Tips Tuesday

Tips this week include:
• Upcoming DIY SEO Workshop series for doing a content revamp
• WordPress API connection issues
• Tutorial for how to whitelist your IP address in Cloudflare and why you need it
• How my move to a new host went and where my sites call home now
• My final SEO test for lazy loading images with 2 plugins
• How I achieved a dramatic speed increase on one of my sites
• What I’m working on now for the Gutenberg course
• New posts on my woodworking site and how my first storyboarded video went
• An update on the photo processing tool I’ll be using
• A tutorial on a new image compression tool I tried that’s fantastic
• Why I’m switching to a new image file format
• How my final speed tests are going on my wood site for WP Fastest Cache and WP Rocket
• What’s in the new Discover report in Google Search Console
• Why the Google de-indexing bug is being compared to a virus and how it may affect your Search Console reports
• 7 tools to create better researched content

Read More about Tips Tuesday – SEO, Caching, Images, WP API, Gutenberg

Tips this week include:
• I’m moving to a new host this week
• The new Gutenberg course is well underway and what’s in it
• Is there really an online course frenzy happening? I think so, and what I’m doing about it
• Links to my speed test posts and the new ones on the way
• A new Pinterest pinning methods post and podcast in the works
• The latest post in my hobby to money-making site series on how my time in the music biz taught me to write posts
• The new Block Manager and better column support coming in WP 5.2
• What you need to know about the new PHP version in the works
• A super post for designers on the difference in font icons and SVG icons and why they matter for speed
• 5 easy steps to increase your blog traffic and which ones may not be so easy

Read More about Tips Tuesday – Gutenberg Course, Blog Traffic, Course Creation Frenzy

Tips this week include:
• All site speed tests are complete, including YouTube video embeds and caching plugins
• Why I put off my move to a new host for a couple of weeks
• Why I’ll be hosting the new Gutenberg course on Teachable
• Reminder of our DIY SEO bonus session today to discuss Yoast’s updated SEO guide
• Reminder of our next DIY SEO workshop on Thursday for special formatting to get into voice search, snippets, and more, plus how to make lazy load work for you
• The new posts on Heartwood Art and my continued focus on video for the fastest way to turn that hobby site into a money maker
• The micro video production tool I’ll be trying
• Reminder for Webmasters on the latest survey for your client types, Divi tutorials, and Performance training
• What you need to remove from your social share and follow icon plugins
• 3 new features added by SiteGround
• Why you need to jump quickly on the Kickstarter campaign from She Podcast for their live event later this year
• A live chat from Ms. Ileane Smith and special YouTube guest on the release of YouTube Studio coming out of beta
• What’s in the WordPress 5.2 Beta just released
• The contact form just integrated into the Genesis Revolution theme
• A new post grid for Gutenberg Atomic Blocks that Genesis theme users will want to know about
• Genesis designers will want to know about the recent Shapers chat for dev environments and code snippets

Read More about Tips Tuesday – YouTube Embeds, New SiteGround Features, WP 5.2 Beta, DIY SEO Bonus Session

Tips this week include:
• The big plugin hacks and how to protect your site
• Full review, tips, and settings on the latest version of Social Pug
• The triple high cost of a site hack repair compared to preventing it
• The delightful surprise from my site speed tests that you’ll love
• How my new hosting interviews are going and when I’ll be moving
• Why I’m focusing squarely on my audience for the wood working site instead of money
• Why we’re skipping a week in the DIY SEO live workshops
• Why I’m not backing down on my position for what it takes to learn site security and performance
• Sitemaps come to the new interface on Google Search Console
• What’s up with Google Date Algorithm tweak and how it affects your content revamps
• How to optimize Pinterest for discovery in 2019
• What’s in the latest Genesis 2.9.1 release
• Why MailChimp parted ways with Shopify and why you need to care
• 9 ways to stay inspired and avoid blogger burnout

Read More about Tips Tuesday – Site Security, Pinterest Optimization, Site Speed Tests

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

Read More about Tips Tuesday – Genesis Themes, Gutenberg Class, Theme Speed Tests

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

Read More about Tips Tuesday – Money Making Sites, Social Share Plugins, Host Security Issues

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

Read More about Tips Tuesday – Hosting, Pinterest Sharing, Solving Problems with Blog Posts

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

Read More about Tips Tuesday – Social Share Buttons, WordPress 5.1 Changes, Designer Tips