Podcast appearances and mentions of bridget willard

Video Script Templates Make Your Life EasierCreating a video series or podcast is a great way to build an audience, share your content and grow your business. However, creating good content takes time and effort, and good content starts with a good outline.  Drafting an outline, show flow, or script is an important step in creating a video series or podcast. It helps you create a plan and stick to it, while also keeping you focused on your point. In this episode, we talk about why scripting is important, what to put in it, how we use our show flow, and how to create video script templates for your own projects. Here's what we discuss in this episode: Why you need an outline, show flow, or video script template Structured flexibility The five buckets that make up our template (that you can adjust for yourself) How we use our Show Flow Writing scripts and creating templates http://showflow.agkmedia.studio (Download a free template) to get started Words of WisdomAs busy business owners who have a lot on our plates, the structure helps keep us in line. And then the other thing that the structure helps with is it helps listeners and viewers know kind of what to expect. — Jen I've been livestreaming since 2017. Every week you learn things, you learn what works and what doesn't. I studied other people who also livestream and their methods. Then I put the show flow together based on that. I try to keep it simple enough that it turns into the show notes because we can plug in the resources. — Shelley Breaking NewsShelley is living in AZ for the next two months to care for her mom. Programming changes for News & Views and https://www.livecast.life/ (Messages & Methods) Jen & Bridget Willard are starting a new show called 302 Marketing Redirect (behind the scenes, true confessions of a marketer, type-show). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbYiPQCAq9g (Streaming) 5PM Pacific Saturday, learn more on the https://302marketingredirect.captivate.fm/ (bare-bones website). Can't-Miss ResourcesGet started with your video script template. http://showflow.agkmedia.studio (Shelley created a GREAT free template for your to download. GET IT). Subscribe to the https://www.womenconquerbiz.com/newsletter (Women Conquer Business newsletter) Tweaks of the Weekhttps://canny.io/ (Canny customer feedback app): use this to create product roadmaps (for future features) and collect features from your customers. We are using it for https://www.epiphanycourses.com (Epiphany Courses') imminent re-launch as a subscription service to collect ideas from members for course topic requests. https://www.jotform.com/ (JotForm)/Formly: on the show, Shelley talked about Formly as an app alternative to JotForm, https://paperform.co/ (Paperform), etc. After further testing, Formly was found to be a subpar product, so on Messages & Methods, Toby & Shelley gave a complete tutorial on JotForm. THis is why we test apps and go through 7-day trials — we learn what's good... and what's not. Inspirational NuggetIn outer space, you develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. Where have I lost the forest for the trees? It is important to take breaks and celebrate the wins when they happen.  The same is true of working in our business. The day-to-day work doesn't seem to matter, but when we look back at the portfolio of the content we have created, we can see it all adds up.  When we have people reach out to us for a consultation or proposal, it feels like it's out of the blue, but I know they've been thinking about it for weeks, months, or years before they are ready. If we stopped making offers, they wouldn't get the help they need to move forward. Connect with UsPodcast Production Podcast hosting: https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=womenconquerbiz...

Rob Cairns sits down with Bridget Willard and Warren Laine-Naida and talks about their new book "The Only Online Marketing Book You Need For Your Schools" Show Highlights: How to marketing for schools. Why marketing for schools can be easier. Social media marketing for schools. What makes marketing for schools different.

How Productivity is Calculated Episode SummaryProductivity is important for any business to be successful, especially if it's a small one that relies on the efforts of a few people. But… how is productivity calculated? More importantly, how can you measure and improve the productivity of your business? In this video, we'll provide a few tips that can help measure productivity, including how to break down tasks effectively and how to conduct a time audit to help you prioritize key tasks, reallocate resources, and target areas where you can improve your business the most. Amazing ResourcesIncrease your content creation productivity by watching https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4rTS-6Xa27LP-0R4GHnfVIranxiwb8GY (Shelley's Livecast Live series on YouTube). https://epiphanycourses.com/marketing-tools/ (Find the Right Marketing Tools for Your Small Business:) Wasted Money on Apps? Does Technology Overwhelm You? Then This Course is a No-Brainer (created for non-technical Entrepreneurs). This $75 course created by Jen McFarland will save you hundreds if not thousands in finding marketing software for your business.  Show Notes0:00 Music and Intro 1:07 Livecast Life Book, Windows Woes & Dragon Boat Practice https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4rTS-6Xa27LP-0R4GHnfVIranxiwb8GY (Livecast Life on YouTube) https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=APq-WBv6aZWLfkjrTBomjQPBza8tq6eyIA:1647015716379&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=rose+festival+dragon+boats&fir=k0tUXnNAxjdzYM%252CW-Khw2G0aADylM%252C_%253BbuLqD77ikvCp_M%252CZJdw1Uk5Q04fNM%252C_%253BBVVBtomBg85PrM%252CuvMuirmdlgi67M%252C_%253BvTjCDurfhLEQWM%252ClWaV8iLRO7UY8M%252C_%253B8Zu7_X9iUQxlCM%252Cs04p62jUECrjWM%252C_%253Bio7NRrapA4rz6M%252C2mv1zIk_BlyhxM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kSAyFsn6UFHCMmbMIAol72dSLFOEg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjs-NrVu772AhUpFjQIHU0tB84QjJkEegQIAhAC&biw=1680&bih=893&dpr=2 (Images of Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boats) Jen's new course! https://epiphanycourses.com/marketing-tools/ (Find the Right Marketing Tools for Your Small Business) 11:00 Twitter Launching Profile Shops https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-launches-live-test-of-new-profile-shops-to-display-products-in-app/619978/ (Twitter Launches Live Test of New Profile Shops to Display Products In-App) (Our take: if you have products and someone gives you space to do it, take advantage of it!)  15:17 How Productivity is Calculated No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. - Warren Buffett 26:19 Business initiatives and Breaking Down Tasks https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000 (Checklist Manifesto (book)) 32:50 How to Conduct a Time Audit If you want to use a time tracker app, use https://www.toptal.com/tracker (TopTracker) (free) 40:09 How We Prioritize Key Tasks 47:11 The "D" word: Discipline 50:27 LinkedIn Profile Video and YouTube Preview Trailer 52:48 Jen Guests on Launch With Words Podcast Jen had a fabulous interview on https://launch-with-words.castos.com/episodes/don39t-know-what-to-write-take-a-stand-jen-mcfarland (Bridget Willard's podcast, Launch with Words). Bridget is the creator of https://bridgetwillard.com/launch-with-words/ (Launch with Words, a WordPress plugin) that gives small business owners blog prompts. Jen talked about why it's important to take a stand and write about what matters to you (even if it's controversial) 55:10 What You Do With Your Time Matters Join Us At 10 AM PST ThursdaysWe are live streaming on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4gqaZ96ns7jJzMMYQP-r7Q (YouTube), https://www.facebook.com/womenconquerbiz (Facebook), and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensmcfarland/ (LinkedIn) Thursdays at 10 AM (Pacific/Los Angeles). We'll answer your questions live,...

In this episode Bridget shares with us a spot on Twitter strategy to grow your reach. She also shares her strategy for dealing with up the up an downs of business and life. It's an interesting take on producing content that is not only cathartic but profitable.

There aren't many more well-understood growth channels for a brand's audience than social media. But like a lot of things when it comes to growing your brand, it's often not complicated, but it's hard. Twitter in particular is a favorite for brands (and let's face it, your podcast is a 'brand' whether you've admitted it to yourself or not) to grow their reach and drive traffic back to a website. Today Craig sits down with Bridget Willard, social media management pro, and someone who has been helping the Castos team manage their Twitter presence for the last few months. The Castos team decided to invest in a dedicated person to help with social media management, and Twitter in particular, because they know that it's vital to meet your audience members wherever they want to engage with you. When it comes to podcasting we know this as listing in directories like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts. But the conversation often goes on beyond just the episode, and for a lot of podcasters the social media platform of choice is Twitter. In this episode Craig and Bridget talk through: How Bridget approaches organically and genuinely growing a brand's audience Particular tools and frameworks that you can use to grow your own social media following Why Twitter in particular is such a great platform for bringing traffic back to your website Why connection and a sense of belonging drive everything that we do when it comes to marketing our podcasts What the end goal of engagement on social media should be for us all Hope you enjoy this conversation with Bridget. To find out more about her please check her out on BridgetWillard.com

Rob Cairns sits down and talks Twitter and More with Bridget Willard.

Rob Cairns sits down and talks Twitter and More with Bridget Willard.

Do you have a WordPress plugin you're trying to promote or are you considering building a plugin? Creating a WordPress product can be a great way to start a business, grow an existing business, or as an extra revenue source for agencies and freelancers. But how do you successfully market a plugin in the WordPress ecosystem?In this episode of PressThis, we interview Bridget Willard author of the book "How to Market Your Plugin" and owner of howomarketyourplugin.com about her thoughts around the most effective strategies for marketing WordPress plugins. Bridget discusses the different models for monetizing plugins, how to get downloads & active installs, and how you can generally grow the community of website owners leveraging your technology within their site.Don't miss this opportunity for a deep dive into the strategies for expanding your WordPress plugin business. Listen to this episode of PressThis now!

Our modern world puts up efficient, yet annoying, communication barriers. Market yourself by being reachable and you’ll have a key differentiator. In this episode, Jason and Bridget are joined by Adrian Tobey. We’ll chat about how giving people access to us makes a big difference in our small business marketing. This Week’s Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Adrian Tobey @Groundhoggwp Show Sponsors ServerPress Thank you to ServerPress makers of DesktopServer and WPsitesync for sponsoring our show. How Are You Spending Your Marketing Budget? You could be a show sponsor. Supporting podcasts is a smart use of your marketing budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta, Adobe, and Beaver Builder. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

It's one thing to network for clients and referrals yet another thing entirely to build a support network. What do we mean by support? Developers and designers don't know everything in their fields. After all, tech changes every 20 minutes. It's easy to become out of touch on an odd client project. Who do you turn to in your network to jog your memory and point you in the right direction? In this episode, Rhonda Negard joins Jason and Bridget to chat about how we all need a circle of peers to lean on. This Week’s Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Rhonda Negard @fatdogcreatives Show Sponsors ServerPress Thank you to ServerPress makers of DesktopServer and WPsitesync for sponsoring our show. How Are You Spending Your Marketing Budget? You could be a show sponsor. Supporting podcasts is a smart use of your marketing budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta, Adobe, and Beaver Builder. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

It’s easy to keep up a pace when your product launches and you’re riding the wave of adrenaline and podcast slots. What happens 6 months from now or a year later? Will people remember your product? Will you be relevant? In this episode, Jason and Bridget discuss how digital products can stay top-of-mind all the time. If people can’t remember you, they won’t buy your goods — digital or otherwise. This Week’s Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Show Sponsors ServerPress Thank you to ServerPress makers of DesktopServer and WPsitesync for sponsoring our show. How Are You Spending Your Marketing Budget? You could be a show sponsor. Supporting podcasts is a smart use of your marketing budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta, Adobe, and Beaver Builder. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? Tool Or Tip Of The Week This week’s Tool or Tip of the Week is brought to you by The Definitive Guide to Twitter Marketing. Jason Recommends CloudApp and Droplr. Bridget Recommends SparkToro. Time Stamps 00:05:10 “You got to stay top of mind all the time.” Bridget Willard 00:08:43 “But what you can’t measure is how I’m feeling.” Bridget Willard 00:10:43 “They value the people that go, they actually physically go to the event, as well as the people that watch.” Jason Tucker 00:12:56 Jason Talks Tracking Methods 00:15:31 Don’t Forget the Value of Radio 00:18:51 Jason Talks About Automatic Ad Insertion 00:20:32 “Why do you think I harp on Twitter so much? It’s the least expensive way to get eyeballs.” Bridget Willard 00:21:25 “If nobody knows who you are, the ads don’t work.” Bridget Willard 00:22:24 Jason Talks Delivery Vehicles and Social Icons  00:23:36 No, algorithms are like dogs, they do what you train them to do. 00:25:28 Belts Have Twitter Accounts 00:26:35 Texas, Power, and San Antonio and Competing with Big Brands 00:30:15 There is a huge opportunity for WordPress people. 00:34:18 Jason Talks Evergreen and Reporting Content 00:37:02 Jason Talks Walmart, TikTok, and Regional Dialects 00:42:10 One interaction is not enough.

