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Reusable Content Blocks with Gutenberg & the Blocksy theme
The holy grail of Gutenberg for me has been Reusable Content Blocks What do I want? Reusable content blocks? When do I want them? The minute Gutenberg was announced (which was a bit ago). Initially I was confused by Gutenberg, but it's been a bit and this time my transition to using it (on this...
Getting past your insecurity to write an about page that delivers results
If you are going to write an about page, get ready for stress There are few things harder, when it comes to managing your own website, than the work that to write an about page that actually works. It seems like the moment you start writing, every voice in your head joins together to stop...
When did you last look at the DAP Membership Plugin?
The more things change... In late November of 2020 I turned 50 and a few of my friends got together and bought be an incredible gift - a new MoFi Studiodeck Turntable. I haven't owned a record player (or records) since I was a kid. If you know me, the next sentence won't surprise you....
The Best Ways to Request a Testimonial
Why should you ask for a testimonial? As I transition my website from a pagebuilder to using Gutenberg, I'm re-doing my site's pages. If you didn't catch it, I added a new page, which is called \"Ask me a Question.\" The page ends with the easy way to ask me a question using Clarity, the...
Are you designing for conversion?
You have a problem. But it's not traffic. Yesterday I highlighted that everyone wants more traffic. But let's be honest, that's not what you really want. Right? You want to convert that traffic. You want the results of that traffic visiting your site and buying from you. You want the cash. So now we need...
Last Week in WooCommerce: Driving Traffic to Your Store
Everyone wants to drive traffic Whether you're a freelance store builder, or work with an agency, you likely know that once an online store is built, the project isn't over. It may feel like the work is done, but in reality, the work is just getting started. Building a store is a pre-requisite for earning...
How do you come up with blog topics?
Do you already have a list of blog topics? Today is 25 days of blogging in a row. Yesterday, after my longer post on the size of the WordPress market for premium plugins, a ready hit reply (to the newsletter) and asked the question, \"Do you already have a list of bog topics or are...
How big is the market for your premium plugin in 2021?
Want to enter the world of WordPress premium plugins? Think that it's too late to create a premium plugin? Most people in the space might agree with you. After all, there's a plugin for everything. Right? Well, hold on a second. If you've been paying attention to the world of WordPress, you have likely seen someone...
This site now runs on the Blocksy theme
The Blocksy theme is one of four really fast themes The other day I told you about several themes I was checking out as I start to move from a pagebuilder-based site to Gutenberg. That list, if you recall, included the following four themes that are all really clean and load really quickly (alpha order):...
Are you watching Elasticsearch and the licensing dynamics at play?
There's a ton that I don't know. Let's start with that. There's a software solution out there that isn't just about search. It's called Elasticsearch by a company called Elastic. And they recently announced a change to their licensing. It's a powerful piece of software that is used in a lot of places. And it's...
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