It’s important that your website complies with the AVG, or General Data Protection Regulation. A cookie statement is mandatory if your business uses cookies. It is a statement to your website visitors about what cookies are active on your website, what user data they store, for what purpose they do so, and where this data…
Online reviews are an important part of an online store or of companies that offer products or services to consumers. There are good WordPress review plugins available that allow you to leave a review on your website. Which are the best? We’ll give you an overview. WordPress review plugins Before a customer buys, they often…
In SEO, the focus of a project is often placed on the pages at the top of the website. Examples are the homepage, service pages or category pages (online stores). For larger websites, it is almost impossible to give authority to all underlying pages through link building. Fortunately, there are other solutions to these websites.…
“Pretty websites don’t sell things. Words sell things”Klanten vragen mij vaak of ik ze wat meer achtergrondinformatie kan geven over het bouwen en laten groeien van websites..
Zes jaar geleden ben ik daarom met een blog begonnen op WPjournalist.
Hier komen dagelijks honderden (soms duizenden…) leergierige liefhebbers van WordPress om zich verder te scholen in dit content management systeem. Neem een kijkje en snuffel wat rond!
It’s important that your website complies with the AVG, or General Data Protection Regulation. A cookie statement is mandatory if your business uses cookies. It is a statement to your…
Online reviews are an important part of an online store or of companies that offer products or services to consumers. There are good WordPress review plugins available that allow you…
In SEO, the focus of a project is often placed on the pages at the top of the website. Examples are the homepage, service pages or category pages (online stores).…
I have used construction website templates for WordPress several times to build a website. These themes are specifically intended for interior design, renovation and construction companies. A suitable theme for…
Many SEO specialists and website builders spend a large part of their time speeding up the web. This is becoming increasingly important for both the visitors of the website and…
I’ve been a fan of the keyword tool Ubersuggest for a while now. You may not know it yet, because it is a relatively new online tool to do keyword…
More than half of the visitors of online stores do not finish their order with the shopping cart. They still have questions and decide not to place the order. At…
I regularly get the question from a customer as to which domain name is best for your website. And that’s – when you start a new website or blog –…
What does the future of WordPress look like? That’s a question I often ask myself. Is WordPress still the best system to work with, is it still growing and what…
After weeks or perhaps even months of hard work, the moment has arrived: you will be launching your new website! You are excited and happy your website is finally online.…
WordPress 5.0 is one of the biggest changes for WordPress in history. You have probably heard or read about it, but you might not yet know what exactly the consequences are…
Every day I wonder (kind of a weird quality…) how I can attract more visitors to my website. I need to offer my visitors something they need. I recently got…
I once heard a customer say that he had to pay 900 Euros to recover a hacked website. Oops… She had asked for help with WordPress at her website agency…
The new privacy law (also called GDPR) has been instated. In the past year, a few privacy statement plugins for your website have been created to be able to comply…
Are you looking for a new WordPress website theme to replace your outdated website? When you go to ThemeForest, a marketplace for websites, you are often overwhelmed by the amount…
Do you want to translate your website soon? Because you are for example getting more international visitors. Or you want to conquer a new market abroad. Then it can be…
Do you want to translate your website into multiple languages with WPML? This would seem like a good moment because the world is becoming more and more international. The world…
Do you want to serve your audience in multiple languages? Then there are different translation plugins for your WordPress website. Aside from the Dutch language it is a good idea…
If you have a newsletter, each year on average, you lose a quarter of your newsletter readers. 22.5 percent to be exact… It is a fact that many people like…
Where can you find the best font for your website? That is a question everyone asks themselves when they want to build a new website. It is often difficult to…
Do you also have problems with spam on your website? It is a frequent problem for many website owners. I myself don’t have that much trouble with it, but I…
When people search for information on Google, the first thing they see about an article in the search results, is the meta-description. So an articles meta-description is very important to be found on Google. What is the meta-description and how can you make it attractive so all visitors will click on your article first to continue reading? I will give you 3 tips to create attractive, inviting and unique meta-descriptions. What is the meta-description? When you search on Google or other search engines, you often see a few search results. Like this: The red part is the meta-description. It is a short summary of the article with the most…
Do you have to remove deactivated WordPress plugins? I sometimes get that question. On several websites, I also have a few plugins which I sometimes ‘turn off’, without removing them.…
33% of the world chooses WordPress. You too? Are you faced with the choice of building a new website or renewing an existing website? And are you considering choosing WordPress…
