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I'm a NameHero team member, and an expert on WordPress and web hosting. I've been in this industry since 2008. I've also developed apps on Android and have written extensive tutorials on managing Linux servers. You can contact me on my website WP-Tweaks.com!
As I write this, half my SEO news feeds are filled with how to optimize articles for “Google Web Stories”. Everyone wants to know how they can create stories, and how they can use them to increase their SEO rankings. We see this pattern each time Google issues a new shiny object in SEO, and […]
In September 2019, Google introduced a bunch of changes to how outbound links can be contextualized to better help search engines understand their intent. Specifically, the “sponsored” attribute was supposed to really shake things up, giving people an opportunity to pay for inbound links in a transparent manner, without running afoul of Google, and without […]
I’m always experimenting with different tools – CDNs, WAFs, proxy servers, and yes, SEO packages. Based on what I’ve seen so far, most SEO tools are simply not worth it. Even the Google search console, which is free, and presumably the most authoritative is of only limited value. Best-case scenario, I would only pay for […]
NameHero uses cloud technology for its web hosting, which is a big difference compared to how hosting providers usually implement such services. Instead of a single dedicated server running a fixed number of accounts, cloud hosting pools together the resources of multiple machines, and runs the applications in virtual containers that are easy to move […]
As I’m writing this, entire swathes of people are shut in due to the COVID pandemic. And from what we’ve seen so far, there is a record number of individuals who are hosting for the first time. So it was apt that NameHero recently rolled out its website builder, specifically for newbies with no experience […]
Web hosting can be quite a daunting concept for a beginner. It’s a lot to wrap your head around – domain registration, hosting, website builders, WordPress, and more. It’s no wonder that people are intimidated and go for potentially sub-optimal solutions like Wix or other services that lock you into a provider with high fees! […]
Cloudflare can be used in innovative ways to improve the performance of your site. The most obvious use-case is of course, the caching of static assets, but there are so many other functionalities. For example, page rules are some of the most impactful features that Cloudflare offers. We can use them for caching, forwarding, disabling […]
WordPress 5.5 is scheduled for release on the 11th of August 2020. While it’s still almost a couple of weeks away, here’s a quick rundown of the major changes to expect. There’s no doubt about it – this is a major release, and it’s only the second one in 2020. As always, the changes fall […]
Shared hosting has the limitation that your resources aren’t dedicated to you alone. You’re always “sharing” them with someone else. So when you see “X GB” RAM on a shared hosting specifications page, it’s understood that you won’t be getting all of that for yourself. Providers have to juggle resources to constantly ensure that each […]
Just because Google introduces something new, doesn’t mean that it’s automatically good for us as website owners. Aside from the fact that they’re not omniscient and can make mistakes, there’s a question of conflict of interest. I know the “right” answer is to say that you create websites to serve the needs of your visitors, […]