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

026 - Custom Plugins for WordPress.mp3 27.05.2011 28:02

This week Sean and Randy on from beAutomated and we had a great discussion about why you would have a custom plugin developed.

025 - WordPress no longer supports IE6, Yes! 25.05.2011 21:38

WordPress finally stops supporting IE6 and I walk you through how to transfer your website to another hosting company.

024 - Why WordPress is the Best CMS 17.05.2011 28:41

Today I have two special guests on the show from beAutomated.com and we discuss why WordPress is the best content management system.

023 - How to Choose an Email Distribution Company for WordPress 11.05.2011 23:56

Today I would like to continue our discussion from last week about how to capture email addresses on your WordPress website.

022 - Opt In Forms and WordPress Websites 03.05.2011 20:12

Building a high-quality, responsive mailing list is hard work. It takes more than just slapping a few thousand email addresses into your database and then blasting out offers.

021 - Is WordPress Too Easy 27.04.2011 28:00

Today's episode features a guest, Eric Wignall from Wignall Media. We talked about how great WordPress is and our concerns that WordPress maybe too simple to use.

020 - Add Google Maps to a WordPress Website 21.04.2011 17:35

Today I am shared about the importance of maps on your website. Plus I share some tips on how to add an embeddable map to your WordPress site.

019 - 7 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your WordPress Website 14.04.2011 22:57

Today I share seven different ways to drive traffic to your WordPress website, which includes sending your WordPress feed to other directories.

018 - Themes and WordPress Websites 09.04.2011 23:06

Today I talked about installing free and premium themes for your WordPress website.

017 - Switching Hosting Providers for Your WordPress Website 30.03.2011 21:09

In this episode, I share a step-by-step approach of how to move your WordPress website from one hosting company to another.

016 - WordPress and Contact Forms 26.03.2011

Today's show is about adding contact forms to your WordPress website. You can manually add them or you can use one of two plugins that I discuss on the show.

015 - WordPress and Search Engine Optimization 17.03.2011 21:19

WordPress is a great choice for serious bloggers, but like any out of the box solution it has a few limitations when it comes to search engine optimization.

014 - WordPress 3.1 Questions and so Much More 11.03.2011 23:16

WordPress 3.1 is hear and I spend some time answering questions from the community, including how to automatically post to Facebook.

013 - Email Accounts with WordPress Websites 07.03.2011 22:33

Today I highlight the importance of creating a professional email account using the form you[at]yourdomain[dot]com.

012 - Interview with Brad Vincent 24.02.2011 21:05

This week I sat down with Brad Vincent, a WordPress plugin developer to talk about one of his plugins that I discovered this week called Blackbird Pie.

011 - Why I Can't Stand Using GoDaddy 16.02.2011 22:12

In this episode, I will explain why I do not like using GoDaddy and what are the best ways to register a domain and hosting.

010 - Security Update and Great New Plugins 09.02.2011 23:10

In this episode, I discuss the security update 3.0.5 along with how to look at your WordPress stats and use different commenting plugins.

009 - Switch From WordPress.com to WordPress.org 03.02.2011 17:06

In this episode, I walk you step by step how to transfer your WordPress.com website to a self hosted WordPress.org website.

008 - Never Google Search for Free WordPress Themes 26.01.2011 20:31

Unfortunately, there are many developers out there who add malicious code to their themes and today I explain why you should never install themes found on Google.

007 - WordPress Update and Questions, oh My! 19.01.2011 19:29

In this episode I stress the importance of updating to the newest version of WordPress 3.0.4. I also answer questions from three different listeners.

006 - Best Practices for Setting Up a WordPress Website 12.01.2011 19:58

Today I want to share with you some best practices for setting up your WordPress website, this info is great whether you are new to WordPress or currently have a WordPress site.

005 - Which should I use: WordPress.com or WordPress.org 05.01.2011 19:24

Today I would like to talk to you about the difference between Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org. The distinction between WordPress.com and WordPress.org can cause some confusion for people.

004 - Top 10 Reasons to Use WordPress for Small Businesses 30.12.2010 22:25

As a Wordpress developer, I have been telling anybody and everybody that, when it comes to building your first small business website, WordPress is the only way to go and of course this is a biased opinion.

003 - Everything You Need to Know About Website Hosting 21.12.2010 23:52

Hosting is like renting an office. You can do it yourself out of your garage, or you can pay for better facilities with all the essential plumbing and security features.

002 - Seven Tips to Find the Perfect Domain Name 10.12.2010 21:28

Today I share seven tips for selecting the perfect domain name. With hundreds of domain names registered every day, it's getting harder to find that perfect name.