Invest for Blog Success at Startup
All businesses require startup costs. A money-making blog is no different.
See why I was willing to invest so much into my success right up front, and why I’m 100% positive it will pay off big.
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Tips Tuesday – Paid Share Button Plugins, Dashicon Updates, Green Screen Effects
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 -
The Planning Behind a Money-Making Site Launch
It takes a lot of planning to launch a money-making site, especially if you know what you’re doing.
I see so many new bloggers waste 2 years and $2,000 before they figure that out.
See the planning I did for the re-launch of Heartwood Art including the thinking, the research, and the money. -
The Journey of Turning a Hobby Blog into a Money Making Site
I’m documenting the process of turning my hobby carving site into a money-making, mass appeal, woodworking and wood art site.
I’ll be sharing the details of the process including the money, the wins, the setbacks, and everything in between.
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Tips Tuesday – Social Share Buttons, WordPress 5.1 Changes, Designer Tips
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 -
Free Social Share Button Plugins: The Best and Worst to Use
A good social sharing button plugin is a must have. But it shouldn’t drag down your site speed, or cookie track your visitors.
See a real side-by-side test for both fashion and function. You’ll clearly see which plugins to use and which to run away from.
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Scriptless Social Sharing Plugin: Best Settings for Speed and Looks
This is THE fastest, lightest weight social share button plugin available – especially if you tweak a couple of settings.
See how to make it as fast as possible on your site while still looking great.
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Tips Tuesday – Video is Huge, 2 Free Webinars, Social Share and Pinterest Case Study Update
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