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Site Building2026 Official Hosting Recommendation: How to Beat Premium WordPress Hosts on Speed and PriceTo optimize the performance of your website, your web hosting needs to be the right match for your particular needs. A “one size fits all” approach isn’t efficient. Here’s what I recommend you do instead…
Business SystemsWebsite Backup Strategy: The Best Ways To Stay Out Of Trouble With Proper Backups Of Your WebsiteWhat are the best practices on backing up your WordPress site? Let’s talk about backup strategy… and I’ll go behind-the-scenes on how I manage backups for myself and my clients.
Membership SitesHow To Convert From BuddyBoss To FluentCommunityFluentCommunity is a faster, more streamlined alternative to BuddyBoss. But, converting a BuddyBoss site to FluentCommunity involves some changes. Here’s how it works…
Sales & ConversionPrivacy Concerns Of Stripe Connect: Can The Developer Of Your WordPress Ecommerce Plugin See Your Store’s Transactions?When you hit that button to connect your self-hosted WordPress store to Stripe, are you unknowingly exposing your transactions to a third party? I was skeptical, so I researched it myself. Here’s what I found.
Site BuildingThe Difference Between GPL And Nulled WordPress Plugins (And Why You Should Care)Discover the critical differences between GPL and nulled WordPress plugins… and how to spot if you may be running nulled plugins without being aware.
Sales & ConversionFluentAffiliate Review: Affiliate Program Plugin Without The Messy BloatFluentAffiliate feels like a breath of fresh air, by a team that operates in the right way, and part of an ecosystem that gives you REAL ownership of your own platform.
Sales & Conversion8 Reasons Your Product Isn’t Selling (And How to Fix It)You’ve got the product, the sales page, even the emails. So why isn’t anybody buying? In this post, we’ll dig into the 8 most common reasons your product isn’t selling — and how to fix each one.
Site BuildingAnalyticsWP Review: Does It Make Sense To Track Your Site Traffic Using A WordPress Plugin?Does it make sense to run a plugin like AnalyticsWP that runs entirely on WordPress? Will it slow down your site? Let’s take a look at this popular WordPress analytics plugin.
Site BuildingHave You Created A WordPress Frankenstein Site That Breaks All The Time?Is your WordPress site moody and unpredictable? It might be a Frankenstein build. Here’s how these monster sites happen—and what to do about it.
Business & EntrepreneurshipWhat Is A Productized Service? Should You Start One?A few years ago, I pivoted my entire business to productized services. What is a productized service? And should you launch one?
Business & EntrepreneurshipHow I Optimized My WordPress Admin To Turn It Into A Business Command CenterMost WordPress users settle for a cluttered, default admin panel — but your backend can be so much more. In this behind-the-scenes post, I’ll show you how I’ve customized my WordPress admin to function as a true business command center.
Email List BuildingRe-Engagement Emails: How To Create And Execute A Re-Engagement Campaign And Win Back Cold SubscribersLet’s build an email re-engagement campaign that works for you. This guide will show you how to build it, the marketing automation, the emails, etc. All to keep your email deliverability and open rates up.
Getting StartedHow to Choose the Best WordPress Theme in 2025: A Smart Guide (No Developer Needed)Choosing a WordPress theme that’s right for you can feel overwhelming. This guide tries to make it simpler – and point you in a direction that will not box you in or have you reliant on developers. Based on over 20 years of experience.
An Update On Concierge Services: How It’s Going And What’s ChangingSome changes are being implemented to Concierge services for 2025. These changes are meant to streamline the cost structure, simplify things, and provide better clarity. Let me show you what’s new.
Membership SitesFluentCommunity Review: Can This Be A Replacement For BuddyBoss?A look at the first version of FluentCommunity… a new community plugin that I think serves as a worthy alternative to BuddyBoss.
Business & EntrepreneurshipSmart Survey System: Your Guide To Using Surveys To Grow Your BusinessIt is common to overlook the power of surveys. It is also common to use surveys in a way which just isn’t effective. In this guide, we’ll cover the strategic use of surveys and how you can use them in the most effective manner.
Site BuildingHow To Host Your WordPress Blog In A Sub-Folder, Hosted SeparatelyNeed to host WordPress on a separate web host, but want it to load in a sub-folder for SEO purposes? Here’s how you can do it…
Site BuildingMy (Unfortunate) Experience With WP Grid BuilderI tried to use WP Grid Builder and ran into a snag. I couldn’t get the facets to appear correctly. Not sure what I was missing, I reached out to the developer for support. It didn’t go well.
Sales & Conversion9 Tactics For Autopilot Social Proof: How To Get Testimonials On AutomaticNot enough testimonials? Here’s several strategies to get testimonials automatically using systems. So you’ll have a constant flow of new reviews coming in for social proof.
Email List Building7 Things You Can Do In Less Than A Few Hours to Grow Your List More EffectivelyYou can grow your email list effectively without taking a ton of time to do it. Here are 7 strategies you can use to grow your list in just a few hours.
Membership SitesWooCommerce Setup: The Settings I Use For Almost Every Site I BuildI use WooCommerce all the time for it’s customization and integrations. But, I use pretty much the same setup most of the time. Here’s the exact process I run for every new WooCommerce setup…
Site BuildingHow To Clean Your Options Table For Better WordPress PerformanceDid you know that there’s a really good chance that your WordPress database is still cluttered with the ghosts of plugins you no longer use? Here’s how to see if your Options table is bloated… and how to clean it.
Site BuildingxCloud Hosting Review: Good Enough To Switch From Cloudways?Is xCloud Hosting just another cash grab… or is it the real deal? It has good people behind it, but how does it stack up to Cloudways? Well, I was suprised.
Membership SitesBuddyBoss Hosting: What’s The Hosting For A Buddyboss Membership SiteBuddyboss hosting is a little bit different than a typical blog. Let’ go over various recommendations for hosting your Buddyboss membership site.