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How to Create Push Notifications for Posts in WordPress

by Shadab DurraniJune 23, 2017March 23, 2018WordpressLeave a Comment

Did you just spend hours to write a new blog post for your target audience to read? Unfortunately, with tons of websites aiming for the same audience, that is not always the case. It can be a tough task to let people know about your new content and get them to read it.

You can let your visitors remain updated with whatever is new on your website by using push notifications for WordPress. Your audience remains informed about what’s new on your website when message is sent directly to people’s desktops or phones. Small reminders can go a long way and generate more traffic for your website and increase conversion rate.

What are Push Notifications?

While the technology of push notifications is nothing new for mobile apps but it is definitely new to send push notification from a WordPress site.

Push notifications for WordPress allow you to notify your subscribers regarding new things going on your website through a message. For instance, if you publish a new post, the notification is shown even if a subscriber is not on your website.

Therefore, push notifications is a perfect method for interacting with your audience even when they don’t visit your website.

How Can You Benefit by Using Push Notifications?

Push notifications are not just meant for e-commerce sites that have a variety of products to sell. Simple bloggers can also reap great advantages of using push notification as it informs their audience whenever a new post goes live. Here are some of the benefits of using push notifications:

Engage Directly with your Target Audience

You probably know how a mailing list works. Push notifications works in a similar fashion. When people have opted and shown their interest in your niche, they become your target audience. You need to keep in touch with them and interact with them so that they come back to your website.

Sending emails regarding your content is an extremely effective way of engaging your subscribers. When you try to engage your audience via email, you need them to open your mail which can become a challenge too as inbox can become too crowded.

Push notifications stand out in this regard and the message is displayed on your user’s mobile or computer. The notification doesn’t wait for the person to open and this way directly interacts with your audience.

Increase your Website Traffic

It doesn’t matter how well you have written your new post. People will only become interested if they are aware about it. When they don’t even know about it, how are they supposed to visit your website? Promoting your new blog post via push notification for WordPress can be the answer. It increases the traffic to your site and makes your new content discovered. Little reminders on a regular basis can keep people from slipping you out of their memory.

Improve your Sales

Through push notifications, you can promote new blog posts but that is not it. You can even promote your new products in case you have an e-commerce website. You can spread the word through push notifications regarding new product launches or sales.

Things to check out when selecting a push notification plugin?

There are tons of Push notifications plugins out there and they differ from each other. The features that you require will help you decide what will work best for you. Here are some of the things you should check before choosing a push notification plugin:

Check if offers customization.
Check if it offers analytics.
Check out he cost
Check if it is easy for you to use
Check if it requires your users to have an extra software in order to receive the notifications
Check out the devices and browsers it supports.

Recommended and most popular Push Notifications Plugins for WordPress.

How to Create Push Notifications for your WordPress Site

Setting push notifications for a WordPress site is not rocket science. Just like most of the things on WordPress, this can also be accomplished by the help of a plugin. There is a huge variety of WordPress plugin that can provide you with this service. They all work in a similar fashion.

As soon as you are done with the installation and setup of plugin, any user who visits your website for the first time will be encouraged to opt into the notifications. If they decide to receive push notifications, they will be able to see it whenever you send them notifications.

Push notification reach people’s devices in the form of message and if they happen to click it, it will take them to your website. Most plugins offer you a choice as to which content you would like to promote using push notification. People have the liberty to opt out any time they want.

Some Challenges with Using Push Notifications

Everything has its pros and cons and so does using push notifications. The major setback it comes with is actually making people opt in for receiving notifications. Plugins that come with customizable opt-in pages are a plus in this matter. They allow you to make a user friendly pop up that doesn’t irritate your visitors. Letting your users choose the categories of posts for receiving push notifications is beneficial. Just understand that people don’t like their time wasted in their busy schedules. You might just lose a subscriber if you do.

Another challenge is that you need send out the right amount of push notifications. Sending too few can make people forget you totally and sending out too much can irritate them. This is the reason plugins that provide you with analytics can come in handy and let you keep a check on what your target audience is most convenient with. The analytics let you the number of notifications you sent, the number of people who read, the number of people who converted into loyal readers and other things.

5 Best WordPress Plugins for Showing Instagram Feed on Your Blog

by Shadab DurraniJune 5, 2017June 5, 2017Wordpress1 Comment

Are you an Instagram lover who is in search of a way to connect your feed with other websites? Instagram is one of the fastest growing social networks throughout the globe. It is a great platform to share your pictures and videos to your friends who are added to your account. Due to the growing demand, Instagram integration to a WordPress website can greatly enhance the value and drive more traffic. If you wanna engage with the website users, try WordPress plugins to share your Instagram feed.

