
Hi! I’m JTPratt: a Wordpress Consultant who works online full time. I’m a blogger, an SEO and AdWords expert, affiliate marketer, copywriter, editor, social media marketer, Wordpress hacker, and more. I do a lot of consulting with individuals, as well as small business and corporations who have contracts with me. If you’re a business or person in need of my services, you might want to visit my Hire Me page first. If you’re not a regular reader of JTPratt’s Blogging Mistakes (or even if you are) I’m going to break down the easiest ways to get what you need from this site…
- The JTPratt blog is here: I write about making money, hacking Wordpress, working online, and I review themes, plugins, talk about linkbuilding, and more… Subscribe to my RSS feed, or subscribe by email.
- JTPratt Series are here: Many posts are part of a long-running series on topics about making money online, customizing wordpress, and building blogs or web sites.
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- If you need assistance with Wordpress because your blog was hacked or hijacked – I suggest you go directly to my Wordpress Help page

Through comment discussions, and my contact form – lots of questions are asked. I have a pretty good idea what most people are looking for when they come to this site. This section will help most of you with where to find the answers to the most frequently asked questions and the most popular subjects.

Most people visit this blog because they are trying to make money blogging. I have blogged about many aspects of making money by blogging with Wordpress and also by using “Build a Niche Store” software. These are the posts and questions that seem to come up most often…
How do I monetize my Blog? There are so many ways to do this, be sure to visit the How to Monetize Your Blog Series in addition to the following posts…
How can I Make Money with Adsense? Making money with google Adsense is not a mystery, but you do need to now the basics. Visit 10 Ways to 10X Adsense earnings, and Adsense Success on Any Blog.
How can I Make Money with eBay? There are two ways I show you how to make money by promoting eBay as an affiliate. The first is with Auction Thumbs. The other is by using “Build a Niche Store” software to build a web site. Read my series Watch me Build a BANS Niche Site from Scratch.
How do I make money with Amazon? Yes, you can still make money as an Amazon affiliate. Read Amazon Still Makes Me Money.
How do I make money with Wordpress? If there’s one thing I know – it’s Wordpress, and over the years I’ve found more ways to make money blogging with WP that just about anything else.
Here’s some of my favorite Wordpress money making articles:
- How to build an Affiliate Store in Wordpress
- How to Integrate a BANS niche store into Wordpress
- Free eBay Wordpress Plugins

How did you started blogging? I get asked a lot how I started blogging, and I wrote a 4 part series that describes it all.
How do I become a successful blogger? This one I get a lot. There is no definitive answer, but I have written quite a few posts including I am the Most Successful Blogger in the World. I would also recommend 10 Minutes Blogging Worth an Ounce of Gold, 7 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers, and My Blog is a Failure.
The road to success isn’t without it’s rocky points, as I’ve found more often than not. I’ve written a lot about what it takes to become successful (and stay there). My blog post My New Recipe for Blog Success: Diligence is all about that subject. I would also read How to Write 10 Blog Posts per day, and How to Maintain 20 Blogs at Once.
How do I work with large MySQL databases? How to import and export large MySQL databases was one of the first popular posts on this blog, and it continues to get lots of visitors each day.
Why is my Blog Slow? Try reading 5 Tips for your slow or sluggish blog.
How do I build links and traffic? There are so many ways to do this, I have a lot of posts in this area. Some basics are in Secret Link Juice Keyword Techniques. Also read Working the Wiki’s for Backlinks, How to Build Better Backlinks in Forums, Building BANS backlinks, and JTPratt’s Guide to Article Directory Promotion.
How do I get people to comment and participate in my blog? Be sure to read Flypaper Resource Pages, and Rockstar Comments in Wordpress.
How can I customize my Wordpress blog and theme? How to show category images is by far the most visited post in this area, but I encourage you to visit both 30 Wordpress Hacks in 30 Days, and Managing Wordpress More Effectively series.
What’s a “Sitemap” and why do I need one? Read Tracking Sitemap Changes, and Increase Traffic with Google, MSN, and Yahoo!.
My Wordpress blog has been hacked or I want to prevent it from getting hacked or broken into. What do I do? I have a brand new series called the Wordpress Security Guide. I give you step by step instructions on how to secure and harden your Wordpress installation from hackers, spammers, and bots. If you can’t or don’t want to do it yourself you can even Hire Me to do it for you!
I work with individuals, small business, and corporations every day as clients. Some of my recent projects have included:
- SEO work to improve search rankings
- Custom Wordpress themes
- Custom Wordpress Plugins
- Setting up niche and affiliate stores
- Writing custom content
- Writing eBooks
- Video, Screencast, and text based training
- Wordpress Security
- PPC and AdWords campaigns
Please Visit my “Hire Me” page for more information.




