BlogAid Podcast

Tips this week include: • Heartwood Art is in full production mode • How long it takes most site owners to get into their production groove and why • Completion of the Genesis Theme Speed Tests • Why I need your help for my fully loaded site speed tests • My upcoming session with Kate Ahl on different pinning methods • How my new host interviews are coming • An update on the timeline of the release of the new Gutenberg course • Cloudflare fixed the bug their plugin was having with PHP 7.2 • Why you should never let any plugin developer change your site security • What’s up with Google’s recent change to how they pick up dates to show in snippets • Genesis releases version 2.9 and whether it’s safe to update • StudioPress releases a whole gaggle of 3rd party themes that have been updated to take full advantage of Gutenberg and find out which top seller is not among them

Tips this week include: • How site audits pay for themselves, big time • The best paid social share button plugins to use • The big changes coming to the Webmaster Training program • Why I’ll be focusing on the new design block suites for my upcoming Gutenberg course • 2 new posts in the Hobby to Money-Making Site Series on how to create an editorial calendar and all about branding • Whether or not you want to do basic tips posts on your site • Why I’m seeking advice and tips about Amazon affiliate links • Why you need to update Chrome immediately • The conflicting replies SiteGround gave folks about rebuilding their resource meters • A super scary hosting security issue that very likely affected you • What’s up with a lack of, or delayed emails for comment notification from your site • A check on how many plugins you have

Tips this week include: • Update on the paid social share buttons case study and why I’m not releasing it yet • The new Pinterest share case study has begun • Why I’m researching new hosts • An update and new posts for my hobby to money-making site • Why I have to get theme performance testing done and what’s coming for the Webmaster Training • Why it’s time to delete one of my long-standing recommended plugins • What country is getting massive bad bots through and if these are probes for a DDoS attack • Why SiteGround dropped showing IP addresses in AWStats • Why you need to log out when you’re not using WordPress and the toll it takes on your site if you don’t • A new site and property verification in Google Search Console • Hard proof of why we all need to scream for SiteGround to give us our resource meters back • What’s coming in the next two Genesis releases • How to find your audience’s biggest pain points and why you should

Tips this week include: • The peek at the big win I’m celebrating this week • New Hobby to Money Site series of posts • An update on my paid social share button case study • A HUGE thank you to the plugin case study sponsor that came through in a big way • Whether it’s safe or not to update to WordPress 5.1 • What you need to check if you see a new warning in WP 5.1 • Whether it’s okay to update to Genesis 2.9 • What’s in the release schedule for WP 5.1.1 and when it will hit • What WP vulnerability was patched after 6 years • Much needed proposed updates for Dashicons that will make our sites faster and score better with Google • An image SEO workshop this week • What we can all learn about ADA compliance on our sites by watching someone use a screen reader • A super tutorial for using XSplit VCam for green screen videos

Tips this week include: • Best and Worst Free Social Share Button Plugins test results are in! • Where to find the full 120 page case study report • The best settings for Scriptless Social Sharing • An update on the next case study for paid share buttons and Pinterest buttons • A new post series on turning Heartwood Art from a hobby site to a money maker • Who’s helping me have a ball on Instagram Stories • The best mount for your phone or tablet to do video • A whole bunch of tips on the serious changes coming in WordPress 5.1 • UpdraftPlus just got faster for our backups • Where to find more ADA Compliance testing help

Tips this week include: • Why I’m focused on video creation for the Heartwood Art site • A free webinar on how to take better photos with your phone • Testing on the free social share button plugins case study is complete, ensure I didn’t miss yours • Who my secret influencer is that will be helping with the Pinterest sharing plugin case study • The two other case studies on my to do list and why I’m dedicating 2019 to this endeavor • Google’s new video grid on mobile • Live indexing on Google and Bing and what else I’m hoping it will do for us • The next DIY SEO live workshop is this Thursday and we’re switching gears for on-page SEO • Multiple reasons why you need to stop displaying share counts • A free webinar on how to future proof your theme design with a focus on Genesis • The road I hope Genesis doesn’t take that was suggested by the new Shaper counsel • Gutenberg can once again allow you to register custom colors for text and backgrounds • Why I’ll be getting the Pro version of the FooGallery for my new wood videos

Tips this week include: • The behind-the-scenes story on my new woodworking venture • Why I changed my mind about the new theme on the wood site • My speed tests are complete and what’s next on the case study test list • Why I’m postponing all Gutenberg related stuff • What’s in the new roadmap for Phase 2 of Gutenberg • A webinar on page building with Gutenberg this week that all designers will want to attend • A great guide to check your site for ADA compliance • Whether it’s okay or not to update to Genesis 2.8.1 • How to safely update plugins with WP Rollback in play • How to backup your plugins prior to update • What to do while that backup is running • What sticky bar plugins me and my clients are looking into • When, and when not, to put ads on your site

