Are you just posting your jobs on Indeed or another third-party site? Why not house them on your site? A careers page on your WordPress website can help you in many different ways. Your careers page (or section!) can: Help attract quality candidates and get a prospect excited about … Read On ›
All good things must come to an end. (Game of Thrones and the tray of brownies disappearing in my kitchen come to mind.) Sometimes, it’s even time to say goodbye to a WordPress website. You’re retiring (Congrats!) You’ve hit the lottery and you’re yachting around the world. (Do you need … Read On ›
One of my favorite things to do is show the many capabilities of WordPress…and today, I’m sharing how wonderful WordPress is for creating directory websites. Here are some directory or listing-based websites I’ve created using my ever-competent friend, WordPress. Examples of WordPress directory websites DudeRanch.com DudeRanch.com displays dude and guest ranch … Read On ›
If you’re a person who's ever traveled with kids, you know that if you stay in a hotel room, you’re stuck going to bed when the kids do. But in an Airbnb, you make the rules! It made me think of WordPress vs. some of the other … Read On ›
WordPress needs to be kept up to date—no ifs, ands or buts! Fortunately, the built-in WordPress Site Health Status panel helps you know what updates need to be made to your plugins, themes, security and functionality. It’s color-coded: green, yellow and red, from good health to needs attention, … Read On ›
When it comes to websites, faster is better. Why? You don’t want your users to sit around waiting for your site to load. They’ll get bored and move on. Plus, if you care about SEO at all, speed matters. Google will love you more when your site loads … Read On ›
Want to do a virtual conference, but don’t want to look like everybody else? Worried that you won’t be able to customize the attendee experience in a way that truly reflects your organization, or make connections with your attendees the way you would face-to-face? Going virtual— even when you have … Read On ›
Want your posts to come from multiple blog authors in WordPress? Great! Here’s how to make it happen... Go into your WordPress dashboard > Users section. Add the person’s name and email, and where it says “role,” select either contributor or author. Here’s the difference… Do you want to post … Read On ›
You may have experienced some bizarre form spam to your newsletter list and wondered: What the heck? Why would someone spam my newsletter signup form? It doesn’t mean your website has been hacked or isn't secure. It’s not dangerous (just annoying). It just means that spam bots are finding your site. … Read On ›
*Atlanta 2019 Wapuu image courtesy of wapu.us WordCamp Atlanta 2019 was amazing (just like every year including 2017, 2016, and 2014)! This year, I presented my talk, Getting Clients to Sign on the Dotted Line. I love getting the pulse of what is going on in the WordPress … Read On ›
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