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Earlier this year, I was gassed. I was totally in survival mode, just barely getting things completed and not taking on any new work. If you don’t know what gassed means, I am talking about being tired, exhausted. I talked to my doctor, and we decided I may need a new CPAP machine. I have had sleep apnea for about 15 years, and my machine was at least 10 years old. Anyway, I ended up getting a new sleep study, Continue reading the post...

WooCommerce allows customers to leave reviews on products, but the method used for storing those reviews is still comments, so those product reviews are stored in the comments and commentmeta database tables. There is a recent plugin which fixes product reviews, by sending reminder emails using the Action Scheduler, storing product views in their custom database tables. The plugin is called Better Reviews for WooCommerce. Created custom database tables; wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_attributes wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_authormeta wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_charstcs wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_content wp_woocommerce_better_reviews_ratings When the plugin is installed, it Continue reading the post...

Social proof is powerful. We all know that, but how powerful? Well, if it is used right, it can increase conversions. Conversion optimization expert, Talia Wolf says, Over the past 7 years I’ve ran thousands of A/B test and have seen time and time again that social proof is one of the most important elements of a landing page or a website. So, instead of just planting social proof randomly on your page with a few logos, it should actually Continue reading the post...

Creating a welcome email sequence is one of the best things you can do for your email marketing. When you welcome a visitor into your home, what do you do? You may offer to put up their coat, offer a beverage, and show off your home. Basically, this is what you are doing with a welcome email series. Copywriter Val Geisler says this, Trust me: a little house tour and the offer of a drink or snack would go a Continue reading the post...

Varnish is a fast server-side web application accelerator. A number of Managed WordPress and other hosts already have Varnish installed and make it easy to enable on your child sites. In this example, we are going to show how easy it is using Cloudways for enabling Varnish on your child site (which is using WooCommerce), then for setting the correct rules for Varnish all through an easy-to-use UI. First, login to Cloudways and then select the server which your child Continue reading the post...

Creatives are often a product of inspiration. I mean, when is the last time you saw a cool website and became “inspired” to create something like that. We all have that. A few years ago, the family of legendary R&B singer, Marvin Gaye, sued Pharrell Williams and Robert Thicke for copyright infringement for their hit song “Blurred Lines” which they said was similar to Gaye’s song “Got To Give It Up.” Recently, one WordPress developer had his entire website copied Continue reading the post...

Have you ever gone into work and thought, “Man, I’m tired?” Fast forward two hours, and you’re slumped over your desk, head in your hands, dreary-eyed, and drowsy? Why? Because you told yourself you’re tired. In the military, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are taught one concept: mind over matter. The phrase was first coined by the poet Virgil in the Aenid in 19 B.C. in the saying, “the mind drives the mass.” What it equates to in this sense Continue reading the post...

When is the last time you got seven or eight hours of sleep? Do you work too many hours? Work-life balance is a problem among entrepreneurs and the results have consequences. Jory MacKay writes, According to a Harvard Business School survey, 94% of service professionals put in 50+ hours a week. And while some people claim long hours are necessary, study after study shows that when we lose work life balance, everyone suffers the consequences. When is the last time you only put in 50 hours Continue reading the post...

Google Assistant is the new Mr. Belvedere of online services and can be used on everything from phones, speakers, smart displays, cars, TVs, laptops & tablets, and wearables. If you want to do more things without having to type or write each time, Google Assistant has you covered. Here are some of the many things that you can ask Google Assistant, in no particular order: Tell me about my day what’s on my calendar for ____(month/day) give me a mindfulness Continue reading the post...

You are standing on the edge of a vast canyon. Maybe you are standing on something like the Grand Canyon. Taking that leap is difficult. What if I fall? What if I lose my balance? Why would I take the jump when it is safe here on the edge? No, I’m not thinking about the song Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, but I guess it fits. via GIPHY Maybe that’s what you are thinking right now about trying Continue reading the post...