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Recently, I was looking at a plugin I had been using for my local town website. It was a simple plugin that lived in the WordPress repository. It had great value. The plugin has been discontinued. I really don’t know why, but my guess is that the author has other things to do. My first thought was how I or someone I knew could take over the plugin. Then I thought I or someone else might end up the same Continue reading the post...

Quite possibly, one of the hardest parts of running a blog is being consistent. It stands to reason that if you create goals and outline your schedule, you will come closer to publishing your blog regularly. An editorial calendar can be a huge help in staying consistent. In early 2015, I restarted my business and new I needed to be blogging on a regular basis. Therefore, I set out to create a schedule that would help me. As a result, Continue reading the post...

Lead magnets. They help us get emails for our email lists. In other words, they help us generate leads. As a service provider, sometimes we struggle with lead magnets. Lead magnets have changed over the years. Some service-based companies have offered a “free quote.” Think your local roofer or plumber. What they are saying is that they will take a look at your situation for free, do a quick analysis, and offer an estimate without charging you. That allows you, Continue reading the post...

A website without marketing goals is a website that is static. The crux of marketing, especially online, is to set goals and create a workflow to meet those goals. And, marketing is a loaded term. For example, online entrepreneur Heidi Cohen published a post outlining 72 definitions for marketing. Marketing is a broad topic. I like to talk about marketing quite often, but the truth of the matter is that marketing is a very big picture. Topics under the umbrella Continue reading the post...

As the May 25th 2018 deadline moves closer you may be wondering how your MainWP Dashboard is impacted by the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR. As a self-hosted solution we do not track any information about your clients or your child sites. That means we are neither a controller or processor of your users data (we will have an additional blog post closer to the deadline on your information and the MainWP site). This means you do not need Continue reading the post...

In today’s podcast roundup, we look at Mission statements at Kitchen Sink WP, the many lives of Rand Fishkin from WP-Tonic, and Philadelphia WordPress developer Ebonie Butler who appears on Hallway Chats. Saddle up as we ride through the WordPress Podcast Roundup. WordPress Podcast Roundup Podcast E219 – Should you have a Mission Statement? – Kitchen Sink WP I love the introduction to the podcast as it uses a redux of the old Six Million Dollar Man TV show. Adam Silver Continue reading the post...

Reports are important to keep in the front of mind how our websites we are doing. We know that it helps keep our communication open with clients. We have talked about the importance of reports recently. One of the reports that are important to send is your Google Analytics report. I have helped people with their websites in the past where they did not have Google Analytics installed. This left them in the dark knowing how their website was doing Continue reading the post...

The little town where I live is having a festival this weekend. You know those American festivals, full of food (something on a stick), music, art, and just lots of laughter and fun. The only thing is, the name of the festival in this town is just a little unusual. You see, the name of the festival is Toad Suck Daze. Yes, there is a story about Toad Suck, where it comes from. The legend, the story, is explained by Continue reading the post...

Have you used the MainWP Client Reports feature? In this article, we are going to give you the information you need to get started using the client report feature to update your customers. As we started with the article, the following are links you will want to bookmark. Additionally, I leaned heavily on information from Joshua Vandercar, his article, and his sample report. Thanks, Joshua for the help! Resources: Client Report Tokens Create Report Available Client Report Tokens Typewheel Stylish Continue reading the post...

GDPR. That’s all people seem to be talking about. I guess the promise of hefty fines will create all kinds of emotions. So, where does that leave WordPress professionals? It is definitely something we should take note of for our clients. One UK developer said he had field almost a dozen calls in a week from clients wanting to know more. Obviously, since the GDPR is a new law for the European Union, it has more urgency for European developers, Continue reading the post...