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Hi, I have been working on my site gadgetinvestigator.com for almost 2 months now and I have only produced 4 posts, which is very poor.
I have been struggling to think o
Hi Gregory,
Do you have a hobby you passionate about? That is currently what I will be writing about. I don't think you should delete a site. that is time and money. If anything you sell the domain name,
Also here are 3 ideas I read about that many affiliate push. They are referred to as evergreen Markets because people will always need them. I do not have ant experience them. But it's in food for thought. 1. Money 2. Health 3. Relationships
I say keep the domain while starting over with a new one. Who knows, maybe you’ll have a spark of creativity and will want to post something on your gadgets website again. It won’t hurt you at all to keep it. Besides, the more the website ages, the more worth it’ll acquire. Just sit and think on it before making any rash descisions.
I let one of my sites go after a few months. Maybe you could start a new site and see how that goes without deleting your gadgets one. Sit on it awhile and see if you get some inspiration.
I would keep the site still as you have done some good work on it and go back to it later and you might feel like doing some more posts. But there is nothing wrong with starting on a new website.
Made a mistake, should I start over?
Hi, I have been working on my site gadgetinvestigator.com for almost 2 months now and I have only produced 4 posts, which is very poor.
I have been struggling to think o
Had a site before joining WA which I am not over happy about, but will move it acro9ss to be hosted, in the hope that I can re visit it.
Hi Gregory,
Do you have a hobby you passionate about? That is currently what I will be writing about. I don't think you should delete a site. that is time and money. If anything you sell the domain name,
Also here are 3 ideas I read about that many affiliate push. They are referred to as evergreen Markets because people will always need them. I do not have ant experience them. But it's in food for thought. 1. Money 2. Health 3. Relationships
I say keep the domain while starting over with a new one. Who knows, maybe you’ll have a spark of creativity and will want to post something on your gadgets website again. It won’t hurt you at all to keep it. Besides, the more the website ages, the more worth it’ll acquire. Just sit and think on it before making any rash descisions.
I let one of my sites go after a few months. Maybe you could start a new site and see how that goes without deleting your gadgets one. Sit on it awhile and see if you get some inspiration.
I would keep the site still as you have done some good work on it and go back to it later and you might feel like doing some more posts. But there is nothing wrong with starting on a new website.
I read recently that my rank on Google could be affected because I'm based in the UK and I'm targeting a UK Audience, but my website host is based in USA. If so is it a major
Gregory,
Where your website is hosted is not as important as understanding the differences between using Google for a local audience as opposed to a Global crowd. I won't say it has no bearing but this information may help.
Here are 2 Webinars from Jay that may help you with your web presence; Local SEO 2018: Local Business Listings and this one on Google My Business Local SEO 2018: Google My Business Let me know if they help, my best,
Gary
Thank-You for your help, but the videos are about something different.
Because I am based in the UK and my hosting is miles away in the USA apparently this can affect my rank in Google.
Gregory,
I was not trying to be evasive, I was just trying to get you to understand some important Google mechanics over speed.
The location that you are hosting your website from will perform better the closer it is geographically to your audience.
So from an SEO perspective, you will, in fact, get better Google ranking by hosting on quality servers there in the UK.
Most folks here at WA tend to be cash-strapped and try to take advantage of the free hosting.
I was trying to assist with that in mind.
I hope this helps,
Gary
Thank-You very much for helping me with this. This has answered my question very well.
Thank-You
Gregory,
You are quite welcome, I have built and repaired networks for many years.
If you ever have any other technical questions I can usually find you some sort of resolution.
Be well,
Gary
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Can wa hosting affect google rankings?
I read recently that my rank on Google could be affected because I'm based in the UK and I'm targeting a UK Audience, but my website host is based in USA. If so is it a major
Gregory,
Where your website is hosted is not as important as understanding the differences between using Google for a local audience as opposed to a Global crowd. I won't say it has no bearing but this information may help.
