Blogger vs WordPress Blog

You know those sites where you're pretty sure the editors are inside your head—where the content speaks your language to a T and makes you LOL (and consequently share on your friend's FB pages) on a regular basis? We hope you've already met her, but in case you haven't, we'd like to introduce you to one of our major online girl crushes—Betches—a site where snark reigns supreme and the writers unapologetically share everything you're too afraid (or uncomfortable) to say out loud. 

So, it only makes sense that when we chatted with Betches Founders Samantha Fishbein, Jordana Abraham, and Aleen Kuperman, we became as obsessed with their success stories as we are with the site. Read on to see how the trio took the Wordpress blog created in their college apartment to a booming millennial medium—Oh, and did we mention two best-selling books and an Instagram following of 4.6 million (including Madonna)? Yeah, they're killing it. 

Name: Samantha FishbeinAge: 27Location: New York, NYCurrent job/company: Chief Operating Officer, Betches LLCEducation: Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University

Name: Jordana AbrahamAge: 27Location: New York, NYCurrent job/company: Chief Content Officer, Betches LLCEducation: Policy Analysis & Management, Cornell University

Name: Aleen KupermanAge: 27Location: New York, NYCurrent job/company: Chief Executive Officer, Betches LLCEducation: Biological Sciences, Cornell University

Let's start from the beginning. You met in college, and eventually conceived the idea for Betches in your dorm room. What was that initial conversation like?We actually all grew up on Long Island together and met in middle school. We happened to also go to Cornell and we were living together when we were seniors. The initial conversation about Betches, which started as a Wordpress blog, occurred around 2 a.m. when we were pretty bored and just messing around. We pretty much started it on a whim.

Ask yourself if you have it in you to deal with the uncertainty. If the answer is yes, then it's time to hustle. 

We're interested in hearing about the steps you took to start the site. Any advice for someone looking to turn a hobby into a profitable site?After we saw that the blog was kind of an overnight sensation, we were about to graduate from college and it occurred to us that we could possibly turn this into something bigger. However, we didn't hit the ground running from that moment—it was a bit more of a gradual increase over the next two years. We got a book deal with Simon & Schuster six months after we graduated, so we knew we potentially had something big that people were willing to pay us for; it was just a matter of figuring out exactly what path to take. In terms of advice, we would say that it's really important to honestly assess whether your hobby can actually be profitable, and if there is an actual demand for it. The other factor is asking yourself if you have it in you to deal with the uncertainty, and whether or not you're proactive enough to run your own b usiness. If the answers to all those things are yes, then it's time to hustle. 

What about advice on successful work relationships? What has been essential to yours?Be honest with your partners, acknowledge each other's strengths and weaknesses, and try to minimize conflict—except over the things you really believe will help the bigger picture of the company. Pettiness is a waste of everyone's time and potential money. 

What were some initial challenges you faced when launching?None of us had any formal business background and the technicalities involved in the process of launching a business can be very daunting. We really had to learn on the job and start completely from scratch in terms of what actions needed to be taken. We also had to rely on other people's expertise a lot. Training yourself to be proactive is difficult but necessary.

When did you begin to feel a shift in the site's growth? Was there a turning point where you realized this was no longer just a hobby, and it had the potential to be a full-time gig?Probably about a year after we launched, when we got our first office and redesigned our site to get off Wordpress. We were also writing our first book, "Nice is Just a Place in France," at the time. That was our first major growth phase. 

How did you market Betches at the beginning? We told one or two friends about it and they shared it on other people's Facebooks, and it spiraled from there. We never really did much marketing outside of our own channels—and still don't. 

What does a typical day look like at Betches? Is it different/the same for all of you? Brainstorming content, strategizing for new products and initiatives, meeting with people in the industry who we are working with/potentially may want to work with...It's really different every day and we're not tied to a rigid schedule at all. Whatever the day calls for!

Silencing bad ideas also leads to silencing good ones.

We often find ourselves laughing out loud when on your site (even just scrolling through the headlines), which leads us to wonder: what are your brainstorms like? What's the vibe of your office? We try to create an atmosphere where people can feel okay saying what they want—we're not ones for political correctness. We try to accept any ideas—even if they're bad—because we want our employees to feel comfortable enough to pitch anything. Silencing bad ideas also leads to silencing good ones.

