Yep, $12,000/month (here are my income reports). I did this by writing guides on website speed optimization while recommending products and services that make people’s site load faster: SiteGround hosting, StackPath, and WP Rocket. I use Facebook polls to do the selling for me. For example, hosting is the #1 factor of website speed and […]
How I Optimized My Slow WordPress Site To Load In <1s With 100% GTmetrix + Pingdom Scores: A Comprehensive List Of 36 WordPress Speed Optimization Tips (2019 Guide)
Slow WordPress site? I’ll show you how to take your GTmetrix, Pingdom, and PageSpeed Insights report and use them to make WordPress-specific optimizations that improve grades/load times. I’ve already written popular tutorials for WP Rocket, high CPU plugins to avoid, and image optimization. This guide combines everything I’ve done to get 100% scores on almost every one of […]
5 Google Analytics SEO Dashboards To Segment Traffic
Looking to measure and segment SEO traffic with Google Analytics? Then I’ve got 5 Google Analytics SEO dashboards for you. These give you useful data on your SEO traffic, content, and geographic/mobile visitors. Use the download links to import these directly to your Google Analytics account so you can collect data about your site. You may need […]
20 WordPress Speed Optimization Plugins To Make Your Website Run Blazing Fast (Mine Loads In Under 1 Second)
Need a solid list of WordPress speed optimization plugins? Boy do I have the list for you. Cache plugins, image optimization, lazy load, AMP, Gravatar cache, load time monitoring, and plugins that fix Google Font + Analytics errors in GTmetrix and Pingdom. I use many of these speed plugins on my own site and have 100% GTmetrix […]
The Ideal WP Rocket Settings With Cloudflare/StackPath CDN Instructions (Updated 7/24/2019, Latest Version 3.3.6)
If you chose WP Rocket to make your WordPress site load faster, you made the best choice, considering it was rated the #1 cache plugin in many Facebook polls. WP Rocket comes with many features most cache plugins don’t. That means if you were to use most other cache plugins, you would need to use […]
Cloudflare Settings (For WordPress) – How To Configure Every Single Tab To Maximize WordPress Speed + Security
This tutorial walks you through every single setting in Cloudflare. It’s specifically written for WordPress to make your site faster and more secure. It starts with adding your website, changing nameservers, and setting up basic Cloudflare settings. Then it walks you through the tabs (from Overview to Scrape Shield), followed by additional tips like whitelisting […]
SiteGround SG Optimizer Review: How To Configure The Settings When You’re Running Other Cache Plugins + CDNs
SiteGround made big improvements to their SG Optimizer plugin in March, 2018, so I had to try it out. I was quite happy with the results. I already had perfect 100% GTmetrix scores, but noticed my WordPress site loaded even faster when clicking through my pages. I believe it’s because their dynamic caching is faster than […]
15 Ways To Make Money With WordPress: A Guide After Working In The Industry Since 2011 And Just Hit $130k/Year
When it comes to making money with WordPress, I’ve tried everything. Website design, SEO consulting, speed optimization, freelancing, Google AdSense. I made OK money with these, but it wasn’t until I started blogging full-time (and doing affiliate marketing) that I began making sustainable, passive income that was more than I had dreamed. I only recommend […]