MainWP Blog - Todd Jones

My friend Chanti sends out an email every Sunday. She calls it the Sunday Setlist. I love it because I love music. A setlist is, of course, the queue of songs that a musician uses to remind them what songs they will perform. Perhaps we could use a little more music these days. Therefore, today this article will contain a setlist of sorts.  Now, me being a product of the 80s, that tends to be the type of music I Continue reading the post...

Over 4.8M blog posts were published today. That is according to Internet Live Stats. Why are readers going to read your content? There is so much competition in the market that you can’t afford to have content that fails to deliver. You need to move beyond yawn inspiring blog posts. Today, I am going to give you three tips to help you write less boring content. Do your own thing A while back, I did a video where I talked Continue reading the post...

Just like everything else going on, this article is a little unusual. I mean, we’ve had a crazy year in 2020, huh? I hope you are all safe and doing well. We are all a little bit uneasy right now. I refuse to use “uncertain times” and a few other phrases used during the great COVID-19 Pandemic. That’s not to say these are not extraordinary because they are.  How are you staying busy? Drop your answers in the MainWP Users Continue reading the post...

A few years ago, I worked in a customer service call center. That was just one of the more interesting jobs I had. I worked for two mortgage companies. So we serviced home mortgages. I learned way more about the industry than I ever intended to. One of the regular discussions we had with customers was how to pay off their loans faster. We would walk them through an amortization schedule based on what they projected to pay. One thing Continue reading the post...

In this month’s World of WordPress, we are going to take a look at a virtual summit hosted by WP Feedback and the first-ever virtual WordCamp. Additionally, we are going to look at keeping your Zoom rooms secure and a few courses you can take for free. Buckle up partner; this is the World of WordPress Roundup. WP Feedback launches Summit in April The team at WP Feedback has decided to host a virtual conference. Jan Koch, the new CTO, Continue reading the post...

I’ve always believed that content promotion or content distribution is the missing piece of many content marketing strategies. After all, if no one is there to see, hear, or listen to your content, then it doesn’t really make an impact. In the movie Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner’s character Ray Kinsella was told that if he builds it (a baseball field), “they will come.” Unlike what Kinsell was told, creating the content (or website) doesn’t mean they will come. They Continue reading the post...

For many of us in the digital space, the virus outbreak hasn’t made a big difference. It is business as usual for us as we are almost entirely remote.  For others, the situation is direr. Restaurants are being forced to close, some businesses are laying off workers, and the future is uncertain. One thing I have seen locally is the number of people who are stepping up to help the community. I have seen friends offer to run errands for Continue reading the post...

No doubt, we’ve hit some kind of global crisis in life and in business. With the emergence of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we have seen conferences, sporting events, and large gatherings, in general, to decide to cancel events. Businesses are playing it safe and not spending money. I have heard other business owners talk about how their clients are not spending money during this crisis. Other companies are asking workers to work from home. The COVID-19 has affected our lives and Continue reading the post...

Over two months into 2020 and we have already had some hair raising news in the WordPress kingdom. Elementor may win the award for the most jaw-dropping story when they received a nice amount of funding. Today we talk about the fact that Elementor raises $15M, and Jeff Chandler launches a new project. Additionally, we discuss the future of WordCamps in 2020. Buckle up. Jeff Chandler launches WP Mainline Jeff Chandler was the founder and longtime editor for WP Tavern. Continue reading the post...

I love good hooks as much as the next person. We see them in movies all the time. One of my favorite movies in the past couple of years was Wonder Woman. The film, of course, has Gal Gadot playing Diana, Princess of the Themyscira. I always loved the TV series with Linda Carter. In the movie, the scene pans from earth to modern-day, where Diana is going to her office. At the same time, an armored truck pulls up Continue reading the post...