When did you begin to feel like you really "made it"?When our first book became a New York Times bestseller in 2013 and we were on the Today Show.

Most recently, you've embarked on a campaign with British beauty lifestyle brand Soap & Glory called "The Future Is Still Female." How did the idea for this campaign come about?We were feeling very fired up after the election. We felt like there was a lot of hope and excitement that ended with many left frustrated and disheartened. We wanted to give our audience a platform and means to channel that frustration into something positive. We want to enact change and empower women all over the country. Election results aside, we wanted to give girls a positive message to rally behind and create a sense of unity for our fellow females. Like us, Soap & Glory is an edgy and exciting female-oriented brand, so they were natural partners for this.

How can our readers get involved with "The Future Is Still Female"?You can take an Instagram with a friend where you are making a W with your fingers, and hashtag #TheFutureIsSTILLFemale. Write an inspiring message—or a funny message—or whatever you want. And tell everyone you know to do it, too.

What are some common misconceptions/challenges you face as female tech entrepreneurs, and how will this campaign will address those misconceptions? To be honest, we don't face a ton of overt sexism in the typical sense. We are lucky to work in an industry where women are strongly represented. However, we feel that as first-time female entrepreneurs, there's a lot to learn and it can be intimidating when we face situations that are new, or there aren't many women in similar places. Sometimes "sexism" manifests as a subtle bias, but we don't find this to be a constant threat. Even though this isn't always problem for us, we know that it is for many women. We feel for that and we want to be able to spread a sense of confidence and solidarity.  

Where do you see Betches in five years?We want to be an even larger force in millennial media with new brand extensions—new apps, new product lines, ideally a TV show (which we have in the works currently), or a movie. We feel that Betches gives us the flexibility to cater to our audience in many different ways, so it's just a matter of where we apply our voice next. 

Having a sense of humor is necessary not only for the success of your business, but for life in general.

What professional achievement are you proudest of to-date, and why?We've been given so many amazing opportunities but a few that stick out are: the fact that we get to create jobs for people, building a retail operation (Shop Betches) from scratch, having two best-selling books—those are just a few.

What advice would you give your college-aged selves (the ones in the dorm room who came up with the idea for Betches)?Focus on what you're good at and get even better at it. You don't need to be good at everything; there are experts for that. Also, having a sense of humor is necessary not only for the success of the business, but for life in general.

Samantha Fishbein Is The Everygirl...

If you could have lunch with one woman, who would it it be and what would you order? Tobiko hand rolls with Meryl Streep.

Some people would be surprised to learn that...I don't understand "Game of Thrones" whatsoever. 

Jordana Abraham Is The Everygirl...

If you could have lunch with one woman, who would it it be and what would you order? I would have macaroni and cheese with Tina Fey. 

I wish I knew how to… Properly edit an Instagram picture. 

Aleen Kuperman Is The Everygirl...

If you could have lunch with one woman, who would it it be and what would you order?Spicy tuna crispy rice with Mindy Kaling.

If you could have one superpower, it would be...The ability to not overpack!

Source: How the Betches Founders Transformed a Dorm Room Wordpress Site into a Booming Millennial Medium

Last week I wrote a rather personal post about how I was drowning in work. As converging rivers can crush stone, my worlds of work and study have crashed in upon my already eroded personal strength. Even after taking steps to get things under control, it will be months before I am caught up.

Among the many public and private shows of support which have energized me this week, a  question came up in different forms. If I'm so busy, why am I still blogging? Surely with all the responsibilities pressing in on me, my blogging network would excuse me for taking a step back. Why not take advantage of this pressing season to focus on other things?

A couple of quick responses came to mind, though I didn't really give voice to them at the time. I was tempted to point out that my blogging has not been particularly strong this year. It has pushed the boundaries of my core areas and paid no attention whatsoever to the building of my blogging network. And although I just passed 100,000 hits for 2016 the other day, it has only been a moderate growth year for me.

