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How to do Affiliate Marketing Without a Website or Following
For years, the “gurus” have told us the same story: if you want to make money online, you must build a website. They tell you to buy a domain, figure out hosting, install WordPress, and spend weeks tweaking your “About Me” page until it’s perfect. I tell you to do that too. Haha. But only
7 Essential WordPress Plugins for Your Website in 2026
I have had many conversations with clients over the years about plugins… most of them fairly difficult. Usually, when I take on a new client, they are already months or years into their business and website journey. They’ve either DIY’d everything so far or paid an assistant who doesn’t know web design or SEO well
The Ultimate WordPress Website Maintenance Checklist for 2026
Think of your WordPress website like a physical storefront. If you never swept the floors, fixed the leaky roof, or updated the security system, customers would eventually stop showing up—and eventually, the building might just collapse. For a website, that “collapse” looks like a hacked site, a “404 Not Found” error during a big launch,
Essential Analytics, Tracking, and Search Tools for New Websites
Okay, I know this isn’t fun, but let’s get this all set up and over with. 🙂 If you’re not entire sure what I’m talking about – it’s the tools you need to have set up for your website. Tracking, analytics, and the search tools that help search engines find you! Many new website owners
How to Pick the Right Platform for Your 2026 Website Goals
If you’ve spent any time researching how to get your business online, you’ve likely hit a wall of feature fatigue. Every platform claims to be the best, the fastest, and the easiest. But here’s the reality that most gurus won’t tell you: The “best” platform doesn’t exist—only the right platform for your specific business and
The 1-Hour Focus Block: How to Build Your Business in the Gaps of a 9-to-5
We’ve all said it. We’ve all felt it. You spend eight to nine hours giving your best energy to someone else’s dream. By the time you commute home, handle the chores, and finish dinner, your brain feels like a browser with fifty tabs open—all of them frozen. You tell yourself, “I’ll start my business this
Stop Pivoting, Start Profiting: A Mindset Guide for New Entrepreneurs
We’ve all been there. You’re late at night, scrolling through your feed, and you see it: a “proven” system that promises $10k a month with zero experience. Suddenly, the business you started last week—the one you were so excited about—feels clunky, slow, and outdated. Your heart starts racing, you reach for your credit card, and
How to Map Out Your First Sales Funnel on Paper (Before You Buy Software)
We’ve all been there. You get a spark of inspiration, you’re ready to finally launch your online business, and the first thing you do is sign up for a shiny new funnel builder and email autoresponder and this and that. You’ve got the tools, you’ve got the ambition, but then you hit a wall or
The 2026 Checklist for Setting Up a Professional Business Email
If you’re currently running your business out of a yourname@gmail.com or yourname@yahoo.com account, I have some news that might be hard to hear: In 2026, the generic Gmail email address is officially a business-killer. It’s not just about “looking professional” anymore—though that’s a huge part of it. It’s about the giant “gatekeepers” like Google and