How does a new developer with no street cred market his/her product without WordCamps to help foster those important relationships? “How do they get to pitch/talk to other developers about integrations if they can’t earn that street cred? In this episode, Bridget and Jason will chat with Adrian Tobey of Groundhogg.io. He’ll talk about his experiences marketing from zero in 2018 to 25,000 a month in recurring revenue. This Week’s Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Adrian Tobey @adriantobey Show Sponsors ServerPress Thank you to ServerPress makers of DesktopServer and WPsitesync for sponsoring our show. How Are You Spending Your Marketing Budget? You could be a show sponsor. Supporting podcasts is a smart use of your marketing budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta, Adobe, and Beaver Builder. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

Value adds are a great way for WordPress Developers to differentiate their services from freelancers and agencies. So many developers launch, bill, and leave. There’s no annual contract, no maintenance, and no support for clients. Here’s your website. Good luck! What if we could change that? What if you could add value (with the current and premium version) of a WordPress plugin? Jason and Bridget will chat about her new plugin. It encourages your clients to blog (read: publish) once a month with best practices in mind. Because the content and framework are in a draft blog post, no need to worry about them messing around in the dashboard or needing admin access. Extend your services. Build with intent. Launch with Words. Learn More About Launch With Words Launch With Words-A WordPress Plugin Small Business Copywriting Plugin -Launch With Words -WordPress plugin – WordPress.org Jump-Start a Year’s Worth of Content via the Launch With Words Plugin – WordPress Tavern Be sure to upvote on Product Hunt Bridget’s Links To Help Developers Website Questionnaire to Give To Clients Information on collecting past due invoices Bridget Willard’s Collections Email and Letter Template Plugin Rank Affiliate Link Content Planner & eBook To Give Clients “webdeveloper” for 50% off How to Market Your Plugin — The Book This Week’s Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Show Sponsors ServerPress Thank you to ServerPress makers of DesktopServer and WPsitesync for sponsoring our show. How Are You Spending Your Marketing Budget? You could be a show sponsor. Supporting podcasts is a smart use of your marketing budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta, Adobe, and Beaver Builder. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? Tool Or Tip Of The Week This week’s Tool or Tip of the Week is brought to you by The Definitive Guide to Twitter Marketing. Jason recommends HomeCam for integrating your Ring (et al) on AppleTV. Bridget recommends Versions for when you just can’t even with SVN and the Plugin Directory. Show Timestamps 00:01:39 Bridget Introduces Herself 00:06:16 “This website is still alive; it’s not a dormant thing.” Jason Tucker 00:06:44 “I feel like people don’t really know me.” Bridget Willard 00:11:44 How do you spend your billable hours? 00:12:41 Why is Launch With Words JSON? 00:14:08 There are no other copywriting plugins. 00:17:31 Ronald Huereca built two plugins. The importer and the one for me. 00:19:03 Behavior Flow since Product Launch 00:19:41 “I am the source of truth for this plugin.” Bridget Willard 00:20:42 “you’re making sure that you’re getting the people that are actually going to interact with the content” Jason Tucker 00:21:52 The Mission of Launch With Words 00:22:39 “Hey, Bridget, what about duplicate content?”  00:23:35 How does the Starter Pack Work? 00:25:28 How often should I publish? 00:26:29 Bridget double-dog dares developers. 00:27:56 The Franchise Industry & Syndicated Content 00:30:38 How Launch With Words is Different — Ideal Use Case 00:32:54 What is the business model for Launch With Words? 00:34:10 “You are on an infomercial. And that’s okay.” Jason Tucker 00:35:06 Jason’s Three-Legged Stool Analogy #MustListen 00:36:35 “I want to make WordPress developers’ lives easier.” Bridget Willard 00:38:06 “So essentially, everyone’s copying a bunch of BS, that isn’t actually like, what you absolutely need in order to be able to launch that site.” Jason Tucker 00:44:28 Partner Together to Get Better Clients

Bridget Willard joined me on the podcast to talk about her brand new WordPress plugin, Launch with Words. We also discussed her books, social media, and marketing in general.

You know you should have email marketing for your small business, but it leaves you with more questions than answers. No worries. In this episode, Jason and Bridget will be chatting with Tess Wittler, an email newsletter expert. We will discuss some of these strategies in building trust. How being authentic sets you apart What to improve to increase your odds of getting word of mouth referrals How to turn email newsletters into lead generation machines The first question you need to ask before creating your email newsletter How often to publish your email newsletters How to repurpose your newsletter content for social media? ■Panel ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Jason Tucker @jasontucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard https://twitter.com/bridgetmwillard Tess Wittler @tesswittler https://twitter.com/TessWittler ■Socials ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Twitter ▶ https://twitter.com/wpwatercooler Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/wpwatercooler Instagram ▶ https://www.youtube.com/wpwatercooler Facebook ▶ https://www.facebook.com/wpwatercooler ■Show Sponsors ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com/ WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com/ ■Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? Yes, WPwatercooler has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show. https://wpwatercooler.com/sponsor ■Timestamps ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ #smartmarketingshow

What do technical dependencies have to do with marketing in WordPress? Everything. Technical debt is a thing -- almost worse than student debt. But hey, you got that bachelor’s degree, right? This week, Jason and Bridget are joined by Devin Walker, the CEO, and co-founder of GiveWP.com. We’ll have a discussion on how your dependency choices can affect your user experience. And that’s marketing, baby! Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Devin Walker @innerwebs Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://www.servepress.com WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com Cloudways – Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that offers 5 best-in-class cloud providers, giving you freedom of choice and flexibility to build amazing WordPress websites. It comes with an intuitive platform that lets you manage your server and applications within a few clicks. All this is backed by 24/7 professional support that acts as your extended team as you grow your business. https://www.cloudways.com How Are You Spending Your Marketing Budget? You could be a show sponsor. Supporting podcasts is a smart use of your marketing budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Beaver Builder. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? #smartmarketingshow

You have a business and a logo. Awesome. You may even have memorized your color’s hex code. But what about different moods? What color shouldn’t be used in your logo? On this episode, Jason and Bridget will chat with Rhonda Negard of FatDogCreatives.com. We’ll talk about what to do and what not to do. Open your brand’s color palette with moods. Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Rhonda Negard @fatdogcreatives Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress WPsitesync Cloudways – Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that offers 5 best-in-class cloud providers, giving you freedom of choice and flexibility to build amazing WordPress websites. It comes with an intuitive platform that lets you manage your server and applications within a few clicks. All this is backed by 24/7 professional support that acts as your extended team as you grow your business. How Are You Spending Your Marketing Budget? You could be a show sponsor. Supporting podcasts is a smart use of your marketing budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Beaver Builder. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

Should your business have a personality or be professional? Does professional mean boring? No way! Rhonda Negard joins Jason and Bridget to talk about how you can allow your business brand to have a personality of its own. You’ll definitely want to watch this episode. Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Rhonda Negard @fatdogcreatives Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress WPsitesync Cloudways – Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that offers 5 best-in-class cloud providers, giving you freedom of choice and flexibility to build amazing WordPress websites. It comes with an intuitive platform that lets you manage your server and applications within a few clicks. All this is backed by 24/7 professional support that acts as your extended team as you grow your business. Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? Yes, The Smart Marketing Show has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show.

It’s like the chicken and the egg. When do we launch the product’s landing page? When do we launch the landing page for our new service. Bridget and Jason will explore this topic on this must-see episode.   Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress WPsitesync Cloudways – Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that offers 5 best-in-class cloud providers, giving you freedom of choice and flexibility to build amazing WordPress websites. It comes with an intuitive platform that lets you manage your server and applications within a few clicks. All this is backed by 24/7 professional support that acts as your extended team as you grow your business. Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? Yes, The Smart Marketing Show has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show.

What’s the business application for using Twitter? Can you really grow your business by tweeting? What about Lead Gen? Yes. You can generate leads and build your business on Twitter. This week Bridget and Jason will give you 45 minutes packed with their best advice (valued at $175/hour). Don’t forget to listen for Jason and Bridget’s Tool or Tip of the Week. Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com Cloudways – Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that offers 5 best-in-class cloud providers, giving you freedom of choice and flexibility to build amazing WordPress websites. It comes with an intuitive platform that lets you manage your server and applications within a few clicks. All this is backed by 24/7 professional support that acts as your extended team as you grow your business. https://www.cloudways.com/en/ Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? Yes, The Smart Marketing Show has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show.   Become A Patron And Support Us On Patreon!

Do you copy others in their marketing efforts? To some extent we all do. But is their audience the same as yours? Is their marketing person skilled? Or are you just following the influencer? In this episode, Jason and Bridget will rant about hashtags. Okay. You’re right. Bridget will rant and Jason will balance her out. But that’s why you watch the show, right? Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @bridgetmwillard Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month? Yes, The Smart Marketing Show has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show. Bridget’s Videos On Hashtags When we are self-taught, it’s easy to have gaps in our education. We see an influencer use a hashtag and copy them without really understanding the why. These videos should help. Hashtags Are For Search How to Effectively Use Hashtags Hashtags are Links How To Follow a Hashtag or Twitter Chat Tool Or Tip Of The Week This week’s Tool or Tip of the Week is brought to you by Keys to Being Social — The Book. Bridget recommends Lumen 5’s Business Video Maker. This tool allows you to convert a blog post into a video and more. Their pricing starts at a free plan and goes up to enterprise level. You can even write a script. With a tool like this, there’s no reason why you can’t build up your YouTube channel. You’ll have to watch the episode to see Jason’s recommendation. 00:01:52 What are hashtags 00:02:51 Twitter Chats using Hashtags 00:04:03 Hashtags are a filter 00:04:37 Hashtags as sarcasm 00:05:09 Hashtags are like search 00:06:20 Hashtags are links 00:06:26 Hashtags are not translated 00:07:33 Hashtags are not transferable between social networks when crossposted 00:08:12 Hashtags and TikTok 00:09:06 Nobody can own a hashtag 00:09:29 Be careful with hashtags 00:10:12 Hashtag Trends 00:12:02 This episode is worth $175 of my time 00:14:06 Hashtags are like Categories and Tags in WordPress 00:15:23 Question - Do you encourage people to follow your hashtags? 00:17:05 You don’t have to use all the hashtags 00:18:32 Hashtags are not a magic thing 00:19:12 Hashtags on Facebook 00:20:03 Organizing your hashtags for a tweet 00:21:01 Hashtags and accessibility 00:22:58 Hashtags and Instagram tip 00:25:44 More tricks on organizing a tweet with a call to action and hashtags 00:26:43 Capitalize hashtags for accessibility 00:28:04 Games using Hashtags 00:28:48 Off topic and silly 00:30:06 Hard returns in tweets 00:30:42 Hashtags help people participate 00:31:36 Phone vs computer and hashtags 00:33:06 Sometimes hashtags are a long game 00:33:43 Follow Bridget and her modeling 00:34:33 Number of hashtags in a post 00:35:15 Sometimes it’s better to reply than retweet 00:35:45 Use the native client for the social network at least once a day 00:36:13 Twitter Fleets 00:38:26 Bridget’s way works, try it for 2 weeks 00:39:14 Google Analytics and Twitter 00:40:28 Tool or Tip of the Week 00:41:37 Bridget’s Tool or Tip of the Week - Lumen5 00:48:34 Jason’s Tool or Tip of the Week - WAVE.video 00:50:17 Bonus tip - Using Canva to create video 00:53:25 Bonus Tip - Storyblocks with Canva 00:54:44 Reformating video using Canva 00:55:57 Building "Stories" in Canva 00:56:56 Bonus Bonus Tip - Video Leap 01:00:20 Outro Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard Bridget Willard, Marketing Consultant Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Especially now, let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. https://wpwatercooler.com/sponsor #smartmarketingshow

You’re hired to build a website. Maybe it’s in WordPress or Squarespace. The client pays you. You ask for the content. Now what? Regardless of the tool, Wix, Squarespeace, WordPress, ClassicPress, you still need content. You may be using a JAMStack over Larvel. Heck, you could be doing it in FrontPage. You still need words. Words come from clients. Clients need a website. They don’t have words. What do you do now? Jason and Bridget talk about how you can get the content from your clients, or, better yet, outsource your content writing and include it in your contract. Panel Jason Tucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker Bridget Willard https://twitter.com/bridgetmwillard Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com Are You Looking For Brand Awareness? You could be a show sponsor. Especially now, let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. https://wpwatercooler.com/sponsor #smartmarketingshow

So often design is what we hide behind instead of marketing ourselves and our business. Rather, it’s design, tweak, redesign, it’s not good enough, well there is a new tool out -- and so on. Jason and Bridget are joined by Dave Bloom of GingerSoul.co for this discussion on what it means to apply minimalism to our marketing efforts -- and, how to stop productively procrastinating. Panel: Jason Tucker @jasontucker Bridget Willard @youtoocanbeguru Dave Bloom @gingersoul_co A redhead-powered web studio. Designing tools that encourage + enable less-techy people to create value with the web. Working on http://soulsites.co & http://downbeat.io. Sponsor: Desktop Server - ServerPress https://serverpress.com #smartmarketingshow