And although there were doubtless strong moments, I think, my writing was not particularly excellent this year. I recycled a lot of material and published all my back-up posts that I had in the hopper. I normally have a half-dozen posts in various stages of readiness; as of last week, I've got nothing left but these words on this screen today.

Still, these responses are really only ways of avoiding the question. If I'm stretched thin anyway, why not step back a bit?

Well, there's the point that in my goal to build a network to test material, expand my skill base, and ultimately launch products (books and research, and, of course, a hip hop album), my plan relies on Google's algorithm. Google metrics place a high value on consistency. I took a week off in the spring and had an immediate drop in readership of about a third. It took about four months to recover that level of traffic again. In my long-game goals, I want to keep readership up.

Honestly, though, that's still another way of avoiding the question and hardly the main thing for me. When faced with the honesty that 5:00 in the morning brings on a blustery morning where I finally get up because I got tired of dreaming in powerpoint slides of economic data, none of these complaints really addresses the core question of those who have been so supportive.

Why not take a blogging break?

So here's the truth of it: I like to blog.

I know, not a very clickbaitable answer, is it? The Shocking, Horrifying, You-Can't-Believe-It! Reason This Blogger Isn't Taking A Break is that I like to do it.

But, for all the bots that had the poor miscalculation of linking my blog this week with a picture of a human who is far more attractive than me—and for regular readers and those in my network that have been supportive—let me break down that reason a little bit. Here are the top 4 reasons I find blogging fulfilling.

Blogging Allows Me to Explore Writing Styles

One of the reasons I love blogging is that I get to play within its versatile forms. Unlike writing for books, maganizes, and journals–all of which I do–the blog form is never narrowly defined. On Thursday I'll produce a post that is a popular-level version of literary criticism. Next week I'm doing a micro-review and something out of my Daily Planet alter ego job. December will likely have some reflections on my blogging year, some advent thoughts, more posts out of J.R.R. Tolkien's letters, and some thoughts from the chapter I'm writing. Each of these have a different kind of feel to them. Blogging allows me to explore my writing voice, testing the limits of

I know not everyone loves the genre, but blogging allows me to explore my writing voice, testing the limits of humour, political commentary, cultural criticism, literary commentary, and creative prose.

Blogging is Autoethnographic

This $5 word might be new to some, but "autoethnography" is a research approach that uses one's own life as part of the "data set" of the research. In my PhD research I am studying C.S. Lewis' spiritual theology. As I do my analysis of Lewis' work, I am also testing the material on my own life, setting the ideas in context of a real searcher who has to live with the implications of the academic discoveries. The personal triangulation gives a sense or urgency and accountability to my work.

At its best, blogging has always been autoethnographic in this very same way. The blogs I follow are by writers who weave their personal life into their topic, so that philosophy, social theory, theology, literary criticism, and history are front-line conversations for the writers I follow. In the blogging world, what we write about matters to us, and that personal investment makes it matter to others.

Blogging Gives Me Space to Test Material

This was, in fact, my very first goal in launching A Pilgrim in Narnia back in the dream-bloggy days of 2011. Quite apart from readership, blogging gives me the necessary space to test out an idea. Like a joke that falls flat in a room, the work we do as academics always makes better sense in our heads than it does on the page—at least initially. We need the page to help us form our theories, to lace them with interest or wit or connectivity to other ideas. I often quip that I know what I think when I write it down.

The blogging world allows me to test out my academic ideas in a popular form long before they land before an editorial board, on a peer-reviewer's desk, in an academic reviewer's critique, or in the terrifying situation of a doctoral Viva. Most of those academic testing spaces are digital experiences—an on/off switch between acceptance and rejection. The blogging world is much more of analog space, allowing for the gradient realities between absolute uselessness and total perfection. In clarifying what I think, I then test it before an educated audience who weighs its value, tests its credibility, teases out its possibilities, and discloses its limitations. Often the reader doesn't know I am running an experiment on him or her, but that makes the results even more helpful!

