They want your business–let them earn it.

The Right Device(s)

There’s no question: not all smart devices are created equal. The less expensive ones tend to have more problems in the long run, or don’t even make it in the long run. The pricier ones are, well, pricey, but are probably going to get more mileage.
However, not every company needs a fleet of powerful tablets and smartphones in the first place. For instance, a graphic design company may want employees to have the means to capture inspiration in the field and manipulate it on the go, but aren’t concerned with word processing software and other standard apps on the usual business tablet option.

Conclusion

It’s hard to imagine a functioning business pulling it off without mobile devices. Laptops, smartphones, and tablet computers are key to rapid fire results and around the clock control of brand and business. With that said not every business needs the same set of devices and software. It depends on company goals and obligations, as well as budget. Regardless, smart devices are swiftly becoming core parts of any modern enterprise.

Onextrapixel – Web Design and Development Online Magazine

22 Feb

10 Tips to Master the Art of Writing PHP Code

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PHP has become one of the most widely used languages among developers for developing web applications, such as Facebook, WordPress, and other popular resources.

However, you might find coding in PHP challenging and a daunting task, especially when you’re just a novice. So, to save you from making mistakes when writing PHP code, I’ve listed some great tips that will help you work on PHP language a lot easier.

Mastering PHP

1. Ditch the Use Of <? … ?>

When starting to write a PHP script, the standard code declaration blocks use “<? php … ?>” script delimiters. However, beginners can make the mistake of writing the script delimiters as <? ... ?> instead of <?php ... ?>. Make sure to avoid such a situation. That’s because, <? ... ?> when used in a PHP script may work on your server, but fails to work on other servers.

Secondly, you must avoid the use of shortcut tags when echoing a variable. That’s because, those tags aren’t supported everywhere. You may find it hard to prevent the use of shortcut tags, but doing so can help in making your code more portable.

Basically, you just need to avoid writing your PHP script only with shortcut tags such as <?=$ Var?>. You should rather write it as <?php echo $ Var ?>.

2. Understand the Difference Between Comparison Operators

Comparison operators are an extremely useful part of PHP. But let’s face it, some programmers fail to determine the difference between comparison operators, such as ‘==’ and ‘===’. Remember that == is for equality and checks whether the value on the left and right side are equal. On the other hand, === not only looks for whether the values on both sides are equal, but also checks whether the variable type is the same on both sides or not.

Let’s have a more detailed understanding of when you need to use the === comparison operator. For this purpose, consider an example of PHP code that requires using the strpos() function – that may return 0, which means that the string you’ve been looking for is located at the 0th index. Or else, it will be present at the first position of another string. Now, since zero is considered to be equal to FALSE in PHP, clearly from the result of strpos() you won’t be able to tell if something is at the beginning of a string or the function couldn’t find anything.

 //This is an example of bad code  if ( strpos( $  inputString, 'abc' ) == false ) {   // do something  }  //This is an example of good code if ( strpos( $  inputString, 'abc' ) === false ) {   // do something   }

3. Replace If/Else With Ternary Operators

Rather than making use of an if/else statement, it would be better if you use a ternary operator instead. Here’s a line of PHP code that explains ternary operator usage:

 $  todo = (empty($  _POST[’todo’])) ? ‘default’ : $  _POST[’todo’];

This line of code is equivalent to the following if/else statement:

 if (empty($  _POST[’todo’])) { $  action = ‘default’; } else { $  action = $  _POST[’todo’]; } ?>

So, as you can see in the code above the ternary operator helps in making the code clutter-free and saves plenty of space, by writing the same code using the if/else statement in a single line.

4. Use Relevant Variable Names

This is the most obvious step you should follow when writing PHP code, ensure using variable names that add some value. Furthermore, include details about the data that those variables will store. Let’s assume, you need to use a variable as an integer. In that case, you must use a variable name with an “i” at the beginning. In fact, this is a crucial factor you must consider when writing PHP code, since we don’t require specifying a type during variable declaration in PHP.

Note: Though you can choose to use a variable name in caps or small letters, it is recommended that you focus on capitalizing the first letter of your variable.

Below is a list of some meaningful variable names:

 $  iNum = 12; // For Integers    $  fPi = 2.121956; // For Floats $  sName = "Mac"; // For Strings $  bIsMember = false; // For Booleans

5. Add Comments Alongside Each Important Action

Adding comments side-by-side to each important action will help you identify the need for any specific PHP code snippet, especially when you are handling a large size project. In addition, commenting helps make the code look neat and easy to understand to other programmers working on the same project as you.

