{"id":2,"date":"2006-03-14T09:35:07","date_gmt":"2006-03-14T17:35:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:52:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.qab{--n1:#16305c;--n2:#2D5BA8;--or:#E8730C;--ink:#1d2433;--mut:#5b6476;--ln:#e3e8f0;--bg:#f6f8fb}.qab-hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--n1),var(--n2));color:#fff;border-radius:16px;padding:36px 32px;margin:0 0 24px}.qab-crumb{font-size:13px;opacity:.85;margin:0 0 10px;color:#fff}.qab-crumb a{color:#fff}.qab-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(28px,4.5vw,42px);line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 8px}.qab-tag{font-size:19px;color:#FFD9B8;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 12px}.qab-hero p{color:#e8eef8;max-width:740px;margin:0}.qab-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,1fr);gap:12px;margin:0 0 8px}.qab-card a{text-decoration:none}.qab-card strong 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[id]{scroll-margin-top:90px}@media(max-width:900px){.qab-stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}@media(max-width:700px){.qab-stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.qab-hero{padding:26px 20px}.qab-founder,.qab-comm{flex-direction:column}.qab-tl b{display:block}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"qab\">\n<div class=\"qab-hero\">\n<p class=\"qab-crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/\">Home<\/a> \/ About<\/p>\n<h1>About QuickOnlineTips<\/h1>\n<p class=\"qab-tag\">Tech help that works. Since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>QuickOnlineTips (QOT) is one of the longest-running independent technology sites on the web. For more than two decades we have turned confusing tech into clear, practical steps, and today we also build free tools, games and resources that people bookmark and come back to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"qab-jump\">\n<li><a href=\"#journey\">Our journey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#new\">New in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#studio\">QOT Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#projects\">Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#awards\">Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#founder\">Founder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#community\">Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"qab-stats\">\n<div class=\"qab-stat\"><b>2004<\/b><span>Founded<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-stat\"><b>2,400+<\/b><span>Guides published<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-stat\"><b>100+<\/b><span>Free online tools<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-stat\"><b>20+<\/b><span>Browser games<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-stat\"><b>8<\/b><span>Free themes and plugins<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-stat\"><b>100,000+<\/b><span>Facebook fans<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\">Who we are<\/p>\n<h2>Independent, practical and built to last<\/h2>\n<p>QOT started with a simple goal: make the web easier to understand and more useful for everyone. That goal hasn&#8217;t changed. Bloggers, professionals, students and everyday users come to us for answers they can act on right away, written in plain English and tested before they are published.<\/p>\n<p>We are independent. There is no media group behind us, so every guide, tool and recommendation is chosen for one reason: it helps the reader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\" id=\"journey\">Our journey<\/p>\n<h2>From a Blogger blog to a modern tech resource<\/h2>\n<p>As the internet changed, so did QOT, adapting to new platforms, new technologies and new reader needs while keeping the same core philosophy.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"qab-tl\">\n<li><b>1995<\/b> Chandra starts building websites on Geocities and Tripod.<\/li>\n<li><b>2004<\/b> QuickOnlineTips begins on Blogger, sharing tips on blogging, search engines, software and online tools.<\/li>\n<li><b>2006<\/b> The site moves from Blogger to WordPress, its home ever since, and ends the year as Quick Online Tips 2.0.<\/li>\n<li><b>2007<\/b> Passes 10,000 RSS subscribers, gets its first professional logo and is featured in the Indian Express.<\/li>\n<li><b>2008<\/b> A breakout year: Business Standard, BBC Click, selected by 9Rules, the Forbes Business and Finance Blog Network, 15,000 RSS readers, and our first free theme, QuickPress.<\/li>\n<li><b>2009<\/b> QOT arrives on Amazon Kindle, reaches 20,000 RSS readers and publishes its 100th guest article (200 by 2010).<\/li>\n<li><b>2011<\/b> Readers help choose the next logo, and the new QOT logo goes live.<\/li>\n<li><b>2012\u20132013<\/b> QOT goes responsive for mobile and comes through the Google Panda years, sharing the lessons openly, including how we cleaned up 1.7 million backlinks.<\/li>\n<li><b>2014<\/b> Wins Best Technology and Internet Blog in India at the WIN&#8217;14 Blogging Awards and reaches 100,000 Facebook likes.<\/li>\n<li><b>2015<\/b> Launches its own email newsletter on Amazon SES.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"qab-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/category\/about\/\">Read all our site news \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\" id=\"new\">What&#8217;s new in 2026<\/p>\n<h2>A fresh chapter for QOT<\/h2>\n<p>In 2026 we rebuilt QOT for today&#8217;s readers. Here is what&#8217;s new:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"qab-new\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tag\/tutorials\/\">Refreshed guides<\/a>: hundreds of popular tutorials rewritten and updated for 2026.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/\">100+ free online tools<\/a>: converters, calculators, text, image and developer tools that run in your browser.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/games\/\">Free online games<\/a>: word, puzzle, strategy and quiz games that play instantly.<\/li>\n<li>News dashboards: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/ai-news\/\">AI News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tech-news\/\">Tech News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/seo-news\/\">SEO News<\/a> on bookmarkable one-page dashboards.