We Discuss All Things Social Media & Tactics That Work in 2020! Bridget M Willard Bridget Willard is a marketing consultant who brings her teaching and accounting background together to help small businesses. She began her marketing career in construction, then worked in franchise development, nonprofits, and tech. She is especially known for her brand building for Riggins Construction, GiveWP, and the Make WordPress Marketing Team. Bridget co-hosts The Smart Marketing Show with Jason Tucker — a podcast and live YouTube show on the WPwatercooler network. Bridget has spoken at dozens of conferences and keynoted a few on community, communication, relationships, and, of course, marketing. When she’s not writing about marketing or social media, she is spending time with her friends, changing her hair style, learning languages on Duolingo, or walking by the ocean. Say hi to her on Twitter at @youtoocanbeguru and check out her site at bridgetwillard.com. https://bridgetwillard.com/

We Discuss All Things Social Media & Tactics That Work in 2020! Bridget M Willard Bridget Willard is a marketing consultant who brings her teaching and accounting background together to help small businesses. She began her marketing career in construction, then worked in franchise development, nonprofits, and tech. She is especially known for her brand building for Riggins Construction, GiveWP, and the Make WordPress Marketing Team. Bridget co-hosts The Smart Marketing Show with Jason Tucker — a podcast and live YouTube show on the WPwatercooler network. Bridget has spoken at dozens of conferences and keynoted a few on community, communication, relationships, and, of course, marketing. When she’s not writing about marketing or social media, she is spending time with her friends, changing her hair style, learning languages on Duolingo, or walking by the ocean. Say hi to her on Twitter at @youtoocanbeguru and check out her site at bridgetwillard.com. https://bridgetwillard.com/

Landing Page Strategies – Continuing the discussion of the why and how of landing pages, tackling the questions that go deeper. How do landing pages impact SEO? Are landing pages a requirement for conversion? When does a subdomain make sense? How do you build an audience through the use of landing pages? In this episode, Jen Miller of Next Door Marketer joins Jason and Bridget to deliver the reasoning behind the use of these types of webpages.Panel: Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Jen MillerJoin us on this episode of Smart Marketing Show by visiting our Participant guidelines page.WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer and WPSiteSync. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com and https://wpsitesync.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In an unstable economy, the most important way to market yourself as a freelancer isn’t your rates. In this episode, Jason and Bridget are joined by Rhonda Negard of Fat Dog Creatives to discuss the marketing angles freelancers always forget — reliability and delivery.This episode was inspired by The Futur’s “How Much Should I Charge as a Freelancer” video. It’s a great listen for five minutes.Panel: Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, and Rhonda NegardShow SponsorsServerPressThank you for being a preroll sponsor, ServerPress! ServerPress is the maker of DesktopServer, WPSiteSync, and so much more! Check them out at serverpress.com.Are you looking for brand awareness?You could be a show sponsor. Especially now, let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget. Freelancers – Know Your StrengthsRhonda sees herself as a rebranding specialist. Though she can (obviously) make a logo from scratch, this is her gift. (Definitely check out this case study. Because of that, she charges by the project, not by hour.The opposite is also true; it’s important to know your weaknesses. Once you start outsourcing, you have a bit of project management that is unavoidable.“If you’re not good at project management, you do not want to take too many projects where you have to manage people.” Rhonda NegardFreelancers – Networking Is ImportantWhether your networking is on LinkedIn, Twitter, or in person, it’s important to account for this time as work. Start a relationship and “get curious about other people,” Rhonda says, but not to your own detriment.“Don’t just look to get jobs but to give jobs.” Rhonda NegardWhether you are hired as a freelancer or outsource work to freelancers, you need to keep your bench warm. Connect with people on “as many platforms as you can,” reminds Rhonda. This way, they are sure to stay top-of-mind.Freelancers – Price by ProjectWhen looking for vendors, Rhonda wants to know the full total of the project. This way, she can add in her margin as an agency.When bidding, account for your time that includes networking, going through emails, and research and development, Rhonda says.Freelancers – Meet Your DeadlinesWhen it comes to how long something takes, well — that’s up for debate. Does it take an hour? Or is it an hour after you’ve been thinking about it for a week? You need to know this so you don’t overload your production schedule.It’s a slippery slope when you’re pricing too low. You take on more work and miss deadlines. It’s okay. We’ve all been through it. The important thing is to understand how much work you can really handle.“Build research time into your quote.” Rhonda NegardTool or Tip of the WeekYour ad could have been here.Rhonda recommends Nail It! by Ted Leonhardt. This helps you shift your mindset from employee to entrepreneur.Jason recommends Tappy Card. You can share any website with this special QR code. And it’s under $15!Bridget recommends keeping kindness in the form of grace at your intention right now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Jason and Bridget take a small break in their format to chat about developments this week in the WordPress ecosystem. How will these changes affect how plug-in businesses and freelancers market if at all? Tune in.Thank you to our sponsors!The WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com as well as Kinsta.If you’re interested in sponsoring the 40-minute mark of this show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you.Jeff Chandler Leaves WPTavernBridget thinks his editorial voice will be sorely missed.Journalism tries to get both sides whereas editorial content should have opinion.Jason was more intrigued by the use of service accounts for connected services on multi user websites.Both Bridget and Jason wonder who will now provide timely, non-biased WordPress news. “Hot takes on WPwatercooler.com” is still valid news. And, honestly, most of us who comment on WordPress are also Inside Baseball. So, we’re commenting with our own source material.Thanks, Jeff for being awesome for ten years!Bridget’s Trip to MontréalBridget loved WordCamp Montréal. It was extra special because she got to see Breann McDede’s first presentation.Also, it was really neat to see how the WordPress community in Montréal embraces bilingualism. As Michel Bluma says, “#BonjourHi.”I decided to sit in Q&A part of a presentation in French. It's funny to hear words I know: "A-C-F," "Gutenberg," "Custom Post Types." Can't get much more Montreal than that. #BonjourHiPHP 7.5 — P++ Ending Backwards CompatibilityFrom PHP Storm.“P++ – The controversy and accusations in PHP Internals over the removal of short tags

So, you have a Twitter account, and you do nothing with it except for posting a few random updates. Well, its time to ready your Twitter account to help grow your online business. Bridget Willard focuses on providing social media services to online businesses. She shares how consistent, and relevant Twitter profile activity can result…

In this episode, Jason Tucker and Bridget Willard were joined by Jeff Matson from Pagely's NorthStack. He gave insight into Managed WordPress, WordPress Hosting, and Managed AWS Service.Thank you to our sponsor!The WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com as well as PeepSo.If you're interested in sponsoring the 40 minute mark of this show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you.Stop Getting Cheep-A$$ HostingWordPress hosting matters. Hosting is hosting is hosting until it's not. When it comes to your "hobby," if you take it seriously, it has the potential to become your career.It seems like WordPress hosting is saturated, but it's really not. Pagely was the first to create Wordpress Managed hosting back in the day. You can hear Joshua Strebel talk about the last ten years in his WordCamp Phoenix talk.So, how do we convince content creators, bloggers, and non-inside baseball writers to think good hosting is important?When you pay for $5 hosting, you get $5 hosting. They're digital slumlords, Bridget says in jest. If the support folks are getting paid minimum wage ($7 something in VA), the Five Dollar Host loses money every time one of their customers calls."Even if they are getting paid minimum wage, if they talk to you for an hour, the company lost money on you." Jeff MatsonBridget spends $25 a month on Pressable and thinks that's a reasonable amount for anyone to spend. To her, it matters that the company she chooses has a reputation of treating their employees well."I don't want to use a service that has a big turnover. If they can't keep their employees, they have internal issues." Bridget WillardHobbyists Learn Everything When Their Sites Blow UpIt's true. When your blog gets notices, as Jason points out, and all of a sudden you're getting traffic, your site may not be able to handle that. Managed hosts will scale the traffic.Do you want to learn the hard way? Your hobby or small business needs to value website hosting."You teach them that their business is important." Jeff MatsonYou don't need more web hosting than your site requires, especially if you're getting only 20 hits a week. But with something like a managed service, you can scale up and then down when you need it.What do you get with Managed WordPress Hosting?If you're in the $250 a month or $25 a month plan, when you pay for managed WordPress hosting, you're paying for support. Larger fees at the front pay for concierge-level service. Jeff recalls how Pagely had top-tier folks in their slack helping with Gravity Forms site migrations at midnight. That's the kind of service you get with top-tier Managed WordPress Hosting.Why not run your own box?You could run your own DigitalOcean box, but why? If you're running your own box, you have to do all of the security maintenance, patches, and updates. Also, if you're facing a DDOS attack, you have to face those trials, too.Almost any level of business should outsource these types of things so they can focus on working on your business."Is that really what you want to spend your billable hours on?" Bridget WillardSo, the perfect solution between running your own box and buying high-end Managed WordPress hosting is managed AWS service.What is a Managed AWS Service?With NorthStack, Pagely is bringing the same level of product without the support. You can get a fast site that scales when someone posts your article to Reddit."It's an unbelievable product to host your sites on without all the extra stuff that you might not need." Jeff MatsonThis is made for developers who use GitHub and CLI to create apps and build sites. For now, that's where NorthStack is focusing. You pay for the amount of resources you're using instead of a general bucket. Automated deployments for the win.This product better suited for small to enterprise agencies. Not everyone needs Disney-level service.How do you market your product?Marketing products in a word-of-mouth space like WordPress requires finesse. Jeff makes recommendations on products based upon his personal experience. He regards his recommendations as a reflection of himself. In short, Jeff manages his personal branding and that's how he recommends products."I keep my reputation above all else and that's what I use to market products. "Jeff MatsonTool or Tip of the WeekThis week's Tool or Tip of the Week is brought to you by PeepSo. PeepSo is a super-light, free, social network plugin for WordPress that allows you to quickly and effortlessly add a social network or an online community right inside your WordPress site. Your Community. Your Way. Find out more at at PeepSo.comBridget recommends Everybody Writes by Ann Handley. It gives actual and practical tips on effective copywriting.Jeff recommends The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.Jason recommends the app Vignette which allows you to (at a minimal cost) add and update photos for your contacts.Do you have any tools or tips we should know about?We'd love to hear from you. Also, how are you marketing yourself? Tell us in the comments below. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Social media guru Bridget Willard joins us for a discussion about how to build your social media presence and her deceptively simple strategy for building Brand Loyalty.

Rhonda Negard of Fat Dog Creatives and Kim Thornton of The Business of You recap their experiences and take-aways from the sessions they attended at WordCamp Seattle. Part 1 goes from the keynote address with Bridget Willard of You Too Can Be a Guru through the morning sessions, including Matt Kopala's session Stop Guessing: Diagnosing & Fixing WordPress Performance Problems and Justin Nealey's session Fast Track Your Design Process.

Today’s guest is Bridget Willard. Bridget is a teacher, marketer, and social media specialist. She’s also the co-founder of the Women Who WP Meetup. Bridget specializes in helping her clients with relationship marketing.

This season is all about the freelancer and business owner. We sometimes forget the origin stories of why we do what we do. We often feel alone sitting behind our laptop and think we are the only ones struggling or succeeding. We’ll chat with some amazing, creative, and brilliant business owners about their defining moments in life, some struggles they faced and how they overcame them, learn unique strategies of running a freelance business, and of course have some laughs too. We talk to Justin Jackson, Curtis McHale, Philip VanDusen, Paul Jarvis, Carrie Dils, Vincent Pugliese, Matt Inglot, Val Geisler, Bridget Willard and more! Head over to http://liveinthefeast.com to subscribe and never miss an episode.

