How to Find New Web Design Clients
While we don’t claim to know all the answers, Kyle and I have had some incredibly smart guests on our podcast and I’ve gathered together each one of these here (in no particular order) in this post along with the major takeaways from each episode if a TLDR fits your busy schedule a bit better. …
March 21, 2021
Is Writesonic’s AI Copywriting any good?
Writesonic has a deal over on AppSumo Marketplace. Thankfully, after many years of counseling, I’ve broke myself of my AppSumo additiction — but when…
March 17, 2021
The Best Web-Based Image Compression Services Compared
By this point I’ve bookmarked a dozen image compression websites — and for the longest time I’ve used the Optimizilla out of habit. This…
March 16, 2021
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 after their website was launched, I thought putting…
March 14, 2021
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 the full year, some even wondering if there…
March 2, 2021
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 right ones in place. If you’re offering website…
March 2, 2021
How to hire a great copywriter (and avoid the bad ones)
Hiring a copywriter is a long and difficult process. I’ve been working as a copywriter for the last 10 years, and when I created…
March 1, 2021
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 Google Analytics dashboard confuses the hell out of…
February 28, 2021
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 — at least that’s what I came up with…
February 13, 2021
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 that is Text Expander with Taco Ipsum to create a nifty little…
January 29, 2021
Documenting processes, prospecting clients, new tools, and more
This Week in TAB Before you dive in, I just wanted to send a big thank you for everyone who added to the conversation…
January 22, 2021
Oxy-Curious
Get the skinny on the most lightweight page builder for WordPress — The Oxygen Builder…
January 22, 2021
How to Document Your Processes, a Step-by-Step Guide
If you’re lucky, your business will grow over time. You’ll be juggling more work and more employees. If you could take a simple step…
January 20, 2021
Productivity tips, client dashboards, tempers, and more
This Week in TAB Take a look at what’s going on in and around The Admin Bar this week. Inside The Group ? Review…
January 15, 2021
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…
January 13, 2021
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…
January 11, 2021
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…
January 3, 2021
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…
January 2, 2021
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…
December 16, 2020
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…
December 16, 2020
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…
December 11, 2020
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…
December 3, 2020
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,…
December 2, 2020
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…
December 2, 2020