MainWP Blog - 2018

In the days when I turned out more websites, I can remember that I offered WordPress client training. This came in real handy when the website was for local customers. Do you offer training on for your customer’s WordPress website? I remember doing a training at a local real estate office where I had created more than one site for the agents and the company. I took my laptop and connected it to an overhead projector the company had and Continue reading the post...

With WordPress Gutenberg getting closer to its version 5.0 release, WordPress professionals are starting to get up to speed. Not everyone is thrilled with the new editor, but it is clear that it is the future of WordPress editing. Recently, WordPress released a “call out” asking users to try the new editor by installing the plugin. You can disable the editor in the Screen Options box or disable the banner on your MainWP child sites altogether. Of course, there will be Continue reading the post...

Do you ever have clients to ask you the same questions about using WordPress over and over? Do you scramble to find the videos they may need and send the link? Maybe you have a custom function and you have to make your own video tutorial. Something has to give. You are spending your time answering these questions instead of working on billable hours. Time to step up your game and offer your clients WordPress training videos so they can Continue reading the post...

A few weeks ago I went WordCamp Fayetteville (AR). It was my second WordCamp to attend, and I hope to participate in more in the coming years. I live in Central Arkansas, and we have several good options within 6-8 hours including Dallas, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, and Memphis. Further, WordCamp US is in Nashville again this year which is within that 6-8 hour window. WordCamp is the professional conference for WordPress professionals.  So, I decided to ask around on why Continue reading the post...

“On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.”  David Ogilvy When discussing headlines, everyone starts with that David Ogilvy quote. It is supposed to be the ultimate social proof for why headlines matter. Ogilvy gives sage advice for writers in any industry and any era. How on point was Ogilvy’s quote? ConversionXL ran a study on how Continue reading the post...

WordPress 4.9.8 release, scheduled for July 31, 2018, will include a banner inviting website owners to try the new Gutenberg editing experience. This banner shows for all users with the back end access and each user needs to dismiss it individually. Hiding this banner on multiple sites can take you some time, however, MainWP Code Snippets Extension can come handy and save you some time. With the following snippet, you can hide the banner directly from your dashboard and hide it Continue reading the post...

Tools are a big help in our WordPress design businesses. If you can find the right tools to help solve the right problems, it can take a big burden off the shoulders of your business. Sometimes, you find the right tools at the right price. Today, we are going to take a look at four tools that help you with generating policies, screencasting, troubleshooting, and keyword research. Policy Generator – Termly I remember in times past, coming up with a Continue reading the post...

We think there is always another time where I can engage in better self-care. While we are in school or graduate school, we think, “when I am finished with school I will be more balanced.” When we are building our business we think, “I will take better care of myself when the business is doing well and I have others helping me.” It just never happens. You know and I know that life never slows down. Often, it slows down Continue reading the post...

What do you do with your email list when you start a new brand? This is a good question. I have a dilemma. This year I decided to rebrand my business. The new business brand makes sense, it’s easier to spell, easier to say, easier to remember, just a better brand than the old one. So, I set out to make it happen. It took me some time but I finally got the new website launched. However, the idea of Continue reading the post...

“Always be closing.” This is one of the famous quotes from Glengarry Glen Ross a play that was turned into a film and released in 1992. Alec Baldwin plays Blake who is sent by the owners of the real estate company to motivate the salesmen in a local office to sell more properties. He becomes belligerent and verbally abusive, insulting the salesmen telling them they have shape-up or they will be let go. In fact, he goes on to tell Continue reading the post...