Everyone knows DesktopServer. But it wasn't magic. In this episode, Jason and Bridget are joined by Marc Benzakein. He'll talk about how DesktopServer went from a development project to a common and popular workflow solution. Join in the live chat to ask questions.Interested in getting your product or service in front of our viewers and listeners? Check out how to sponsor an episode of one of our shows.Bridget Willard – https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgetwillard/Jason Tucker – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontucker/Marc Benzakein https://serverpress.com@marcbenzak | @serverpress Gregg Franklin – handles 90% of the customer service because he’s so good with peopleDavid JeschStephen Carnam Branding is something you have to do for yourself personally as well as the company you are with – Marc has been told he’s the face of ServerPress because he’s gone to so many WordCamps, but he also has his own “brand” You want to know who these people are, you want to know that they’re people of integrity and you want to know what their mission is Marc has known Gregg since 1989 – they both worked in the video department at Circuit City!   Gregg always made sure to be very knowledgeable about the products and he was very good with the customers, but he was also very competitive! If an agency’s specialty is WordPress, it makes sense to go to WordCamps – the first year Marc was involved with ServerPress, he did 26 WordCamps (2014), basically one every other weekend! Kept up a similar pace the next few years. Marc went to WordCamp San Diego before he even became involved with ServerPress and that’s when he first fell in love with the WordPress community. Phoenix was the first WordCamp that he spoke at. Other than Southern California, ServerPress’ footprint was very small at that time.  When he went to speak at Phoenix, he gave a talk/workshop that was 2 hours. There were about 100 people in the room and it went without a hitch! Marc had planned for almost every contingency, but nothing happened.  Phoenix was bigger than WordCamp Miami at the time so he knew he had to be on his game! They were a bootstrap company with not a lot of capital.  How do they get their name out there? Branding is more important than “marketing” at that level. “You get to control your marketing, but people control your brand. They get to decide what they think of you whether you like it or not.” What did they want people to think about ServerPress:We’re at every single WordCampWe’re an established company in the community They decided to provide lanyards with their name and logo on it and the WordCamp’s logo on the other side – but after about a year were asked to stop doing that – he knew when they did it the first time, they might eventually be told to stop! (reminiscent of what happened with Pantheon branding the hotel elevators at WCUS 2016)  Andrea Middleton (from the WordPress Community team) called him (and was SO nice), and politely encouraged them to stop, which they agreed. Jason: you should provide power strips in the rooms with your logo on them! People would LOVE you!Marc: better idea – take your sponsor table and just fill it with power strips. People would hang out there all day long! Bridget: almost all businesses in the WordPress spectrum are self-made, small businesses. But they are the ones that are sponsoring the local community, the meetups – they are making an investment in the people which keeps them in the WordPress ecosystem.   This is why one of Bridget & Jason’s main goals with this show is to give people actionable ideas to improve their marketing and learn how to reach their audience better The question you have to ask yourself is: What is our return on investment?  It’s not a concrete, easy number when you are involved in WordCamps. Money/profit is the scorecard that most people look to.  But for small businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, the people, the loyalty and community that you gain are the ROI. They will sell your product without you asking them to do it – you are providing something that is so valuable to them that they have to preach it from the mountaintops – you are giving them so much more value than they expected. Marc started programming on a mainframe computer at the age of 10, – he’s smart but he feels lucky that he gets to work with 2 of the smartest people he knows representing a great product! 2017 was a tough year for DesktopServer – Apple had more security updates than ever, Microsoft had more security updates than ever and they had to react to all of it. Also, PHP7 came and they had to react to that as well. It was a perfect storm – a year of being reactive rather than proactive. It was because of their branding and the loyalty that they built up among their customers, that people were willing to give them grace and work with them during that time. What can we do to make our customers feel like they are getting the value for what they are spending? They appreciate that they have such a loyal following and fanbase. Bridget: you can either make your influencers or find your influencers and ServerPress “made” their influencers. Marc has never had a partnership like this one.  They have a deep respect for each other. It might be fate … it just worked out! There needs to be some overlap between the roles, but not so much that everyone is stepping on each other’s toes.   Marc handles operations, business development, billing, marketing, etc.  Gregg handles customer service and people. Dave/Steve speak their own language and understand each other.  They make sure not to step on each other’s toes. They all have their jobs pretty well defined and nobody wants to take over anyone else’s! It’s all a matter of having a healthy amount of respect for each other and boundaries. Within the company, Marc has the nickname of “The Mayor”. There have been times that they’ve all talked about the direction that the company should go and it often came down, in the end, to “What does Marc think?”, but everything at ServerPress is really a consensus. Everyone has a say. They have disagreements, but they end up with a better end-product as a result. They don’t let their egos get in the way of building a better product and building a better company. What you see is what you get with them.  They are exactly who you see on a weekend at a WordCamp and during the week at ServerPress. People don’t care how big a company is, they want to have some sort of personal connection to the company. This is why they go to so many WordCamps – they want to have that same connection to their customers. If I treat people with respect and honesty, I can be the same person inside my company and outside, personally.Tip of the WeekMarcNew plugin for ServerPress that automatically backs up your databaseGoogle Photos – https://photos.google.com/ BridgetRevive Old Posts plugin – bring up older content from your blogs and recycle it – great for sharing evergreen posts, lots of custom settings Jasonhttps://agenda.com/ – Note-taking app that ties into your calendar – you can write notes about specific events that you are attending. Supports markdown.https://developer.apple.com/design/awards/https://overcast.fm/+K8lgFR3dk Rene Ritchie and Serenity Caldwell speak with the creators of Agenda — a WWDC 2018 Apple Design Award winning note taking app for Mac. They discuss Agenda as well as this year’s major announcements from a developer and end user perspective. —Show notes contributed by:Cheryl LaPrade – @yaycherylSherie LaPrade – @heysherieThe post WPblab EP103 – Bootstrap to Commonplace: Talking Branding & Grass Roots w/ Marc Benzakein appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode, Jason Tucker and Bridget Willard get sentimental and invite past guests to jump on and share what they've learned recently in WordPress. We're all life-long learners. Come join in the fun in the chat and see more details in our Facebook Group. 100 Episodes since October 2015!!Bridget WillardJason TuckerBridget: “As we learn and grow and teach, our bio’s change and grow!”Russell AaronHas been on WPblab off & on since the beginning and was on nearly weekly in the beginning when it was more of a Q&A showHis girlfriend was super supportive of his journey in WordPress and let him spend the time he needed coding and ‘leveling up’ his skills. They now have a little boy, which is also a big learning journey for them!Never thought he could work for a company like WebDev Studios but met the right people and answered the right questions and here he is! Over 2 years with them now!If you are ever having errors, you have 3 options – make a backup and try turning things on and off, have a staging site, and reach out to people you are connected to in the community – lean on other people!WordPress is so cool! Put your heart into it and you’re gonna love it! Kevin HoffmanKevin remembers WPblab when it was still on the Blab platform!Blab was an interesting beast, you never knew who would pop in! Bridget: it was like Chatroulette!Had to keynote WordCamp Pittsburgh on 2 days notice, so he covered his WordPress journey, which basically all started with WPblab. Decided to try and run his own blab – talked for 30 minutes and no one showed up! Realized that he wasn’t putting things on record – not writing blog posts or sharing his work.  People don’t always operate on your time. I have value to offer but it doesn’t mean the person on the receiving end is ready at that moment. He worked on WordPress for 7 years before he wrote his first blog post! James TryonEasily Amused, Inc and Wapu.usJames has been on & off the show for a long time, helping with show notes too!Bridget: For a long time WPblab was a virtual meetup!  It was a great option for people who had meetups far from them.James looks forward to it every week, it makes his Thursday night! Loves the chatting, and hanging out with everyone!  Even though he’s across the country, it feels like everyone is together on Thursday nights!Jason: it’s so strange because he’ll see people online and through Blab all the time and then see them in person and it will be like they’ve just seen each other, even though they are on opposite coasts – all thanks to WPblabJames’ word of wisdom – he has been thoroughly enjoying an hour a day of yard work lately! Exercise and fresh air!He really loved WP Watercooler but WPblab feels like home to him. He looks forward to it every Thursday and feels bad when he has to miss it. We all feel like family!Bridget: “It’s so true! If I have a panic attack while I’m at WCEU, will any of my friends be there?” And so many people jumped up to say they would! Roy SivanHad him on several WPblab shows in the past & interviewed him several timesHis favorite memory was getting in a deep conversation with Bridget about open sourceOne thing that impresses Bridget most is that Roy and none of the WP Crowd ever talk down to her about WordPress & her level of knowledge/skills“For every good developer, there is a user to give that developer purpose!”You’re a user and without you, I have no reason to build this thing – but you give us purpose and a reason to create!Bridget: you can have a cognitive dissonance if you aren’t using your product. Even if you knew it once a few years ago, if you haven’t used it since, everything has changed! The whole crewRoy’s shoutout – go over to Matt Cromwell’s twitter to check out a video of trolling BenRoy – he loved how Jason was always doing tech support with Blab!Bridget – you want Jason to be the “guy” – you certainly don’t want it to be me!Bridget – I don’t build websites, hire Roy!Bridget – just wrote her first WordCamp talk on GitHub with Markdown!All – discuss how much (or if any) company logo can appear on WordCamp talk slides and still be acceptable for WordPress.tvBridget – WordPress has taught me how to go to bars – true story LOLBridget – WordPress.TV is the best – free learning! Lynda is great, but WP.tv is freeRussell – when I got to WordCamp, I want to learn, I don’t want to be bored!  WordPress.tv – if you ever want to see the energy of the community, that’s the placeRussell & Bridget both dream about their WordCamp talks Tools of the week:James: Google Drive is amazing for working as a team – we can all take notes on the same documents and share the same files. We use it all the time, along with Slack.Russell – WP-CLI (command line interface) – if you don’t know what the command line tool is and how amazing it is, go learn about it – it’s the best tool!Kevin: Look into BEM – Block Element Modifier (CSS naming convention)https://twitter.com/kevinwhoffman/status/987005921510526976Roy: SVG.js – complex animating with SVGs – really great library with lots of cool plugins – wrote a plugin called the Gutenburg Object Plugin. Takes the data and saves it properly in the database as an array instead of in markup format.Bridget: TouchNote – will send postcards of your photos & even canvas prints Also: STEP program with the State Department – connects you to US Embassy and give them your info for when you are traveling overseasJason: Markdown editor: https://macdown.uranusjr.com/ – simplest and free – MacDown. It’s 2 panes, type text on one side, renders Markdown on the other side Roy Question for Bridget – where you used to believe Open Source was not a good thing, how do you feel now? – When you have intellectual property and you give it away for free – it is your choice. The thing that’s great about WordPress, it’s not about planned obsolescence.  They don’t create something that will break to create new customers. This is the issue that she has with Gutenberg. WordPress believes that everyone has the right to publish and stands upon the idea that they will never break your site. Gutenberg might break that. What is the best solution for your customer/user?Bridget: The relationships and people are what makes WordPress valuable. WordPress is at a crossroads, do we want to stay with our core beliefs that it’s all about ‘democratizing publishing’ or do we bow to capitalism?I love WordPress, I love the community and I love the WPblab group even more!! ______________Show notes contributed by:Cheryl LaPrade – @yaycherylSherie LaPrade – @heysherie The post WPblab – 100th Episode Mastermind – Lifelong Learning with Our Community appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress is a diverse and inclusive community. So why do we have specialty Meetups? Do we need one? In this episode, Jason Tucker and Bridget Willard invite the founder of Women Who WP, Jen Miller to talk about this important subject.Jen Miller – the WPblab unofficial show producer!   Started a specialty group called WomenWhoWP – geared toward women, but open to everyone!  The setup is a little different than a traditional meetup because “woman dialogue differently”. Yvonne originally coined that phrase. They wanted to be able to share and grow and dialogue together regularly! Why do you need a woman’s meetup?  Men don’t see how much they dominate the conversation (and how much more they are represented in tech – Bridget was one of only a few woman at a recent Developer meetup).   The way women relate at meetups is far different than the way men do. Men also ask questions differently – women tend to include more social details and stories, and men tend to get straight to the point. Friendship is when you say “oh my gosh – me too!”  Women feel comfortable sharing when they feel others understand them or can relate. As their group has grown, more of those women have started attending the regular WP meetup as well! Bridget has a mug on the show that happened because of WomenWhoWP – it came from a friend at WordCamp Mumbai – Meher is doing a WWWP group in Mumbai.  WWWP is now worldwide – women are excited about it! They saw in their own meetup, they & other women in the group didn’t get to spend much time talking together, so they decided they needed to set aside time to really relate with each other. WWWP meetings happen over food at restaurants. They have discussions over dinner so by the time the presentation happens, everyone feels like they’ve bonded and created friendships. How you are physically in a room and your body language matters – it makes a huge difference in how people relate to you. https://www.boldgrid.com/boldlife-episode-6-bridget-willard/#more-14611 They have made it a really big deal to encourage each other not to describe themselves as “just” anything… (just a blogger, just a designer, just a writer, etc…) They work hard to validate each other. Wherever you are in your journey – it matters! What you are doing matters. Ages at their local WomenWhoWP meetup range in ages from 22 – 70!  You can’t have mentorship if you only hang around the people who are your age.  They’ve even had visiting 12-yr-olds! It’s amazing what every individual who comes contributes to the group! They all have something unique to add. The group spends time each month also sharing the new things that each of them learned. Amy Hall in the chat: “It’s the acceptance that makes it awesome” – it’s so true – that’s what make the WordPress community special.  Women at the WWWP meetups get to really know when another – they know you when you walk in the room and they care if/when you show up. There was one time where Bridget wasn’t going to attend one month (she was late, having a bad day, etc.) but then she went anyway and when she walked in everyone was excited to see her and made a big deal out of welcoming her into the group. They treated her like family and made her feel wanted/needed and made her day. They have a general, business, design, developer and WWWP meetup in their area – all specialty meetups that all cater to certain people.  As a community grows, and if it’s big enough and invested enough, it’s a great way to help grow and expand specific skill sets. Make sure to get your meetup connected to the WordPress meetup Chapter Program so that people will be able to find it more easily. Zeek Interactive sponsors the Women Who WP meetups by providing the location. At WCUS, they have a special LGBTQ afterparty – sometimes it’s just great to connect with your tribe – the people you identify with. The original meetup started by Zeek spawned a whole bunch of spin off meetups that followed a similar format. It’s important to have a format and a plan – when Jason visits other meetups, sometimes they can feel a little aimless.  It’s such a big difference to attend one where there is a schedule and format. That’s what makes the meetups at Zeek Interactive and WWWP meetups so great! As Jason’s meetup grows, he’s noticing there is a growing divide between those who are on a developer level and those who are just beginning and figuring their way around.  It’s around this time in any meetup where it’s a good time to ask yourself – is it time to start a specialty meetup? They encourage every Women Who WP chapter to have 3 organizers. That way if someone needs a month off, they are able to take the time without worrying about the group. That way they are able to keep continuity in the group and keep things flowing. It helps to have a team and share the responsibilities (and the spotlight!) It helps balance the load and plays to each individual team members’ strengths. Mentoring people and allowing them to grow into the position while they have you as a safety net is really important.  The group should be able to continue and move on even when one of the team leaders isn’t available and has to move somewhere else.  We should be like “sourdough starters”! No one likes to say it but a lot of people like to ‘control’, but if you’re controlling, you’re not mentoring and your stifling the development of your community. They aren’t telling people what to say or how to be a part of the group, they are modeling and mentoring and the group members are learning by example.  Jen: “We’re not in this for us, we’re in this for them – for this community”. They’re doing to expand the audience so everyone can learn together. There are starting to be some specialty WordCamps – maybe someday even a WomenWhoWP WordCamp?! It’s possible!  WwWP had a booth at WCUS and because of that visibility, groups in other countries were started. One of the things they do that’s really different is they invest in the community. When members write on the meetup community page (on Facebook or meetup.com) that they can’t go, the organizers make sure to ‘like’ the comment and reply to them to let them know they’ll be missed! (sidebar: please put your face (an actual photo) on your Meetup profile so organizers recognize you! And everyone else!!) We may be meeting once a month, but we’re keeping things going even outside of our meetups. Intentionally, the organizers choose not to sit together. They’re there for the other people who attend the group, so they distribute themselves around the room. That way, everyone feels like they have access to the leaders. It can be a challenge in some rooms to sit apart but try to be intentional about it! It’s important to make sure you’re always talking to new people in the room. If you want to be a meetup leader, you have to sometimes go out of your comfort zone – talk to people you wouldn’t normally – stretch yourself! There’s a twitter thread started by Dwayne McDaniel today talking about “what’s your favorite part of speaking”… Bridget’s answer was: “I speak because I teach. My passion is that moment on someone's face where they get it. When I speak and they feel empowered. When they come up and say, “That's it?” And I'm like, yeah. You just tweeted.” We try to hit all the topics so that everyone can learn something different.  Even seasoned developers. A lot of times in WordPress, we learn what we need for the project, but not in depth. Jen took a Front End Development course at Udacity through Grow with Google scholarship.  She learned to code. She’s been in WordPress for 10 years so she had an understanding of html/css/javascript but never in a systematic approach.  It really helped her to see all the parts in an incremental way and gave accountability as she progressed through her learning. It’s been great! She’s learning more and more and that’s not something she always to get to spend a lot of time on.  It’s helped her and her community! It made her feel good because she realized any one of the women she’s connected with could also do this! Last week at WordCamp San Diego she actually spoke about Gutenberg! One of the really interesting things that happened, is during the final project she was having trouble getting some of the code to work. She asked the lead developer to look at it and he sent a message back saying thanks and that “he learned a lot” from her problem because he had to go research it, which helped him to level up too! It raised his respect for her and her for him. Jen would never have taken this on if WomenWhoWP had never happened.  She’s doing it to show people that they don’t need to put themselves in a box – they can learn new skills. Just because they are great in one and feel set, it doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t try to enhance their skills or try for something they don’t think they can get.  Jen didn’t think she has the relevant experience to be accepted, but she was! Take the risk – go after something your really want to learn! Tools of the week:Bridget – https://www.touchnote.com/us/ – it’s an app to send your photos as postcards, printsJason – https://www.decksetapp.com/ – a way to do presentations for Mac, makes slide decks really easily without having to do any design work. It is done entirely in Markdown format.  Costs $29 – $116 for a team.Jen – https://www.udacity.com/ – she loves their learning style and they do so many different subjects in their Nanodegree program | https://codepen.io/ – to store all of her code snippets (includes editor that allows previews too) ______________Show notes contributed by:Cheryl LaPrade – @yaycherylSherie LaPrade – @heysherieThe post WPblab EP99 – WordPress – Do we really need a specialty Meetup? appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight on WPblab, Jason Tucker and Bridget Willard speak with James Tryon about the pros and cons of fragmenting your brand. Should you keep all of your products together under a company umbrella or have separate identities? Let’s talk business goals and marketing tonight. James Tryon is Lead Ambassador for Wapu.us – helps promote brand recognition for the WordPress projectHis company: Easily Amused Inc.https://easilyamusedinc.com/ Salesman Rick – Rick and Morty affiliate links storehttps://salesmanricks.com/ BlocksWP – resource for learning about Gutenberg blockshttp://blockswp.com/ Runs @TheGutes twitter account (Gutenberg related)https://twitter.com/thegutes A lot of his companies are DBA’s under his main company It seems to be a relatively common practice for businesses to ‘fragment’ their brand and keep separate social accounts for each part of their business – Bridget thinks this is a really terrible idea… Don’t launch a product on a squeaky clean account with 0 followers and no brand recognition!!! Sometimes it makes sense to fragment yourself, such as splitting business and personal accounts where something is not appropriate or doesn’t belong on your single account.  But remember, you are doubling your work!! Bridget – it’s like a ‘stock split’ – you have twice as much stock, but it’s worth half as much If you have lots of products and each product has its own accounts, then every time you launch a new product, you have to start over from scratch!   James doesn’t necessarily like being as fragmented as he is, but it kind of made sense to do so. The current brand he is working on now happens to be in a different industry. Sometimes fragmenting makes sense as a way to protect each of your ‘products’ or ideas from each other. If you are selling a very low value product with one part of your business but then also selling custom site development for several thousand with your agency, you may want to separate them to the cheaper solutions don’t devalue your main brand Sometimes there are also business, financial, tax reasons to separate out as well Bridget wonders what happens if she changes her name – her brand uses her current name, so can she keep her brand name or does she need to change it? …Should you have a company name instead of using your name? Should you consider using a middle name instead of a last name?  There are many factors to consider! The same thing happens with your company – The company, the product, and you are all identities – what is the best way to brand yourself? Do you want to be a house of brands or a brand of houses? (Chris Lema)   When you’re a giant company – you can have multiple separate teams for each of your products, but if you’re a small business, it’s hard to have the necessary resources to work on building each of those separate brands successfully and it likely makes more sense to concentrate your efforts on one brand! You don’t want to find yourself in the position where you realize you haven’t tweeted or posted in several days on one of your brands – fragmenting yourself creates that risk If you have 5 different plugins and you’re only 1 person with maybe a couple helpers, you would start stretching yourself too thin. If you’re questioning whether to fragment your brand with separate social accounts – go ahead and reserve the twitter (social media) handles and/or website domains and then you can phase in your efforts later as your company grows. Essentially ‘flag planting’. If you’re going to fragment – go ALL in. Be cognizant of how much time it takes to build an account from scratch; it takes a LOT of time! If you are fragmented with 2 or more accounts, another question is whether it makes sense to merge them and delete one of the accounts.   The risk from merging is that you’ll lose followers from both accounts. James has an individual domain name and social account for all of his brands CONS: Money, resources, obscurity (starting from scratch can be good if you have a bad reputation, but not so great if your reputation is a good one) When you have multiple brands, sometimes there is brand confusion – where clients will say “oh, I didn’t know you did that too” …. They could have used you to help with another need, but the brand recognition wasn’t there Last 15 mins James –  https://minddoodle.com/ – mind mapping tool, completely free!Jason – https://pasteapp.me/ – manage your clipboard on your MacBridget (tool/tip requests) — starting to use Windows computers more often – wants a Mac standard keyboard that works with a Windows computer!— stop using crappy CMS’s!— ask people (customers) where they come from and don’t accept “the internet” as the answer!Show notes contributed by:Cheryl LaPrade – @yaycherylSherie LaPrade – @heysherieThe post WPblab EP96 – Pros and Cons of Brand Fragmentation appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Watch the video of this podcast here. Meet Bridget We start out with a little background on Bridget. Amongst all her projects, she explains that her passion is blogging about social media marketing which you can find on her site at bridgetwillard.com. Her other passion is giving back to the WordPress community through volunteering at WordCamps, the most recent being WordCamp LA where she teaches people about blogging and using Twitter. These camps are a huge success - with one on every weekend around the States. One of the reasons why WordCamps are highly successful is because they are able to keep the price affordable thanks to the volunteers. What To Expect at a WordCamp It’s cheap "Tech changes every 20 minutes!" so you are getting up to date information You're meeting people in the same space as you, or potentially will work in the same space as you. It is a very supportive space The WordPress Community Support Bridget then talks about the support she feels from the WordPress community and why she enjoys WordPress networking. 16 months ago when her husband passed away she had no money for the funeral. Her bosses set up a website and they raised $1,300 for her. She was so touched that all of these people she didn’t know were helping and she finds that’s what the WP community is all about – support. But you need to remember to give back too. With the recent hurricanes in the US, we have been talking a lot lately about the need for a good network of support behind you in case something happens in your life. It is good to have a reminder that even if you’re an introvert, you can still have this support online. Bridget says "we are a community of introverts so everyone is in the same boat!" Why Volunteer? Bridget believes that when you give introverts structure, it makes them feel like they belong. She felt like she found her tribe when she first volunteered. "Volunteering makes you have a sense of belonging and gives you encouragement." Bridget talks about how scary it was talking in front of everyone at first, but how important it was for herself to do it and get out of her comfort zone. She received some good advice beforehand from a co-worker "Everyone in that room is rooting for you. No one wants you to fail" Love that advice! Find out more about WordCamps and how you and get involved around the 6-minute mark. Women Who WP The group started in 2015 when Jen Miller and Elizabeth Shilling decided to start a dinner and talk about WordPress. They invited Bridget to talk about social media marketing and then it evolved into "this movement that is bigger than us". People ask her why it is a group for women only. And she says that "women dialogue differently" and that even though we want equal opportunity doesn’t mean that we aren’t different to men. We need to celebrate the diversity! Listen in at the 19-minute mark where she gives some amusing examples of different dialogues!   Bridget says that one of the things that make the meetups a great success is that at the end of the dinner everyone goes around the table and talks about what they learned in the last 30 days. This is great for networking, giving everyone the chance to speak and to see that everyone is learning. Everyone has that "imposter syndrome" where we think we aren’t good enough, but you get to see that everyone is just learning no matter what level you are. Everyone has different talents and skills that they can share. Women in WordPress Recently we asked our WP Elevation Facebook group for their opinion on an article written by Emma Hinchcliffe about two women entrepreneurs who created a fake male co-founder to deal with sexism (and it worked). I ask Bridget for her thoughts on this, as the WP community seems to be supportive no matter what gender. Is it just the clients who have this view? Bridget says that there are studies on social media showing that even women will follow a man before they follow a woman. So, we actually have a lot of gender bias within ourselves. She says, “Let’s draw a circle and step into it and start with us… Am I going to ask a man for help or am I going to ask a woman for help?” Sometimes the decision isn’t about gender though, it can also be about the title of the person, for example, CEO vs Marketing Manager. She says that her next point is a bit controversial but she asks - are we the ones who are eroding our own boundaries when we are managing expectations with clients or is it because we are a woman? So, if we tell a client that we aren’t going to launch the site until we are paid but we do it anyway, is it because we are a pushover or because we are a woman? We need to protect our boundaries. And if you do a free service, send a $0 invoice so they know they got something for free. Women are givers and that can be taken advantage of. How are we empowering ourselves if we make a fictitious man as the CEO to get more clients? Those are the clients we don’t want! At the end of the day, it is about setting boundaries and managing expectations.At meetups, you can talk about these things instead of feeling isolated and alone in your entrepreneurship as an agency. A Message to All of You Entrepreneurs out There! "I would like my freelancer friends to stop calling themselves freelancers, and start calling themselves agencies cos you are! Love, Bridget" Let’s Talk About Give Donation It is a full-featured donation WP plugin that makes its own forms and has great reporting. It is more robust than a Paypal button and they don’t take commission like a lot of other plugins. Being a part of the creation of this plugin has been very rewarding for Bridget. She says she loves to be able to help people to do good in the world. It empowers people and that is what she loves as she used to have a victim mentality. Bridget was in a job she didn’t like for a long time because she didn’t think she was worthy enough. She listened to an audiobook “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Shae whilst driving to a job she hated every day. She says that she didn’t know that you could be happy at work. “I was 42 and I cried like a baby. I decided if the millennials get to be happy, then I get to be happy too.” And now here she is helping people to make a difference in the world! How Does Bridget Keep Her Balance? Bridget says that volunteering is her balance. She loves giving back and encouraging people in the WP community. After all, it's the WP community who make, create and maintain a code base that is open and free for everyone. How amazing is that? When you spend your time focusing on helping other people, you do get that balanceBridget Willard She also loves what she does, so, with social media being her passion, she is on it constantly, but she doesn’t find that a burden. (She does karaoke every Tuesday night with her friend Julie to maintain the balance!). "The balance isn’t just – ‘I’m doing a four hour work week!’ That’s not real life…. There is this ridiculous perspective that you can just magically create work and have the dream, but there is no dream without the work. You have to do the work. The balance is in seeing why it is important and how you’re affecting other people.  At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is the people and the relationships you have with them. Nothing else matters." At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is the people and the relationships you have with them Bridget Willard  Well said, Bridget… well said! What a lady! We would love to hear your take on networking and women working in WordPress. Please share your thoughts or stories below.

