In my previous post I shared my finding about a cool free tool named Wickeditor. It allows creating animated and interactive experiences that you can embed in your post or page. I wanted to try it first hand and let you know how it went. And also, I am sharing my Wickeditor file project in this post. And I am going to create a short tutorial with you in my next post. You can do different … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – August 2021 Roundup (#67)
September 4, 2021 By
Here's the 67th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for August 2021! I installed a default WordPress site with no plugins used ("Lite" installation) on four hosts (A2, GeekStorage, HawkHost and GlowHost). And on three hosts (A2, GeekStorage and HawkHost) I installed a heavy-loaded WordPress site with a free caching plugin, lots of plugins and the tested page flooded with content that I … [Read more...]
Create Interactive Infographics, GIFs And Simple Games On Your Site Easily And For Free with Wick Editor
August 12, 2021 By
For quite a long time I’ve been not so actively looking for a tool that can let you add interactivity to your website. There are many different tools and options but I wanted something both free and easy to use (with no coding if possible). And this is Wick Editor. What I already had for you to suggest before Wick Editor Creating image maps with clickable areas is the easiest … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – July 2021 Roundup (#66)
August 2, 2021 By
Here's the 66th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for July 2021! I installed a default WordPress site with no plugins used ("Lite" installation) on four hosts (A2, GeekStorage, HawkHost and GlowHost). And on three hosts (A2, GeekStorage and HawkHost) I installed a heavy-loaded WordPress site with a free caching plugin, lots of plugins and the tested page flooded with content that I … [Read more...]
Do Hosts Slow Down Or Put You On A Slower Server After Some Time? (3.5 mln speed test, 5 years,15 hosts)
July 19, 2021 By
You’ve probably heard of or even experienced yourself that once you start using a hosting it performs pretty well at the beginning. But after several months it looks like you are moved to a slower server. I decided to use years of my non-stop speed monitoring of 15 hosts to analyze this hypothesis. What I’ve done to analyze the speed of the hosts Took monthly average … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – June 2021 Roundup (#65)
July 5, 2021 By
Here's the 65th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for June 2021! I installed a default WordPress site with no plugins used ("Lite" installation) on four hosts (A2, GeekStorage, HawkHost and GlowHost). And on three hosts (A2, GeekStorage and HawkHost) I installed a heavy-loaded WordPress site with a free caching plugin, lots of plugins and the tested page flooded with content that I … [Read more...]
Alternative To BlueHost To Make The Site Much Faster For The Same Price (From Email Talks)
June 17, 2021 By
About a month ago I received a private message from a guy who asked for my advice on choosing a hosting that will be faster than the shared hosting they were using at that time (BlueHost). Unfortunately, the emails that I sent to the guy stay undelivered (probably because of the issues on the guy’s hosting side). That’s why I decided to publish my reply publicly. I’ve removed all the sensitive … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – May 2021 Roundup (#64)
June 1, 2021 By
Here's the 64th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for May 2021! I installed a default WordPress site with no plugins used ("Lite" installation) on four hosts (A2, GeekStorage, HawkHost and GlowHost). And on three hosts (A2, GeekStorage and HawkHost) I installed a heavy-loaded WordPress site with a free caching plugin, lots of plugins and the tested page flooded with content that I … [Read more...]
Best Opt-in Plugin: Why I Use ThriveLeads (Updated: March 2024)
May 20, 2021 By
A blog without subscribers is like friendship without old friends. If you are looking for the best opt-in plugin for your needs and budget, or just want to see the advanced features that an opt-in plugin may have, then you will find my review very useful. Update: Starting from February 2021 ThriveLeads is not offered as pay-once-use-forever single plugin anymore. You can get … [Read more...]
The Differences Between The Types Of Hosting That Go Beyond Marketing Tricks
May 19, 2021 By
There are tons of articles in the Internet devoted to “types of hosting” topic. But people still are not sure why a hosting or a hosting plan is called this way. For a person who is dealing with different hosts very often it’s pretty clear why many people are puzzled with hosting types. Before all, hosting types are not clearly determined in many ways in the hosting industry itself (e.g. “what … [Read more...]