Kumar Gauraw

How To Secure Your WordPress Website And Block Spammers

Often we hear some or the other major site being hacked or a sensitive database being compromised somewhere. It is scary to imagine that your website can be hacked or somebody can steal it from you.

Protect Your WordPress Website From Hackers And Spammers

If you remember about the recent Brute Force Attacks on WordPress websites, it was pretty bad. We had discussed about tightening the security of your website at the time in following post:

How To Protect Your WordPress Website From Brute Force Attacks

But one of the things that is not so critical as hacking of your website or a brute force attack is the challenge of comments spammers who can get you frustrated pretty quickly. In fact, it can be very frustrating for you and a lot more resource consuming process for your web server.

Updated On October 16, 2013 In Blogging Block Spammers, CloudFlare Protection, Protect Your WordPress, Protecting WordPress, Spam Comments, WordPress Blog, WordPress Security, WordPress Website

On The 50th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King’s “I HAVE A DREAM” Speech

Kumar Gauraw

August 28, 2013, is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s watershed “I Have A Dream” address delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

I Have A Dream - Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)

Dr. King delivered this speech in front of an audience of over 250,000 people coming from all over the country during the March on Washington. According to Wikipedia, this speech became a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement, looking from a historical point of view.

Updated On February 18, 2022 In Stories & Speeches 50th Anniversary, I Have A Dream, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Quotes

My Top 25 Favorite iPad Apps And Why I Recommend Them

Kumar Gauraw

In my previous post I had shared about some of my favorite iPhone apps. Around the same time, I also got an iPad and I’ve been using it everywhere I go. This has been such a joy to have my iPad with me everywhere I go.

My Favorite 25 iPad Apps and why I recommend them

So, I thought to share some of the best apps on iPad that I use on a daily basis. These 25 apps are my favorite iPad apps although some of them also available for iPhone or iPad Mini. I hope this helps you get to know some great iPad apps through my experience.

Updated On September 29, 2013 In Miscellaneous Best iPad Apps, Favorite iPad Apps, iPad Apps, Recommended iPad Apps, Top iPad Apps

Important Elements Of A Powerful Personal Brand Identity

Kumar Gauraw

If you have had a few jobs by now, you do realize how important your resume becomes whenever you are looking for the next opportunity. If you are an entrepreneur, you know how important it is that your prospect takes you seriously.

Over the years, I’ve helped many people in building their personal brand online. Yet, I’ve also met those who don’t believe in personal branding online though they do work very hard to build and maintain their brand value in traditional ways.

Working with people from various walks of life and helping them leverage the power of the internet and social media, has been a tremendous experience. The process of personal branding is a lot of fun and also challenging at times. It is fun because it is not just very engaging but also very rewarding when you do it right. But, it becomes a challenge when the process is broken.

Updated On September 29, 2013 In Social Media Brand Identity, Brand Image, Brand Reputation, Brand Value, Business Branding, Personal Brand, Personal Branding, Professional Branding

Drop These 25 Excuses To Drive Away Regrets From Your Life

Kumar Gauraw

He who is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. ―Benjamin Franklin [tweet this]

Recently, I came across a very interesting book written by a palliative nurse, Bronnie Ware. She named her book as, "The Top Five Regrets of The Dying". It is a book that touches our lives in the most relatable ways.

Unwillingness Always Finds An Excuse Only To Regret Later

Ask any young kid about what they would like to be when they grow up. It's amazing to know how almost all of them will tell you about their dream of becoming top athlete, top cricketer, doctor, engineer, top spy, astronaut etc. At the same time, you will find almost none of them who will tell you that they would like to be average at anything when they grow up.

Updated On September 29, 2013 In Leadership Big Dreams, Dreams And Goals, Excuses, Fear Of Rejection, Money Minded, Passion, People Person, People Skills, Personal Development, Regrets, Right Opportunity, Right Time

10 Online Activities You Should Avoid To Protect Your Brand Reputation

Kumar Gauraw

Did you know that there are more than 400 million tweets sent per day on Twitter? Did you know that there are more than 699 million active Facebook users every day? This list only grows when we start including other growing social networking sites such as Google+, Pinterest, Instagram and so on.