In this episode, Jason Tucker and Bridget Willard, along with you in the chat room, will reminisce on the show, the community, technology, and even their own careers. We'd love to have you join in.Celebrating Two Years!!Late September 2015 – Bridget was working as an office manager for a construction company.  Jason said there was a new video / chat platform called Blab.im and decided he wanted to give it a try and suggested Bridget join him!Bridget said “I don’t know anything about WordPress” and Jason said “That’s why I want you to do the show!”Started as a 90 minute show and has since been trimmed back to an hourBlab.im allowed anyone to pop in as a random guest during the show and they had guests from countries all overWas originally just a WordPress focused show, so any topic around WordPress was fair game, has since evolved to focus on WordPress marketing and social mediaJust as Jason was starting to get tired of / annoyed with Blab.im … it went away! It was the perfect time to try a new platform – tried Firetalk and eventually landed on Google / YouTubeJason has been using Google Hangouts for about 5 years, so decided to keep using the platform for WPBlabHaving a show whose content is totally dependant on people showing up and asking questions proved very challenging, so moving to have a set topic with guests just made senseOriginally almost felt like a virtual meetup, where the audience was heavily involved in the content of each showBridget will be appearing in the Women Who WordPress panel at WordCamp Seattle this weekend (as a freelancer). She will also appear at WordCamp Rochester and will be at WCUS for Contributor Day with the Marketing team.Both Jason and Bridget have switched jobs since starting and Bridget is now freelancing.  Bridget has also now travelled to two different countries!Started ‘Community Connections’ spin-off this year with Bridget Willard and Jen Miller – highlighting members of the WordPress communityWhere do Jason & Bridget want to be in the next 2 years?Bridget hopes her life is personally and professionally drastically different! She also hopes she’s seen Iceland and learned how to do something WordPressy, like make a plugin!  She hopes she finally understands DNSJason is looking forward to some big new projects at workWhere did you think you’d be now, 20 years ago? Are you there, did you surpass it, fail to meet it?Bridget – I’ve exceeded my college education, but I don’t believe in 10, 20-year plans – when you meet people and experience things, your goals/dreams keep changing! “The more you experience in your life, the more your dreams change!”Jason – knew he’d be married and have a couple kids and be doing the kind of nerdy stuff he does! He’s happy with where he’s ended up and enjoys doing the podcasts and keeping up with his friends without having to be in the same room The coolest thing Bridget has learned is that she can do whatever she wants to do and succeed if she sets her mind to it, and her friends believe that she canShow notes contributed by:Cheryl LaPrade – @YayCherylSherie LaPrade – @HeySherieThe post WPblab EP87 – A Look Backward in Time appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Bridget Willard and Jen Miller speak with Adam Silver, Lead Organizer of #WCLAX on Creating Community at WordCampThe post WPblab EP86 – Creating Community at WordCamp w/ Adam Silver #WCLAX appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bridget Willard and Jen Miller are joined by Justine Pretorious to discuss Marketing hacks to build community connections at a WordCamp.Tweeting as WCLAX by Bridget WillardWordCamp marketing is not like regular event marketing – it’s a very different cultureKnowing where your audience exists is important – WordPress users are very active on twitterJustine originally wanted nothing to do with Twitter and didn’t start using it until she was asked to tweet on the business account for her employerBridget really connected with the WordPress community and met people from the community because of TwitterVolunteering enhances your experience in the WordPress community because it connects you to the people who are most involved – it is a gateway and allows you to put your skills to workJustine moved from Truckee to Portland and found the local WordCamp and volunteered herself to do their social mediaJen Miller first connected with the WordPress community through volunteering at WordCamp Orange CountyMake sure when you post to twitter, especially from a WordPress site, that you use a good image and use featured images on your post! It’s a huge part of good marketing.Canva is a good option if you don’t have Photoshop – they offer layouts and pre-defined sizingMake sure to use a 1200 x 628 featured image in every post or page on your WordPress siteYou can see what facebook (open graph images) will render when you use the facebook debugger tool https://developers.facebook.com/tools-and-support/For WordCamps it’s important to remember there are pre-”game” components and post-game – you should still be tweeting & covering those events – the camp doesn’t end when the last session closes!Keep the love going during non-camp times by tweeting other local WordPress Meetups and events – keeps your logo and account in front of people even when you don’t have something going onDon’t forget to keep “hospitality” in mind – make it easier for the new people – share tips. Give important information to help everyone feel welcome, answer questions during the event.Before the event, tweet out as much information as possible, location, snacks/meal info, what to expect, what to bring (and what you shouldn’t), and lots of general adviceIf you are going to sponsor and be at a WordCamp, make sure you follow the main twitter account, start talking about it several months in advance, talk about your team who is going, help promote the event by sharing info, hashtag and document your time at the WordCampPut the WordCamp speakers and attendees on twitter lists so that you and others can follow along without getting overwhelmedBridget: Dear WordCamp speakers:Update your gravatar with your current image with all your relevant info (make sure your photo looks like you!!)Give your current twitter handle and make yourself easy to findInclude your twitter handle on your presentation slides – people want to help promote you!Announce speakers before you sell tickets if at all possible – people need to know why they are buying ticketsTweet about speakers with photos and make sure you include their bios/photos on your siteEvery WordCamp has it’s own unique culture – try to include some of that culture and local color in your marketing tweets – “Local SEO” – share what makes your area / camp unique!Doing teasers of the content in your presentation is a great way to build up interest and get people to come to your talk! Share selfies – it helps people to feel more connected, like they know you.Tweet during the sessions that you attend and share valuable information (with... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress development involves PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, MySQL – but what if you don’t know what any of this even means yet? Where do you go to learn WordPress if you’re still a beginner? This week, we look at WordPress for beginners. We have covered tons of resources for learning WordPress as a complete beginner.   Our WordPress panel this week:   Bridget Willard: https://bridgetwillard.com/ Kim Shivler: https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/ Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/ John Locke: https://www.lockedowndesign.com/   ==================   Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering a 33% discount for your first 6 months of managed WordPress hosting. Head over to https://LiquidWeb.com/wordpress and use the code WPTONIC33 at checkout for your discount.   ==================   Table of Contents for Episode 180   0:00 Podcast intros. 2:32 WordPress News story #1: WordPress Plugin Directory Redesign: Why So Many People Feel Their Feedback Was Ignored 12:05 WordPress News story #2: What motivates WordPress spammers? In-Depth Analysis of a Criminal Organization Targeting WordPress Websites 30:48 Main Topic: Learning WordPress as a Beginner 30:58 "If you want to be useful to WordPress, you have to know how to build websites without WordPress". - Quote by @mor10 36:09 Getting people comfortable with WordPress before throwing them in deeper water. How Bridget used immersion techniques to learn WordPress. 42:11 Why aren't there more apprenticeships in web development? 43:37 Resources for learning WordPress. 1:07:05 Podcast outros   ===================   Links mentioned during the show:   Give - A WordPress Donation Plugin Treehouse CSS-Tricks WPShout - Up and Running W3Schools Digging Into WordPress WordPress Training and Tutorials on Lynda.com Designing with Web Standards The #ASKGARYVEE Audiobook Ch. #17: Self Awareness The WP Crowd WPwatercooler WordPress Essentials Course – (Online starting April 19th, 2017) Flexbox Froggy Hello Dolly WP Beginner WP101 WordPress Codex