If you are going to build a website yourself with WordPress, your hosting party will provide you with various login details, including for FTP. For many people, this is an…
Are you looking for WordPress plugins to compress your images? It is one of the best solutions for websites that load slowly because of too heavy photos. The plugins ensure…
Privacy is becoming more and more important when running a website. The European Union has determined that any website that collects information about its visitors must give a cookie notification…
Are you looking for the best WordPress themes for travel blogs? Nowadays there are beautiful themes that are specifically designed for travel. On ThemeForest, you can choose beautiful, modern and…
How do the best free WordPress website themes perform that are in the WordPress website’s Thema Directory itself? I am – and maybe you too – curious about that. WordPress…
Do you want to get the most out of your WordPress website? Then it’s important that you continuously innovate with your website. By trying out new plugins to add more…
Would you like to add more videos to your website? Or even start a video channel? Just like when optimizing articles, you also need to optimize your videos so that…
Recently I was at a WordPress Meetup, a meeting where WordPress users meet and exchange knowledge with each other. A WordPress Meetup is a local meeting for WordPress enthusiasts that is held…
The Bitcoin (and other crypto coins…) is undergoing a stormy development. And with that, the first specific bitcoin WordPress themes appear on the market. What are the best themes? Meanwhile,…
Every week I take a look at the newly published Codecanyon WordPress plugins, a marketplace where you can buy plugins for WordPress. New ones appear every day. A WordPress plugin…
Ever thought of starting an educational website? For your staff, for a lively community with the same passion, or for your (online store) customers. Online learning is on the rise.…
I have been making use of the WPMU DEV membership for a couple of years with great pleasure. WPMU DEV is an online service that offers all kinds of tools…
WordPress or Wix? Many people who want to start a website are faced with this choice. You hear that many people use WordPress, but others recommend Wix.com, a content management system…
Do you want to design a logo for free for your website? There are many online tools available that allow you to design a professional logo within minutes. Especially for…
Has your website ever been hacked? We can only hope this won’t happen to you, because it is quite a challenge to make your website hack free again. You can’t…
Are you just about to launch a website? That is always a memorable moment! But have you really thought about everything? Maybe you might have missed something which is important…
You can earn money with your website in different ways. Affiliate marketing is one of them. Affiliate marketing is when you promote other people’s services or products. If you sell…
Signing up your website with Google Search Console, have you done this since creating a new website? It is a tool which is used by relatively few website owners. And…
Have you heard of the WordPress Gutenberg editor? There is still a lot going on behind the scenes and it will be a while before the new editor is introduced.…
Do you want to buy a WordPress theme? You can find them on different sites. Nowadays there are many marketplaces where you can buy a WordPress theme for little money.…
Are you using affiliate links in your website to earn money online? I have been using it for some time, and I have earned quite some pocket money with this.…
Updating ThemeForest themes is often a diffuse job. You will first receive – if you have set this up – a message from ThemeForest through email that an update is…
Make your website easier to find on Google. That was the topic of a workshop that I was giving to the cleanup coaches during a reunion. There were more workshops…
What is the best choice if you want to create a website: WordPress.com or WordPress.org? It seems like only a small difference, but both options are in fact worlds apart.…
I have recently experienced the benefits of MailChimp automation. It is a tried and tested way to build a relationship with your website customers or visitors. I have created a…
Sharing content on social media with WordPress, is this something you do on occasion? Recently I published an article on my blog and after 10 minutes it had been read…
Are you looking for free WordPress themes? Often people who build a website for the first time don’t want to spend too much on a theme. And that’s fine because…
The Jetpack by WordPress plugin is one of the most complete all in 1 plugins of this moment. Instead of installing 5 or even 10 different plugins, you only need…
I log in to WordPress a few times a day. I have multiple websites and I often want to change something about a website, add an article or update a…
At the beginning of this year, I moved about five websites from HTTP to HTTPS. And have found out that there is no standard manual for it. It often differs…
Creating quotes for social media is extremely popular. It is a nice way to express your thoughts, points of view or feelings. If you can create good quotes, than there…
You can learn a lot in six months time. This is what I have experienced with WPjournalist, when I started with it. Not only am I promoting my own business,…
It is a concern that many website owners face: you want to renew an outdated, popular and well-visited website. …but want to do it smoothly without losing visitors. Recently I…
One of the most popular website templates on ThemeForest is the Enfold website theme by Kriesi. It is already a longer existing theme, but is regularly updated and has thus…
