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How to Migrate Your WordPress Website to a New Host (Without the Stress)

Whether you’re switching hosting providers for better performance, support, or pricing, moving your WordPress website to a new host might sound like a daunting task.
The good news? It doesn’t have to be.

How to boost your WordPress website’s SEO using design

This presentation delves into the relationship between design and SEO.
How to harness design effectively to improve your website’s search engine rankings and conversions.

5 Reasons why your WordPress website isn’t driving any business

Most websites fail. In fact, nearly all of them fail when trying to drive business. There are millions and millions of websites, and only a small fraction do their job correctly.

The Secrets of WordPress SEO

On October 13th 2022, I was asked to present at the Newcastle WordPress meet-up. My talk focused on one aspect of WordPress SEO that isn’t usually covered – User First SEO.

WordPress Website Design Principles #5 – Grab Attention

A fraction of a second. That’s how long you have to grab attention online. You need to make it instantly clear what your site is about, the main message and action you want someone to take.

Virtual WordPress Training Newcastle and the North East

We’re extremely experienced at delivering virtual WordPress training session. We do this every day and are here to help you get online with WordPress or publish more content. Helping you to take control of your WordPress website.

Why you need to give people something to do on your WordPress website

Don’t make me think, the title of a well-known book about website user experience design. Visitors to your website want the easiest of experience and believe it or not, they want to be told what to do.

How long does it take to learn WordPress?

It is well known that it is easy to get started with WordPress, but how long does it take to really learn WordPress and how to get the most from the worlds largest publishing platform?

WordPress Website Design Principles #4 – The Power of Colour

Colour evokes many emotions which can be used to influence positive and negative reactions. Seeing colour in different situations guides concepts and perceptions. You can use colour on your websites to instantly convey a feeling and draw in your visitor. Colour can inspire action and help consolidate your brand. Use colour to create a powerful website experience.

Why your WordPress SEO will fail without good design

Keywords, content and audiences, all-important for successful SEO. However, if your WordPress website is poorly designed your SEO efforts will fail. Find out how design impacts your WordPress SEO.

Images, WordPress, the Web and Performance

Images and WordPress is one of my most popular training sessions. Most websites have a substantial amount of images. Either in the background or sitting on main pages and posts. If you don’t set your images up correctly they are going to have a dramatic impact on your WordPress website performance.

WordPress website design principles #3 – work with the F-layout

F-layout or F-pattern. Over time viewing patterns can appear, particularly with the left to right reading. People (in the west) generally look from left to right. You can make this work to your advantage on your website.

What is a WordPress landing page and why create one

A Landing Page is a unique page someone “lands” after clicking on a search result, inbound link, call to action or advert. Find out how to create one.

WordPress Website Design Principles #2 – Use Negative Space

So what does negative space mean in relation to WordPress website design? Breath, just breath. Giving your content room to breath and giving your visitors the space to view what they need will improve the performance of your WordPress website.

Your stand alone WordPress store can prosper

I know you can and should be selling more from your WooCommerce website. Your stand alone WordPress store can sell more. With the right thought processes, consistency and long-term strategy in place, you can create a profitable online store and build your business online.

WordPress Website Design Principles #1 – Limit Choices

#1 Limiting choices. First of a set of 10 articles focusing on web design principles to incorporate into your WordPress website design project.

Highlights from WordCamp London 2019 – Bringing you the latest insight

Find out the low-down from WordCamp London 2019 and how attending affects the impact of the WordPress training I provide to you.

WordPress powers a third of the web and why it’s great news for you and your business

WordPress now powers over 1/3rd of the top 10 million sites on the web. WordPress is statistically the most successful content platform on the web. Why is this good for you?

How to sell more from your WordPress online store – part 3 of 3

This is part 3 of a 3 part series to help you get more sales from your WordPress online store. One of the most asked questions during my regular Newcastle based WordPress training sessions.

Why lazy WordPress design is bad for business

Template WordPress websites are everywhere, you can easily download a template and create an instant website. However, you will find there is always more to website creation that templates.

How to sell more from your WordPress online store – part 2 of 3

This is part 2 of a 3 part series to help you get more sales from your WordPress online store. One of the most asked questions during my regular Newcastle based WordPress training sessions.

The Benefits of Managed WordPress Hosting

This article is based on my twenty years creating and designing websites and dealing with website hosting. Website hosting can be complex. I am not going to go into all of the technical aspects of hosting and the massive range of plan, packages or prices.

How to sell more from your WordPress online store – part 1 of 3

This is one of the regular areas I cover on many of my Newcastle based WordPress training courses. Many individuals approach WP North East with an online selling issue. Part 1 of 3.

Why you shouldn’t just change your WordPress theme

Don’t make the mistake of just changing your WordPress theme without taking the time to understand how your WordPress website can be improved to provide a massive return on investment, increase traffic and conversion. A truly user-centric experience.

How to add an icon to your WordPress menu

Sometimes you might want to add an icon to your main menu or top level navigation. A symbol or graphic instead of a written link. With WordPress, this is reasonably straightforward to action.

Getting ready for Gutenberg. The new WordPress block editor.

You may or may not have heard about the big change about to come with WordPress. The new content editor currently called ‘Gutenberg’. This is a big thing in the WordPress community. Set for release towards the end of 2018, or imminently! At the time of writing, it is still in development.

How to link to a certain part of the same page in WordPress

Have you ever wanted to have a word or piece of text on your page that you want to link to another part of the same page?

Highlights from WordCamp Manchester 2018 – A WordPress Event

Find out the low-down from WordCamp Manchester 2018 and how attending affects the impact of the WordPress training I provide to you.

5 WordPress SEO myths busted and what you absolutely need to do

There are many myths and misdirection around WordPress and SEO. Just using WordPress for your website isn’t enough for a great SEO strategy. So I’m going to attempt to clear up some of the regular misconceptions.

Avoid these mistakes on your first WordPress website set up

Having worked with WordPress for over 8 years and delivering WordPress training to many businesses and individuals I’ve developed a checklist and process to streamline and create the best first stage WordPress set up for every WordPress website I create. Find out the mistakes to avoid.

5 Star Feedback from our WordPress Traning Sessions

"Belinda [WP North East] was extremely patient and understanding. I now have a much better understanding of WordPress and I'm not so afraid to use the various elements to achieve a website that would better serve the company. Belinda is knowledgeable, kind and calm. The perfect trainer for someone like me, a little nervous of technology and lacking in confidence when it comes to using an unfamiliar programme . Thank you."
Automotive Firm, North Yorkshire

"Belinda [WP North East] prepared thoroughly in advance for each session, asking questions about my expectations, so that no training time was wasted. Her instruction was clear and very informative and she was prepared to accommodate my specific requirements taking a flexible approach to content during a couple of sessions enabling me to successfully launch my first website on schedule."
K. Welford. Designer

"Most useful part of the training was to have a deep understanding about the system
[WordPress] and how to integrate plugins and themes."
H. Zhao. Entrepreneur

""I would highly recommend Belinda's [WP North East) WordPress one-to-one training. I needed help developing an existing wordpress site. She not only helped me do this but made sure I had the knowledge to do further work on my own. She is very patient, straight to the point, doesn't mess around and is very easy to work with. She will start from wherever your level of skill is and make sure you understand what she is teaching before moving on. Excellent!"
Angela Fenwick Photography