Dustin Hartzler

Your Website Engineer

Technology EN ↓ 551 episodes

Join us for an entertaining and informative look at creating a high quality website for your business or personal blog by using WordPress. If you already have a website, this podcast can help you create a high quality site. A website doesn't have to be the hardest part of owning a small business. With this show, I will show you how you can take charge of keeping your website maintained and always up to date. This show focuses on WordPress and how it is the best solution for small businesses looking to create a website.

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Dustin Hartzler

Episodes

176 - My Journey Through 6 Different Website Hosting Providers 16.04.2014 35:16

You have options when it comes to who provides your website hosting. Listen in on my journey through 6 different hosting companies in the last 3.5 years.

175 - 8 Things to Look for in a WordPress Demo Theme 09.04.2014 26:16

Picking a WordPress theme isn't as simple as it sounds. Take into consideration these 8 things before you purchase your next theme.

174 - 10 Different Styles of Content for your WordPress Blog 02.04.2014 24:15

In this week's episode, we explore the 10 different types of blog posts you could create for your audience to consume.

173 - Improve Your Email Sign Up Conversion Rate with Lead Pages 26.03.2014 25:37

In today's episode, we talk about the new iThemes Security plugin and how to use Lead Pages to increase your email signups.

172 - What's New in WordPress 3.9 Beta 19.03.2014 17:10

Today's episode highlights the new features that will ship with the next version of WordPress, 3.9.

171 - Benefits of Attending WordCamps 10.03.2014 23:24

Listen in as I recap WordCamp Dayton, which happened this past weekend and the benefits of attending WordCamps and other local WordPress meetups.

170 - Other Awesome Services by Automattic 25.02.2014 25:05

In today's episode, I share the 13 services / products that Automattic makes in addition to WordPress.

169 - How to Create a WordPress Development Environment 25.02.2014 27:06

Learn about why it's good to not use WordPress installation scripts and how to set up a development environment for your site.

168 - Spring Clean Your WordPress Site 18.02.2014

In today's episode, I share 15 different things to do this spring to clean up your WordPress website.

167 - New Software, Plugins, Services to the WordPress Space 12.02.2014

In today's episode, we talk about some of the new plugins / software that has been recently created for WordPress.

166 - How to Push Local Changes to Your Live WordPress Site 04.02.2014 25:23

In this episode, we talk about the systems I have in place to make edits to my development site and how I push those changes live to my server.

165 - How mySQL works with WordPress 29.01.2014 26:02

Today, I do my best to explain how the mySQL database works with WordPress and how it's the most important piece of your backup procedure.

164 - Control, Move, Sync, Backup Your WordPress Data 22.01.2014

Today, we talk about how to control, manage, migrate and backup our WordPress websites, so we can use WordPress efficiently.

163 - Different Options for Contact Forms for WordPress 14.01.2014 26:21

In this episode, we take a look at the six most popular contact form plugins / services to build a form on your WordPress site.

162 - Improve Your Website's Bounce Rate 02.01.2014 17:51

In today's episode, we look at one of my big goals for 2014, improving my website's bounce rate. I share what it is and how to improve it!

161 - Things for WordPress Enthusiasts to Focus on in 2014 01.01.2014 18:37

In the first episode of 2014, we look back and look at the changes WordPress has made over the last year and the things to look forward to in 2014.

160 - Merry Christmas 24.12.2013 3:50

In this short episode, I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

159 - The Most Beautiful WordPress Yet & Domain Expiration 17.12.2013 20:13

In today's episode, we take a look at the newest version of WordPress, 3.8, and talk about what happens to domain names once the expire.

158 - WordPress Free vs WordPress Self-Hosted 10.12.2013 20:11

In today's episode, we take a look at the differences between the free WordPress.com solution and the self-hosted WordPress.org version

157 - Gain Exposure for Your WordPress Development Business 04.12.2013 20:43

In this week's episode, I take a look at different ways to gain exposure for your WordPress development business. If you want to grow your business, this show is for you!

156 - 13 Online Services to Which I'm Thankful 26.11.2013 32:23

In today's episode, I take some time to reflect on the 13 services that impact my business and allow me to run my company and other online ventures smoothly.

155 - Take Control of Your Social Media with CoSchedule 20.11.2013 30:35

In today's lesson, learn how to manage all of your social media accounts visually with a service call CoSchedule.

154 - 7 Considerations for Mobile Ready Email Campaigns 13.11.2013 19:59

In today's episode, we take a look at seven different ways to optimize your email campaigns for mobile devices.

153 - Share Your Posts with Subscribers 06.11.2013 23:50

In today's episode, we take a look at different options to share our posts with our audience; both via email and RSS.

152 - How to Change Your WordPress Theme 30.10.2013 23:11

Changing your theme is a lot of work. Follow these steps to make sure you don't miss anything when it comes to refreshing your website's look and feel.