Did you know that ThemeForest makes free items available for your website? Every month – without having to pay for it – you can download various items from there: a…
Creating online videos is becoming more important for your website. A photo says more than 1000 words, but video is even more powerful to get your message across. Where you…
Can you use WordPress to create a FULLY customized website? Yes, you can! Recently, for the first time, I created a custom website with a WordPress theme from ThemeForest. One…
id you know that I’ve spent zero euros on images on my website so far? And I think you want that too. It’s bad news for the professional photographers, but…
What are the benefits of WordPress? I have often been asked. Because it is still said that you should not use WordPress because it is clumsy, complex and unsafe. But…
Have you ever heard of an Anchor text? Or Cache? Or an email client? When you get in to the world of websites for the first time, you will be…
Is SEO definitely dead in 2019? Of course not… Search engine optimization (long word…) is still a valuable strategy that is determinative in order to become successful with your website.…
Have you ever heard of the WordPress white screen of death? I recently came across this with a client. He was at his wits end. Your website is no longer…
There are more free responsive WordPress themes than you think. But it is sometimes hard to judge if these WordPress themes are also reliable. Just googling on ‘free themes’ can…
What other blog post can I write? It is a questions every blogger frequently asks. It’s not easy to come up with a great blog topic for your website over…
Have you ever had the feeling that your website is not being read as much as you would want it to? Are you looking for a way to connect more…
How do I get more visitors to my website? This is probably a familiar question. I often hear this from sole traders and small business owners. Nowadays you can’t do…
The internet offers many different ways to earn money. One of the most popular ones is by starting a WordPress affiliate site. Because with an affiliate site, you can earn…
The content calendar is a tool to place your content in a clear schedule. This way you have a good insight into which content will be placed when and by…
Typeform is an online tool to create a survey for your website. Aside from that, you can also create quizzes, landing pages and much more. A survey is a great…
Before starting a new website, you should first check the domain name on SIDN. This is the official authority where you can check if a domain name is still available…
Wevideo is an online tool to make and edit videos. After that, you can share the videos through social media straight away. Videos are becoming more popular to explain things…
What is my IP is an online tool to trace your IP address. The IP address is an important part of your online life and it gives you your identity…
Ahrefs is an online tool for SEO and Online Marketing. You can measure all kinds of things on your website, like the number of backlinks, an analysis of your content,…
What WordPress Theme Is That is a tool which indicates what WordPress theme a website is using. Very useful if you have seen a nice website you would also like…
You can compress (or reduce…) images in different ways. A useful online tool is TinyPNG. Images are an important part of your website. But photos which are too large can…
Photo editor Paint.NET is one of the best and most versatile free photo editing programs which I like to work with. Because good and optimized images are important for your…
How fast is your website? With the PageSpeed Insights tool you can measure this. The speed of a website is of great importance. If it takes too long to load…
With Google Analytics, you can view and analyse all sorts of website measurement data. From the number of visitors that attend your site, to the amount of time they spend…
Font Awesome icons is an often used online tool to make icons for your website. There are already hundreds and new ones are added daily. You see them on almost…
Hello Bar is an online tool to generate more customers. It is a notable bar at the top or at the bottom of your website to tempt customers to become…
Creating good headers on your website is one of the most important things for your blog. Of course you can come up with one yourself, but there is also a…
Piktochart is a user friendly tool to create infographics without having to hire a professional designer. Choose an infographic from hundreds of templates and you can start immediately. Infographics are…
Sucuri SiteCheck is an online tool to scan your website for malware, blacklisting and other malicious threats. Prevention is better than curing! You often won’t notice, but websites are being…
Themeforest is the largest marketplace for websites (and more…) in the world. You can buy a website here for 50 to 60 euros. When you decide to develop a new…
With the Google keyword planner you can research which keywords are often typed into Google. It is a good tool to determine about which subject you are going to write…
ClickToTweet is a WordPress plugin with which you can make Tweets in a text clickable. The reader only has to click on the text and can then spread the quotes…
CloudFare is an online tool to make your website load a lot faster, even up to twice as fast. Cloudfare is an extra stop between the visitor and your hosting…
Designing a logo is necessary when you are starting a company. A free tool to design a logo is DesignMantic. You can of course let a graphic designer design your…
Compressor.io is an online tool to optimize photos for your website. By compressing the images, your website will load a lot faster. Images are an important part of your website.…