 // Function to Check Login if(!$  user_login){ header("Location:http://www.yoursite.com/"); die();  }

6. Use “str_replace()” Instead Of “ereg_replace()” and “preg_replace()”

If you need to improve the efficiency of your PHP code to replace strings, consider using str_replace() instead of using functions, such as: ereg_replace() and preg_replace(). In fact, according to an online report, “str_replace() is 61 percent more efficient compared to other regular expressions.”

But, in case you are using regular expressions, then ereg_replace() and preg_replace() will work faster compared to str_replace().

7. Consistent Naming Convention

Using consistent naming conventions is considered good coding practice. Mostly, writing classes, objects, etc. consistently makes it easy for your team members to work on your project without much confusion. Besides this, make sure that the files saved in local directories have an easy-to-understand name.

8. Use isset() Over strlen()

When checking out the length of a string, consider using isset() over strlen(). That’s because, the isset() function will help in making calls 5 times quicker. Another great advantage of using isset is that your function call will remain valid regardless of whether the variable exists or not.

Here’s a simple example to demonstrate the use of the isset() function:

 if (isset($  username[8])) {  // The username is at least nine characters long. }

9. Prefer Using Single Codes Rather Than Double Quotes

While both single, as well as double quotes, serve several purposes, it is advised that you should use single quotes over double quotes. This is because the first option helps in executing the loops a lot faster. Let us see two different ways of printing long lines of information:

 //Using double quotes print “WorkStatus : $  workstatus. Location: $  location”;

Now, let’s check how the above line of code can be written using single quotes:

 //Using single quotes print ‘WorkStatus : ‘.$  workstatus’. Location‘.$  location’.';

10. Utilize a Framework

And lastly, the best way to work on a PHP project is to make use of a PHP framework such as Laravel, CakePHP, Yii, Symfony, CodeIgniter and many others. Using any one of these frameworks can help reduce the time in performing repetitive tasks when developing a site or a web application. Moreover, less code means you can debug and test your built web solutions quickly.

In essence, PHP frameworks help get rid of the overheads in building web apps.

Conclusion

Hopefully the tips discussed above will help you write efficient PHP code in a neat and more organized way. The tips included in this post are simple, so make sure to explore the topic more to have better familiarity with each concept.

Onextrapixel – Web Design and Development Online Magazine

06 Jan

Useful Tips To Get Started With WordPress Hooks

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Even though hooks in WordPress are amazing and everyone uses them knowingly or unknowingly, I get the impression that some advanced users and especially front-end developers still seem to avoid them. If you feel like you’ve been holding back on hooks, too, then this article will get you started. I am also going to reveal some interesting details to anyone who thinks they are familiar enough with hooks.

You’ll want to read this article especially if you’d like to: understand code snippets with hooks such as those found in forums, extend WordPress, plugins and themes without breaking updates, learn how to avoid common problems, allow others to extend your code.

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05 Jan

Useful Tips To Get Started With WordPress Hooks

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18 Nov

10 Tips to Know about Content Writing

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The main principles of content development are familiar to every online writer: uniqueness, quality, value, and focus. You know you have to provide top-notch content that will awaken the interest of your target audience, and you need to commit to a publication schedule to make your loyal readers happy. The only question is: how exactly do you achieve that?

Content marketing is an evolving category, so you need to update your approach towards writing as you follow the trends. Although you won’t have to make radical changes in style and form, you’ll still need to use some tricks to attract more readers and convince them to take a particular action.

In fewer words, you have to view content writing as a strategy. You need tactics that will lead you to success. The following 10 tips will help you create more attractive, shareable content that will help you achieve the results you aim for.

Tips for Content Writing

1. Make it Readable

You may choose the perfect subject, strategize your approach and provide really valuable information, but the piece will be completely useless if you don’t make it readable. The reader should stay focused when he goes through the text. Do not distract him with any digressions and make the paragraphs and sentences short.

Don’t leave huge blocks of text on the page. When you break them up with headings, sub-headings and lists, the format itself will contribute towards greater readability.

2. Don’t Be Afraid of Long, Elaborate Articles

The principles of clarity and simplicity do not collide with length. As long as you don’t use fillers for the sake of publishing more content, a longer post will attract diligent readers who want to get into details. Short posts are fun and effective, but the elaborate publications are valuable in the long term.

Do your research and use the information you find to construct a longer, high-quality article that will add value to the base of online content. Aim above 800 words if you want to attract serious readers, who will be eager to comment on the post.

3. Make it Fun

Humor is a huge factor of appeal. Go through the most successful blogs from different niches. Fun is the main thing they have in common. People respond well to writers with a natural sense of humor, which humanizes the website. If you make a reader laugh, you’ll know you’re a successful content writer.

Fun, relaxed content is also more readable. Don’t be afraid to add a hint of sarcasm, but do not get offensive under any circumstances.