WordPress News. Another light week. Life Updates Adam:  WCLAX 2017 — is back on track.  My twitter profiles update thx to Bridget Willard!  Kyle: Accepted to speak at Pressnomics Wearing/Drinking Kyle – Nexcess t-shirt Adam- Woo Skull Cross bones tshirt  “Ship It” Errors and Omissions None! iTunes Reviews Thanks to Wilsonography and 3pointross Questions: As…

This week on WPblab we'll be talking with Verious Smith III who is Creative Director of Philoveracity Design out of Riverside California. On this episode, we will be speaking with him about marketing your WordPress business using Instagram.Verious and Bridget met talking abouteyelashes and instagram waiting for a food truck at a WordCampHelped an elderly couple get out of a sticky situation where employees more knowledgeable about the web tried to steal the company out from under them by taking over domains, etc.  – the couple (70 & 80 years old) remembered him down the road and approached him to help with the Marketing for their business and give him a percentage.  Verious decided to learn how to grow an Instagram account for their business – grew it from 22,000 – 34,000 followersInstagram TipsInstagram is a unique platform that lets you interact more casually and naturally with your followers“Be a bit of a voyeur,” per Jason Tucker. Take a peek at how others are using instagram. See what people look at in the grocery store line. What engages?InstaLikes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instalikes-for-instagram/id906899349?mt=8Look for hashtags within your niche market and push out posts on that subject, using the tagInfluencer Marketing – look for influencers on Instagram – people with 60,000-90,000 followers (those with much larger fan bases won’t usually interact). Send them products you are trying to sell and in exchange, suggest that if they like it, they share it with their followersLearn to develop your ‘voice’ – get comfortable with talking as your brand and making connectionsFormed Oh My Lash Beauty Council – Created a group and spoke directly to them using terms of endearment and had fun with it.Think about sharing your Instagram photos on your website to show a personal side – so clients can see more about your personality and who you areSocial media is a ‘small talk’ medium – don’t be afraid to talk about non-business topics, get to know people’s personalitiesIf you want to grow your account and get extra followers, connect with people who like what you like and help promote each otherTake time to develop your own style for your instagram account, some people post alternating text and images, some do all black and white, consistency can be visually appealing and build trust.Marketing is really staying at the top of someone’s mind. You can post 12x a day, as much as you have time for.Jab Jab Jab Right Hook – Gary Vaynerchuk – How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World https://www.amazon.com/Jab-Right-Hook-Story-Social/dp/006227306XThe 10X Rule – Grant Cardone – mentioned by Verioushttps://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/dp/0470627603/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485491425&sr=8-1&keywords=10x+ruleFollow that model – “ Share, share, share, share, ask!”- Bridget WillardInstagram accounts to check out:https://www.instagram.com/ukuupeople/https://www.instagram.com/hockleyphoto/https://www.instagram.com/wordcampatlanta/https://www.instagram.com/bmess_wordpress/https://www.instagram.com/apppresser/https://www.instagram.com/yannibmbr/https://www.instagram.com/wpshrug/https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmwillard/https://www.instagram.com/jasontucker/https://www.instagram.com/verioussmith/Tweet your Instagrams as native photos on Twitter – Instagram photos will show up in your Twitter feed as a full image rather than a link. https://ifttt.com/applets/103249p-tweet-your-instagrams-as-native-photos-on-twitterLooking for WP pickup, lines? Watch the show or contact Bridget Willard.Did you help us with our notes? Leave your name belowJason Tucker – WPwatercooler @jasontucker http://www.jasontucker.blogSherie LaPrade – @HeySherieJen Miller @jenblogs4uCheryl LaPrade – @yaycherylJames Tryon – @jamestryonThe post WPblab EP60 – Marketing Your WordPress Business on Instagram w/ Verious Smith III appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WPblab we're going to have our community on the show to talk about and recap the events that occurred at WordCamp US.Joining us on the show: Sherie LaPrade, Cheryl LaPrade, Jonathan Perlman, Josh Pollock, James Tryon, Paul Oyler, Justine Pretorious, Jen Miller, Jon Brown, and your hosts Bridget Willard & Jason Tucker再アップ #wcus pic.twitter.com/g0hpuMXTxi— 高橋文樹@文フリ東京D-1 (@takahashifumiki) December 4, 2016San Diego Comic-ConWordPress Growth CouncilPlugin Directory – Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress.WordPress PluginsGet Involved-WordPressMatt Mullenweg:State Of The Word 2016Pantheon’s $100K WordCamp US Sponsorship Revoked the Night Before the Event – WordPress TavernThe Value of Sponsoring a WordCamp from a Business’ Perspective – WordPress TavernThe post EP54 – WordCamp US Recap Show – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I talk to Bridget Willard about her journey into WordPress & the WordPress Community. Upcoming Events WordCamp New Orleans – August 13 WordCamp Fortaleza – August 13-14 WordCamp Moscow – August 13 Segment 1: In the News Sorry.. I was on vacation .. recorded early!   Segment 2:  This week I interview Bridget Willard…