Canva is an online editing program to create designs for websites. From images to blogs to Facebook covers, from advertisements to creating logos. You don’t have to be a designer,…
SeoSiteCheckup is an online tool to measure how your website performs when it comes to search engine optimization. With a step by step overview on which parts you could improve.…
SumoMe is a package of free online tools with which you can grow the number of visitors on your website. With, amongst other things, popups for more email subscribers and…
Quora is the website where people ask questions and get them answered. On the platform you can find out about which topics you can write for your blog. Because: it…
PowToon is an online tool to create a video animation of an explanatory video or a company presentation. The tool is easy to use and you will have made a…
HootSuite is an extensive tool to manage your social media posts. You can manage multiple accounts, plan posts and monitor what customers say about you. How likes did you get…
MailChimp is a useful tool to create and send newsletters. You are allowed to have 2000 newsletter subscriptions and you can send 12000 newsletters every month with the free subscription.…
Buffer is a useful tool to share your website articles on social media. You can add multiple accounts and publish articles in a time schedule (tomorrow or next week). When…
Pablo is one of the handiest and fastest ways to create a quote. In combination with Buffer (to share posts on social media) you can have a beautiful quote online…
So which are REALLY the best WordPress plugins? Which ones should you DEFINITELY use to achieve a higher degree of efficiency with my website? One thing is for sure; without…
After you have spent many hours on a new blog, you do not only hope that people will read your blog, but also that they will comment on it. Preferably…
You hate them or you love them: website popups. I choose the latter…. Because I regularly use them for my website. Although at first I wasn’t a fan of this.…
Updating WordPress; it is on of the less fun sides (and I would normally not be quick to say something negative about WordPress…), but also something which is necessary. WordPress…
WordPress Plugins are great accessories with which you can expand your website with new functions. There is a plugin to secure your website (Wordfence), a plugin with which you can…
Did you know that the website of Mossack Fonseca, the company of the Panama Papers, was a WordPress website? And did you know that the site was probably hacked because of…
Google announced it a year ago: we are going to implement Mobile first in our search engines. In the spring of 2018, Google will make this change to its search…
How can I load my WordPress website faster? This is a topic which is currently receiving a lot of interest. Recently, Google launched Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP, with the…
Google has launched a new standard for mobile devices, Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP. Mobile is a priority for the search giant and this is a next step to make…
Websites with a video background are becoming more popular. Websites immediately get the attention from visitors with beautiful, atmospheric and moving images. And video is hot. Research shows that in…
Build a website from scratch and create a sturdy foundation within a year. Is that something you want to do? A lot of people don’t know which steps to take…
It might be the most common problem after a WordPress update. Your website isn’t working anymore. Has this ever happened to you? I have had it happen to me several…
Did you know that more than 90% of people use WordPress to create blogs and regular websites? But there are so much more WordPress examples. Like: building a community, a…
Have you ever thought about your own video channel, where you can offer videos to a specific target group? It is very possible. I will give you 5 examples of…
Create a whiteboard video? It allows you to explain in a brief time to your customers what you do or have to offer. The large benefit is that these explanatory…
On average I receive 4 to 6 newsletters a day. And I scan the best blog posts that interest me. In the past two years I have read hundreds, perhaps…
Until recently I never really paid attention to the WordPress sidebar on my website. i had put some social media buttons in it, a list with best read articles. And…
Making a video for your own company seems like an expensive thing. But… now there’s a tool with which you can create your own video within an hour. Really. What…
Building a WordPress website is not an easy job. It involves a lot of work before you have a sturdy foundation for a solid website. I ran into the ultimate…
The Facebook Page Plugin is the replacement of the Facebook likebox. From the 23rd of June 2015, the old Facebook likebox is no longer working on your page. It will…
Create a sales funnel? Until recently I had no idea what it was and how it worked. I have noticed that not many entrepreneurs are using a sales funnel yet…
You have probably heard of Google’s update that punishes non mobile friendly websites. If you don’t do this, you risk the chance that your website will rank lower in the…
Let’s explore the world of BuddyPress, the WordPress plugin with which you can build a social network or a community. It has been around since 2008, but there are no…
These are staggering numbers. Again the Avada WordPress theme in Themeforest had 1575 downloads this week. And it has been going on at this pace for a few years. In…
Buying a WordPress template can be quite difficult. Hundreds if not thousands of templates are offered on different website marketplaces. There are a lot of WordPress template providers. You can…
It finally happened: you wrote an amazing eBook, developed a unique course or launched a new product. But how are you going to sell it? Landing pages can convince your…