You may find several plugins, but to tell you the truth, finding a good one is easier said than done. That’s why I have listed down some of the good ones for you along with a brief description of each.

1) Instagram Slider Widget

This plugin makes your picture look a lot better on mobile devices. It is one of the most responsive plugins that shows up to 20 pictures in a slideshow or grid layout. It allows you to adjust interval timings between each picture. What makes it even more interesting is the feature that automatically stores thumbnail images. So, the pictures are immediately loaded right after the initial display.

Installing this plugin is super easy; all you need to do is enter your Instagram credentials on the options given in the widget, and then customize settings where you can manage how often you need to upload images from Instagram.

2) WP Instagram Widget

The most attractive feature of this plugin is its simplicity as it shows a list of the recently uploaded Instagram photos of any user. This plugin doesn’t have many features to design the output; therefore, it is well-suited to those who prefer doing it personally. All it does is handling the mechanics of pictures that is what most of the users want. It only asks you for the Instagram username and the number of posts to configure your feed.

3) Instagram Feed WD

It provides you with both widget and its shortcut, and it is capable of configuring thumbnail size and the number of pictures you want to display. It also allows you to open each photo in a separate tab and write a description if you want to add. Just as above, it is a good choice for those who are good at styling the output themselves.

4) Instagram Feed

It allows you to display pictures from various Instagram accounts at a time in one stream. You can enter multiple user account credentials from which you want to share pictures. It is designed to format and present the pictures in the most attractive way. It is free to use so it gets directly installed to your WordPress directory. Also, there are a few options, through which, you can adjust how you want the image to be presented on the website.

5) Enjoy Instagram

Enjoy Instagram makes your experience enjoyable and fun as “how your image looks” is the main feature here. It is yet another famous responsive plugin that is optimized for mobile devices. There are two ways with which you can display your image: carousel format and grid. It also allows you to control the number of displayed pictures.

You can display photos through either widget or its shortcut, and it also supports the hashtags you add on your Instagram uploaded photos. Well, some users have reported the issue of slow display due to the local storing of images.

Tagged : feed / instagram / plugin / wordpress

How to Automate The Most Common and Critical Tasks on Your PC

by Shadab DurraniApril 23, 2017April 23, 2017AppsLeave a Comment

Are you a busy person who never has enough time and forgets things pretty often? Does using PC make you irksome because you can’t manage to multitask? Ellp is free automation software that simplifies tech-use for you. I have talked about IFTTT in my previous post and this tool is just like that for a desktop. The difference is it manages actions for you on your PC rather than focusing on online interaction. However, both of the apps automate your day. Stick around to know how Ellp works and eases things for you.

How Ellp Works?

To be honest, multitasking is easier said than done. Ellp performs multiple functions that simplify PC usage for you. Basically, it is based on a “card system” and each card is assigned a certain task. Now, it’s up to you whether you want to keep all the cards activated or shut down those you don’t intend to use. You can see all the cards on the main overview and adjust the settings as per your needs. They are also stored in other places such as the Internet, Storage, Devices, and Schedule.

What Tasks Does Ellp Perform?

Now, let’s talk about each card separately.

Free Up Disk Space

The first card on the main overview says “Free Up Disk Space.” Once you have swiped and activated this card, it vacuums your system whenever it is crowded with unwanted files. By default, it is set up to 85%, which means it shows a pop-up whenever your PC’s storage reaches 85% and starts cleaning surplus. It works in the background and doesn’t irritate you with notifications and messages, other than a slight pop-up when needed.

Download Tagged Photos From Facebook

Don’t you love it when your friends tag you in memories and photos? You must want to keep them safe somewhere as a memento, right? However, most of you lack that amount of time to keep a record of such things. Let the second card of ellp activated and it will automatically download photos for you in which you are tagged in.

However, note that you have to keep logged in to your Facebook and allow the app to access your profile. Also, you have to assign a folder to the app where it would save the photos.

Block Duplicate File Download

This is the feature I admire the most! Doesn’t it happen a lot of times you keep on downloading the same file again and again upon your own ignorance? Urggghhh..!!!! This action results in clogging of your disk space and you don’t like it! The third card of ellp keeps the new one and deletes the older file automatically when you download the same file again; resulting in an unclogged disk drive.

