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See a list of plugins affected by WP Engine being cut off from WordPress.org, and a how to video to get updates for those plugins.

Tips this week include:
• New AVIF tutorial
• New Vectorize tutorial
• MFA will be required on AS3 soon
• Shopify Starter store setup
• Several folks are changing the focus of their sites
• Site refocus examples
• Spoofing is no joke
• Proper email setup matters
• Why Yahoo and Hotmail emails are crap
• Why you need to use a domain-related email
• WP SMTP plugin changes name – and what to do if you have issues with it
• WordPress 6.7 Beta 1 release
• The WordPress vs WP Engine fallout – this will not end well
• Who to call if you’re coming out of WP Engine
• Help for Helena survivors

Tips this week include:
• New tutorials for AI Images for Profit and DIY SEO courses
• New setting to disable AVIF compression
• Got my Shopify dev site set up
• Why more of my clients are opening stores
• Setting up a shop is one thing – running it is another
• How consult helps you make money, not hassle for yourself
• Ad money and the new Chrome privacy settings
• Google revamps crawler documentation
• There are way more Googlebots than you realize
• What the heck is GEO? You’ll be hearing more about it
• Top social trends published monthly
• Why all of my course marketing will be video

Tips this week include:
• EZ Digital Designs & Printables with Google Docs course is live!
• Discount on the AI Images for Profit course
• New Playground AI tutorials
• New Webmaster tutorials and updates
• DIY SEO tutorial update for keyword tools
• 2 Cloudflare settings to change now
• Issues with Mediavine plugins
• Why to reconsider what you’re doing with Mediavine
• Seriously consider dropping ads and make more money with products
• New Progress Planner plugin
• OpenAI launches o1 model, and why I’m concerned
• How AI is a hacker’s dream
• Why you need to be vigilant with every online thing you use now

Tips this week include:
• Digital Products with Google Docs course is almost ready
• WP 6.6.2 releases today
• Class action lawsuit against AccessiBe
• How to test your site for Accessibilities compliance and who to contact for fixes
• Kadence has best accessibility compliance
• WordPress Accessibility Day Conference in October
• Compliance and SEO
• Why pretty doesn’t help on mobile
• QR code scam

Tips this week include:

• Make or update your contingency plan
• Why purging your business is so good for it
• AVIF images now supported in Google Search
• TikTok offers print on demand
• You can make POD on Google Docs
• AI images are key
• New video course on the drawing board

Tips this week include:
• A squirrel’s tale of price vs value
• The real value of site tech
• Why to never call the host for site fixes
• The cost of crap hosting
• Why a good host is worth paying for
• Why to get help migrating to a new host
• Firefox browser security/privacy has gone too far
• Why I don’t use Chrome for everything
• Other browser choices I’m testing
• WP 6.6.2 will roll out in early September
• Are you getting the feedback you need?
• It’s all about conversion
• Update on Google Recommendations
• New Google Trends Tool update
• Is your SEO info outdated – by 20 years?
• Google’s new AI crawler