Tips Tuesday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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