Mute PC

Notifications and pop-up sounds are frustrating, especially when you are sleeping. Most of the time, you forget to turn off the sound and it disturbs you later. Navigate to the fourth card of ellp, activate it, and adjust the timings during which you don’t want to be disturbed by the sound of notifications, advertisements, and pop-ups.

Play Music

Some of us love to listen to the music while doing homework or writing on PC. You can flip the fifth card of ellp that says “Play Music” and select the music you want to listen. It will automatically play the selected option for you whenever you plug in any sound output like headphones or earphones. The options on the card include Netflix, YouTube, Vimeo, and others. However, keep in mind that ellp only recognizes the device through a USB port.

Open Your Favorite Website

It’s kinda ritual for most of us now to open Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and Google whenever we turn on our PC. If you want to save your time, adjust the settings of the sixth card of ellp and select the websites from the drop-down menu you like to visit upon turning on your system. Please, note that you can choose any website at all, apart from the ones mentioned.

Launch Skype Automatically

If you are a frequent Skype user, activate the card that reads “Launch Skype Automatically” and it will launch it for you right when you plug in the sound output. Connect with your friends right away, without wasting a minute!

Shut Down Your PC

The last card on ellp lets your PC shutdown, restart, or sleep at a certain given time. Just select from the given three options and timings as per desired and it will automatically do as it has been programmed.

That’s it! See, how your day is automated just by installing a simple app on your PC. Installing is as easy as any other software/app on your system. None of us can live without our PCs today, and something that automates it usage is surely a blessing!

Tagged : automate / ellp / how to / pc / Tasks

5 Simple Tips to Promote Your YouTube Channel

by Shadab DurraniApril 7, 2017YouTubeLeave a Comment

Are you thinking about promoting your business through YouTube channel? You aren’t alone. YouTube is the leading video sharing website throughout the world and it has helped several businesses to flourish through its channels. To promote your business, you have to promote your YouTube channel. Don’t worry! You don’t have to be an expert to do so. There are simple tips that will increase your channel’s rating and you can earn a great deal out of it. But what are those tips? Have a look!

1) Make an Attractive Title

An attractive title does wonders for your promotion. However, keep in mind that too lengthy and irrelevant titles bore searchers. Your title should reflect your video content in a way that the searcher gets a quick idea in mind what the video entails. Similarly, avoid using a lot of words in the title; keep it as precise as possible because no one has time to read wordy titles. For instance, if your video is about the tips that will help in promoting a YouTube channel, you should only write “ways to promote YouTube channel” as your title.

2) Use of Thumbnails

Thumbnails show good results in terms of channel promotion. It enhances your video making process and attracts viewers to like it after watching. However, you should have a good graphical sense while choosing a thumbnail. Keep viewers in mind while choosing it and make it visually attractive.

3) Write a Suitable Description and Tag with Keywords

Since people are always running out of time, they usually read the short video description before watching. If it interests them, they go for it otherwise, they move to the next. Tips to write a description are same as those of making a title; keep it short and relevant. Avoid putting too much information and remain on point. Again, keep the demands of viewers in mind before writing and always put keywords in description.

Why is it important to add keywords? Google rating is the game of nothing but keywords. Correct keywords shoot up your position on the Google search engine and vice versa. First, learn which keywords will bring your rating up and then put them on.

Tags should be only one or two words. Again, take an example of the video title mentioned in the first step. For that video, your tags should be like YouTube, Promotion, Ratings, etc.

4) Share Your Video on Different Social Media Websites

A struggle begins at home. Similarly, your promotion will also start with you. Once you are done uploading your video on YouTube, share it on your personal Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram profiles. No, it’s not blowing the trumpet, but it’s an effort you are doing to enhance your business. Ask your family, friends, and colleagues to watch and like your video. Having a few likes prior to someone’s visit creates a positive image of your business. Avoid delay in sharing because the more you delay, the more you lose the chances of promotion. There’s hell of a lot more competition in the market than you think. No one will wait around for your business to come up. So, be the first one to promote your work.

5) Carefully Edit Your Video

The first draft is always full of errors. Don’t be overconfident on the video you have made. After completion, watch it yourself and see what changes it needs. Again, keep viewers in your mind since you aren’t making the video for yourself. Your main target is to attract customers and make them buy from you. Remove irrelevant parts and long pauses from your video. Check for distractions if there are any and get rid of them. Don’t rush uploading it on YouTube; take enough time to edit it and upload the error free version only.

