Colin Newcomer
Colin Newcomer is a freelance blogger for hire with a background in SEO and affiliate marketing. He helps clients grow their web visibility by writing primarily about digital marketing, WordPress, and B2B topics.
How to Create an Awesome WordPress News Site With 6 Plugins (Or Fewer!)
Trying to figure out how to create a news site with WordPress? The process is actually a lot easier than you might think. And in this post, I’m going to prove it!
I’ll show you how can build a fully-functioning news aggregator website with WordPress using just six plugins (or fewer!).
Amelia Review: A Beautiful WordPress Appointment Booking Plugin
Need to accept appointment bookings on your WordPress site? If that’s a yes, you should read this Amelia review for a look at a brand new WordPress appointment booking plugin from the same developer as the popular wpDataTables plugin.
Amelia has an amazing front-end and back-end interface built with vue.js and other modern technologies, as well as lots of other smart functionality that makes it definitely worthy of checking out.
WordPress.com Business Plan Review: A Worthy Self-Hosted Alternative?
If you’ve ever read a WordPress.org vs WordPress.com comparison post, you know that one of the common complaints against WordPress.com is that it’s not “real” WordPress.
That all changed in August 2017 when WordPress.com announced that Business plan users would be able to install their own themes and plugins, putting that tier of plans somewhere between the WordPress.com of old and self-hosted WordPress.
So…should you consider ditching your self-hosted WordPress site and hopping on one of WordPress.com’s Business plans?
How To Create A WooCommerce Photography Site To Sell Photos Online
Looking for a way to sell photos online? A WooCommerce photography site might be just the ticket – and it’ll be a lot cheaper than something like Shopify!
With the method that I’m about to show you, you’ll be able to create a shoppable gallery to:
- Sell downloadable photos publicly to anyone who visits your site
- Give individual clients their own private sections where they can go through and shop their own photo sets
How To Create A Custom WordPress Document Library For Your Site
In this post, I’m going to show you step-by-step how you can create your own flexible WordPress document library.
Unfortunately, WordPress doesn’t really have any core functionality to create a scenario where visitors are able to browse, filter, and/or download documents like PDFs, images, etc.
But – as is often the case with WordPress – a WordPress document library plugin can step in to save the day and help you create something like this:
WP Speed Of Light Review: It Made My Test Site 48% Faster!
People always tell you that you need your WordPress site to load fast. But…how do you actually make your WordPress site load fast? When you see those big lists of “75+ ways to speed up WordPress”, it’s easy to feel like WordPress performance is too complicated for you.
WP Speed Of Light is a plugin that tries to simplify WordPress performance by giving you an all-in-one solution to speed up your site. It’s simple enough for a total beginner to use, while still giving more advanced users detailed options.
Elementor vs Beaver Builder Page Builder: Which Should You Choose?
Having difficulties choosing between Elementor vs Beaver Builder as your WordPress site’s page builder?
By the end of this Elementor vs Beaver Builder comparison, my goal is that you’ll have all the knowledge you need to pick the page builder that’s right for your site.
How To Automatically Generate Affiliate Income From A Curated Content Site
I’ve written before about how you can make money with curated content websites. Now, I’m back with a twist:
Earning affiliate income from curated content automatically.
Yup – I’m going to show you how you can automatically curate content and automatically insert relevant affiliate links into that content.
Oxygen 2.0 Review: A True Visual WordPress Website Builder
Looking for a more flexible way to build your next WordPress website? Oxygen, a visual WordPress website builder that we previously reviewed back in 2017, is about to release Oxygen 2.0.
Oxygen 2.0 completely eliminates your WordPress theme from the equation, instead offering up a powerful drag-and-drop visual builder and templating system to let you visually design every single aspect of your WordPress site.
Host Your Own Restaurant Ordering System With WordPress And WooCommerce
Want to create your very own restaurant ordering system using WordPress? Those third-party ordering systems sure are convenient, but they usually take a hefty chunk of your sales – and that sucks!
With WordPress and WooCommerce, you can create your own fully-functioning restaurant ordering system where you get to keep all the money. No more third-parties eating up your margins!
