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In today’s World of WordPress, we dive into a couple of security issues, Automattic’s latest investment, the end of an era at StudioPress, and a new player on the web builder horizon. Let’s get ready to ride. Giddyup. Giddy up WordPress security issues There seems always to be an issue with security vulnerabilities. I know many people keep up with them through the Wordfence content. Enter WebARX. The new platform several have already implemented to help secure their sites is Continue reading the post...

Consulting with the Knights of the Speeding-up WordPress Round Table Imagine, if you will, being a part of King Arthur’s famed round table. That would mean you are a knight. No small task. Well like King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table, today we are bringing you the Experts of the Speed-up WordPress Round Table. These WordPress experts are going to talk about speeding up WordPress. Who are our special WordPress knights? We have Chris Castillo, Jan Koch, Lee Jackson, Continue reading the post...

How many of you have come up with a business name because the domain was available? Well, I know it is a little more than that. That’s just one of the things that Bob Dunn talks about in this Q&A with the WordPress legend. Anyone who has worked in WordPress surely knows Bob Dunn. If you are like me, you’ve come across one of his tutorials, a training session, listened to him speak at a WordCamp or listened to one Continue reading the post...

In today’s article, learn to update images like a pro, convince your clients they need a website care plan, auto post to your Google My Business Page, and take advantage of these Gutenberg Blocks. We take a look at Gutenberg Blocks, The Website Owner’s Manual, a Google My Business plugin, and an online editor you might want to check out. Are you ready? Exploring Gutenberg Blocks I think it’s time to upgrade our Gutenberg game. Well, at least it’s time Continue reading the post...

In this month’s World of WordPress we talk about the latest acquisitions by Automattic, Jeff Chandler’s move away from WP Tavern, the new Yoast Care program, development environments, and WP Beginner’s accelerator. Just like WordPress news, the summer has been hot! Let’s ride. Automattic acquires two companies Automattic continues to expand its influence by acquiring two companies in the past month. First, they acquired Tumblr in a move that got a lot of attention. I’m sure they have something in Continue reading the post...

We often call long-form content an ultimate guide. After all, who doesn’t want to read “The Ultimate Guide” to anything? The only problem is that these days we have a lot of those ultimate guides and often they are anything but. I’ll admit, every time I see a new “Ultimate Guide” of anything I roll my eyes. Why? Most of the time they aren’t worth the title Ultimate. If someone uses the word “ultimate,” I am expecting them to put Continue reading the post...

A few years ago, I ran a football (American) blog. I had a blast and probably made $100 total. Maybe. We talked about football in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where I lived at the time. One of my writers, I had a couple, asked me if I wanted us to do a podcast. I thought, “why not?” So, using Blog Talk Radio, we launched a live hosted podcast more like a sports radio show. We had people call in, and Continue reading the post...

Today we are going to talk about three ways to make your WordPress consulting business easier. Notice I didn’t say easy. There is a difference. It isn’t easy to run a WordPress consulting business, but we can do some things that it more manageable. The next time you are feeling frustrated with your business, remember we aren’t in this alone. We all walk the same journey. Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels Getting clients You might put getting clients squarely Continue reading the post...

Let me ask you a question. You might want to sit down for this. What do you call yourself? Are you a website designer? Are you a website developer? Maybe you refer to yourself as a digital marketer? We have a lot of titles for what we do here in this industry. You may refer to yourself as a freelancer or a freelance web developer. We can get hung up on names for what we do, but one this for Continue reading the post...

In this month’s World of WordPress, we talk about a big acquisition by WP Engine, an upcoming WordCamp, eCommerce, customizing the client dashboard, and a tweet that set fire. Let’s ride. Let’s Ride WP Engine acquires Flywheel Probably the biggest news of the last month was the acquisition of Flywheel by WP Engine. How big of a deal is this? Well, Crunchbase news picked up the story. “Austin-based WP Engine, which focuses on hosting and powering WordPress sites, has acquired Continue reading the post...