Blogging Makes Me Better than I Am

One of the features of blogging that I could not have predicted when I first began five years ago was the connectivity. According to WordPress, there are 5,869 people connected to A Pilgrim in Narnia. Every day this site gets 300+ hits from 200+ visitors. The blogging world is broad and deep. While most of the books on your shelf are written by people with thousands or millions of readers, most of the writers in the world have very few. Blogging gives me a broader readership than the academic world can provide. There are some downsides to that networking capability as I feel like I have reached the limits of my mental room for new possibilities. But there is a lot of benefit to having a community of dialogue.

Quite apart from the network I have available to me for the day I launch a book, this blogging network allows me to take my blog to unprecedented levels of possibility. Through guest blogs, WordPress linkages, reader comments, and my "Friday Feature" series, A Pilgrim in Narnia transcends the natural boundaries of my own gifts and knowledge base. In C.S. Lewis and Inklings studies, theology, literary criticism, and fantasy studies, I am able to accentuate my strengths and shore up my weaknesses with the work of others.

It's shocking, I know, the reason why I keep blogging. The long and the short of it is that I like blogging. I could add to this short list that even in a busy time, I can write a blog, produce it, and publish it in the time it takes to do a grocery trip or put the winter tires on the car–both jobs I have avoided this week. I like the visual possibilities of blogging, the portability, and the living text reality of our work. There are many reasons I like to blog, but for those who are considering launching a blog, here are the four that strike me most deeply.

Next week: The Reason They Never Suspected I Bought a Pair of Shoes.

Source: The Shocking, Horrifying, You-Can't-Believe-It! Reason This Blogger Isn't Taking A Break

There is no e-commerce capability here. There is no secure payments system here at wordpress.COM and you cannot add a shopping cart to sites hosted by wordpress.COM. See: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPresshttps://move.wordpress.com/

E-commerce plugin options have been removed here at WordPress.COM. Secure payment systems are not available here at wordpress.COM. You need a wordpress.ORG install. Please read this https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/e-commerce-22?replies=17#post-2575955

Provided you are selling only what you yourself make or a service that you personally provide on a wordpress.COM site you have two options.

(1) PayPal - Know that the only instructions that will work for posting a PayPal donation button on a WordPress.com blog are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/Note that the PayPal email link is not supported and PayPal customization options are not supported either https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/paypal-button-41?replies=12#post-2517229 This is not likely to be changed any time soon, if at all.

(2) If you set up an eCommerce site somewhere else online you can create a custom menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ and include a custom link to that site in it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-links

Some bloggers create a contact form https://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/ on a page and after the people have made a PayPal donation they provide the link to a private page for downloading files. Maybe that will work for you.http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-visibility/

Source: Why would I want to self-host when wordpress.com provides free hosting?

My wife and I wrote a blog for about three years. We let the hosting for it slip and thus the URL is no longer valid. We are trying to get the old content from our blog but none of it shows up in our wordpress.com homepage. Any suggestions for how to get our old content? We are contacting our web host as well.

Source: Getting Old Blog Posts

Images on my free Wordpress blog are not showing up after moving from a Wordpress installation on a different/paid host, although they are in the media sectionI moved my Blog from a paid web host to the free Wordpress.com site, as I was paying a lot for very little value (previous question on askmefi here).

However, the links on my blog for images within the posts are still pointing to the previous URL (blogname.com/post1.png) instead of the migrated URL. Wordpress.com does not also allow third-party plugins, so I am left with manually editing and republishing all the links to the images.

Is there any way to avoid this?

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Thousands of websites are being reported for malware or phishing content every month and WordPress being an open-source platform, is among the prime targets.

The number is so huge that it makes us worry about the security of the WordPress website we have. By default, there are plenty of loopholes open in a fresh WordPress install.

For more technical details on WordPress Security topic, I'll suggest you read the entries made by official developer team over here.

If we can take care of them, then half of the security measures are set in motion. Today, we are going to learn about the best and updated WordPress security terms which make sense in this half of 2016.

Keep it Updated

The developers behind every new WordPress version are trying everything possible to keep things secure. Their efforts are reflected in the regular security update releases.

Your job is to keep the website updated with the latest version released. It's as simple as clicking an Update button which is available on the Dashboard.