Here are 2 Webinars from Jay that may help you with your web presence; Local SEO 2018: Local Business Listings and this one on Google My Business Local SEO 2018: Google My Business Let me know if they help, my best,
Gary
Thank-You for your help, but the videos are about something different.
Because I am based in the UK and my hosting is miles away in the USA apparently this can affect my rank in Google.
Gregory,
I was not trying to be evasive, I was just trying to get you to understand some important Google mechanics over speed.
The location that you are hosting your website from will perform better the closer it is geographically to your audience.
So from an SEO perspective, you will, in fact, get better Google ranking by hosting on quality servers there in the UK.
Most folks here at WA tend to be cash-strapped and try to take advantage of the free hosting.
I was trying to assist with that in mind.
I hope this helps,
Gary
Thank-You very much for helping me with this. This has answered my question very well.
Thank-You
Gregory,
You are quite welcome, I have built and repaired networks for many years.
If you ever have any other technical questions I can usually find you some sort of resolution.
Be well,
Gary
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I have tried everything to reduce the size of my featured image, but when I do, it don't alter the image size it just makes the image appear to be blurry. The image on the act
Wonder if the answer could be the theme, not over happy with mine, but am making do while I learn, then I will be able to experiment.
I think PeterZ1 is right. I deleted my first site due to this problem and got myself into a real pickle. Now I am learning how to change themes by using the move button. Hope this helps.
I believe this has to do with the theme itself. The featured image is just made to appear in the size it's currently appearing. Because probably when you try to resize it just shows a pixeled image of the resized image but with the same size as it normally would?
I'm using a free plugin called Elementor, it's for creating your posts and pages. Do you think this could be causing it? if so do you think I can delete the plugin without affecting my posts?
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Problems with the featured images?
I have tried everything to reduce the size of my featured image, but when I do, it don't alter the image size it just makes the image appear to be blurry. The image on the act
Wonder if the answer could be the theme, not over happy with mine, but am making do while I learn, then I will be able to experiment.
I think PeterZ1 is right. I deleted my first site due to this problem and got myself into a real pickle. Now I am learning how to change themes by using the move button. Hope this helps.
I believe this has to do with the theme itself. The featured image is just made to appear in the size it's currently appearing. Because probably when you try to resize it just shows a pixeled image of the resized image but with the same size as it normally would?
I'm using a free plugin called Elementor, it's for creating your posts and pages. Do you think this could be causing it? if so do you think I can delete the plugin without affecting my posts?
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Is it ok to use other people's youtube videos on your own site? and if so what is the best way of doing this. I'm asking this as I have seen other sites doing this, but I want
Yes, you can use other people's videos from YouTube. You'll want to tweak the embed function so the suggested videos don't appear at the end. Embed YouTube Video in WordPress
If always, it's always more safe to use original content. But when it comes to using other's YouTube videos, ask yourself one question: am I making money off of their video? If yes, than you shouldn't be using their video! If no, than you should be good. Please remember though that I'm not an attorney and am only offering advice as a friend! Definitely aska professional if it comes to that point.
Using someone else's video is only if it is used as an informational reference. But if using their video takes sales away from the creator (such as a product review video), that you'll make someone mad I'm sure!
I use other's YouTube videos as references for information - such as if I was writing about a leather couch, than the YouTube video I use might be of how leather is good on couches.
Hope this helps! Best of luck.
Hey TCC, respectfully, I think you're incorrect when it comes to YouTube videos, but absolutely correct when referring to materials posted on, say, a company website that are not on YT.
Ethically, of course, it wouldn't be appropriate to use someone else's review video although if there's a share button there, they have definitely allowed reposting.
That makes total sense - never thought about looking for the "share" button as an indication. Thanks for correcting me on this - I'll be more careful myself.
Yes, most youtube videos are created in the purpose of sharing to others. You can simply click share button and get the link, copy and paste into your article.
Hi Gregory,
Yes you can if there's a "Share" link below the bottom right of the video frame. That means the user has agreed to let people embed their videos on other websites. If they don't want that, the "share" link won't be there.
