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We got a great show here with some great stories that we discuss during the show, see the articles and links below. I was on holiday in the UK visiting family and friends so I appear at the beginning of the show however, I have to leave after a couple of minutes however my friend John Locke does a a great job of being the main host of the show In this episode of the WP-Tonic round-table show we di...

We Discuss Micro-learning & How It Can Help Membership/LMS Websites Improvement Their Engagement Isaac is a tech entrepreneur and futurist at heart, humanizing the digital training experience to equip and fuel progress for the learner. We live in a world where employees have a free agent mentality with changing motivations. The right culture is the deeper retention solution that lasts. Isaac h...

We have a great regular panel and a special guest Rachel Cherry. We discuss latest release of WordPress 4,9,9 and how this might effect the release date of Gutenberg. Then we talk about Rand Fishkins recent presentation at the INBOUND conference 2018. 1 - WordPress 4.9.9 Release Focus Items Include Site Health Project and Gutenberg Preparation https://wptavern.com/wordpress-4-9-9-release-focus-ite...

Why Getting Your Legal Ducks In A Roll Is All Important For The Course Owners & Website Owners In General! In this episode WP-Tonic show we’re talking about the legal matters that course entrepreneurs might not be aware of connected to their businesses. We're talking to our guest Sarah Kornblet of Destinationlegal.com Sarah is an online attorney, business owner and passionate traveler and regu...

1 - AMP for WordPress Plugin to Introduce User-Friendly Theme Support Settings in Upcoming 1.0 Release https://wptavern.com/amp-for-wordpress-plugin-to-introduce-user-friendly-theme-support-settings-in-upcoming-1-0-release 2 - Let's Stop Pretending Facebook and Twitter's CEOs Can't Fix This Mess https://www.wired.com/story/ellen-pao-facebook-twitter-ceos-can-fix-abuse-mark-zuckerberg-jack-dorsey/...

What are the strengths and weaknesses of WordPress compared to the leading SaaS competitors? How do you make logical decision connected to which platform is right for you and what are the key things you need to understand? We also discuss a new bread of WordPress hybrid solution that are taking on the leading SaaS platforms that has takes the best from these online LMS SaaS and combines them with...

In this weeks WP-Tonic’s Round-Table Show with have a great panel and some interesting stories to discuss see below. 1 - WordPress to Support Classic Editor for “Many Years to Come,” Plugin and Theme Markets Expected to Drive Gutenberg Adoption https://wptavern.com/wordpress-to-support-classic-editor-for-many-years-to-come-plugin-and-theme-markets-expected-to-drive-gutenberg-adoption 2 - The Man W...

In this show we discuss how to develop an audience for your propose course or membership website. Neil Napier Neil Napier is a charismatic leader of people. He focuses on empowering people to spread their wings and develop their individual super-powers. Neil cares about his customers like nobody else and is available for them more than his wife would prefer. He loves to teach and uses this skill t...

We have a great show here where we have jont deep dive into Gutenberg project. I get told off for choosing particular bad story by the panel. Also Matt Medeiro from the Matt Report joins us and we discuss some of his recent video about JetPack and Gutenberg. 1 - Mario Peshev Explains the Advantages of Gutenberg for Users who Rely on Page Builders https://wptavern.com/mario-peshev-explains-the-adva...

Brea provides entrepreneurs with the confidence and steps needed to successfully launch their product and shift their business so that they can create profitable funnels that naturally create customers and create residual income. Brea began her entrepreneurial journey as a copywriter and virtual assistant, and went on to “accidentally” help a client with their launch. And it worked! Over the next...

1 - Syed Balkhi Launches A WordPress-focused Growth Accelerator Fund https://wptavern.com/syed-balkhi-launches-a-wordpress-focused-growth-accelerator-fund 2 - WordPress.com Boots Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theory Sites, Bans Malicious Publication of Unauthorized Images of Minors. https://wptavern.com/wordpress-com-boots-sandy-hook-conspiracy-theory-sites-bans-malicious-publication-of-unauthorized-image...