4. Find The Right Questions And Answer Them

Great writers have a peculiar talent: they know how to ask questions. You have completed a nice piece of content? That’s awesome! During the editing stage, you need to place yourself in the position of a reader. What questions would you ask? Are there any gaps in the information? You need to serve everything, so your reader won’t need to hit Google in order to find the answers.

This strategy will help you gain more readers. They will ask their questions and Google will lead them to the place with answers – your site.

5. Write Evergreen Content

It doesn’t matter what niche you are focused on; you can always discover topics with universal value. Cover them! If you have a great team of content writers, you can afford multiple daily publications with short-term value. If that’s not your case, you have to get the most out of your current efforts by publishing content for continued use.

For example, you can write a long how-to post or a listicle that will be relevant years from now. Think about the posts you’ve already published. Can you adjust them to make them relevant again? Remind the audience to read some old posts by mentioning them in your tweets and Facebook updates. This approach will help you benefit from a single piece for a long period of time.

6. Don’t Write For Google. Your Readers Are Human!

Keywords are awesome. You should certainly infuse the right words and phrases that help Google locate your content and recommend it to its users. However, you should not go overboard with this practice. If you use too many keywords, the text will seem like it was written by a robot. Your readers won’t interact with such content.

With all those tools you use to gain greater visibility, it’s easy to forget about the human component that connects the writer with the reader. Talk to your audience! Ask questions and listen to their feedback. Communicate with them in the comments section, and don’t forget to connect via social media platforms. They should perceive your personality through the content you write.

7. Tell Stories

Great writers sure know how to tell a story. They grab your attention and you’re not interested in anything else until you find out where the plot will get you. That’s the effect you want to achieve through your online content. Storytelling is a useful strategy for blogging and article writing. Of course, that doesn’t mean you’ll publish short stories. You’ll only implement the principles of this type of writing into your own form and style.

When you write with sheer facts, data and information that’s easily available online, your content won’t be captivating. Use examples from real life to tell a story related to the topic. Such a tone will instantly make you a more appealing writer.

8. Always Choose Quality Over Quantity

Your readers loved your previous posts and kept asking for more? That might tempt you to change your publication schedule. Think very carefully before you take that step: will you be able to achieve the same level of quality if you force yourself to write more?

If you can delegate some of the tasks to a team, then you can easily increase the volume of content you publish. For example, services like Australian Writings provide assistance by talented writers and editors. You can simply give the instructions and wait for your custom-tailored content to be ready on time. However, If you carry everything on your own back, it would be best to stick within the routine you’ve already established.

9. Measure The Results

Although technology can add complexity to your content marketing approach, it’s necessary for you to use some tools to track the performance of your pieces. Google Analytics, Scoop.it, Quintly, Buffer, and Addvocate are only a few of the tools that enable you to get insights of the results your online publications achieve.

The quantitative data you get will help you optimize your strategy, so you’ll produce better results with less effort.

10. Write For Your Target Audience

This is the ultimate tip that every content writer should keep in mind. Who is your target reader? What would he want to read at this very moment? Remember: you are writing for an audience; not for customers. Even when you’re trying to convince the readers to take a particular action, you should still make them feel good about spending time reading the article you served. They want to learn something new with each post they encounter.

Evolve!

You can’t achieve your highest point as a content writer. There is always room for improvement, so you need to learn, practice, and experiment with new approaches that attract more readers. The ten tips above can serve as a starting point in your journey, but remember that there are always new heights to explore.

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Tips and Tools for Launching Your Own WordPress Website

Yoast SEO

Facebook Feed WD

Form Maker

Wordfence

UpdraftPlus

Conclusion

The Right Apps

The Right Protection

The Right Plan

The Right Device(s)

Conclusion

Mastering PHP

1. Ditch the Use Of <? … ?>

2. Understand the Difference Between Comparison Operators

3. Replace If/Else With Ternary Operators

4. Use Relevant Variable Names

5. Add Comments Alongside Each Important Action

6. Use “str_replace()” Instead Of “ereg_replace()” and “preg_replace()”

7. Consistent Naming Convention

8. Use isset() Over strlen()

9. Prefer Using Single Codes Rather Than Double Quotes

10. Utilize a Framework

Conclusion

Tips for Content Writing

1. Make it Readable

2. Don’t Be Afraid of Long, Elaborate Articles

3. Make it Fun

4. Find The Right Questions And Answer Them

5. Write Evergreen Content

6. Don’t Write For Google. Your Readers Are Human!

7. Tell Stories

8. Always Choose Quality Over Quantity

9. Measure The Results

10. Write For Your Target Audience

Evolve!