Hope this helps,
Kathee
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Is it ok to use other people's youtube videos on your own site? and if so what is the best way of doing this. I'm asking this as I have seen other sites doing this, but I want
Yes, you can use other people's videos from YouTube. You'll want to tweak the embed function so the suggested videos don't appear at the end. Embed YouTube Video in WordPress
If always, it's always more safe to use original content. But when it comes to using other's YouTube videos, ask yourself one question: am I making money off of their video? If yes, than you shouldn't be using their video! If no, than you should be good. Please remember though that I'm not an attorney and am only offering advice as a friend! Definitely aska professional if it comes to that point.
Using someone else's video is only if it is used as an informational reference. But if using their video takes sales away from the creator (such as a product review video), that you'll make someone mad I'm sure!
I use other's YouTube videos as references for information - such as if I was writing about a leather couch, than the YouTube video I use might be of how leather is good on couches.
Hope this helps! Best of luck.
Hey TCC, respectfully, I think you're incorrect when it comes to YouTube videos, but absolutely correct when referring to materials posted on, say, a company website that are not on YT.
Ethically, of course, it wouldn't be appropriate to use someone else's review video although if there's a share button there, they have definitely allowed reposting.
That makes total sense - never thought about looking for the "share" button as an indication. Thanks for correcting me on this - I'll be more careful myself.
Yes, most youtube videos are created in the purpose of sharing to others. You can simply click share button and get the link, copy and paste into your article.
Hi Gregory,
Yes you can if there's a "Share" link below the bottom right of the video frame. That means the user has agreed to let people embed their videos on other websites. If they don't want that, the "share" link won't be there.
Hope this helps,
Kathee
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I am really having problems getting the images I need for my blogs, I have tried loads of free sites and the images here at WA, but I just can't find the images I need.
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I get mine from Bing Images. https://www.bing.com
This takes you to Bing. Type, "Images" into search field.
Then, type what you want to find, into the search field and enter.
This'll bring up pix in this category.
Dear Gregory, I have not started to work on images for my website yet, So will have to refer you to WA community to answer this question. I will follow to find out how you fare and learn for my future as well.
Hello Gregory, yes the paid sites usually have the perfect images. SiteContent has over one million images that you should be able to find images that are close to what you want. Others are Unsplash, and Pixabay
do you need to use an image - can you use a quote from your article an use that to emphasise what that section is about?
what sort of images can you not get for free which will do the job?
Depending on your niche, it may be possible to the your own photos.
Also, a number of members offer images free to use, and have written about other great sites where you can obtain them.
If you type "free images" into the question bar above, you will find links to those :)
pixabay.com is a great place to start! Also boomer has a great training on it here: Free Images for a Website - Free to Use, No Attribution
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How do I get the images I need for free?
I am really having problems getting the images I need for my blogs, I have tried loads of free sites and the images here at WA, but I just can't find the images I need.
B
I get mine from Bing Images. https://www.bing.com
This takes you to Bing. Type, "Images" into search field.
Then, type what you want to find, into the search field and enter.
This'll bring up pix in this category.
Dear Gregory, I have not started to work on images for my website yet, So will have to refer you to WA community to answer this question. I will follow to find out how you fare and learn for my future as well.
Hello Gregory, yes the paid sites usually have the perfect images. SiteContent has over one million images that you should be able to find images that are close to what you want. Others are Unsplash, and Pixabay
do you need to use an image - can you use a quote from your article an use that to emphasise what that section is about?
what sort of images can you not get for free which will do the job?
Depending on your niche, it may be possible to the your own photos.
Also, a number of members offer images free to use, and have written about other great sites where you can obtain them.
If you type "free images" into the question bar above, you will find links to those :)
pixabay.com is a great place to start! Also boomer has a great training on it here: Free Images for a Website - Free to Use, No Attribution
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Had a site before joining WA which I am not over happy about, but will move it acro9ss to be hosted, in the hope that I can re visit it.