Tips Tuesday

Tips Tuesday – WordPress 5.3, Social Pug and Mediavine, Recipe and Travel Site SEO

November 12, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
• Why I’m thrilled to meet my goal of monetizing my woodworking site
• The new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials that just came out and what’s coming next
• Why I’ve got migrations galore happening, and the hosts folks are leaving
• cPanel makes changes to how SSL certificates renew and removes DCV rewrite conditions
• Big changes to the Cloudflare interface
• Why you need to get an audit checkup
• The huge issues one client is having with Thrive and why you need to stop using it too
• WordPress 5.3 rolls out today and why we won’t be updating to it
• Why it’s so important to take the annual WordPress survey and get your voice heard about its development
• Big news for Broken Link Checker and who picked up development and why I still say to drop it
• The surprising news of Social Pug being sold to Mediavine and what this means for the plugin
• What’s up with recipe and travel sites getting hit in the latest Google update

Tips Tuesday – Affiliate Links, HTTPS, SiteGround, YouTube, Gutenberg

October 29, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
• Why it’s critically important that you take care of your additional sites
• A YouTube comment that made my day
• What’s going on with the podcast player that may affect you too
• Even more new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials
• Getting ready for WordCamp US the first week of November, and what’s missing this year
• The second release candidate is out for WordPress 5.3
• Why I’m tickled about gradient backgrounds coming to Gutenberg, and why we don’t have to wait for them
• A fine tutorial on getting started with the Astra Pro plugin to enhance your theme and site
• Why you must update your PHP version to 7.2 or higher right now
• How to check if your HTTPS security headers are ready for the impending Chrome update
• 3 new Chrome warnings on 3rd party links like Amazon, Facebook, and Pinterest
• What happened when I installed the Yoast Video SEO plugin
• Why I’m upset with SiteGround’s new account login interface and how it hurts our security
• A new plugin that lets you place a Zoom meeting directly in WP and how I plan to use it

Tips Tuesday – Gutenberg, WordPress 5.3, Genesis Themes, Google Breadcrumb Schema Errors

October 22, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
• 38 new Gutenberg Ninja Tutorials
• Why you need to consider moving to a better host even if you don’t think you’re having trouble with the current one
• WordPress 5.3 RC1 has been released and when we can expect the full release
• An update on the change of plans for Phase 2 of Gutenberg
• A complete guide to starting a WordPress maintenance business
• Where to get the training you need to do site maintenance work
• How to prepare a theme for the release of WordPress 5.3
• New custom setups on 3 popular Genesis themes
• Super updates in the latest Genesis community news report
• Why Google is sending warning emails on the new breadcrumb report

Tips Tuesday – New Gutenberg Tutorials, Video SEO, HTTPS, Themes

October 15, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
WordPress 5.2.4 security release
• Why I’m so excited about the new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials
• How to get the most from BlogAid and Tips Tuesday
• Why you need to update your PHP version right now
• Why you need to get a real HTTPS conversion instead of using the free way and the Chrome warning that’s on the way come December if you didn’t get all of your HTTPS related stuff done
• A reminder that SSL and HTTPS are two different things
• Why cheap is the most expensive thing you can do for your site
• A deep performance test on Gutenberg vs Page Builders and which one has faster page load
• How to customize an archive page in Astra Pro
• A potential issue with SSL certificates not renewing at some hosts
• Tips for updating your holiday and other seasonal posts and why you need to do them now
• More about the new Google Search Console Video Report
• Why I’ll be purchasing the Yoast Video SEO plugin, but not putting it on BlogAid

Tips Tuesday – Chrome and HTTPS, Nofollow, SEO, Gutenberg Tutorials, Astra Themes

October 8, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
• Why I am so relieved to have my latest 2 Heartwood Art posts done.
• What I learned about 2 snazzy new Gutenberg blocks and why we can’t use them yet.
• What you can check right now to avoid duplicate content issues.
• Check to see if you’re getting all of your site audit client perks.
• The next DIY SEO course live session is this Thursday for individual SEO help.
• 2 important updates in my Ultimate Guide for Creating Links tutorial.
• The Ultimate NoFollow plugin is live again and what you should do now.
• How to create an Astra child theme.
• What’s in the new Genesis community roundup post series.
• Will Gutenberg becoming a full theme builder be the death of the Customizer?
• The latest update in the Dominos ADA compliance lawsuit and what it means for us bloggers.
• Big news that Chrome will start blocking sites with mixed HTTPS/HTTP content in December.
• How to check your HTTPS Security Headers.
• Why you need to get a real HTTPS conversion instead of cheating.

Tips Tuesday – GDPR and Legal Site, Image SEO, WordPress 5.3, Amazon Affiliate

October 1, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
• Getting up to speed with the Amazon Affiliate Program
• Is your site legal?
• When controversy is good for your site
• Do you really have time to blog?
• Why you don’t need to use LinkTree for Instagram if you use Gutenberg
• Big news about what’s in WordPress 5.3 and an upcoming livestream on Wednesday to discuss
• My assessment of the Revisionize plugin for changing your post’s publish date
• What’s up with SiteGround charging for migration backups
• New security info about why you must stop making links open in a new tab
• A review of GDPR a year later and lessons learned
• Clarity on Google’s new no snippet code
• See how easy it is to add Google Analytics code to Astra Themes
• How Google uses machine vision to see objects and text in your images
• Brian Gardner’s goodbye letter from Genesis, and why it’s not really goodbye
• Whether Gutenberg spells the death of themes

Tips Tuesday – NoFollow/Sponsored Links, Astra Themes and Gutenberg, Old Content SEO, YouTube Hacks

September 24, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
• Why you need to stop blaming your host for overages and asking them to fix things they are not qualified to do
• More live sessions for revamping old content in the DIY SEO course
• New post with an update on where I am in flipping a hobby site into a money-maker
• Yahoo is making some changes, and why you still want to leave their email service
• New post with my advice about using the nofollow and sponsored link attributes
• New video tutorials on how to manually add those link attributes and why not to use plugins
• A fantastic post on how to use Astra Themes and Gutenberg by one of my fave webmaster designers
• What’s up with high profile YouTube accounts getting hacked and how to protect yourself
• A reminder that it’s time to update above PHP 7.1 now, before time runs out

Tips Tuesday – New Gutenberg Blocks, SEO Tutorials, Google Updates, LastPass

September 17, 2019 by MaAnna Stephenson

Tips this week include:
• Why you need a reseller hosting account for multiple sites
• New Google Connections tutorials are live
• Live DIY SEO workshop this week for revamping old content
• Why Google Site Kit is a no go
• The eye-opening results of my Gutenberg survey
• An update on the nofollow and sponsored link news from Google
• Old Search Console is dead, long live new Search Console
• Google’s reason for why not to use Instagram embeds on your site
• What happened to Cloudflare’s stock once they became publicly traded
• The new Kioken block suite plugin that made it onto my list to check out
• Why the EditorsKit Gutenberg plugin may not make it on my check out list
• A new dummy content for blocks plugin
• Why you need to update LastPass right now