WP Edge Issues from 2023

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49 issues from 2023

#459Dec 18, 2023
2023 Review… And Looking Ahead To 2024.
2023 Review · WordPress Quick Bits…
#458Dec 11, 2023
Things You Should Never Do With WordPress
In This Issue… · WordPress Quick Bits…
#457Dec 4, 2023
This Could Change How You Write Content
Let Somebody Else Deal With The “Tech Stuff” · WordPress Quick Bits…
#456Nov 27, 2023
I Shouldn’t Have Switched Email Platforms.
Saying Bye To BeeHiiv · WordPress Quick Bits…
#455Nov 20, 2023
I’m skipping Black Friday (and here’s why)
Featured This Week · Whenever you’re ready, here’s how I can help you:
#454Nov 13, 2023
It’s like I can’t make up my mind or something ;)
Featured This Week · Whenever you’re ready, here’s how I can help you:
#453Nov 6, 2023
Leaving Cloudways & Call Out The BS
Featured This Week · Whenever you’re ready, here’s how I can help you:
#452Oct 30, 2023
Hosting Your Big Files + More Money By Giving Less
Featured This Week · Keep It Simple and Make More Moolah
#451Oct 23, 2023
Instead of Blog Comments…
Featured This Week · The Economics Of Plugin Lifetime Licenses
#450Oct 16, 2023
The Site Performance Issue
Site Performance. It’s What’s For Breakfast… · 4 More Specific Site Performance Tips
#449Oct 9, 2023
Thrive Themes is dead to me
Here’s what’s on the menu for this issue… · Much Harder To Promote Your Content On Social Media. What To Do.
#448Oct 2, 2023
The Email Marketing Triangle
Here’s what’s on the menu for this issue… · Featured This Week
#447Sep 25, 2023
Google’s “Helpful Content” Update = Lots Of Traffic Changes
Featured This Week
#446Sep 18, 2023
Drama in the WordPress Community
Featured This Week
#445Sep 11, 2023
Simple paid traffic strategy for bloggers
Featured This Week
#444Sep 5, 2023
Paid Traffic Is A Fact Of Life + Sync User Profiles Between Sites
Featured This Week
#443Aug 28, 2023
Email list on autopilot (The Email Flywheel) | Protect your lead magnets
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#442Aug 21, 2023
Building backwards | Sidebar or no sidebar? | AI headshots?
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#441Aug 14, 2023
Making more by giving less | WordPress taxonomies 101 | Cool tools I found
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#440Aug 7, 2023
How To Sell More Services On Your Website (Simple Conversion Enhancement)
Featured This Week
#439Jul 31, 2023
Things Change (big announcements)
Featured Article
#438Jul 24, 2023
Question everything + Is Thrivecart Broken?
Featured Article
#437Jul 17, 2023
The Economics of AppSumo – Just Be Careful
Featured Article
#436Jul 10, 2023
BeeHiiv versus Substack (my reasoning)
Things That Make BeeHiiv Better Than Substack · And Finally… Does This Mean I’m Not Using FluentCRM Anymore?
#435Jul 3, 2023
My Hobby + A Shift In Strategy
My Shift In Strategy · And For My (Possibly) Next Trick…
#434Jun 26, 2023
I Was Banned From Facebook
This last week, I was banned from Facebook unexpectedly. Now, to be clear, I got the profile back. But, this is what…
#433Jun 19, 2023
A New Renaissance of Email Marketing?
Over and over again over the years, I’ve heard various people declare email to be “dead”. Dead in terms of an important…
#432Jun 7, 2023
A Technique For Laser-Like Focus On Your Goals
If there is ONE issue that I hear from folks all the time about what’s getting in their way in business, it…
#431May 22, 2023
Every Single Plugin I Use – Listed
People seem to love to know what plugins I am using. I talk about a lot of plugins in the videos and…
#430May 10, 2023
Do Online Courses Need To Be Big And Fancy?
Online courses are obviously big business. A ton of people create and sell online courses. Yet more plan to and are busy…
#429May 4, 2023
Cloudways Silently Drops Support For Vultr (Let’s Look At Options)
As you may know, I have been a strong advocate for Cloudways web hosting for awhile now. I have referred many people…
#428May 1, 2023
Recession Incoming. What To Do About It…
Lots of people in the corporate media have been saying that we’re on the verge of an economic recession. Frankly, I think…
#427Apr 24, 2023
When Using AI Just Tells Your Customers You Find Them Annoying
The other day, I tried to reach out to a company for some help. I was having an issue with their website…
#426Apr 17, 2023
Just ship it!
Being a perfectionist is extremely counter-productive. And it is bad for business. Might seem weird to say, but think about it… I…
#425Apr 10, 2023
5 Ways To Create Value In Your Offers (And 5 Ways To Sell For More)
How do you actually create value in the things you want to sell on your site? Let’s talk about that. You can…
#424Apr 3, 2023
I’m Cancelling Dropbox (And All The Others). Here’s How I’m Doing It.
Slowly, but surely… I am cancelling pretty much every cloud drive and service I was paying for. That includes Dropbox, Microsoft 365,…
#423Mar 27, 2023
19 Time Management Tactics That Are Stupidly Powerful
Most of us perceive a lack of time in our own lives. Never seems like we have enough time to get things…
#422Mar 20, 2023
6 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier In My Business
#1 – Keep Things Simple. · #6 – Stick With Native Gutenberg blocks for your content.
#421Mar 13, 2023
Are Page Builders Dead?
RUNNING BUDDYBOSS WITH ELEMENTOR : · Want To Convert Your Own Site To Blocks?
#420Mar 7, 2023
The Power Of Simplicity
Right on my about page , I list out one of my core values: Power lies in simplicity. Complexity is a symptom…
#419Feb 27, 2023
The Blogger Code of Monetization
OK, let’s be real with each other, you and I… You and I both know there are dishonest marketers out there. There…
#418Feb 20, 2023
You Don’t Necessarily Need An Online Course Plugin To Do Online Courses
A lot of people out there want to create and sell online courses these days. It is quite the trend. Frankly, I…
#417Feb 13, 2023
How Might ChatGPT Change SEO And Blogging?
A lot of people have been talking about ChatGPT lately. I even wrote about it here in The Edge , but with…
#416Feb 7, 2023
The Perfect Toolset For A Membership Site (In My Opinion)
In this week’s article, I’m going to “talk shop” a bit and get nerdy on tool choices for membership sites. In helping…
#415Jan 30, 2023
The Opportunity Ahead In Values-Based Business
If you pay much attention to the “news” (and you probably shouldn’t since it is mostly propaganda and BS), then it is…
#414Jan 23, 2023
Let’s Talk About ChatGPT
At this point, it seems as if everybody and their grandma is talking about ChatGPT. I’ve seen bloggers talking about it like…
#413Jan 16, 2023
A Cyber-Pandemic And The Importance of OWNERSHIP
We live in interesting times. And, personally, I have a feeling it is going to get a lot more interesting over the…
#412Jan 9, 2023
Blog Content Strategy & How To Plan The Big Picture
In last week’s issue of THE EDGE , I talked about how I am doing a content audit at the Blog Marketing…
#411Jan 3, 2023
Why I’m Deleting Blog Posts In 2023
Let me tell you about one of my big projects for the new year… I’ve been blogging for a… long time. Let’s…

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