Articles written for my apprentices showing them the basics of building a niche website for fun and profit. The first one is at the bottom, newest at the top.
In the last week 3 people have written to me asking for advice about their Amazon affiliate sites. Their stories were all the same - they've been working hard, building their sites, getting links, but hit a ceiling they couldn't seem to smash.
14. Quick guide to adding YouTube videos to your Wordpress site without ending up with some horrid tiny square that doesn't obey your commands.
13. Don't clog up the internet with your giant images. Cut them to the right size, then compress them. It's easy, free, and doesn't take very long. Your pages will load faster and you'll make more money.
12. All the things you need to consider before pressing 'publish' on that niche site page or post.
11. A table of contents tells your readers what they can expect from an article, and provides instant jump-links so they can quickly find what they want.
10. Some tips and tricks for when using Wordpress's editor to format your posts and pages.
9. What's the difference between a post and a page? Does it matter which I use for my niche website? Answers with the help of Gwyneth Paltrow.
8. How to set up Yoast SEO to help you optimise your niche website to do well in search engine results.
7. Some things you can set up in the early days of your niche site empire that will help you out a lot later on.
6. Starting to think about getting the attention of other websites - even if ours is a couple of half-built pages.
5. Trying to keep our Wordpress sites secure, plus spotting scams involving domains and SEO.
1. Why use Wordpress to build a niche site? What is a child theme? What's the best theme for a niche site?