Tagged : best / promote / tips / tricks / youtube

How to Automate Your Business Through IFTTT

by Shadab DurraniMarch 29, 2017Apps / Web ApplicationsLeave a Comment

Are you looking for a way to connect different products and services to boost your business? IF This Then That, commonly known as IFTTT is a web tool to do so. Today, it is nearly impossible to run a successful business without being active online. The social media have got a hell of a lot more power than you think. The promotion and advertisement on social media is the most value nowadays. IFTTT connects different apps, products, and services together and eases things tenfold.

How Does IFTTT Work?

Let’s explain the working of IFTTT through an example! You need to post on your twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin accounts something you just posted on Facebook. If you have access to IFTTT, you can connect all these apps together and it will automatically post it for you. That’s how it automates your day. Well, this is just a simple example. There’s a lot more you can do.

To have a better understanding of its working, have a look at the following steps

“Applets” is the term it uses to mention the connection between two services.
The first connection that is supposed to be connected with the rest is known as the “trigger” and the second one is called the “action.”
So, in the above example, the Facebook which is to be connected with the other apps is the trigger and the apps connected to Facebook (Twitter, Linkedin, and Instagram) are the actions.

How to Use IFTTT Social Media Applets?

The most amazing fact about IFTTT is that it’s free. What else do you need when you can automate your day at free of cost? Let’s talk about how social media applets work.

IFTTT keeps your Facebook and Twitter profiles connected via syncing. It reduces your workload while simultaneously increasing your business. With this social media applet, when you upload your Facebook profile, it gets automatically updated on Twitter.
Just like your Facebook picture, your Instagram posts can also be uploaded on twitter via an option “share on twitter.” However, note that anything that is posted from Instagram to twitter appears as a link.
The most exciting feature is the applet that connects your twitter hashtag to the Google spreadsheet. When you tweet anything as a hashtag (let’s say you promoted your company’s name or the new product you are about to launch), it automatically gets shared on your Google spreadsheet.
You can also send live twitter updates to a channel. With this applet, you can send your twitter updates, anything from recent posts to a hashtag, to any slack channel you want.

How to Use IFTTT Campaign Management Applets?

Now, moving on to the ways of managing campaigns through IFTTT, which is yet another amazing feature.

While doing marketing such as planning a new MailChimp campaign, it is healthy for your business to keep people updated. When you plan a MailChimp campaign, IFTTT uses an applete and automatically updates your schedule in the Google calendar.
You can also sync social media buffer posts to the Google calendar to enhance your campaigning. I have already shed enough light on the importance of social media in terms of promotion and advertisement. Same is true for campaigning.
Now, let’s talk about the most important applet! All the businessmen are well aware of the importance of stats and calculations. If you need to keep your business balanced, it must be measured accurately. IFTTT also eases this burden for you by syncing the stats of a MailChimp campaign to the Google Spreadsheet. It gets easier for you to see the important information such as the open rates and clicks.

In a Nutshell

IFTTT isn’t just a web tool, but a way to ease your business tasks. While doing a business, you face time constraints and it gets difficult for you to be active in the Internet world. This tool was developed to automate your business. It works like an automatic car where you just have to sit and handle the steering; the rest will be handled by the tool itself.

Tagged : automate / business / how to / ifttt

10 Silliest and Controversial Apple Apps Banned from iTunes

by Shadab DurraniMarch 21, 2017March 21, 2017iPhone / AppsLeave a Comment

Owning the world famous apple iPhone is everyone’s dream. Apart from its catchy features, using apple apps is one of the most important reasons of owning iPhones. You can buy apps for anything at all, from losing weight to finding recipes or even for the prices of the latest cars. Apple has made our lives a hell of a lot easier than it was in the past. According to the last year’s statistics, apple offered more than 500,000 apps, out of which, iPhonies downloaded 100 million apps from the iTunes.

However, there are several apps that were banned from the apple store due to different reasons including sexually offensive, political concerns, and too partisan. Stick around to know the ten ridiculous iPhones apps that were shut down.

1. Beauty Meter

Reason: Sexually Offensive

This app was released for fun where users could upload their pictures for reviews and feedback from other app users. The critiques were given on face, body, or clothes. The person uploading the picture was rewarded from 1 to 5 stars, depending on how good or bad the picture was. It went fine in the beginning, but when a nude picture of a 15-year-old girl was spotted with 5,000 rates, Apple closed this app forever.

