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You have met that guy. I know you have. All he does is talk about himself. In fact, he might, metaphorically, beat his chest to tell you how good he is. Maybe he’s trying to convince himself. These days he may refer to himself as a guru. I think Sara Bareilles wrote about him in her song King of Anything. If you aren’t familiar with the song, you can read the lyrics here and you can watch the video here. Continue reading the post...

Picture this. You are searching for a way to drive traffic to your website. You need some exposure. You could, if you like, dump some money into Facebook ads. You could also dump money into other pay per click type ads. Or, you can find a more organic way to get traffic. This, as we have talked about before, is called earned traffic. This week we are going to move to the idea of being a guest. Driving traffic to Continue reading the post...

Our brains crave infographics. At least, that is what is outlined on this page at Neomam. They give thirteen reasons, and they do it in, you guessed it, an infographic format. The page is pretty slick with moving elements, and the entire page looks like an infographic. According to Forbes contributor Cheryl Conner, infographics are still thriving. Writing about the data from a study, she summarizes, In summary, then, any marketer with a story to tell or a product to Continue reading the post...

SendGrid offers a free plan which provides 40,000 emails a month, which should be more than enough for most MainWP dashboard sites. Using a transactional email provider like SendGrid, SparkPost or SendinBlue. SendGrid free plan Go to https://signup.sendgrid.com/ After you have signed up for a free plan you will be in the main app. On your MainWP dashboard site look for SendGrid and install it as a new plugin on the site. SendGrid plugin install from WordPress.org Go back to Continue reading the post...

In the movie The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays Robert McCall, a former intelligence officer. He settles in Boston and begins to work in a home improvement store. There, he befriends his co-workers as well as a teenage girl who works for a local pimp. He is seen reading a book in a diner and the girl asks him about the story, and he teaches her about being true to herself. As the movie progresses, McCall helps recover a wedding ring Continue reading the post...

See me if this sounds familiar. You get to the office and log in to your ticket portal and find half a dozen support requests. One by one you begin to go through each request and find them to be basic WordPress information. You get requests such as, “How do I add an image to my blog post?” “How do I link to my favorite blog?” “How do I update the biography in my profile information?” “How do I create Continue reading the post...

We have watched the evolution of how Google ranks pages for nearly two decades now. The world’s largest search engine has the task and our website’s appearance in those search engines can be a huge benefit. search Engine Journal recaps the history of Google’s Algorithm updates here. Ever since then users and webmasters have been scrambling to rank higher. Some have done better than others. Some have used manipulation techniques while others have spent money. All the while, Google has Continue reading the post...

In this edition of the WordPress roundup, we discuss ClassicPress, posting to Instagram, installing a mortgage calculator, using Coming Soon pages, and which contact form is the best. ClassicPress I knew it was going to happen as we moved closer to the launch of Gutenberg. Some of you are not happy with how it has gone. Scott Bowler has had enough. He has recently launched ClassicPress, a fork of WordPress that leaves it in the classic editor mode. He outlines Continue reading the post...

A couple of times I tried my hand at direct selling. I didn’t fare too well. Some people will lead you to believe that is the only way to sell, but it isn’t the only way. One time I worked for a cold call telemarketing company. They sold folks on promotional products. You literally got on the phone and dialed someone in another state whom you knew nothing about, followed a script, and tried to sell them a promotional marketing Continue reading the post...

Cloudways is a solid option to use for WordPress site hosting. In this example, we are going to use it for hosting a MainWP dashboard site. You want to use a separate server for hosting your MainWP dashboard site, so that the server or servers you are using for your client/customer sites do not have to share resources. Go to login into Cloudways. From Servers. The cheapest-priced option is based on only 2GB of RAM. If you feel like you Continue reading the post...