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tech-voices\/\">Tech Voices<\/a>: the latest from leading voices on AI, tech, SEO and Google.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/best-books\/\">The Bookshelf<\/a>: the 200 best books of all time, sorted by genre.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wordpress-themes\/\">Our WordPress themes<\/a> updated for 2026, plus a new plugin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/quick-code-styler-wordpress-plugin\/\">Quick Code Styler<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/newsletter\/\">A new weekly newsletter<\/a>: the week&#8217;s best guides and tools in one short email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\" id=\"studio\">QOT Studio<\/p>\n<h2>Where everything we make is created<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qab-studio\">\n<p><strong>QOT Studio is the in-house workshop behind QuickOnlineTips.<\/strong> Every guide is researched, written and tested there. Every free tool and game is designed and coded there. Our news dashboards, the Bookshelf, our WordPress themes and plugins, and the artwork for our stickers and merch all come from the same small studio.<\/p>\n<p>One studio, one standard: make it genuinely useful, make it fast, keep it clean and simple, and build it ourselves. Nothing is outsourced to content farms and nothing is published that we wouldn&#8217;t use ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>QOT Studio is also growing into a home for premium products such as ebooks, templates, themes and Pro plugins. Watch this space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\" id=\"projects\">Our projects<\/p>\n<h2>Made in QOT Studio<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qab-grid\">\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83d\udcd8<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tag\/tutorials\/\">Guides and tutorials<\/a><\/strong><span>Step-by-step help for Windows, phones, Google, AI, security and the web.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tag\/tutorials\/\">Tutorials<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tag\/popular\/\">Popular<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/category\/ai\/\">AI<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/category\/apps\/\">Google<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/category\/security\/\">Security<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/category\/search-engine-optimization\/\">SEO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83e\uddf0<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/\">Free online tools<\/a><\/strong><span>100+ browser tools: converters, calculators, text, image and developer tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/word-counter\/\">Word Counter<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/qr-code-generator\/\">QR Code Generator<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/image-compressor\/\">Image Compressor<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/\">All tools<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83c\udfb2<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/games\/\">Free online games<\/a><\/strong><span>Word, puzzle, strategy and quiz games that play instantly, no download.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/games\/checkers\/\">Checkers<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/games\/flag-quiz\/\">Flag Quiz<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/games\/word-search\/\">Word Search<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/games\/\">All games<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83d\udcf0<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/ai-news\/\">News dashboards<\/a><\/strong><span>Headlines from official sources on bookmarkable one-page dashboards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/ai-news\/\">AI News<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tech-news\/\">Tech News<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/seo-news\/\">SEO News<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tech-voices\/\">Tech Voices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83d\udcda<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/best-books\/\">The Bookshelf<\/a><\/strong><span>The 200 best books of all time, ten per genre, fiction and nonfiction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/best-books\/\">200 Best Books<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/favorite-books\/\">My Favorite Books<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83c\udfa8<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wordpress-themes\/\">WordPress themes<\/a><\/strong><span>Fast, lightweight, free themes with no JavaScript bloat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/quickpress-wordpress-theme\/\">QuickPress<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/quickchic-wordpress-theme\/\">QuickChic<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/quickpic-wordpress-theme\/\">QuickPic<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/quickstrap-wordpress-theme\/\">QuickStrap<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/quickonlinetips\" rel=\"noopener\">Source on GitHub<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83d\udd0c<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wordpress-plugins\/\">WordPress plugins<\/a><\/strong><span>Simple plugins we built for our own site, shared for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/quick-code-styler-wordpress-plugin\/\">Quick Code Styler<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/simple-feed-copyright-wordpress-plugin\/\">Quick Feed Copyright<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/display-wordpress-version-plugin\/\">Quick WordPress Version<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/quick-meta-keywords-wordpress-plugin\/\">Quick META Keywords<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\u2709\ufe0f<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/newsletter\/\">Weekly newsletter<\/a><\/strong><span>New guides, tools and picks in one short email a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/newsletter\/\">Subscribe