2. iBoobs

Reason: Sexually Offensive

The most pathetic app Apple has ever introduced was iBoobs where women used to upload pictures of their breasts that were rated according to their gravity, mass, spring, firm, and back. It created havoc in many countries since it was easily accessible for the teenage girls, too. It couldn’t last long and was banned for promoting the sexual trend.

3. I am Rich

Reason: Unknown

Some people dream to be rich while others desire only to appear rich. This app did nothing except showing a radiant red diamond on the phone’s screen that looked real. The app was worth $999.9 and don’t be surprised that eight people (six from the United States and two from Europe) actually bought this expensive ploy, dividing the money into $5,600 for the app developer and the remaining for Apple.

4. Me So Holy

Reason: Religious Concerns

The religious groups around the world came down hard on Apple with the release of this app. For me it was stupid of Apple, to be honest! What’s stupider than putting your head on the holy figures of different religions? It wasn’t fun of course and enraged almost all the religious groups because it mocked them all. Soon after the harsh criticism, Apple accepted it as objectionable content and banned it.

5. Herb Converter

Reason: Narcotics

It made the weed-takers and dealers to calculate every ounce of weed and convert them into grams. It helped sellers in their business dealings and consumers to know the amount they are consuming. The actual reason of banning was the unavailability of important features such as marijuana availability and prices. It could be improved, but Apple decided to ban it after the frequent complaints of stoners.

6. Prohibition: Dope War 2

Reason: Narcotics

All the oldies must know about the 1980s game, Drug Wars. This app was actually a modern version of that game and it was fun to play, too. Once downloaded, the user had to collect as much money as possible within 30 days through narcotics dealings. Apple realized after its launch that the title was too blunt to release in the market, and replaced the name with Candy Wars where the drug was substituted with candies.

7. Slash

Reason: Offensive

This app was harmless and inoffensive, but what happened after its release took everyone’s breath away. The featured photo of this app was a knife and it actually played this crazy theme when users mimicked the stabbing action with their phones. The app was quickly shut down by Apple when some kids were found stabbing in U.K. Yeah, it seems crazy, but I bet you would end up doing the same if you had used this app.

8. Obama Trampoline

Reason: Politician’s Defamation

Even though this app was nasty, it was cool to play around. The user was allowed to choose one politician out of the 18 given. It also featured the bottomless caricature of Bill Clinton that was pretty much offensive. The user had to bounce him/her off the Oval Office (trampoline). The target was to pop the balloons floating in the Oval Office with the head of the figure chosen. The app was blocked by Apple, given the reason of public figure’s defamation.

9. Puff

Reason: Sexually Offensive

It’s actually sad to know Apple has launched a number of sexual apps in the past. There also came a point when people started criticizing Apple for this reason, and the release of app Puff was one of those times. It featured a beautiful Japanese girl and the user could actually peek into her skirts by blowing into the microphone. The same could be done by swiping the screen rapidly. If you blew harder, the girl could shriek, too.

10. Baby Shaker

Reason: Infanticide Promotion

It was a nasty idea to stop the baby on screen from crying by rigorously shaking your phone until the two prominent red marks appear on eyes. It could harm the phone and the child protection groups showed severe anger and expressed extreme disapproval over the release of this app. It didn’t take long for Apple to throw this app into the waste bin.

Tagged : apps / banned / iphone / iTunes

6 Effective List Building WordPress Plugins To Grow Your Email List

by Shadab DurraniMarch 17, 2017March 17, 2017WordpressLeave a Comment

Every website owner’s goal is to bring more traffic than there already is. We sure as hell you have already tried various means for this purpose. In this article, I am gonna tell you about the List Building WordPress Plugins to increase the growth of your email list. The successful bloggers and internet marketers give positive reviews about email list and find it one of the most effective ways of bringing people back to your site and generate leads or sales. Although there are several list building WordPress Plugins, but we have summed up for you the six best of all.

Optin Monster

Are you a beginner in the website development world and looking for a simpler yet stylish plugin? Optin Monster should be your choice then. Everything here is at your fingertips; the built-in editor designs your forms in only a few minutes. Also, you will see quick popups that give you an opportunity to convert the left visitors. All you need to do is categorize your customers and use those pop-ups to capture emails.

It doesn’t end here! There is an optional two-step A/B testing, the results of which take you to a separate screen to look for email addresses. The price of Optin Monster starts from $49/year.

