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Mange Multiple Websites in One Place With MainWP

July 1, 2020 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

If you own or manage a few domains, and especially if your domains have subdomains, it can be difficult to manage all those sites at once. Luckily, there’s a plugin that can help you with that – MainWP. It’s a website manager that keeps track of all your WordPress websites and the updates that are available for them, and even allows you to see posts you’ve written. In this post I’ll explain what MainWP is, how to download it, install it and set it up.

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Add Free, Beautiful Stock Photos to Your WordPress Posts with Raw Pixel

June 24, 2019 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

If own a blog, one of the most important things you can add to your posts is a nice photo that represents what your post is about. There are many sites you can download photos from. Many ask you to pay, but there are also some that allow you to download stock photos for free. One of these is Rawpixel. We’ll discuss how to create an account at Rawpixel, find photos and add them to your WordPress posts.

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Become a Windows Ninja – 15 Shortcuts You Can Use to Work Faster

April 29, 2019 by Erica Martin 2 Comments

Computer mice are a great way to give your hands a break from the keyboard. The problem with them is that when you click on a link or app, it can take a longer time for that app to load. That’s why Microsoft created several keyboard shortcuts you can use to work faster. There are many keyboard shortcuts that work well for writers – here I’ll cover 15 of them.

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How to Use Draft to Publish Posts To Your Websites

February 4, 2019 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

You all know how much I love Draft – I’ve written about it in a few previous posts. One of the latest features that I’ve discovered about Draft that I love, is that you can post your drafts directly to your WordPress websites. This makes it a lot easier to publish content without having to spend a lot of time inside each WordPress website – this is useful if you have a lot of websites like I do. In this post, I’ll show you how to use Draft to publish posts to your websites. [Read more…] about How to Use Draft to Publish Posts To Your Websites

Be More Creative and Create Stunning Websites The Benefits of the Genesis Framework for Business Owners

October 15, 2018 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

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Many of the business owners I know have the Genesis Framework installed on their website. I had been holding out because it’s pricey. A while back, decided to do some research on the Genesis Framework and its benefits. After taking a good look at it, and at my budget, I finally bit the bullet and installed the Genesis Framework on my website. I bought it for my business website, ericalynnmartin.com and liked it, so I thought it might be a good idea to install it here. I liked the nice clean look it gave my business website, but I wanted a different child theme for this website. I’m happy with the choice I made, and know it could benefit other business owners’ websites, so I wanted to share my experiences and what I found out. [Read more…] about Be More Creative and Create Stunning Websites The Benefits of the Genesis Framework for Business Owners