Kyle Van Deusen
After spending 15 years as a graphic designer and earning a business degree, I launched my agency, OGAL Web Design, in 2017. A year later, after finding the amazing community around WordPress, I co-found The Admin Bar, which has grown to become the #1 community for WordPress professionals. I'm a husband and proud father of three, and a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Why These 5 Things Will Help You Win More Proposals
I’ve found 5 things that make my proposals stand out, get signed, and protect myself from scope creep. Are these in your proposal?
Web Agency FAQ’s
A growing database of frequently asked questions web agencies can answer for their customers.
Writing Processes & SOP’s (A Real-Life Example)
An over-the-shoulder look at me writing up processes and standard operating procedures for client website builds.
25 Additional Services You Can Offer to Your Web Agency Clients
While an argument can be made for keeping your offerings small and charging a premium, that’s …
Agency Sales Framework (with Cliff Almeida)
Cliff Almeida joins us to share his Agency Sales Framework and how he’s used this exact …
The Pipeline is Key: Here’s Why Being Reactive is Not Enough
Struggling to keep your pipeline filled? Learn why reactive marketing might be holding you back, and what you can do about it.
Craft the Perfect Analogy to Educate Clients and Secure the Sale
Whether it’s explaining that doing SEO doesn’t provide overnight ranking success, or the necessity for WordPress …
The Orderly Inbox
The Orderly Inbox, a.k.a. “inbox zero” isn’t about always being caught up on all of your …
Finding Leads (with Pete Everitt)
In a recent poll in the group, I asked the question “How often are you going out …
What’s the best day to launch a website, and why is it Tuesday?
According to the web development community, the best day to launch a website is Tuesday — and there’s a good argument for it.
Are in-person meetings a new opportunity for your agency?
The pandemic brought even the most technologically challenged online. As we find a new normal, is your in-person availability an opportunity to stand out?
Building a Profitable Business (without sacrificing ethics)
Before we get started, it’s only fair (especially given the subject matter of this book) to …
Rethinking What it Means to “Sell”
Doing “sales” has always felt a bit gross to me. I’ve never considered myself terrible at …
Creating “Burner” Email Addresses for Setting Up Client Accounts
Setting Up & Accessing Accounts for Clients is a Pain Through the process of developing websites …
My Experience Getting a Fraudulent Google Review Removed
A couple weeks back I must have made someone local upset. Perhaps I flipped them the …
How Do You Manage Clients Who Are In The Same Industry?
One day you’re going to get a request from one of your clients’ competitors to work …
Is Writesonic’s AI Copywriting any good?
Writesonic has a deal over on AppSumo Marketplace. Thankfully, after many years of counseling, I’ve broke …
The Best Web-Based Image Compression Services Compared
By this point I’ve bookmarked a dozen image compression websites — and for the longest time …
Help Your Clients Promote Their Website Post-Launch (Free Email Template)
After noticing clients not updating their social media profiles or directory listings with their website address …
7 Reasons I’ll Only Invoice Care Plans Monthly
Now and then a client will ask if they can pay for their care plan for …
You NEED This Free Website Policies Waiver (to protect yourself AND your clients)
Privacy laws are no joke — just ask the companies getting sued for not having the …
A Lightweight, Privacy-Focused, Free Alternative to Google Analytics
In a thread inside The Admin Bar Community recently, I (somewhat embarrassingly) admitted that the new …
Thirty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Five Years of Combined Experience
Our group, The Admin Bar, has 38,355 years of combined experience in the web industry — …
Checklists, top contributors, and you can never update enough…
This Week in TAB You may have already seen, but this week I combined the magic …
Documenting processes, prospecting clients, new tools, and more
This Week in TAB Before you dive in, I just wanted to send a big thank …
Productivity tips, client dashboards, tempers, and more
This Week in TAB Take a look at what’s going on in and around The Admin …
A Simple System to Solicit Reviews
Last year, my garage door opener finally gave out. It had been on its last legs …
Well, Oxygen Crushed Elementor Too!
Yesterday I wrote up a blog post talking about my experience using Gutenberg, and how the …
Damn. Gutenberg Smokes Elementor
Admittedly, page builders are my crutch. As someone who comes from a design (not a development) …
You don’t actually want higher paying clients.
Last week I posted a simple question to the group… “What makes your favorite client your …
The Best Free Opt-Ins for Web Designers & Developers
I’m a sucker for a good freebie— and who doesn’t like free stuff? I’ve been collecting …
SEOHive White-Label Content & Copywriting Examples
Most recent articles written by SEOHive: Since SEOHive launched back in April of 2020 there has …
Can clients use my plugin & theme licenses?
Learn how to handle sharing plugin licenses with your clients & the one question you should ask.
Add WooCommerce Customer to a Group in MailerLite
For a while now I’ve been struggling with having multiple products in my WooCommerce store, and …
Is Cloudflare’s Automatic Platform Optimization Worth It?
Rich Deane recently shared a blog post in The Admin Bar Community introducing us to Cloudflare’s …
Best Browser Extensions for Web Designers
Recently on the podcast I mentioned the browser extension “MeasureIt!” to Matt because I thought it would save …
My Inbox-Zero Strategy
After one of the busiest and most stressful weeks of my life, I posted a status …
The Two Most Important Steps to Every Process
Where most processes go sideways isn’t lost somewhere in the weeds between step 3 and 33— …
A Sneak Peek Inside SEOHive
The Admin Bar has hired SEOHive (https://theadminbar.com/seohive) to improve the SEO of our own website. They …
Book Review: Company of One by Paul Jarvis
I’m just wrapping up reading ‘Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing …
Spam Lemonade: How The Email Scammers Made My Day
I don’t know about you, but it frustrates me to no end that my clients are …
Adding reCAPTCHA 3 to Elementor Forms
Recently there has been a flood of spam coming through Elementor forms. I thought it was …
Simple Responsive Font Size Calculator
Unsure what size to set your headlines and body copy—especially when you factor in tablet and …
Want to charge more for websites? Here’s a start.
When we offer to “design” or “build” a website for potential customers, we’re using a pretty …
38+ Services to Increase Your Website Care Plan Recurring Revenue
Recurring revenue is what helps me sleep like a baby at night. Getting to the point …
Using Elementor’s Request Parameters for a Personalized Thank You Page
Back when Elementor released the request parameters feature to Elementor Pro, I picked up a little …
