Paul Drecksler, Author at Work From Somewhere

Why did Instagram delete my caption and post the photo with a blank description?

by Paul Drecksler | Sep 21, 2017 | Updates

Instagram Tip: Before posting, I hit “Select All, Copy” on my description + hashtags. Why? Sometimes I write too many hashtags by accident or my description is too long or I unknowingly use a banned IG hashtag – and rather than displaying an error...

Pinterest Pin It Popup Plugin for WordPress

by Paul Drecksler | Sep 20, 2017 | Updates

I feel like there's never a great place to insert a vertical pin into a blog post. Somehow the vertical orientation of the Pin manages to look weird or out of place when embedded into my posts. So I came up with this idea for a solution: Pin It Popup Plugin for...

How to properly install a free SSL certificate on your domain, retain your SEO juice, and avoid Google’s “this site is insecure” visitor warning

by Paul Drecksler | Sep 8, 2017 | Updates

Note: This post contains step by step instructions that are a bit technical in nature. If you'd like me to do it for you, scroll to the end and see my two special offers. Google's been moving in the “All Sites HTTPS” direction for a few years now, and...

How to measure social media influence and calculate sponsorship rate

by Paul Drecksler | Sep 5, 2017 | Updates

I came across two websites recently that have calculators that help you determine an appropriate rate to pay a social media influencer based on the number of followers they have and their engagement. I have no idea how valid this information is but I hadn't seen...

MailChimp e-mail text too small on mobile: how to fix

by Paul Drecksler | Sep 3, 2017 | Updates

I use MailChimp to send my weekly newsletters to my subscriber list and my monthly newsletters to my travel tribe, and it's been driving me crazy that the text appears so small on mobile devices. Check out what I mean: Part of the reason is that I was using one of...