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  • 10 Ways to Mess Up Your Site Launch

    A lot of companies advertise that you can build a website in a day or a weekend. But not one of them will tell you that in a year you’ll be paying dearly in time, money, and search rankings to build it again the right way. Here are the top 10 easily avoidable things I see folks miss prior to launch that adversely affect their site security, ranking, and functionality and delay their success.

  • 3 Secrets to Site Success

    Most site owners think the first element to site success is a great theme. That’s a myth. I can show you several million dollar earns with crap themes. What constitutes site success seems to allude way to many folks, despite the blogosphere being full of helpful advice. In this post I’ll tell you the same three things I tell all of my training clients. In fact, I don’t even accept perspective clients into the Scratch to Published program until they demonstrate they understand the first two core principles of success.

  • Launch of Cathey Stamps Coaching

    I’m delighted to announce the launch of Cathey Stamps Coaching. Cathey is a Certified Life Coach, an MSSW, and a former private psychotherapy practitioner who helps clients across the U.S. She took the Scratch to Published for Advanced site owners training sessions to help her create a professional looking site that reflects both her vision and needs.

  • Update Your Site Settings for WordPress 3.5

    Since the release of WordPress 3.5, I’ve been busy making updates to the BlogAid Video Tutorial Libraries. While updating the video for site settings, I realized that it’s been a couple of years since I checked my sites, and a few things have changed. In this video tutorial, I cover all of the standard settings and invite you to take just a few minutes to watch it while you are logged into your site. I’m betting you’ll find a few things that either changed in the core of WordPress and affect your site, or settings for new things you’ve learned since you first launched your site.

  • The Truth About W3 Total Cache Security and All Caching Plugins

    A vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin was revealed Christmas Eve. It’s one that site owners who use the plugin need to take seriously and get fixed. Plus, another recent report on the real speed improvements has been released and, for me, call into question whether using such a plugin is worth the potential risk and hassle. See what I found in these two reports and more, and then decide for yourself.