Tips this week include: • The surprising tester that is back in my speed test top 2 • Why your host type matters so much for speed • An update on the social share buttons case study • Inside scoop on my recent chat with the folks at Mediavine • My progress on the new woodshop • Why you might need to consider dumping sidebars from your next theme • The firestorm on Instagram and why you must start watermarking all of your images • My take on the recent Pinterest meltdown • Big changes coming to Google images • What Google pulling snippets from PDFs has to do with your robots.txt file • Why you need to care about Dominos getting hit with a lack of ADA compliance law suit • What’s in the new Gutenberg Blocks repository • The premade style blocks I’m checking out • Major security concerns over a new feature coming to WordPress 5.1 • Why you should use Chrome to surf the web • Whether or not you can use trademarked phrases like Super Bowl in your posts

Tips this week include: • Why better security equals a faster site and cheaper hosting • A progress report on the Heartwood Art woodshop makeover • Why you need to keep all of your social media accounts active and the bullet I dodged • Why I’m taking a course on affiliate marketing • The SEO I’ll be setting up on my new YouTube channel • Why I’m tickled pink with the investment I made in my new video camera • The new social sharing buttons case study is underway and what else I’m testing • Why working with influencers is so important • Finding new life for this podcast on Instagram • New MediaVine research I’m doing for better speed on sites with ads • When are we moving to Gutenberg? • What they’re working on in Phase 2 of Gutenberg that just cranked up • Why you need to ensure you know how to use the native Text and Image widgets we have now • The release schedule for WordPress 5.1 • Why webmasters need to set up dedicated test sites for WordPress • What the big Collection #1 Data Breach was all about and how to protect your online accounts • What’s in Genesis 2.8 that promises a new theme experience for us and theme developers • Whether it’s okay to update to Genesis 2.8 yet or not • Proposed revision to CSS Coding Standards for WordPress sites

Tips this week include: • What the BlogAid survey results revealed and the new classes I’ll be offering • The plugins I’ll be testing in my social share button case study • What caused a super delay in posting on Heartwood Art • The big interface change in the TinyMCE Advanced plugin • What’s in the WordPress 5.1 beta version just released • Why I’m thrilled with Yoast’s proposal for speeding up WordPress

Tips this week include: • New surveys are out for BlogAid groups • An update on what I found in my play time with Gutenberg and Genesis • An update on my theme revamp services and Gute classes • Why I’m investing so much into my new woodworking business right up front • What I’ll be using for client interviews and livestreaming soon • How you can help with my new share button case study • An update on using Google reCAPTCHA v3 with Contact Form 7 • A reminder to delete the new WP theme after updating to WP 5.x • What’s coming in the first meeting of the new WordPress Governance project • A peek into what’s in the new Genesis 2.8 beta theme built on Gute blocks • Why we need to pay attention to Beyonce getting sued over what’s missing on her site • Tips on your image Alt Text for Google and Pinterest • How Beaver Builder is changing in the post-Gutenberg era • How some site DIY and ignorance can cost you more in the long run • How to avoid HTTPS gotchas down the road

This is a special edition with a peek into my crystal ball and what I believe will empower you as a DIY site owner and bring you success in the coming year.

Tips this week include: • Bonus sessions coming for the WP 5 / Gutenberg workshop • What’s coming in the live DIY SEO workshops that start in January • A chance to get in on the BlogAid holiday discounts before time runs out • Help with upgrading your PHP version before the end of the year • Why I started a brand new email list for Heartwood Art • Why I’m so excited about incremental backups coming to UpdraftPlus • And what’s in store for the near future of the Genesis theme framework

Tips this week include: • The 2 new social media places to follow Heartwood Art Creations • Where I’ll be blogging about turning a hobby site into a business • A status update on the WP 5 / Gutenberg Workshops • Whether it’s okay or not to remove the Easy Updates Manager plugin or not • My impressions of Gutenberg after playing with it for a few days • Genesis updates 6 top themes for native Gutenberg compliance with fresh Gute themes on the way • News about the PHP updates we have to do before year’s end • What’s in the new speed benchmarks for PHP 7.3 • Matt’s State of the Word address is now on WP TV • What’s in the upcoming release of WP 5.0.2 later this week • What versions will auto update and the difference in minor vs major releases • A new all in one analytics plugin from Google that I’m beta testing

Tips this week include: • How to Prepare for WordPress 5.0 upgrades coming to SiteGround this week • You can now follow my new woodworking venture on Instagram • A Flash Offer that ends Thursday for safely updating to WP 5.0 and trying Gutenberg • More on my WordCamp US experience this past weekend • 9 of the best headlines to get clicks • What your blog post titles say about your brand • Whether good blog posts are enough to improve your search rankings • A new API that allows Google to index livestreams • A rumor I heard about Gutenberg compliant themes coming to my fave framework