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Why Website Accessibility Is Something You Should Be Thinking About
Website accessibility is a hot topic right now in the web development industry — and for very good reason. The Internet is a worldwide institution,
A Simple System to Solicit Reviews
Last year, my garage door opener finally gave out. It had been on its last legs since we purchased our house, but had never been
Well, Oxygen Crushed Elementor Too!
Yesterday I wrote up a blog post talking about my experience using Gutenberg, and how the performance between the same page built with Elementor and
Damn. Gutenberg Smokes Elementor
Admittedly, page builders are my crutch. As someone who comes from a design (not a development) background, I likely couldn’t do my job if page
How To Set-Up Global Theme Settings Inside Elementor
Setting up typography, colors, button styles, backgrounds, form field styles etc. separately on each and every webpage can be such a tedious work. Consistency with
You don’t actually want higher paying clients.
Last week I posted a simple question to the group… “What makes your favorite client your favorite client?” If you assumed people’s answers were all
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 opt-ins, lead magnets, and other awesome freebies ever since
Our Tips and Tricks for Getting Your SEO on Track in 2021
People make WordPress websites for a variety of reasons: To start a cooking blog, to promote their small business, to review and rank every type
SEOHive White-Label Content & Copywriting Examples
Most recent articles written by SEOHive: Since SEOHive launched back in April of 2020 there has been a lot of questions about their white-label, productized
Prioritizing Web Safety and Security on Your WordPress Site
Since the release of its very first version in 2003, WordPress has surely and steadily snowballed into the content management system (CMS) tycoon we know
Can clients use my plugin & theme licenses?
Learn how to handle sharing plugin licenses with your clients & the one question you should ask.
ADA Compliance | Basics
ADA Compliance is a loaded topic. There’s a lot that can go into making sure a website is accessible and as of writing this there’s no “real” documentation out there that states “This is what you need to do to be compliant”.
Creating Page Rules in Cloudflare for Elementor
Cloudflare improves your website’s overall loading speed with additional security and performance benefits. Amongst the many features of Cloudflare is the additional settings that let
The One Tiny Thing I Had Never Thought Of When Selling Maintenance Plans To Clients
Sometimes all it takes is a couple of comments, a little Googling, and a half hour to make a huge difference in recurring monthly income.
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 adding customers for specific products to specific groups in
cPanel to Cloudways WordPress Website Migration
I saw a couple of posts recently in the group wondering what the process is like when you’re migrating a site that’s hosted on a
How to upload and use custom fonts on Elementor (Tutorial)
Have you ever suddenly got tired of using Google fonts on website projects? It has happened to me once; I had just started work on
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 Automatic Platform Optimization for WordPress. A sucker for fast
Free Browser Extensions for Web Designers
Recently on the podcast I mentioned the browser extension “MeasureIt!” to Matt because I thought it would save him some time. It got me to thinking about
My Inbox-Zero Strategy
After one of the busiest and most stressful weeks of my life, I posted a status update on Facebook minutes before I turned out the
5 Tools for Tracking Your Subscriptions
I recently made a post of a meme on The Admin Bar community, the meme was about canceling free trials before they charge you, and
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— it’s simply setting proper boundaries for the scope of
A Sneak Peek Inside SEOHive
Update #1: After signing up for SEOHive last week, today we received our “Initial SEO Audit” report. Update #2: Speed optimization results are in— and
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 for Business’ by Paul Jarvis. I gotta say— I’m
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 getting tons of solicitations from scam companies preying on
Adding reCAPTCHA 3 to Elementor Forms
Recently there has been a flood of spam coming through Elementor forms. I thought it was just me until I started seeing reports in the
How Termageddon Helps Me Win Clients
When I first started speaking with Hans and Donata, the fantastic folks behind Termageddon, my mind was racing with all the ways that I could
Simple Responsive Font Size Calculator
Unsure what size to set your headlines and body copy? Even more confused when you have to figure out how that translates to tablet and
Tracking Profits & Profit Goals
Not only do I firmly believe that putting your goals down on paper is important— I think that it has to become a habit to
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 generic term that doesn’t actually articulate all the intricacies
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 in my business where I had a reliable stream
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 trick that I get comments on all-the-time. It’s simple—
Pre & Post-Launch Checklist for Successful Website Go-Live’s
When it’s finally time for go-live, I don’t know about you, but I get anxious just to get a project complete and out the door.
How My Business Will Succeed in 2020
This post (and worksheet) are for those of you out there who aren’t super into planning. The ones who “have it all in your head”,
New Website UX & UI
If you’re reading this and you’ve been to our website before, you might be noticing things look a little different around here. The truth is,
A Soloprenuer’s Guide: Course Review
It took just a little over 48 hours for me to make my way through the entire “A Soloprenuer’s Guide” course by Jim Galiano. To
A Unique Way to Say “Thanks”
Ever since we had Jason Resneck on the show a while back talking about “pro-active word of mouth marketing” I’ve been putting a lot of
Quit Asking Prospects What They Want Their Website to Look Like.
Newer agency owners and freelancers always seem to ask questions about how to get higher paying gigs. This typically leads them to ask questions like
New Funnel Pack Released: Once again, pure brilliance!
The folks over at Funnel Packs just released the latest in their family of pre-built funnels for your digital agency: The Reviews Funnel Pack The
Three Reasons Your Customers Don’t Buy Care Plans (ain’t none of them price)
I’ve yet to find a single agency or freelancer that has both success and longevity without some form of monthly recurring revenue (MRR). It’s entirely
Book Review: Dealing with Problem Clients
A BOOK WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WORDPRESS PROFESSIONAL Written by author, speaker, and business coach, Nathan Ingram I was recently introduced to Nathan Ingram through
A Small Book with a BIG Impact
Over ten years ago I sat down on my back patio, the summer sun beating down on me and cracked open the pages of How
The Top 5 Funnel Packs Every Agency Should Have
FUNNEL PACKS Pre-built marketing funnels that generate leads for your agency and save you time LEARN MORE From the moment I took No Fear Funnels
The Slow Demise of Surveillance Advertising
Usually, the advertisements that I see are fairly innocuous – here’s some moisturizer full of cancer causing chemicals, some fast fashion jeans that a child
What is a White Label Partner, how does it benefit my agency and how do I chose one?
When you do something day in and day out, you forget that other people in the world may not know what you actually do. After
The Easiest Way to Sell More Marketing Funnels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL3jtfA1KuM Today is a good day, folks! It’s Funnel Pack Friday, and this is one I’ve been waiting for… and it DOES NOT disappoint! The
5 Ways to Re-Purpose Funnel Packs
It’s no secret, Pete and I are both huge fans of Funnel Packs. The core offering is already of tremendous value– but what if we
How to Over Deliver Every Time You Launch a Client Website
There’s a natural cycle you and your client go through during the life of your project. It’s actually not all that different than any relationship
Knowing What Your Client Values Makes You More Valuable
You might work a lot in a certain industry, market, or niche, but ultimately no two customers are alike. This is an important thing to
The 1 Year Anniversary (of a HUGE mistake)
They say mistakes are like assholes, everyone’s got one but no one likes to talk about it. Well… today I am going to. Wait, wait…
How 9+ Agency Owners Really Define ‘Success’
We are not normal. No entrepreneur really is. Taking on risk, putting it all on the line, leaving it up to ourselves, putting in long
WordPress Efficiency: Creating Your Menu & Pages
I recently posted in The Admin Bar Community about completing a WordPress project in about three hours. While that pace did seem decent to me,