This week I talk to Bridget Willard about her journey into WordPress & the WordPress Community. Upcoming Events WordCamp New Orleans – August 13 WordCamp Fortaleza – August 13-14 WordCamp Moscow – August 13 Segment 1: In the News Sorry.. I was on vacation .. recorded early!   Segment 2:  This week I interview Bridget Willard…

On this week's live broadcast Bridget Willard and Jason Tucker discussed how to find your voice for blogging. Chris Lema, and Kyle Maurer join the discussion providing insights into what they do as WordPress users, bloggers and public speakers.Tickets | WordCamp Los Angeles 2016#GuruMinute – Social Strategy in a Minute – You Too Can Be A GuruWhat Drives Matt Mullenweg of WordPress? – TechCrunch Disrupt | TechCrunch TVMatt Mullenweg Becomes Automattic CEO As Toni Schneider Shifts Focus To New Products | TechCrunchBoots and Cats – YouTubeHow to Stop Search Engines from Crawling A WordPress Site“I Found My Voice” Music Video & Lyrics // Lost & Found Music Studios – YouTubeWhy does backward compatibility matter to your nonprofit? – Give#1510 (Add full transcripts to videos on WordPress.tv) ‚Äì Making WordPress.orgMac Mouse Clicker with Keyboard Shortcut100 Blog Topics I Hope YOU Write – chrisbrogan.comHow to Blog Almost Every Day – chrisbrogan.comHashtags are for searching. #GuruMinute – YouTube#wordpress on Tagboard#WCOC16 on TagboardWPwatercooler records live Mondays at 11am PT and WPblab record 7:30pm PT Thursdays and archives on YouTube, SoundCloud and our website https://www.wpwatercooler.comThe post EP39 – WordPress 101: Blogging to find your voice – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, and James TryonLinks mentioned on this episodewww.facebook.comOrganize Your Twitter Stream – Use Lists – You Too Can Be A Gurutwitter.com/PappyOyler/lists)jasontucker/listswpwatercooler/listswpblab/listsyoutoocanbeguru/lists/@jasontucker/WordCampSD2015 on Twitter@WPwatercooler/Our Biggest Fans on Twitter@WPwatercooler/WPwatercooler Past Guests on Twitter@jasontucker/Has nice hair on Twitter@billprady/BigBangActors on TwitterRevive Old Post (Former Tweet Old Post)UNKNOWNRevive Old Post WordPress Plugin by Revive SocialImageInjectTake Your WordPress Blog to the Next Level with These PluginsSocial Media Share Buttons|MashSharePostmatic | Engagement and community building for WordPressLockedown Design:WordPress Web Design in Sacramento CATed Rubin (@TedRubin)Brian Clark (@brianclark)MinideckCopyblogger-Content Marketing MasteryInstagram FeedShow off other Instagram Feeds on your WordPress site. – You Too Can Be A GuruInstagramInstagramMike Erre (@mikeerre) ‚Ä¢ Instagram photos and videosJohn Keller (@jwk2366) ‚Ä¢ Instagram photos and videosFacebook Reviews Plugin for WordPressYelp Widget Pro – The Best Way to Display Yelp on WordPressLocal SEO for WordPressYelp for Business OwnersHow to Add SlideShare to WordPress oEmbed without a PluginHighlight and ShareInsights from 100 SaaS Companies:Why It's Time to Rethink Your Packaging StrategyJason Tucker:What Is oEmbed and Why You Should Use It.Pinterest ‚Ä¢ The world‚Äôs catalog of ideasJason Tucker on PinterestBridget Willard on PinterestWordPress, Contact Form and Drop CapSocial Media, Cooking Classes and Content MarketingOrange County, WordPress and Countdown TimerWoocommerce:How to add pinterest button to the product imagesPlugin Installation: Product Rich Pins for WooCommerce – Pinterest Plugins for WordPressArticle Rich Pins WordPress PluginPost your Instagram photos as native Twitter photos when #twitter is in the caption by djbentleyWordPress Short code to generate list of donors using Give pluginToo Many RequestsPiggers are number one#WPblab-A Weekly #WordPress Q&A ShowSmoking DagnersjimmydirestaR2-Wapuu – Wapuuwapuus (@wapuus)“Last chance for a photo with Wapuu here @WordCampBTN #WCBTN https://t.co/2QPQTsUVYS”The post EP38 – #SocialMedia tips for a #WordPress Website Owner – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Russell Aaron, Bridget Willard, and alex vasquezThe post EP37 – Building #WordPress Community Through #Meetups appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Kevin Hoffman, Verious Smith III, and Adam ThomsonThe post EP36 – Securing your #WordPress website with #SSL – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Adam Silver, David Margowsky, and Made Better StudioThe post EP35 – Your 1st #WordCamp talk – What to know to share your Passion of #WordPress – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab, Bridget Willard & Jason Tucker speak with Jon Brown about his life as a nomad, being the remote boss and working with remote workers. We also get into travel, dealing with slow wifi, having redundant internet access when abroad and his collection of cellular phone sim cards.Later in the show, we are joined by Russell Aaron and Made Better Studio to ask some questions live on the air.The post EP34 – Freedom of Remote WordPress Work with Jon Brown – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, John Locke, Bridget Willard, and William BayWordPress Sherpa – Pixel Perfect WordPress.moz.comGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Search ConsoleOpen Site Explorer:Link Research & Backlink Checker|MozAhrefs SEO Tools:Backlink Checker & SEO ReportGoogle Analytics by MonsterInsightsmoz.comYoast – Focus on lont tail keywordsAnswerThePublic.com:that free visual keyword research & content ideas toolAccelerated Mobile Pages ProjectAMP — WordPress PluginsFacebook Instant Articles & Google AMP Pages by PageFrogGoogle My BusinessSearch Engine WatchMeet Wil ReynoldsSeer Interactive:Industry-leading SEO, PPC, & Analytics ConsultingFat head, chunky middle, long tailmoz.comScrapeBox-The Swiss Army Knife of SEO!Use rel=”nofollow” for specific links – Search Console HelpThe post EP33 – Where to start with #WordPress #SEO – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Robert Dall, and Russell AaronMy name is Bridget Willard.-You Too Can Be A GuruWordCamp CentralWomen Who WP-BlogWordCamp Central|WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress.WordCamp Vancouver 2016|August 27, 2016 in Vancouver, BCWordCamp Orange County 2014Speaker: Jason Tucker wordpress.tvSEO Search Resultsadvance custom fields Search Resultscentral.wordcamp.orgHallway Track (@hallwaytrack)Cemal Tashan: Senior-Friendly DesignHow to connect Github and Asanaconferencia – a site for conference junkiesWordPress › Profiles » jasontuckerJason Tucker, Whittier, CAAsheville Happiness BarSt Louis Happiness Bar“@HouseofGrays Stop judging me because I am different. http://t.co/pPzJE2dxSv”WordPress will change your life if you let itWebDevStudios Contributes to Open Source WordPressSchedule – WordCamp Orange CountyFavorite Battery for iPhone or AndroidBecome an OrganizerWordCamp DenverThe post EP32 – How to get the most out of WordCamp? #WordPress – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I discuss when & why to change directions within your WordPress career Upcoming Events WordCamp Marbella –  June 10 WordCamp Kansas City – June 10-12 WordCamp NEO – June 11 – 12 WordCamp Bilbao – June 11 – 12 Segment 1: In the News • My friend Bridget Willard’s husband mercer passed away.…

This week I discuss when & why to change directions within your WordPress career Upcoming Events WordCamp Marbella –  June 10 WordCamp Kansas City – June 10-12 WordCamp NEO – June 11 – 12 WordCamp Bilbao – June 11 – 12 Segment 1: In the News • My friend Bridget Willard’s husband mercer passed away.…