WP Subscribe Pro

Well, you face a hell of financial constraints when you start a business, and the same is true with starting a WordPress website. The WP Subscribe Pro costs only $29 and offers several features to grow your visitors. What else do you need when you can have a great quality within your limited budget? The eye-catching designs and beautiful colors serve as icing on the cake for attracting visitors. The pop-up subscribe boxes are more preferable, but you can find impressive results with the pop-up animations and triggers as well.

What are the additional features of WP Subscribe Pro that make it unique? Have a look.

The amazing Cookie flushing is a unique feature of WP Subscribe Pro that helps you to wipe off the tracking so you can limit the targeting of customers and stop those you want to avoid.
This simple plugin has an option of customer coding with HTML that is yet another amazing feature to enhance your design. Also, there are shortcodes that take only a few seconds to spread your form through the entire website.

Popup Domination

It is also a cheap plugin that offers some nice templates and once you opt it, you will find the support team quite helpful. Even though it isn’t much preferable, the force subscribers, page specific pop-ups, and super fast loading are the features that strengthen its position in the market. Since the use of mobile phones is common nowadays, the responsive designs offered by Pop Domination are pretty useful. It also guides its users regarding whether to stay or leave with its entry and exit pop-ups. All the designs are tested and proved and are available to enhance your branding needs.

Thrive Leads

I have read surprising reviews of Thrive Leads. Most of the website builders have found it the best plugin because it is mobile-friendly, makes your site looks great, and have amazing features such as layout options and page builders. Let’s have a look at the features Thrive Themes offers

The page builder feature makes website creation ten times easier than the other plugins.
The themes are conversion focused, which means they are designed to sell more.
It enables you to remove/delete several plugins with a bundle of available features.
The A/B tested creation of Optin forms and landing pages within minutes.

WP Optin Boxes

It is so far the best and most effective way to grow your email list. It adds a feature box- a wide opt-in box for emails- to the homepage of your website. It encourages people to sign up to your website, which, in turn, brings more traffic. It has the highest opt-in rates and more emails than any other form on your site.

VideoPal

VideoPal, its a cutting edge talking video avatar web-based application for website with human like text to speech voice technology. It interact with site visitors in ways that pop-ups, widgets, opt-in and other web conversion tools simply can’t. It allows you to reach out to your visitors and get their attention. Then, it helps them to take a certain desired action like get on your list, click a buy button, generate leads and more.

Choose from a wide selection of male or female avatars (live, 2D and 3D-animated) as well as 47 different voices, accents and over 24 languages. You can even use your own video and/or voice-overs to create your avatars and gives you the power to custom-create an avatar that will connect with your sites’ audiences.

Tagged : best / email marketing / list building / plugins / wordpress

Why ThemeForest isn’t as great as it looks?

by Shadab DurraniMarch 10, 2017March 10, 2017FeaturedLeave a Comment

Are you thinking of earning more bucks by selling your WordPress theme on ThemeForest? Well, it’s true that several people have done so and they are making a great deal out of it, but there are a few things you need to know. The owner of the template marketplace, Envato is the founder of ThemeForest. If you look at the statistical figures of ThemeForest’s selling category, you will find WordPress on top of that. It shows it has been successful so far, but now, people have discovered a few issues that have damaged Envato’s reputation in the marketplace.

What is ThemeForest?

Some of you might be unaware of ThemeForest. It is a huge market for website designing. Either it’s the off-page SEO or on-page management systems, ThemeForest provides services for both. To the all WordPress users, it offers a wide range of themes starting from general to niche.

What are the Issues with ThemeForest?

What’s the issue if it’s so great you must think? Well, it isn’t as cool as it sounds. Here are a few disadvantages of selling your Word press theme on ThemeForest.

1) Theme-Lock

The major problem that ceased most of the authors from choosing ThemeForest is Theme Lock. Basically, the more features a website holds, the more it earns and gets marketed the most. The authors compete on the basis of number of themes their website have. However, when you built more and more features to your website, ThemeLock start happening. Now, here comes a question that what is ThemeLock? It’s like hanging a mobile phone. Well, not exactly hanging but somewhat like that. When a WordPress author adds features to his or her website incessantly, there comes a point when he or she gets unable to change the theme unless he or she gets back to the previous theme codes. This is known as Theme Lock.

2) Low-Quality Theme Codes

Coding is everything when you are working on WordPress, and unfortunately, ThemeForest doesn’t provide high-quality market themes that could cope with the latest practices.

One of the common market practices is to separate plugins and theme. Now, the problem with ThemeForest is that it is packed together with several themes or the plugins are included in the themes itself.