Keep a Backup Solution in Motion

The moment a website is hacked, the quickest way to fix it is to go back and release an older and safer version. This is why you need to keep a regular backup of the website.

If the website is updated regularly then keeping regular backup is recommended. Otherwise, you can fix the process to work once a week or even once a month!

There are dozens of free and paid backup plugins available that can even automate the procedure, however, you can even do it manually.

Go ahead into the File Manager, zip all the files and download them. Now, go to the Database part, select all entries, and Export all the files. Keep both these front-end and back-end files somewhere in the local system. You can also upload a copy to a reliable cloud storage.

Hosting Matters

One sure fire way to keep things secure is to go with a better hosting provider. Since the files and folders are stored on the server offered by hosting provider, it is vital that you're using a worthy provider.

Most of the established hosting providers are known to keep their servers secure from all sort of attacks. In return, their efforts keep your website safe too!

SiteGround, DreamHost, HostGator, etc., are my favorites, but these are not the only one out there. Before choosing a host, you need to do a thorough research or contact us for a better recommendation to save time.

One more thing, a better host always keep regular backups of files. This added benefit lets you have a peace of mind, as there will always be a backup available if things go bad.

One can simply ask the hosting provider to roll back the website to the last backup they have and the issues will be resolved!

Plugins can open new loopholes

When we talk about WordPress Security, then Plugins are usually ignored. Technically, a Plugin implements a new functionality into a WordPress system. This is the reason why you need to be doubly sure before installing a new plugin.

It is recommended to download free plugins from official WordPress repository or get the paid ones from CodeCanyon, and known developer platforms.

Always avoid installing plugins which are available from gray sources.

One more thing, just like you're keeping the WordPress files updated, keep the activated plugins updated too. The third-party developers behind those plugins are usually on-time to release a security update.

This same rule applies in the case of Themes too!

Spam Protection

Akismet is the best plugin that can be used for free (personal use) and it can prevent a website from spam comments and links. Akismet has been my go-to solution for keeping spam away from my blogs and websites developed over WordPress platform and it continues to deliver even in 2016.

The best part about this plugin is that it is developed and maintained by the official WordPress developer team. Thus, it achieves a deeper level of integration and then helps in keeping things on the safer side.

File Permissions

Inside the File Manager, files and folders are offered a number, which acts as a File Permission! By default, the File Permission standards set by known hosting providers are good to go. But, you should still give it a check.

The administrative files should be writable only by the admin user account. The best practice to follow here is to keep 755 code for the Directories (Folders) and 644 for the Files.

Few More Important Tips

The default WordPress install, adds an Admin profile which you should instantly delete and replace it with a custom one. Also, keep all user accounts encrypted with a strong password.

Cross check the file you're about to upload on the server or even from the Dashboard area. There are dozens of good anti-virus programs available which can scan a file and inform you about its security status.

Gaining access to the Dashboard area is simple in comparison to gaining access to the Server. To keep things safer, you should keep the File Editing, disabled from the Dashboard area. The default installation allows the Admin User to edit PHP files. You can easily disable this functionality by adding the following code in 'wp-config.php' file.

define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);

Always monitor what other users are doing with their profiles. Also, you can move the login page from default location to a custom one or keep the page protected with one more protection layer. It can be done by using a security plugin!

Over to You

Having seen the Internet Marketing industry for years, particularly the one revolving around WordPress, I can tell that there is no guarantee if a website is secured or not.

But, it's not at all being wise to keep things in the open ground. We need to put borders and make it hard for the hacker. The aforementioned tips are the best practices to keep WordPress website secure, but you can look into even deeper branches of this big tree. Just head over to the Hardening WordPress section, available at the WordPress's Codex!

Source: The Best WordPress Security Guide – Step by Step (2017)

Thousands of websites are being reported for malware or phishing content every month and WordPress being an open-source platform, is among the prime targets.

The number is so huge that it makes us worry about the security of the WordPress website we have. By default, there are plenty of loopholes open in a fresh WordPress install.

For more technical details on WordPress Security topic, I'll suggest you read the entries made by official developer team over here.

