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The Real Cost of Free in Site Ownership – WPblab Ep. 20

February 3, 2016 by MaAnna Stephenson

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Learn how to avoid the most expensive pitfalls new site owners fall prey to with wanting everything for free. I’ll share details from site audits that reveal just how much money free really costs.

Topics and links mentioned in this show are below. You’ll find the replay at the end.

Expecting everything for free or cheap

  • theme
  • plugins
  • hosting
  • education

Read Huge Changes Coming for Site Owners in 2016

Watch Blab Big WordPress Shifts Coming – How to Prepare Your Site

Free Advice

Read The Worst Website Advice You’ll Ever Get

Themes

  • Choosing theme before writing content
  • Not understanding conversion points and choosing right theme to enhance
  • DIY Builders

No security

  • 1 click installation
  • no bot protection
  • never check logs or stats
  • blame host for overages

Read Stop Blaming Your Host for Overages

Backup

  • None or insufficient
  • Resource hog backup plugins
  • Not getting all files
  • Not storing off site

The backup service I’m using VaultPress Lite

See the video for 4 VaultPress Tips

Read BackupBuddy to Release Stash Live Cloud Backup Service

Plugins

  • Resource hogs
  • Conflicts
  • Lack of updates

See My Favorite Plugins List

SEO

Read Why Green Dot SEO Fails

Read Top Misconfigured Plugin That Will Kill Your Site

Outsourcing Everything

  • Being too hands off

Site Audit

Get a qualified set of eyes on your site. See all Site Audit options

 Read Site Audit Client Testimonials

Training and Video Libraries

Site Success Courses – has WordPress, Genesis, and SEO libraries now, and more on the way!

Webmaster Training – site setup, security, SEO, and performance and private Facebook group

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MaAnna is a geek who can still speak in plain English. She helps DIY site owners plus webmasters and designers create sites that are secure, perform well, and get noticed by search engines and readers.

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