free<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/feed\/\">RSS feed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\ud83d\udecd\ufe0f<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/quickonlinetips\/shop\" rel=\"noopener\">Stickers and merch<\/a><\/strong><span>Tech humour designs on stickers, mugs and tees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/quickonlinetips\/shop\" rel=\"noopener\">Redbubble shop<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-card\"><i>\u25b6\ufe0f<\/i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/quickonlinetips\" rel=\"noopener\">Video tutorials<\/a><\/strong><span>Short how-to videos and tech tips on our YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/quickonlinetips\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\" id=\"awards\">Awards and recognition<\/p>\n<h2>Recognised by the blogging community and the media<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qab-rec\">\n<div class=\"qab-rc\">\n<h3>WIN&#8217;14 Blogging Awards<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-award-1.png\" alt=\"WIN'14 Best Technology and Internet Blog in India award\" width=\"215\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p>QOT won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2014\/02\/qot-wins-best-technology-internet-blog-in-india-award\/\"><strong>Best Technology and Internet Blog in India<\/strong><\/a> at the WIN&#8217;14 Blogging Awards, held in Mumbai and hosted by BlogAdda, in a highly competitive field of the country&#8217;s top blogs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-rc\">\n<h3>BBC Click<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bbc-click.png\" alt=\"Quick Online Tips featured on BBC Click\" width=\"500\" height=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recommended on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/05\/qot-on-bbc-click-webscape\/\">BBC Click<\/a>, the BBC&#8217;s flagship technology TV show, where Kate Russell showcased her selection of the best sites on the World Wide Web.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-rc\">\n<h3>9Rules Technology Channel<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/9rules-byline.gif\" alt=\"9rules member\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Selected as a member of the 9Rules Technology Channel, a respected network known for featuring some of the best independent blogs on the web.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-rc\">\n<h3>A Bloggy award<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/bloggyaward.png\" alt=\"bloggy award\" width=\"100\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We even won a Bloggy award. Here is what the judges said:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This blog is a tekkie&#8217;s paradise. Latest updates on Google, Firefox and other giants of the Web. Announcements of freebie software and downloads. Reviews and product releases. If you&#8217;re interested in web services, technology news, software and tips on smart blogging, this is the place to go.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>In the press<\/h3>\n<p>QOT has featured in leading publications such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/09\/quick-online-tips-featured-on-indian-express-newspaper\/\">Indian Express<\/a> newspaper and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/04\/qot-on-business-standard-newspaper\/\">Business Standard<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The blog is dedicated to Computers, Internet and application based information. But unlike most geek jobs, it doesn&#8217;t drone about some glitch you never noticed. Its all about having fun with the computer, Internet and the functionality that can be drained with two.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Ranked among the best<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qab-rec qab-rank\">\n<div class=\"qab-rc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-blog.png\" alt=\"Quick Online Tips #4 in top 25 blogs about blogging\" width=\"396\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips, an authority in the blogging niche, listed QOT <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyblogtips.com\/top-25-blogs-about-blogging\/\" rel=\"noopener\">#4 among the top blogs about blogging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-rc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wpmu-100.png\" alt=\"Best WordPress blog\" width=\"150\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WPMU, a respected WordPress resource, included QOT in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wpmu-100-2nd-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPMU 100<\/a>, a carefully chosen collection of the best 100 WordPress blogs on the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-rc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-blogging-blogs.jpg\" alt=\"best blogging blogs\" width=\"150\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zac Johnson, super affiliate and web marketing expert, placed QOT at #14 in his popular slideshow of the Top 50 blogs about blogging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-rc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-rich-click1.png\" alt=\"Get Rich Click book by Marc Ostrofsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Featured at #17 in the Top 25 Blogs That Will Help You Make Money Blogging in <strong>Get Rich Click!