WP Edge Issues from 2022

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41 issues from 2022

#410Dec 20, 2022
The Most Effective List Building Strategy For Blogs – By Far
Let’s talk about list building. What really works (versus what most people are doing). And a few little techie tips to implement…
#409Dec 12, 2022
My Pivot To Tech Services. How Has It Been?
August of last year, I was sitting in a campground, in my RV, in Boone, North Carolina. And I recorded a video.…
#408Dec 5, 2022
AI Copywriting Tools – Why I Just Say No
AI Copywriting Tools Lead To Content Inflation
#407Nov 28, 2022
Want To Get Noticed Today? Then Do This…
Are you here? Paying attention? Or… are you super scattered and probably just scanning? Society has attention issues, if you haven’t noticed.…
#406Nov 21, 2022
It’s Deal Week. A Heads Up…
Thrive Apprentice 5 · Hosting (Some Advice)
#405Nov 14, 2022
Costs of Wordpress-Based Software Versus Hosted Apps
I was asked a pretty good question last week via email. It read… Having listened to your pivot video , I know…
#404Nov 7, 2022
My Direct Experiences With Web Hosting For My Clients
Being that I am now involved behind the scenes with a lot of people’s websites (through my ongoing webmaster support as well…
#403Oct 31, 2022
How Twitter Could Dominate Social Media
If you haven’t yet heard, Elon Musk and a small group of private investors officially bought Twitter last week. This is a…
#402Oct 24, 2022
Why You Need (And Want) THIS For Your Business
Answer me this… Which do you think is easier? Selling a single thing, over and over again, all to different people? Or……
#401Oct 17, 2022
Let’s Talk About Paypal Alternatives
In last week’s issue, I railed against Paypal for their move to begin fining people $2500 for instances of “misinformation”. I also…
#400Oct 10, 2022
PayPal Shows Why I Don’t Like Being A Tech Dependent
Paypal published a new policy late last week that was set to go into effect next month. These kind of policy updates…
#399Oct 3, 2022
Wreck Diving On A Sunken Boat Wreck – And How It Helped My Business
It was a beautiful, clear morning as we pulled away from the marina in Clearwater, Florida. There were at least 10 of…
#398Sep 26, 2022
Are You Practicing “Spray And Pray” Affiliate Marketing?
Marketing things as an affiliate is obviously a good way to make money with a blog. It is WAY better than using…
#397Sep 19, 2022
The Circles Of Life – Which Are You On?
The Circle Most People Are On · Choose Your Circle
#396Sep 12, 2022
The Shallow Pride Of Being Overwhelmed
I had a thought. Yeah, it happens every now and then.  See, the other day I was talking to somebody. This…
#395Sep 6, 2022
Time To Reconsider Your Email List Hosting
First, you have true data ownership. · Final Thoughts By Me
#394Aug 30, 2022
Can They Shut You Down?
A little food for thought today. It is something I’ve touched on before. And perhaps because of that I’ve even had people…
#393Aug 22, 2022
Learning From People You Hate
A few days ago, I saw the announcement that Logan Paul was going to be a featured speaker at the Traffic &…
#392Aug 15, 2022
Time For Some Business Minimalism?
What Got Me Thinking About This · How You Can Apply Business Minimalism
#391Aug 9, 2022
5 Strategies To Craft Your Authority
#1 – Present A Plan. · #5 – Alter Their Behavior or Routine With Unique Exercises
#390Aug 1, 2022
The Secret Trick To Hack Everything Faster
My family and I live in a suburb of Tampa. Back when we originally moved here, this area had a few neighborhoods,…
#389Jul 18, 2022
Motivation After An Unproductive Day
Last week’s issue about work-at-home strategies for productivity warranted a few responses from readers where they told me they have been dealing…
#388Jul 11, 2022
7 Strategies For Working From Home (Based On Experience)
1 – Maintain an off-limits work space. · 7 – Perform “just in time learning”.
#387Jun 27, 2022
10 Realities of Blogging In 2022
I’ve been blogging for over 20 years . I’m an old-timer now. Heck, when I see the youngin’s sitting there building their…
#386Jun 13, 2022
Annoying Your Site Visitors?
The other day, I saw this screenshot of a tweet: Actually, I think he forgot a few. Like… Decline the optin for…
#385Jun 6, 2022
A Story Of One Of My Failures
I want to tell you a story. Back before I had any form of public reputation as a blogger, I made some…
#384May 23, 2022
Failure To Execute
Let’s be real… If we could just come up with ideas all day and then check the stats, that’d be PERFECT! We…
#383May 16, 2022
Is Wordpress Going Extinct?
A couple days ago, an old friend of mine (Justin Brooke, from AdSkills.com) said on this Facebook profile… “Here’s why Wordpress is…
#382May 9, 2022
Changing Your Stance
For a moment, imagine you’re a baseball player. You step up to the mat. And, you spot an area of the field…
#381Apr 25, 2022
Elon’s Quest To Buy Twitter
When I got up this morning, I was seeing rumblings on Twitter that Elon Musk may have officially reached a deal to…
#380Apr 11, 2022
The Key To Raising Your Income
What I’m going to say in this article may be just a reminder to many. Some get it already. See, we all…
#379Apr 4, 2022
Building A One-Legged Stool?
You know me and my fondness for Wordpress. I am a massive fan of building your own homebase on Wordpress and OWNING…
#378Mar 28, 2022
Stop Creating Content?
In last week’s issue, I talked about the inflation in the world of online courses. How I think the trend is toward…
#377Mar 21, 2022
Less Is More. And Clients, Not Students.
Inflation. Lot of people talking about it these days when it comes to money. I mean, massive money printing on a scale…
#376Mar 14, 2022
Many Forms Of The Membership Site
The idea of building a membership site has been quite the trend the last several years. There’s a lot of interest… and…
#375Mar 7, 2022
Good Time To Be A Digital Prepper
I don’t have to tell you, but… there’s a lot going on in the world right now. And seeing as the internet…
#374Feb 28, 2022
Wordpress killing off page builders?
The world of Wordpress is changing. And it could eventually result in tools like Elementor, Thrive Architect and others becoming obsolete. It…
#373Feb 21, 2022
That famous QR code from the Super Bowl
Like over 100 million people, I watched the Super Bowl a bit over a week ago. It was a good game, but…
#372Feb 14, 2022
The thing about experts
Last week, I was on a consulting call with a cool dude. Looking to take his successful one-man business online in order…
#371Feb 7, 2022
Inflation. You Should Do This…
You’ve probably noticed that things have been costing more. We sure noticed as we did (and are still doing) our recent home…
#370Jan 31, 2022
$8K For A Wordpress Site?!
So, our local homeschooling center needs a new website pretty badly. They’ve grown substantially over the last year or so and, frankly,…

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