Have a slow loading website? What if I told you my site loads in <1s with 100% GTmetrix scores? And that I’ve already written one of the most popular WordPress speed guides online with over 400 comments? Some optimizations are specific to WordPress, others are universal. But they are all best practice even if you’re […]
How To Add FAQ Rich Snippets To WordPress (2020)
Google announced they are now supporting FAQ structured data. This means you can add FAQ sections to your snippets, making you pop! We will be using the same plugin Neil Patel uses which is the Structured Content plugin. To my knowledge, this is the only tutorial that doesn’t use a janky FAQ code generator, while walking […]
Cloudways vs. SiteGround: What Happened When I Migrated: 2x Faster Load Times At 1/2 The Price (I’m Happy)
When it comes to Cloudways vs. SiteGround, I have used both. I’ve been using SiteGround for 4+ years. But I outgrew their GoGeek plan (my traffic grew) and was getting CPU overages. My only option on SiteGround was to upgrade to cloud hosting for $80/month, which I did, but was still exceeding CPU even though […]
Cloudways Review: I’m Saving $100/Month With 2x Faster Load Times After Migrating From SiteGround Cloud Hosting
I admit it, I’m a SiteGround fanboy. But as my traffic grew, I started getting CPU overages on SiteGround’s GoGeek plan. I upgraded to their $80/month cloud hosting but was still exceeding CPU, so I added more CPU/RAM and started paying them $180/month. Going from $11.95/month on GoGeek to $180/month was insane to me, to […]
On-Page SEO Checklist: My 35-Step Process For Writing Search Engine Optimized Content (2020 Ultimate Guide)
The is the same on-page SEO checklist I use to write every post on my blog. Most of it has nothing to do with Yoast, in fact I ignore most of Yoast’s recommendations since they put too much emphasis on keyword density and not enough on real on-page SEO factors. Instead, I focus on finding a long-tail keyword which has […]
19 Ways To Fix A Slow WooCommerce Admin Panel (Dashboard) The Make Your Backend Faster: 2020 Guide
Is your WooCommerce admin panel slow? A slow WooCommerce dashboard can usually be fixed by cleaning your database with WP-Optimize, disabling the WordPress heartbeat API, and eliminating high CPU plugins. It could also be because you have “object cache” enabled in W3 Total Cache, or that your cache plugin isn’t configured optimally. WP Rocket was […]
WooCommerce Speed Optimization: 24 Ways To Make Your Slow Store (And Website) Load Faster – 2020 Updated Guide
Have a slow WooCommerce site? I’ll show you how to make it faster by fixing items in GTmetrix/Pingdom (the same tips I used to get 100% GTmetrix scores). I’ll also show you how to optimize WooCommerce cart fragments, styles, scripts, product images, databases, CDNs, and other tips shown in the table of contents. Is my […]
How To Reduce CPU Usage In WordPress (AKA Bandwidth Limits) – That Annoying Restriction From Hosting Providers
I had serious issues with CPU overages on my WordPress site. All this means is we need to reduce the amount of resources consumed by high CPU plugins, images, wp-cron, databases, external requests (usually generated by plugins), comment spam, and prevent spammy bots from crawling your website using the Blackhole For Bad Bots plugin. We […]