Common Ninja Blog

Tumblr is one of the last platforms that still hands you an open feed. The work is not getting the content, it is deciding what to do with posts that are not all the same shape.

Capterra reviews are written by buyers who evaluated software the way your prospects are evaluating yours. Here is how to get them onto your own site, and where they actually change a decision.

Your app store rating is the number that decides whether a visitor installs. Here is how to show Google Play reviews on your own site, and what the Play Console gives you to work with.

Facebook recommendations only arrive if the feature is switched on, the ask is timed well, and the path takes one tap. Here is how to build that, without breaking any rules.

Showing the time in several places is easy to do and easy to do wrong. Here is how to add a world clock that survives daylight saving and actually helps your visitors.

Google News publishes RSS for topics, searches and places. Here is how to build the exact feed URL you want, what the feed does and does not contain, and how to display it on a page.

A before and after slider is only as good as the two photographs behind it. Here is how to shoot them, pair them, and put the slider on a page so it convinces rather than decorates.

A count up timer runs forward from a moment that already happened and never stops. Here is what it is good for, how to set the start correctly, and the timezone mistake that quietly breaks most of them.

A practical guide to adding an AI chatbot to any website. Four methods compared, plus a no-code, step-by-step widget walkthrough that trains on your own content, the embed code, and platform notes for Squarespace, Shopify, Webflow, WordPress, and Wix.

A practical guide to embedding Google reviews on any website. Four methods compared, plus a no-code, step-by-step widget walkthrough, the embed code, and platform notes for WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, and Webflow.

A practical guide to embedding an Instagram feed on any website. Four free methods compared, plus a no-code, step-by-step walkthrough and the HTML you need.

A 15-step on-page SEO checklist you can apply to every page on your site, with free tools to check each one.

You don't need a design degree or an expensive agency. These free tools and principles will help you create a professional-looking website on your own.

Investors and board members ask about MRR. But the metrics that actually save your company are burn rate, CAC, churn, and LTV. Here's the dashboard you need.

Social media feels productive, but is it profitable? Here's how to connect every post, story, and ad to actual revenue using UTM tracking and attribution.

Pageviews tell you who showed up. Engagement metrics tell you who cared. Here's how to measure what actually matters.