These stats only mean that the freedom, the ability to have your own platform where you can say things you like to say, has made social media so popular. The number of people adapting to social media, and at the speed of growth, is simply astounding.

Like anything else, this has given birth to two school of thoughts when it comes to social media:

Haters
Lovers

But wait, there is a third group as well. This belongs to those who use every opportunity to speak against it but can’t stay away from it.

Know What You Can And Can’t Do Online

Social media is the new media. It is here to stay, whether or not you and me like it. This is the way we are going to communicate and stay in touch with the world. This is the way businesses are being conducted, connections are made, jobs are being searched and new business ventures are being established.

Updated On September 29, 2013 In Social Media Google Plus, Online Activities, Online Presence, Online Reputation, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Social Sharing, Twitter And Facebook

Why Popular Career Advice Is Usually Deceptive In Reality

Kumar Gauraw

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. ~Wayne Dyer [tweet this]

Do what you love and love what you do

First of all, not many of us have those kind of choices. Most of us are told what we will do when we grow up right from our childhood. Growing up in India I didn't have many choices while choosing a career. You either become an engineer or a doctor. That's it. If you can’t become both, then you are not worth anything of significance.

However, the internet has made a significant changes in the way we learn things today. Information is flowing more quickly today than ever and that is affecting thought processes worldwide. This means that popular career advice in America is also quickly taking over the world.

Updated On September 29, 2013 In Miscellaneous Career Advice, Career Success, Deceptive Advice, Finding Job, Finding Passion, Passion For Work, Popular Advice

6 Growth Strategies Business Leaders Employ

Kumar Gauraw

I have not met anybody who doesn’t want to start a business at some point in their life. And everyone who is in business, wants to become successful.

Business Growth Strategies For Leaders

I have met a number of ultra-successful business leaders throughout my business career and there are about 6 important growth strategies they all take very seriously when it comes to their business. I believe anybody, who pays close attention to these business lessons, can become extremely successful.

Updated On August 29, 2013 In Business Business Growth, Business Success, Entrepreneurs, Growth Strategies, Success In Business

How To Setup Your Self-Hosted WordPress Website And Blog [Updated]

Kumar Gauraw

To setup a WordPress website for yourself, you need just the basic technical knowledge. If you can read instructions and follow them step by step, this is the last WordPress website setup guide you will ever need to setup your own self-hosted and professional quality WordPress website just in a few minutes – all by yourself.

Self-Hosted WordPress Website And Blog Setup and Configuration Guide -Step-By-Step Instructions Photo courtesy of ©Depositphotos/serg64

Setting my first WordPress blog was one of my major challenges and that is why I know the struggle a new person goes through when it comes to setup a self-hosted website or a blog.

I didn't have any experience in setting up a WordPress website and I stumbled many times before I could finally get it right. And now it’s my job to make sure I make your job as easy as possible.

Important: If you are reading this blog post, I assume that you are convinced that blogging is important for your personal branding. I assume that you are now ready to take the steps needed to build your online brand identity through your blog. Therefore, I am going to jump straight to the process of setting up your own self-hosted WordPress website.

10 Twitter Basics You Must Know To Be Effective

Kumar Gauraw

Understanding Twitter is a challenge that many struggle with (I know I did for a long time). Many entrepreneurs fail to understand Twitter, fumble for some time trying to get followers and then fade away.

I meet people everyday who wonder if Twitter is really worth their time and they can’t figure out why this thing is so popular when it is so hard for them. At the same time, I also see many others who are on Twitter wasting their time all day long.

If you fall in any of these two categories, you need to go through this post. My goal today is to help you learn some Twitter basics and the best practices.

Updated On April 16, 2014 In Social Media Social Media Marketing, Social Media Platform, Social Networking, Social Signals, Twitter Account, Twitter Basics, Twitter Experience, Twitter Hashtags, Twitter Strategies

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