<\/strong>: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet by Marc Ostrofsky, a New York Times best-selling business book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qab-rc\">\n<div class=\"qab-imgs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/top-blogging-rank.png\" alt=\"top blogging rank\" width=\"435\" height=\"256\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/top-india-blog.png\" alt=\"top india blog\" width=\"430\" height=\"147\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Invesp.com Blogranks, a popular resource that ranks blogs by category, ranked QOT #2 among India blogs and #5 among blogging blogs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liz Strauss, founder of SOBCon and one of the most thoughtful, prolific bloggers, listed QOT among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.successful-blog.com\/1\/more-wildly-sticky-successful-and-outstanding-blogs-on-blogging\/\" rel=\"noopener\">top 20 Wildly Sticky, Successful and Outstanding Blogs on Blogging<\/a>. QOT was also chosen as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/06\/forbes-business-finance-blog-network\/\">Forbes Business and Finance Blog Network<\/a>, a reputed group of top niche blogs featuring high-quality rich media ads (the network later closed when Forbes discontinued the service). PR Newswire added us to its popular Blogs We Love feature and recommended us to its readers, and you can find us listed as a valuable resource on the Alltop Blogging channel. Fellow blogger John Chow also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/01\/john-chow-loves-quick-online-tips\/\">gave QOT a shout-out<\/a>, and we were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/05\/featured-on-bloggers-face-off\/\">featured on Bloggers Face-Off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs-we-love.png\" alt=\"PR Newswire Blogs We Love\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What respected bloggers say<\/h3>\n<p>Lorelle VanFossen of Lorelle on WordPress, a leading keynote speaker, trainer, writer, web consultant and author of the popular book &#8220;Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won&#8217;t Tell You About Blogging&#8221;, had some <a href=\"https:\/\/lorelle.wordpress.com\/2005\/11\/08\/quick-online-tips-site-good-for-blogging-tips\/\" rel=\"noopener\">kind words<\/a> for us:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been looking around for some top notch tips for bloggers blogging their way across the web and I ran across Quick Online Tips&#8230;..It continues to offer some of the latest information on WordPress and blogging industry news, along with the continued 10++ for information and content. Great job!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Over the years we have interviewed some of the most influential people on the web, including Muhammad Saleem (top Digg user and social media celebrity), Lorelle VanFossen (top WordPress blogger), Mani Kartik (top tech blogger and SEO consultant) and Atul Arora (top Techmeme tipper). QOT has often been mentioned on top web properties such as TechCrunch, Techmeme, Lifehacker, Engadget and ProBlogger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\" id=\"founder\">The founder<\/p>\n<h2>Meet Chandra<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qab-founder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/chandra-avatar.webp\" alt=\"Chandra, author of Quick Online Tips\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chandra<\/strong> writes and runs QuickOnlineTips. He has been building websites since 1995, started QOT on Blogger in 2004 and today leads QOT Studio, where every guide, tool and project takes shape. Write to him at <a href=\"mailto:editor@quickonlinetips.com\">editor@quickonlinetips.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\" id=\"community\">Community<\/p>\n<h2>Join the QOT community<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qab-comm\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/qot-cap.jpg\" alt=\"QuickOnlineTips cap\" width=\"150\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>QOT is a top weblog from India, read by bloggers, webmasters, developers, marketers and technology enthusiasts who want to improve their online presence and stay current with the latest developments. Follow us or subscribe on your favourite channel:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"qab-social\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/qot\">X (Twitter)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/quickonlinetips\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/quickonlinetips\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/quickonlinetips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/quickonlinetips\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/quickonlinetips\" rel=\"noopener\">GitHub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/newsletter\/\">Weekly newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/feed\/\">RSS feed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/subscribe\/\">Other ways to subscribe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/quickonlinetips\/shop\" rel=\"noopener\">Redbubble shop<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qab-eye\">Our tech stack<\/p>\n<h2>What powers QOT<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"qab-social\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tag\/wordpress\/\">WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/go\/hostinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\">Hostinger hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LiteSpeed Cache<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/03\/vaultpress-secure-wordpress-backup-review\/\">Jetpack VaultPress Backup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/01\/qot-wordpress-plugins\/\">Plugins we use<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"qab-note\">The Hostinger link is an affiliate link: we may earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you. We only recommend the host we actually use.<\/p>\n<div class=\"qab-cta\" id=\"contact\">\n<h2>Let&#8217;s connect<\/h2>\n<p>Have a tip to suggest, a question or a collaboration in mind? We&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"qab-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a><a class=\"qab-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/advertise\/\">Advertise with us<\/a><a class=\"qab-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/\">Try our free tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading QOT and being part of the journey. Before you leave, here are <a title=\"5 Things About QuickOnlineTips You Never Knew!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/12\/about-qot\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">5 Things About QOT You Never Knew!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ About About QuickOnlineTips Tech help that works. Since 2004. 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