If you plan to open your own online store, keep in mind that collecting customer data requires HTTPS. Therefore, make sure to purchase an SSL certificate before launching your website (otherwise, you'll need to redirect HTTP to HTTPS, which can become complicated). You should also consider creating pages for your website's terms of use, privacy policy, and refund policy.

Of course, this does not include the registration documents required for selling products and/or services in your region (country, state, province, etc.).

To set up a store using WordPress, all you need to do is install an eCommerce plugin. Popular options include WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads – both are excellent choices for new online entrepreneurs.

If you plan to use affiliate links on your website, it is important to comply with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules. These rules are crucial and include strict policies covering affiliate link disclosures, sponsored posts (including social media), giveaway guidelines, honest product reviews, and more. Please visit the FTC website to stay updated on the latest full rules and regulations.

The easiest way to monetize your website is by leveraging your site traffic, offering ad space, promoting affiliate products, or opening your own store.

• Ads:The easiest way to monetize a website is by placing ad spaces in the header, sidebar, footer, or even within posts. This can be easily done by using third-party networks like Adsense or BuySellAds, or by privately contracting with advertisers.
• Affiliate Marketing:When you join an affiliate program for a product, you earn monetary compensation for recommending the product or business to customers. Most programs offer either a fixed amount after the customer completes a purchase or a percentage of the first purchase made by the customer.
• Open a Store:With WordPress, you can sell your own digital or physical products, offer online courses, or even provide services. The possibilities are endless – all you need is a good idea and a reliable eCommerce plugin to get started.

To explore more ideas on how to monetize your website, check out the guide on how to make money with WordPress.

Yes, you can! There are many ways to make money using WordPress—it’s our entire business, so we are living proof of that.

One of the best solutions to control spam on WordPress websites is to use the Akismet plugin from Automattic, the creator of WordPress. Akismet uses various built-in features and settings to help filter, destroy, and prevent spam emails. If you use JetPack's comment module, then you are lucky - all comments will automatically pass through Akismet's filters.

Don't want to use plugins to manage your website? You can enable stricter comment rules through the dashboard under "Settings">"Discussions". By enabling core WordPress options that only allow registered/logged in users to post comments and require manual approval of all comments, you can prevent spam, but this is time-consuming and may discourage users from posting comments.

Junk emails are comments, pings, and even social media tags that you may receive while operating a website that are off topic, irrelevant, inappropriate, and unwanted. Usually these are robots, not real people who leave comments on your website.

If you don't want to worry about network security, we recommend choosing a good hosting plan that includes daily backups, firewall, and malware scanning to ensure the security of your server. If you want to add additional layers of protection, consider using security plugins such as Solid Security or Wordfence.

The best way to ensure your website's security is to follow a few simple steps:

1. Apply to all user accountsStrong password.
2. Backup Your WordPress Website (Here's How to Backup WordPressusefulGuide).
3. updateYour WordPress installation, themes, and plugins (although we recommend testing updates on a local host installation or staging site first). If the theme or plugin you are currently using has not been updated in the past few years, you may need to consider switching to a new theme or plugin.
4. Do not install illegal downloadsThe advanced themes and plugins almost always contain malicious code (viruses, spam emails, hacker backdoors, etc.).
5. Only usePlugins and themes from trusted websites. We do not recommend downloading from forums or third-party sharing websites (torrents). If you are unsure about the credibility of the website, please check customer reviews, product ratings, and social media accounts.

We often see this question, and the answer is maybe. The issue is usually not the number of plugins you install, but the size, functionality, and quality of the plugins.

Large plugins: Most plugins, except for "kitchen sink" plugins, typically contain almost all features, making it easier for users to manage the plugin. However, it may slow down your website because the more features a single plugin has, the more resources it requires.

Plugin conflicts: One of the main issues we see with plugins is feature incompatibility or duplication. Some plugins simply don’t work when installed on the same site (for example, WooCommerce doesn’t work with W3 Total Cache). Similarly, you should avoid redundant features. You only need one slider plugin, one SEO plugin, one security plugin, etc.

Poor quality: You may encounter a plugin that sounds good but slows down or completely stops your website once installed. Unfortunately, there are many poorly coded plugins on the web, which is why we always recommend using plugins from reputable sources (like WordPress.org or CodeCanyon).