The second one is the security issue. There is a caution for you to avoid getting attracted to cheap offers displayed on ThemeForest. According to the report of WP Tavern, the Slider Revolution security problem has affected several sellers on ThemeForest.

Long Term Effects

The aforementioned problems might seem normal technical errors while working on a website. However, when these issues grow, things get out of your hand. Can you imagine working on a ThemeForest theme and after a month or two, you either face security issues or run into troubles while switching your site to another theme? Well, how come these issues get ignored so easily? It’s because consumers treat everything from software to themes and plugins as WordPress. So, anything that goes wrong, it’s a WordPress problem for them.

What are the ThemeForest Alternatives?

After reading what I just wrote, you must be thinking about some alternatives. Well, it’s obvious. Have a look at three recommended alternatives.

Genesis Framework, as the name indicates, is built on child themes. Even though it is easy to work with, you need to learn some codes, especially for filters and actions.

If you want to get rid of coding and just enjoy working, go for Headway. It is an awesome option for beginners.

Elegant Themes is the best option for those who want simple yet graceful themes. It is also a good option for beginners, and Divi is its most popular and easiest theme among all.

Tagged : script / themeforest / wordpress

How to make huge money using Amazon and drop shipping

by Shadab DurraniFebruary 20, 2017February 20, 2017FeaturedLeave a Comment

Everyone dreams of becoming rich, but only a few succeed. Have you ever thought about drop shipping via Amazon, but the secrets to getting there are vague? In this article, we will tell you how to earn a big chunk of money by using Amazon drop shipping and leverage its power. Believe it or not, you can earn up to $15,000 in six to twelve months. We have prepared for you a simple four-step guide, but it needs patience and work. Remember, you can’t be a millionaire overnight and only practice makes a man perfect. It may seem a tedious process, but month after month, you will be leveraged.

Create Your Account

The first step is to make an account on Amazon. Since you are here to sell, make a seller account which is further divided into the individual and professional account types. For the new sellers, things get twice easier with an individual account. First, because it’s free, and second, it only asks to pay for the items you will sell. So, what’s the difference between the two? Well, the professional account is like a premium account for which you have to pay $40/month to enjoy the additional features. However, a common aspect is that a list of unlimited products can be posted through both the accounts.

Search for Low-Cost Drop shippers

Now, here comes the secret we were talking about. The successful Amazon sellers look for cheap drop shipping suppliers to reduce their delivery cost. There are multiple suppliers available, but the best ones are hard to find. Have a look at the possible options.

• worldwidebrands.com
• doba.com
• salehoo.com
• inventorysource.com
• wholesalecentral.com

All of these are cheap sources, but we suggest you go for Salehoo. It is the most reliable and trusted source, and the most successful sellers on Amazon use it. The reviews of existing sellers enhance one’s trust in their service. Unlike Salehoo, most of the cheap suppliers have limited marketing budgets, so they reduce the cost of their items to balance their sales. So, subscribe to Salehoo today and boost your business.

Research Supplier Catalog

Once you have found a cheap supplier, you have got to look into the supplier catalog for low-cost and high-selling items that can be shipped. What earns you a handsome amount of profit is the difference between the supplier and Amazon cost. Look into the prices of the items the Salehoo suppliers are offering and the cost of the same product on Amazon. You will find a huge difference. The Amazon price is usually twice that of Salehoo. This is how Amazon drop shipping increases your bank balance.

Prepare the In-Dept Description for Amazon Posting

The last step tests your marketing skills. After finding the product to drop ship, you have to write an SEO-optimized title and in-depth description that could rank high on Amazon posting. Keep in mind that you clearly describe your policies and details of the products. As a beginner, asking your friends and acquaintances to buy from you and review lately, can serve as an icing on the cake.

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10 Awesome Plugins to Let You Share Your WordPress Posts on Social Media Automatically

by Shadab DurraniDecember 2, 2016March 20, 2018Wordpress1 Comment

So you have the best site or blog? Well, even if you do, it can still be hard to maintain a following and carry on attracting visitors if you don’t have social media presence. Content marketing is of prime importance for a successful website or blog. It may add a bit of cost and time to make relevant posts and sometimes you might just forget to update social media accounts. You need to make sure that you content is easily discovered and shared via social media which increases traffic and engagement.

Fortunately, there are many WordPress plugins that automatically shares your posts to social media as soon as you click publish. The plugins that we have gathered will simply automate and streamline the process for you along with providing you with some handy and useful features. Each of these plugins either have similar or varied functions.