If we can take care of them, then half of the security measures are set in motion. Today, we are going to learn about the best and updated WordPress security terms which make sense in this half of 2016.

Keep it Updated

The developers behind every new WordPress version are trying everything possible to keep things secure. Their efforts are reflected in the regular security update releases.

Your job is to keep the website updated with the latest version released. It's as simple as clicking an Update button which is available on the Dashboard.

Keep a Backup Solution in Motion

The moment a website is hacked, the quickest way to fix it is to go back and release an older and safer version. This is why you need to keep a regular backup of the website.

If the website is updated regularly then keeping regular backup is recommended. Otherwise, you can fix the process to work once a week or even once a month!

There are dozens of free and paid backup plugins available that can even automate the procedure, however, you can even do it manually.

Go ahead into the File Manager, zip all the files and download them. Now, go to the Database part, select all entries, and Export all the files. Keep both these front-end and back-end files somewhere in the local system. You can also upload a copy to a reliable cloud storage.

Hosting Matters

One sure fire way to keep things secure is to go with a better hosting provider. Since the files and folders are stored on the server offered by hosting provider, it is vital that you're using a worthy provider.

Most of the established hosting providers are known to keep their servers secure from all sort of attacks. In return, their efforts keep your website safe too!

SiteGround, DreamHost, HostGator, etc., are my favorites, but these are not the only one out there. Before choosing a host, you need to do a thorough research or contact us for a better recommendation to save time.

One more thing, a better host always keep regular backups of files. This added benefit lets you have a peace of mind, as there will always be a backup available if things go bad.

One can simply ask the hosting provider to roll back the website to the last backup they have and the issues will be resolved!

Plugins can open new loopholes

When we talk about WordPress Security, then Plugins are usually ignored. Technically, a Plugin implements a new functionality into a WordPress system. This is the reason why you need to be doubly sure before installing a new plugin.

It is recommended to download free plugins from official WordPress repository or get the paid ones from CodeCanyon, and known developer platforms.

Always avoid installing plugins which are available from gray sources.

One more thing, just like you're keeping the WordPress files updated, keep the activated plugins updated too. The third-party developers behind those plugins are usually on-time to release a security update.

This same rule applies in the case of Themes too!

Spam Protection

Akismet is the best plugin that can be used for free (personal use) and it can prevent a website from spam comments and links. Akismet has been my go-to solution for keeping spam away from my blogs and websites developed over WordPress platform and it continues to deliver even in 2016.

The best part about this plugin is that it is developed and maintained by the official WordPress developer team. Thus, it achieves a deeper level of integration and then helps in keeping things on the safer side.

File Permissions

Inside the File Manager, files and folders are offered a number, which acts as a File Permission! By default, the File Permission standards set by known hosting providers are good to go. But, you should still give it a check.

The administrative files should be writable only by the admin user account. The best practice to follow here is to keep 755 code for the Directories (Folders) and 644 for the Files.

Few More Important Tips

The default WordPress install, adds an Admin profile which you should instantly delete and replace it with a custom one. Also, keep all user accounts encrypted with a strong password.

Cross check the file you're about to upload on the server or even from the Dashboard area. There are dozens of good anti-virus programs available which can scan a file and inform you about its security status.

Gaining access to the Dashboard area is simple in comparison to gaining access to the Server. To keep things safer, you should keep the File Editing, disabled from the Dashboard area. The default installation allows the Admin User to edit PHP files. You can easily disable this functionality by adding the following code in 'wp-config.php' file.

define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);

Always monitor what other users are doing with their profiles. Also, you can move the login page from default location to a custom one or keep the page protected with one more protection layer. It can be done by using a security plugin!

Over to You

Having seen the Internet Marketing industry for years, particularly the one revolving around WordPress, I can tell that there is no guarantee if a website is secured or not.

But, it's not at all being wise to keep things in the open ground. We need to put borders and make it hard for the hacker. The aforementioned tips are the best practices to keep WordPress website secure, but you can look into even deeper branches of this big tree. Just head over to the Hardening WordPress section, available at the WordPress's Codex!

Source: Best and Updated WordPress Security Guide for 2017