Ecommerce marketing budget: Plan for success
May 09, 2025 11min Read If you’re running an ecommerce business, you know that marketing is the lifeblood of your brand. But the big question is: how much should you spend on marketing,…
Top 20 automation trends for 2025
May 06, 2025 Once a niche effort, automation has now become a business priority. Not only does it streamline operations – it has also proven effective in improving product quality and even customer…
Complete Guide to Speculative Loading in WordPress
WordPress 6.8 introduced a highly requested feature: Speculative Loading. But what exactly is it, and how does it affect your website? In simple terms, and in WordPress specifically, it’s a technique that makes…
Building an LLM-Optimized Linux Server on a Budget
As advancements in machine learning continue to accelerate and evolve, more individuals and small organizations are exploring how to run language models (LLMs) like DeepSeek, LLaMA, Qwen and others on their home servers. This…
DeepSeek Local: How to Self-Host DeepSeek (Privacy and Control)
By following this guide, you will be able to successfully self-host your preferred DeepSeek model on a home lab or home office server, harnessing the potential of these AI models in a private and…
Install DeepSeek on Linux in 3 Minutes
DeepSeek, founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, is a Chinese artificial intelligence company that develops open-source large language models (LLMs). Their flagship model, DeepSeek-R1, is gaining popularity for its advanced reasoning capabilities, with…
10 best v0 by Vercel alternatives to build web apps
Apr 25, 2025 Ariffud M. 10min Read v0 by Vercel is an AI tool that turns natural language prompts into production-ready React and Tailwind CSS code. It streamlines the process of building user…
pfSense: Optimizing PHP-FPM for Long-Term Web UI Performance
I’m sharing these PHP-FPM tweaks for pfSense publicly to solicit feedback and help anyone exploring similar optimizations. There may be more efficient methods or edge cases I haven’t covered. I welcome any suggestions,…
B2C ecommerce: Your ultimate guide to online success
Apr 24, 2025 Jordana A. 12min Read B2C ecommerce, or business-to-consumer ecommerce, involves selling products or services directly to individual customers online. The numbers speak volumes: Statista projects global retail ecommerce sales to…
Ecommerce website cost: a 2025 breakdown
Apr 18, 2025 12min Read Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur with big dreams or an established brand planning a website, you’ll need to make key decisions that fit your budget and goals. Should…
10 Best WordPress Remote Backup Plugins and Tools 2025
We all know how important it is to back up our data regularly. Disk drives fail, databases crash, and human error or bad actors can wreak havoc when you least expect it. Hurricanes,…
How I Chose the Best Managed Network Switch for My Home Lab
Recently, I started the process of upgrading my home network to give myself more room to experiment and grow. The first major step was replacing my router with a new firewall appliance, which…
The Complete Guide to Removing Elementor Upsells
Elementor is a powerful tool for building WordPress websites, but its dashboard can sometimes feel cluttered with upsell ads and prompts for premium features. In this guide, I’ll show you how to remove…
Stop WordPress from Creating Extra Cropped Image Sizes
Whenever you upload an image to your WordPress site through the media library, it automatically creates and stores multiple additional versions of that image. If your site doesn’t utilize these extra image sizes,…
How to make money on Instagram? I asked 5 creators to find out
Dec 04, 2024 12min Read Travel vloggers get to stay in nice hotels, eat at fancy restaurants, and fly around the world on someone else’s dollar. Influencers have brands lining up to send…
50 Top ‘Internet of Things’ Security Solutions
A couple of months years back, I decided to maintain a list of companies that offer IoT (internet of things) security tools and solutions, which you can find below. Please don’t hesitate to…
Best Magento 2 extensions to enhance your store’s functionality
Nov 29, 2024 12min Read Magento 2 is an open-source eCommerce platform that helps businesses and developers create online stores. In addition to its core features, users can install extensions to add more…
How to use WordPress: A complete guide to build a WordPress website
Nov 26, 2024 Jordana A. 21min Read You’ve chosen WordPress to build your website because it’s free, versatile, and highly flexible, thanks to its open-source nature. But there’s a catch: WordPress is known…