In addition to running her own highly successful online business, Julie is also a head coach and Clickfunnels working with Russell Brunson. We discuss how to build and run a successful membership website and what are the best strategies in building an audience for your first online course. Julie Christine Stoian https://juliestoian.com/the-digital-gangsta/

I have a great and detailed discussion with my new co-host Cindy Nicholson of The Course Whisperer about why doing some basic pre launch research is so important if you going to avoid market fit mistakes connected to your great course idea! Cindy Nicholson of The Course Whisperer https://www.thecoursewhisperer.co/workwithme/

#316 WP-Tonic’s Friday round-table Show 3rd of August, 2018 at 8:30am PST In this weeks show our main starting story is from WP Tavern concerning Easy Digital Downloads and its decision to reduce company’s extension passes prices plus a statement on the company’s blog from its CEO Pippin Williamson which basically says that the company got it pricing structure wrong. Here’s This Weeks Stories 1 -...

We discuss with Nathan how he got into web design and what has he learnt that he can share with the audience connected to being effective freelance web designer. We then go into what he has learnt connected to building a number of successful online courses and how he effectively marketed theses courses. I you want to get some real insight connected to being a freelancer and also how to build your...

This Weeks Articles That We Discuss During The Show 1 - Google Chrome Rolls Out “Not Secure” Warning for Plain HTTP Sites https://wptavern.com/google-chrome-rolls-out-not-secure-warning-for-plain-http-sites 2 - Facebook Just Learned the True Cost of Fixing Its Problems https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-just-learned-the-true-cost-of-fixing-its-problems/ CRTV host Allie Beth Stuckey Alexandria Oc...

We’re going to be introducing Cindy “The Course Whisperer” as the new co host of WP-Tonic Show plus we going to be discussing these four main areas, see below. The 4 Fatal Flaws in Your Online Course Project & How to Avoid Them!   How to build a pre-launch audience. MVC (minimum viable course). Speed is really important. Security is boring until your course gets hacked.

Hi folks here’s the list of articles that we during the show we also have a special guest Spencer Forman of WP Launchify 1 - iThemes Enters the Hosting Space mainwp iThemes Sync Pro https://wptavern.com/ithemes-enters-the-hosting-space 2 - Amid the 20th anniversary of open source, Tim O’Reilly warns that platform companies built on open-source software have lost their way https://www.geekwire.com/...

FIVE REASONS YOU NEED MARKETING AUTOMATION FOR WORDPRESS TODAY 1) One-directional marketing is dead 2) A CRM is the brain and WordPress is the body of your business 3) Your business should be modular, not locked into a closed platform 4) Tags & Custom Fields are the “glue” that hold all components together 5) Ignoring Marketing Automation will not make it go away   THE MARKETING AUTOMATION GOL...

310 WP-Tonic’s Round-Table Show July the 13th LIVE at 8:30am PST Matt Medeiros of the Matt Report podcast joined us on the panel this week. This Episodes Sponsor is WPFusion   This Weeks Stories 1 - Gutenberg Articles of the Week Video: A Quick Introduction to Gutenberg and the New WordPress Block Editor from LinkedIn Learning https://wptavern.com/video-a-quick-introduction-to-gutenberg-and-the-ne...

Phillip helps companies convert their static websites into lead-generating marketing platforms. In 2005, knowing little about web development, Phillip made a promise to a business owner that he wasn’t sure I could keep - to build a website. https://seoforgrowth.com/about-the-authors/phil-singleton/ https://kcwebdesigner.com/about/ Phillip self-studied and painstakingly created a simple one-page si...

Jonathan comment: I’ve got some some great news next week Friday (13th at 8:30am PST) Matt Medeiros of the Matt Report podcast will be joining us on the panel WP-Tonic round-table show! This Weeks Discussion Stories 1- WordPress 4.9.8 to Introduce “Try Gutenberg” Callout https://wptavern.com/wordpress-4-9-8-to-introduce-try-gutenberg-callout 2 - WCEU Panel Discusses Progressive WordPress Themes, A...

David Kadavy is author of the #18 Amazon best-selling book, Design for Hackers, and host of the Love Your Work podcast. Prior to writing Design for Hackers, David led design at two Silicon Valley startups, freelanced for clients such as oDesk, PBworks, and UserVoice, and launched numerous startups of his own – none of which failed hard enough to be worthy of mention in this bio. David's work has w...

This Weeks Stories 1- WP Engine Acquires StudioPress https://wptavern.com/wp-engine-acquires-studiopress 2 - Instagram launches IGTV app for creators, 1-hour video uploads https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/20/igtv/ 3 - Learn the simple tactic I used to rank #1 for "Online marketing https://neilpatel.com/blog/keyword-research-formula/ 4 - LinkedIn taps Microsoft’s language skills for new translation t...

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