5 Productivity Boosting Apps To Try In 2020 —

Whether you’re working as an individual, with other staff members, or are an entrepreneur, productivity can be a major challenge. As Muhammad Ali once said: “Don’t count the days. Make the days count”. Sometimes it can be hard to knuckle down and get things done. We’ve all heard our colleagues and managers telling us to get off our emails and be more productive, or quit spending so much time in meetings talking about the work, rather than doing the work. In a 2017 Harvard Business Review, Mi

5 Ways to Optimize Your Blog Posts for Conversions

Do you have a blog that generates lots of visitors per month? Do you want to convert your well-earned traffic into sales, emails, and signups? Optimizing your blog posts in the right way can have a big impact on conversions. Whilst you may find the blog posts you’re creating are interesting, if you don’t really know your target audience is or what they want to achieve, you’re not going to get them to convert. In this article, we’ll show you some simple ways to optimize your blog posts for conv

5 Social Proof Tools to Increase Website Conversions

Social proof is a marketing technique that encourages consumers to purchase your products because other people like or enjoy them. It plays on the psychological phenomenon that compels people to follow other people’s actions and do what they do because they believe it’s correct and acceptable behaviour. Are you more likely to buy a product if 500 people speak positively about it, or if the brand promoting the product says it’s good? If you’re like me, and , you’re going to put your faith in oth

The Biggest Website Mistakes You're Probably Making

You’ve invested blood, sweat and tears into creating an amazing product or service – so why are you struggling to make sales? The truth is, if you really do have something awesome to offer and you haven’t priced it out of the market, there’s only one thing to blame…your website. Yes, we know that’s harsh and not what you want to hear, but we’re nothing if not bold when it comes to dishing out hard truths. The good news is, having a poorly performing website is something that you can sort out on

Phishing attacks for the COVID-19 era: What to look out for

Despite the devastating recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus, phishing attacks continue to drag us and our businesses down. So how exactly do COVID-19 related phishing attacks work? Cybercriminals have taken it upon themselves to wreak havoc and feed off the fears people have about the virus. Emails are being sent that ask their targets to open attachments containing information about the latest coronavirus statistics or news. Or, they claim to be from legitimate companies offering informat

Bluehost vs Hostgator: The Ultimate Comparison In 6 Steps

Whether you’re looking for your first web host or you already have a website and want to switch providers, the process can be quite daunting. There are a lot of options, so it’s no wonder it can be difficult to decide. BlueHost and HostGator are two of the biggest hosting companies on the market. This is why we decided to sign up for both to create this 6 step comparison of what they have to offer. So that you can choose the best hosting option. As of April 2020, BlueHost was the host of choic

7 Proven Ways to Make Money Online in 2020 (+ Pros & Cons)

In 2020, it’s entirely possible to earn a living by making money from your website. Whether you want to earn a bit of pocket money or make a full-time career out of your website, earning money from your website is a very popular thing to do. The thing is, you don’t need to run an online store, selling products and services, in order to make money. In fact, some of the most profitable websites are those that don’t sell products. That’s not to say you can’t create your own online store and make

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Explained

In many of my VPN reviews, you’ll notice I mention AES-256 encryption. In fact, if you’re doing any kind of research into VPNs, or internet privacy, you’re probably going to come across this term quite a lot. I’m going to explain what Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) actually is (as simply as I can). AES is used by technology giants everywhere. Whether it’s Microsoft, Apple, etc. AES is the most fundamental cryptographic algorithm around. However, I imagine right now none of that makes any se

Video game statistics | | Gaming news and reviews

2018 was reportedly a record breaking year for the video gaming industry. According to video game statistics, in 2014 there were around 1.82 billion gamers worldwide. In 2019 the estimate is 2.47 billion, increasing to over 2.7 billion by 2021. We wanted to take a look at who gamers are across the world. What games are going to make it big and why. How many people play video games. The most played genre in video gaming, etc. We’re going to dive into some very interesting gaming facts and stati