Website Optimization: Ranking Higher On Google With Less Content

While I'm a proponent of Inbound Marketing (and produce loads of long-form content), this isn't necessarily the "holy grail" of website optimization and ranking a website on page 1. Why? The way Google ranks content is largely based on "quality". And the reason "long-form" is often described as the go-to solution is simple. A long-form article is traditionally in-depth when compared to a short, 500-700 words piece. If 2,000+ word pieces were mandatory, why do tools rank so high? Or landing pages comprised of images and bold titles? Because they solve the business problem right away. No need to add… Continue Reading

Code Quality And Free Plugins

Update Apr 29, 2015: My friend Emil from ThemeReview.co announced their Plugin Review service which I highly recommend for all plugin authors, business owners and clients - high quality means higher security, better performance and compatibility for your project. We have these regular discussions on Open Source, the future of WordPress and such. I've been discussing the global community aspect and the challenges with the self-made development titles, so let's take a closer look at the community. Growing WordPress As I've said before, I'm all in when it comes to having an Open Source platform for everyone to use and play it. It's… Continue Reading