You can decide for yourself which one is most workable for you. If you are someone who has a WordPress blog or website, then you should definite give one of these plugins a shot:

1. OnlyWire

OnlyWire is among the pioneering tools when it comes to automatic social sharing. It integrates with your site’s RSS feed and automatically converts the entries into social media posts. A free account allows you to share to four social media accounts using one RSS feed. In case you want to share up to 50 networks and 3 RSS feeds, then you can upgrade to a Premium account by paying $4.99 per month.

2. NextScripts Social Networks Auto Poster (SNAP)

This is a great multi-featured plugin that allows you to post to over 27 social networks. Along with Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, it also integrates with blogging platforms such as Livejournal and Tumblr. However, you need remember that social networks such as Google+ and Pinterest need an API Library setup which only works with the Pro version with a one-time payment.

One of the dominant features is conversion of categories and tags to hashtags when posting to Twitter. It also allows you to automatically import Facebook comments to WordPress comments and customize message formatting for each network.

3. CoSchedule

CoSchedule is basically an editorial calendar app that comes with a plugin for WordPress and allows you to schedule posts in a calendar view. You can hand le both blog and social media posts from one simple interfaces. The drag and drop feature allows you to reschedule a post easily. It makes social sharing and scheduling posts easy.

You can use this plugin for a multi-user WordPress site since it has a team feature. It allows the users to interact inside each blog post entry in the calendar. You can use it for free for 14 days and after it requires and upgrade with a solo plan that starts from $19. The free version contains all the basic functions but you can only integrate it with five different accounts whereas the paid version comes with support for extra social networks and extra team members.

4. Pinterest Automatic Pin WordPress Plugin

This WordPress Plugin is for you if you are someone who pin lots of images from their posts on Pinterest. As soon as you publish a post, all the images get automatically pinned to your Pinterest account.

It comes with one drawback. It has no free version but the paid version is just a one-time payment of $16. It allows you to pin from both thumbnails and featured images and pin unlimited images along with integrating with WooCommerce and delaying or scheduling pins.

5. Jetpack

Jetpack provides you with a suite of WordPress enhancement features such as revamped comment system and improved statistics. It is a standard post-to-post conversion but comes with an added advantage of immense accessibility and sensibility. One drawback is that it doesn’t work with Google+ or Pinterest as they are API service.

6. Revive Old Post

If you have been blogging or running a website for quite some time, then you probably have some content gat need no editing at all before presenting in front of a new audience. It sure takes up a lot of time to search through archives which is why Revive Old Post automates the process of sharing old post to different social network accounts. Now this plugin event integrates with LinkedIn along with Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter. It works even if you have multiple social accounts.

It doesn’t allow you to edit posts that you send to your accounts but this plugin works well if you want your content to be visible with various social networks. With the Free version, you can only automate twitter accounts. It has three paid upgrades: Personal Upgrade, Business Upgrade and Marketer Package. You can choose according to your needs. It is money well spent.

7. WordPress to Buffer

In case you have Buffer account, this WordPress plugin is just perfect for you. It allows you to do your social sharing without letting you do it manually. WordPress to Buffer simply automates the process of pushing your new posts into Buffer. This plugin requires authentication to work along with a technical set up before it is good to function. The basic free version works with most social media networks like LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook and Twitter but in case you want to publish it to Pinterest, you have to upgrade to paid Pro version.

8. MicroBlog Poster

MicroBlog Poster lets you connect multiple accounts from each kind of social media account including Tumblr, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. Other networks it works with are Blogger, Plurk, Instapaper, Vkontakte and Delicious. Along with posting new content, it lets you post old content too. You can even schedule social media posts already published. For all this, you have to pay zero money.

9. HYPESocial Buffer

HYPESocial Buffer contains tons of features and integrates well with WordPress. It gives you the liberty of managing your website, blog and multiple social media accounts with just one single interface. Some of the additional features consist of automated URL shortening and custom scheduling.

It comes with 3 kinds of license that are paid. The ‘Personal’ license supports one website and for one year. Secondly, ‘small business’ license is good for two more websites. Finally, the ‘agency’ license works with unlimited sites.

10. HYDRAVid Syndicate

HYDRAVid Syndicate is web-based software that works with WordPress plugin and let you syndicate unlimited videos and posts on unlimited social media and video websites. Not only will you utilize HydraVid Syndicate to instantly and automatically post to an unlimited number of social sharing sites PLUS Instantly post to a guaranteed network of 250+ aged websites.

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