6 Ways Small Business Owners Can Get Their Employees to Use AI
One of the most pivotal innovations that artificial intelligence offers small businesses is the ability to change the rules of engagement — a more level playing field. And its adoption in this size ca ...
WordPress Contributors Demand Transparency and Objective Guidelines for Listings on Recommended Hosting Page
WordPress’ Recommended Hosting page is a hotly contested piece of online real estate, and has recently come into focus again following the removal of SiteGround from the listings. When the change was ...
OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety, White House says
AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Meta Platforms (META.O) have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help ...
Google Is Testing An AI Tool That Can Write News Articles
Google is testing a tool that uses AI to write news stories and has started pitching it to publications, according to a new report from The New York Times. The tech giant has pitched the AI tool to Th ...
Former Google Recruiter’s No. 1 Resume Red Flag: ‘There’s Zero Chance You’re Going To Move Forward’
Writing a powerful resume can seem like an art form in and of itself. And when doing so, there are various don’ts to keep in mind: Don’t misspell words. Don’t go over two pages. Don’t write a list of ...
Small Businesses to Congress: Prioritize Passing the Main Street Tax Certainty Act this Congress
“Passing the Main Street Tax Certainty Act would stop an enormous tax increase currently scheduled to strike small businesses at the end of 2025,” said Brad Close, NFIB President. “The 20% Small Busin ...
Experts Say This Is the Key to Marketing a Mom and Pop Business
Marketing opportunities are endless, but marketing budgets are finite. Is it better for a mom-and-pop business to put money into online and social media marketing, or to invest in real-life sponsorshi ...
The Impact of Technology On Personal Finances
Technology has transformed how we interact, work, and even handle money. From mobile banking applications to digital budgeting tools, technology has changed the financial landscape, giving customers u ...
Content Marketing In 2023: The Ultimate Guide
Content marketing is a strategy that utilizes a wide variety of channels, including social media, websites, videos, infographics, podcasts and blogs, to attract potential customers. By creating, publi ...
How To Leverage An Omnichannel Marketing Strategy To Reach Your Audience Wherever They Are
The data shows that omnichannel marketing strategies have power. When implemented successfully, they increase ad-driven store visits by 80%. With consumers relying more on their mobile devices and exp ...
For Many Small-Business Owners, a Necessary Shift to Digital Payments
The number of Americans who say they are “cashless” has jumped in the last five years. Forty-one percent of Americans said they did not use cash for their purchases in a typical week in 2022, up from ...
How Can Small Local Service Businesses Use AI To Improve Their Digital Marketing?
When many of us hear how AI will change the world – particularly digital marketing – our thoughts (and occasionally fears) drift towards how big organizations will use machines to do the work of legio ...
Small Businesses, Big Opportunities
More than 70% of business owners want to originate digitally, and often the only easy way to do that is with a personal account, as banks have lagged on digital originations for businesses with multip ...
4 Ways To Save On Cooling Costs As A Dangerous Heat Wave Grips Millions Of Americans
As millions of Americans across the country grapple with scorching heat, experts are offering tips for saving money amid record-breaking temperatures.
Gutenberg 16.1 Introduces Pattern Creation and Library, Adds Distraction Free Mode to Site Editor
Gutenberg 16.1 was released this week, debuting of the Pattern Library, which coincides with reusable blocks getting renamed to synced patterns. Users can now create and manage their own patterns that ...
Small Businesses Face Economic Strain Even With Loyal Patrons
Brand loyalty is one thing, but when that loyalty is directed at a small business, it stands to benefit an entire community...The relationship between a small business and its customers is unique — ra ...
Finding the Perfect Audience for Your Business on Social Media
Both Facebook and YouTube boast well over 2 billion global users each, with TikTok and Instagram both having over a billion each. This variety of social media platforms has completely evolved our onli ...
What Is The Purpose Of Content Marketing?
As founder and CEO of a full-service digital marketing agency, I’ve seen firsthand how successful content marketing can be for businesses. I’ve also seen how so many companies get it wrong. So, what i ...
Meetup: Brass Ring CEO Takes Over As Organizer for WordPress Web Help Group
WordPress Web Help is a 900 member San Diego-based Meetup.com group that offers a "a friendly and easy way for folks to get help with their WordPress website where we can share questions and answers, ...
How Worrying About Money Can Affect Your Health
Worrying about money can affect you in more ways than you may realize. New research has found that the risks of several significant health problems increase when people are worried about their financi ...
How SBA Loans Can Help Your Small Business
Whether you’re seeking financial help for your small business in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or simply wondering how to obtain financing to expand, a loan from the Small Business A ...
Prepare Your Small Business for a Potential Downturn with a Few Strategic Steps
Whether you’ve been in business for quite some time or your endeavor is relatively new, preparing for revenue ebbs and flows is key for long term profitability and growth.
Google Now Lets You Request The Removal Of Search Results That Contain Personal Data
Google is releasing a tool that makes it easier to remove search results containing your address, phone number and other personally identifiable information,
4 Ways Small Business Owners Can Prepare to Weather All Phases of the Business Cycle
Here are four things small business owners can do to set themselves up for success in an unfavorable economic environment.
Governor Announces $1.1 Billion in Small Business Support Coming to California
Published: Sep 21, 2022 You can find the entire article HERE on California's Office of the Governor website. U.S. Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative will increase small business ...
Do I Need an SSL Certificate? How SSL Can Protect Your Site
Most websites collect information from their users, whether it’s through contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, or online sales. Especially if online transactions happen on your site, the last th ...
Jetpack Performance Team Takes Over WP Super Cache Development
WP Super Cache, one of the oldest and most widely used static caching plugins for WordPress, is changing hands. After 15 years, the plugin’s author, Donncha Ó Caoimh, is handing over maintenance ...
26 Major Brands with WordPress Websites
The development of WordPress as a content management system is nothing short of remarkable! Since its beginning as a blogging platform, it grew into the best multipurpose CMS used by millions of busin ...
Laura Nelson on How To Create a Profitable Newsletter
On the podcast today, we have Laura Nelson. You can listen to this episode (#41) HERE on the WPTavern website Laura is a Content Marketer at WooCommerce where she’s responsible for creating ...
WP-Optimize Plugin Accused of Cheating PageSpeed and Other Performance Testing Tools
Gijo Varghese, a developer who calls himself a “web performance enthusiast,” shocked WordPress users around the world over the weekend when he tweeted a screenshot of how WP-Optimize is expl ...
