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How to Prepare Your Site for Gutenberg and WordPress 5.0?

19th March 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa Leave a Comment

Have you been thinking about launching Gutenberg on your WordPress.org website (and finally using the block editor)? Are you worried about the possible implications that it could have on your site?

Gutenberg and WordPress 5.0, aka “Bebo”, has been featured in the news so much lately, it’s hard to get away from it. For many people, it has been the cause of debates and headaches along the way.

Since it was launched back in December 2018, people are slowly starting to see the benefits of using Gutenberg. And as it’s part of a long-term plan for your entire site, we know that it’s here to stay.

But a lot of people are nervous about using it. Are you one of them?

If you are unsure whether to implement Gutenberg now, or you would rather start making the transition carefully without causing any problems on your site, then read on.

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Restaurant SEO: How to Optimise Your Restaurant (or Café) Website & Attract More Hungry Diners

5th March 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa Leave a Comment

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For many local businesses, competition is intense. And for restaurant and café owners out there, it’s no different. They face constant challenges to attract diners to their premises.

The big chains tend to dominate the search traffic so the smaller, local restaurants (and cafes) might feel like they are having a hard time trying to compete.

However, what I do find is the majority of these smaller restaurant websites could be a lot better and actually have more potential than they might think.

They focus on 3rd party sites like TripAdvisor or Yelp instead, which means they have little control and face more competition with other restaurants and cafes.

With the help of an effective and structured restaurant SEO strategy, this can translate to better search results, drive more relevant traffic to your website and fill up your dining room with hungry guests.

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How to Use Quora for SEO & Content Marketing

21st February 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa 2 Comments

If you are not familiar with Quora, it is the largest online question and answer platform, where people (mostly) ask genuine questions and receive answers from those who have the knowledge and expertise about that particular topic.

It sounds very simple but, since its launch in 2009, it has grown into a huge platform with over 300 million monthly unique users. And because of that, it can be an absolute goldmine for SEO and content marketing.

How to Set Up Google Analytics Goals & Track Conversions?

26th January 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa Leave a Comment

How are you currently tracking your website’s online goals?

Sure, you can look at the number of sessions, bounce rate and your most popular landing pages via Google Analytics. But let’s face it, they should not be your main goals.

And if that applies to you, then you are missing out on important data such as conversion rate.

They are the important data that will define your business, so if you have not set up Google Analytics goals or you don’t know if you have done it correctly, you need to read this post.

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‘A Little History of Philosophy’ by Nigel Warburton – Book Review [Video]

25th February 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa Leave a Comment

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Have you ever thought about the topic of philosophy and how it can help you as a person, spouse, parent, business owner, employee, etc.?

You’d think that I would focus my readings more on topics such as business, marketing and personal development.

But reading about philosophy can have an indirect impact on all of those and more, so it was time for me to get right into.

To get me started with the topic of philosophy, I picked up ‘A Little History of Philosophy’ by Nigel Warburton.

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NordVPN Review: A VPN Provider That You’ll Love

22nd January 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa 2 Comments

If you have been searching for a VPN (virtual private network) or you’ve heard about it, you may have noticed that there are a lot of VPN providers out there to choose from.

One name that is consistently mentioned is NordVPN, and as I have been a customer since 2016 I figured that it’s about time I put together a review of NordVPN and how it has helped to protect me online.

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35 Things I Have Learnt in 2018

23rd January 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa 2 Comments

As 2018 ends, it’s time to look back at what I have learnt and what are my achievements over the past year.

Even though I have shared things I have learnt in my first year of business, not only a lot has changed since then, but I have also learnt a heck of a lot too.

StudioPress Review: Why Use StudioPress, Genesis & their Themes for Your WordPress Site?

23rd January 2019 - By Ahmed Khalifa Leave a Comment

The fact that there are tens of thousands of WordPress themes to choose from means that it’s a great time to be a WordPress user, as you are spoilt for choices.

But with that benefit comes the difficulty of deciding which one to go for.

Not only are they all vying for your attention, but the last thing you want to do is to unknowingly pick a low-quality, badly-maintained theme which will hold back your site.

So where do you start?