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