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Roy Sivan, Kevin Hoffman, Verious Smith III, and Adam ThomsonPage Builders DiscussedBeaver BuilderVisual ComposerDiviHeadwayACF Flexible Content FieldsThe post EP027 – Is using a #WordPress page builder “cheating”? – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Jonathan Denwood, and Jacob ArriolaThe post How to pick the right #WordPress theme -WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, and Jen MillerThe post #WPblab – Chatting with the founders of Women Who WP -WordPress appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Roy Sivan, and Adam SilverThe post EP025 – How to #podcast using #WordPress – WBblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard speak with James Laws and Josh Pollock about their WordPress Form Plugins. They share a brief history about each and compare and contrast on the features each provides. We spend some time discussing the other players in this space and breakdown the pricing models and what lead them to go with the fremium model (Free core plugin, paid addons).Form plugins we talk about on this episode:Gravity FormsNinja FormsCaldera FormsFormidable FormsJetpack FormsContact Form 7Link List:WordPress Forms Plugin – Ninja Forms WordPress Form Creation PluginCaldera Forms – Drag and drop responsive form builder — WordPress PluginsDownloads Archive – Ninja FormsCaldera Forms Add-Ons – CalderaWPSending Email with Mailgun – WP NinjaswpMandrill — WordPress PluginsStud or Dud? 4 Ways to Spot Quality WordPress.org Plugins – WP NinjasEasy WordPress Contact Form Plugin – WPForms Lite — WordPress PluginsBuild and Analyze: Please, Go to Starbucks – Marco.orgInstapaper Set to Be the Free Starbucks ‘App Pick of the Week’ | iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone ResourceFreemius – Monetization for WordPress Plugin DevelopersNinja Demo – The only complete demo solution for WordPress!Front-End Posting – Ninja FormsFront-End Editor – Ninja FormsCaldera Forms Custom Fields – CalderaWPThe post EP024 – What are the best #WordPress forms in 2016? – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Russell Aaron, Adam Silver, and Made Better StudioMeetupsArizona WordPress Group – meetup.comThe Las Vegas WordPress Meetup Group – meetup.comOC WordPress Group – meetup.comWordPress.TVWordPress.tv | Engage Yourself with WordPress.tvJason Tucker | Speakers | WordPress.tvRussell Aaron | Speakers | WordPress.tvApril Holle | Speakers | WordPress.tvSé Reed | Speakers | WordPress.tvBob Dunn | Speakers | WordPress.tvWebsitesWP Elevation | Building exceptional WordPress businessesgreat work by great people for a better tomorrowhome – Sé Reed MediaDenton TX Web Design & Development Company | Custom Logo & Branding Design | Marketing ServicesBlog – ChrisLema.com –Blue Steele Library Presentation SeriesOnline CoursesHome | Carrie DilsCarrie Dils — Web, WordPress: training, tutorials & online classesMorten Rand-Hendriksen — Web, WordPress: training, tutorials & online classesMy Secrets – Rainmaker Course – ChrisLema.com –Blog More Regularly – ChrisLema.com –The Business Track – ChrisLema.com –How to Survive WordCamp: a Guide for n00bs | Carrie DilsWPSessions.com – WordPress Video TutorialsOnline PublicationsTorque – WordPress News, WP Community Experts | @thetorquemagWordPress Tavern – Where Every Drink Is On The HousePodcastsWPwatercooler – 30 min weekly live WordPress talk showEverything about WordPress except the Kitchen Sink! | Kitchen Sink WordPressPodcast – WordPress Taverndradcast.comMatt Report – A WordPress podcast for digital business ownersMarketing Press TV WordPress VideosApply Filters – WordPress Development PodcastWordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin HartzlerThe Best WordPress Podcasts (Ultimate List) | David GrayOther LinksGenesis Framework by StudioPressEverything about WordPress except the Kitchen Sink! | Kitchen Sink WordPressDevin Walker | Entrepreneur & Creative TechnologistGive | a Free WordPress Donation Plugin that Works BeautifullyShayda Torabi: How Giving Back to WordPress Grows My Network | WordPress.tvWhat Happens At WordCamp Las Vegas, Hopefully Won't Stay In VegasInnevation, powered by SwitchEverything about WordPress except the Kitchen Sink! | Kitchen Sink WordPressStrong Random Password GeneratorTheming Your WordPress Dashboard: Admin Tools That Should Be Added Into WordPress Core – WordImpressThe post EP023 – #WordPress resources. How to learn more – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, Jen Miller, and Colin PorterBoost Up Your Visual Storytelling with Instagram Feed – WordImpressIngot: WordPress A/B TestingNugget by Ingot: Easy, automated and native A/B testing for everyone — WordPress PluginsSiteGround: Quality-Crafted Hosting ServicesWordPress Hosting, Perfected. WP Engine®WordPress Hosting by Pagely®. VPS and Enterprise Managed WordPressSucuri Security — Website Security, WAF, Website AntiVirusiovideo – HomeNamecheap.com • Cheap Domain Name Registration & Web HostingGoDaddyBridget Willard on PinterestWPblab on PinterestWPblab – WordPress Optimal Posting Times 7:30pm PDT Tonight | Jason Tucker | LinkedInTweet JukeboxJason Tucker (@jasontucker) • Instagram photos and videosMarketing and Content Calendar for Blogging, Marketing + Social MediaPublicize — Jetpack for WordPressWordCamp Baltimore 2015 – The Official InMotion Hosting BlogRevive Old Post (Former Tweet Old Post) — WordPress PluginsThe post EP022 – #WordPress Optimal Post Times – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, and Cemal TashanThe post EP021 – #WordPress Posts – Beyond Featured Images – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Jacob Arriola, Bridget Willard, and RazThe post EP019 – “New Post Notifications” #WordPress – #AskWPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Bridget Willard, and gregdyerThe post EP017 – Learn #WordPress by doing – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Matt Cromwell, Roy Sivan, Bridget Willard, and Devin WalkerThe post EP016 – Answering You WordPress Questions – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Jonathan Denwood, Robyn Wright, Dinodemetro, Jacob Arriola, Bridget Willard, Clint – Olympia SEO, Bob Malloy, and RazThe post EP015 – Answering #WordPress Problems – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Driving Maul, Russell Aaron, Roy Sivan, Adam Silver, Kevin Hoffman, Bridget Willard, and Josh PollockThe post EP011 – Forms, REST APIs & RSS – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, ©sirleaf®, Roy Sivan, KitchensinkWP, Kevin Hoffman, Bridget Willard, and gregdyerThe post EP010 – #WordPress Accessibility and sliders – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Robby McCullough of Beaver Builder, Verious B. Smith III of Philoveracity, Bridget Willard, and Leon HenryNotes and LinksTickets | WordCamp US 2015Best Times to Visit Philadelphia | U.S. News Travelwww.meetup.comWPSessions.com – WordPress Video TutorialsWordPress Page Builder Plugin | Beaver BuilderIf I change my Facebook avatar, update my Twitter avatar as well by nrturner – IFTTTJason Tucker, Whittier, CA – Gravatar Profileverioussmith, Corona, California – Gravatar ProfileBridget Willard, Dana Point, CA – Gravatar Profilebridgetwillard.comWPblab – WPwatercoolerDivi Builder Plugin | Just another WordPress siteRecommendations – WordPress plugins, services, software, & hostingEP98 – Everything you need to know to start & run a successful WordPress meetup – WPwatercooler – YouTubetlk.ioWordPress XML & CSV Importer Plugin – WP All ImportThe post EP007 – #WordPress #WordCamps #PageBuilders – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, Kevin Hoffman, Verious B. Smith III, Bridget Willard, gregdyer, and Austin Iulianohttps://www.wpwatercooler.com/click/beaverbuilder/https://business.pinterest.com/en/rich-pinshttps://yoast.com/rel-canonical/http://www.learndash.com/http://chrislema.com/elearning-on-wordpress-wp-courseware-learndash/https://www.wpwatercooler.com/click/dynamikhttps://blogvault.net/https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/https://wistia.comhttps://www.wpwatercooler.com/click/wpenginehttps://www.siteground.com/tutorials/wordpress/transfer-wordpress/https://www.wpwatercooler.com/recommendationshttps://wordpress.org/plugins/wistia-wordpress-oembed-plugin/The post EP006 – eLearning, #CSSHero, & #beaverbuilder – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Jason Tucker, JennyWrites, Bridget Willard, and Devin WalkerThe post EP004 WordPress, Algebra, Coding, Themes & FooPlugins – WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Bridget Willard, Jason Tucker, Tracee Loftus, and Jonathan Denwood.We're testing SimpleLivePressQuestion is Vaultpress a good backup plugin? – @joel_birchWordPress › Duplicator « WordPress PluginsBackupBuddy – The Original WordPress Backup Plugin :: iThemesWordPress › UpdraftPlus Backup and Restoration « WordPress PluginsQuestion what do you mean “a tweet lasts 60 seconds”?How to Embed Actual Tweets in WordPress Blog PostsWordPress › Click To Tweet « WordPress PluginsGetting your business online isn't costly with WordPressLooking for solid webhosting?SiteGround: Quality-Crafted Hosting ServicesQuestion I just bought Genesis Framework, with the Altitude Pro child theme. Any thoughts/opinions?Altitude Pro Theme by StudioPressQuestion Does Genesis framework lock you into using Genesis web developers if you need customization? Does that become an issue?Is Your New Website Layout Killing Your Engagement?Is Your New Website Layout Killing Your Engagement? – NeuromarketingWe discuss user testingwww.usertesting.comHow to disable remote styles using a bookmarletEdit Bookmarklet | Edit Bookmarklets at Marklets.com Search EngineGoing oldschool with a guestbook pluginWordPress › Comment Guestbook « WordPress PluginsBuilding your own guestbook with Gravity FormsWordPress Forms – Gravity Forms Contact Form Builder and Lead Data Management Plugin For WordPressDisplaying a guestbooks of images using Foo GalleryWordPress › Foo Gallery « WordPress PluginsCheck out WP TonicWe Specialize in Supporting & Maintaining WordPress WebsitesThe post #WPblab EP003 WordPress Backups, Twitter & Web Hosting appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay of the live broadcast with Bridget Willard, Jason Tucker, Tracee Loftus, and Jonathan Denwood.We're testing SimpleLivePressQuestion is Vaultpress a good backup plugin? – @joel_birch* WordPress › Duplicator « WordPress Plugins* BackupBuddy – The Original WordPress Backup Plugin :: iThemes* WordPress › UpdraftPlus Backup and Restoration « WordPress PluginsQuestion what do you mean “a tweet lasts 60 seconds”?* How to Embed Actual Tweets in WordPress Blog Posts* WordPress › Click To Tweet « WordPress Plugins* Getting your business online isn't costly with WordPressLooking for solid webhosting?* SiteGround: Quality-Crafted Hosting ServicesQuestion I just bought Genesis Framework, with the Altitude Pro child theme. Any thoughts/opinions?* Altitude Pro Theme by StudioPressQuestion Does Genesis framework lock you into using Genesis web developers if you need customization? Does that become an issue?Is Your New Website Layout Killing Your Engagement?* Is Your New Website Layout Killing Your Engagement? – NeuromarketingWe discuss user testing* www.usertesting.comHow to disable remote styles using a bookmarlet* Edit Bookmarklet | Edit Bookmarklets at Marklets.com Search EngineGoing oldschool with a guestbook plugin* WordPress › Comment Guestbook « WordPress PluginsBuilding your own guestbook with Gravity Forms* WordPress Forms – Gravity Forms Contact Form Builder and Lead Data Management Plugin For WordPressDisplaying a guestbooks of images using Foo Gallery* WordPress › Foo Gallery « WordPress PluginsCheck out WP Tonic* We Specialize in Supporting & Maintaining WordPress Websites See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab twitter nerd Bridget Willard and IT Manager and WordPress Web Developer Jason Tucker answer the following questions:Q: My website loads slow, what can I do to speed it up?Try changing the following:Use a caching plugin, we like WP SuperCache if that doesn't work then…Get a new webhost, we likeSmall to medium sites: SitegroundMedium to Large sites: WP EngineTry a CDN, we like MaxCDNQ: What is a CDN?Content Delivery NetworkQ: Who is the best CDN?We like MaxCDNQ: What is a good CDN for photos that is cheap?Photon a module that is part of the JetPack plugin is great for a free CDN that optimizes your images.Q: Whats the best way to make sure my featured images and social images show faces in the images and won't cut them out:My Eyes are Up Here PluginQ: I want to use Adsense on my WordPress site but I'm on WordPress.comMove to another webhost because WordPress.com doesn't allow adsense on their sites. We recommend Siteground and WP Engine, they are both great hostsSmall to medium sites: SitegroundMedium to Large sites: WP EngineQ: What is the best way to manage Adsense?Advanced Ads is the one Jason uses on large sites, it works on smaller one stoo!They have a pro version too: Advanced Ads ProQ: I want to run an accessibility Blab.im, should I get a WordPress site? Should I post the Blab on the site?Get a YouTube channel going and make sure to look at this site for tips on making your website accessible: http://accessiblejoe.com/ This week's WPblab can be viewed here on blab.imhttps://blab.im/d80cbcdb813d428198c9e646fcc7b21fThe post EP002 – Adsense, Blogging, Fast Hosting, CDN, Accessibility – #WPblab appeared first on WPwatercooler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab twitter nerd Bridget Willard and IT Manager and WordPress Web Developer Jason Tucker answer the following questions:Q: My website loads slow, what can I do to speed it up?Try changing the following:* Use a caching plugin, we like WP SuperCache if that doesn't work then…* Get a new webhost, we like* Small to medium sites: Siteground* Medium to Large sites: WP Engine* Try a CDN, we like MaxCDNQ: What is a CDN?Content Delivery NetworkQ: Who is the best CDN?We like MaxCDNQ: What is a good CDN for photos that is cheap?Photon a module that is part of the JetPack plugin is great for a free CDN that optimizes your images.Q: Whats the best way to make sure my featured images and social images show faces in the images and won't cut them out:My Eyes are Up Here PluginQ: I want to use Adsense on my WordPress site but I'm on WordPress.comMove to another webhost because WordPress.com doesn't allow adsense on their sites. We recommend Siteground and WP Engine, they are both great hosts* Small to medium sites: Siteground* Medium to Large sites: WP EngineQ: What is the best way to manage Adsense?Advanced Ads is the one Jason uses on large sites, it works on smaller one stoo!They have a pro version too: Advanced Ads ProQ: I want to run an accessibility Blab.im, should I get a WordPress site? Should I post the Blab on the site?Get a YouTube channel going and make sure to look at this site for tips on making your website accessible: http://accessiblejoe.com/ This week's WPblab can be viewed here on blab.imhttps://blab.im/d80cbcdb813d428198c9e646fcc7b21f See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you aren't on Twitter, does it really matter? Join us to talk social networking for the remodeling industry. We've been tweeting for five years, and were not quite sure why at first. And honestly, we had no idea what we were doing. Since none of our friends were on Twitter, we had to just figure it out one tweet at a time. And now, Theresa can't go a day without checking what she calls her 'personal news feed.' But do we really need it for our remodeling work? Join us on August 6th at 1pmET when we talk with the weekly#ConstChat leaders Tess Wittler, Bridget Willard, and Carol Stephen about social networking for the remodeling industry. Do we really need Twitter? When do we need it? What time should we be on Twitter? And what kinds of things should remodelers share and search? Bring your questions to the discussion or post comments below. We're ready to talk.

If you aren't on Twitter, does it really matter? Join us to talk social networking for the remodeling industry. We've been tweeting for five years, and were not quite sure why at first. And honestly, we had no idea what we were doing. Since none of our friends were on Twitter, we had to just figure it out one tweet at a time. And now, Theresa can't go a day without checking what she calls her 'personal news feed.' But do we really need it for our remodeling work? Join us on August 6th at 1pmET when we talk with the weekly#ConstChat leaders Tess Wittler, Bridget Willard, and Carol Stephen about social networking for the remodeling industry. Do we really need Twitter? When do we need it? What time should we be on Twitter? And what kinds of things should remodelers share and search? Bring your questions to the discussion or post comments below. We're ready to talk.