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This week Bridget and Jen Miller discuss how you can market yourself by live tweeting a WordCamp Live Tweeting at WordCamp Bridget Willard You Too Can Be A Guru Jen Miller @jenblogs4u Offering Lead Conversion Tools and Blogging Need Someone To Blog? 100% Unique Website Content. Need Safe Blog Posts? Hire a Ghost Blogger… Jen – been using twitter for 6 years finally realized twitter is a relationship building medium Jen wanted to be a Guru too Bridget – in 2012 was helping with a political campaign She would listen over the internet and tweet out quotes with relevant hashtags to help with exposure When she finally made it to a WordCamp, it seemed so obvious that Live Tweeting would be a thing you should do Bridget’s tips & tricks: You Too Can Be A Guru Find out the official hashtag for the conference you are at, and if there isn’t one, make up one that makes sense, but try to make sure it’s not already being used Find out who speakers are and their Twitter handles Some WordCamps have speaker twitter l

This week on WPwatercooler we'll be revisiting a topic we discussed in 2013 about images, galleries and the may ways of using images on your WordPress site's posts and theme. * Smush Image Compression and Optimization * Imagify-Online and CMS Image Compression Made Easy * Photon — Jetpack for WordPress * CDN by MaxCDN|Experts in Content Delivery Network Services * ImageOptim ‚Äî better Save for Web * My Eyes Are Up Here * TinyPNG‚ÄìCompress PNG images while preserving transparency * WP Featherlight-A Simple jQuery Lightbox * Simple Lightbox * WP SmartCrop * Simple Lightbox * Auto Thickbox * Responsive and Social WordPress Lightbox for Media * Tiled Galleries — Jetpack for WordPress * jQuery Masonry Image Gallery * Gallery by Envira * Envira Gallery-Best Responsive WordPress Gallery Plugin * Exploring the Hero Image Trend in Web Design * RICG Responsive Images * a3 Lazy Load See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab we'll be speaking with Nathan Porter on how you can use WordPress effectively to market your nonprofit. Nathan is CEO wannapixel and cofounder of ukuupeople. Interact with him on his personal blog. Components of a Nonprofit running WordPress Intranet – their internal company site Nonprofits are just like companies in that they have specific niches they are working with Nonprofits have two separate spheres they have to operate in – one is fundraising – the other is their cause, can be difficult to balance Marketing – “Who is it that we are trying to target online and what action is that we want them to take?” GiveWP only runs with WordPress – it is difficult to market something that only works if you have something else – important to educate (how do you start a site, buying a domain name, setting up WordPress) https://givewp.com/ Build Infrastructure CRM plugin for WordPress – help to keep your contacts updated. Everytime they interact with your WordPress website and provide more informati

This week on WPwatercooler we'll be wrapping up our 2 part series on updates, last week we discussed themes and plugin updates this week we're discussing WordPress security updates. * Website Security News | Sucuri Blog * The SiteLock Blog * WPScan Vulnerability Database * WordPress Versions « WordPress Codex * DEF CON® Hacking Conference See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab we'll be talking with Roy Sivan about the best thing to help you level up your WordPress career. Name Factoid: Celtic Meaning: The name Roy is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Roy is: Red haired. WP Crowd – WordPress community mastermind group / video show Mastermind sundays at 6pm PST WordPress community is very unique among tech communities because of the level of sharing … you can come in without knowing anything and level up from the ground up. Other communities can be judgy about beginner / entry-level questions. Got a gig working for Disney because of a talk he gave at a WordCamp Teaching other people in the WP community also helps you to level up because you get to know your subject matter better as you prepare to teach it Church IT Roundtable http://citrt.com Epoch – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time Being open source makes WordPress and it’s community unique – people are more open and more generous with their knowledge and time. A great example: WordCa

This week on WPwatercooler we're doing a two parter, this week it's WordPress Themes and Plugins Updates and next week it's WordPress security updates. Join us and learn all about updating WordPress themes and Plugins! * Report: Nokia bringing back iconic ‘brick' phone | abc13.com * Jitterbug Flip|Cell Phone for Seniors * Write Meow * WP Rollback * Common WordPress Errors « WordPress Codex * If You Don't Know what WP Release Day is, You're Already Doomed * VaultPress-WordPress Backup and Security * Ways to handle pro and free versions of your WordPress plugin * maintainn.com * Relax. We Got This|ConciergeWP.com * WordPress Support Services Starting at $79 Per Month * Offsite, Onsite & Cloud * Mac Backup Software * How to Check if Installed Plugins Are No Longer in the Plugin Directory – WordPress Tavern * stephanis.info See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab we’ll be talking with surgeon Dr Andy Fragen about how he builds WordPress plugins as a hobby. Andy Fragen Geek Surgeon / Plugin Developer * thefragens.com * afragen (Andy Fragen) * Andy Fragen (@andyfragen) Andy doesn't do WordPress during the day, he does it as a hobby * CSS Zen Garden:The Beauty of CSS Design * The Events Calendar Category Colors Scratching your own itch has lead to making some plugins for favorite things * Github Updater * Software Licensing-Updater Implementation for WordPress Plugins Some people go home from a crazy day at work and do puzzles to unwind… Coding is a puzzle – figuring out how to accomplish something or meet a need with a plugin Started using Git/GitHub mainly for version control for his own purposes … not primarily seeking help/input to start Rachelle Wise: I've written a bunch of plugins, but they've been mostly specific to client sites and haven't submitted anything yet, but I've been thinking about it. Any tips for submitting to the WP dir

This week on WPwatercooler we'll be discussing doing community service work using WordPress. From hackathons to community website drives we'll inspire you to get involved and help a non-profit in your area. * GiveCamp|Coding for Charity * Website Weekend LA-A Non-Profit Hackathon in Los Angeles * Open Data Day DC:Hackathon+Workshops in Washington, DC, USA * EP42-#A11y, WordPress and Your Website w/Rachel Carden @bamadesigner * WPblab 048-WordPress Community:Giving Back at a Nonprofit Hackathon * Plugin-a-Palooza Returns to WC Orange County – WordCamp Orange County * TechSoup:Power Up Your Social Impact * Vegas WordPress Meetup Group – Official Site * A Nonprofit's Guide to Building Simple, Low-Cost Websites * List of companies offering free Web hosting to 501(c)3 nonprofits and other charities * Hosting and WordPress See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP62 – WordPress Social Media Marketing for Seniors On this episode of WPblab we speak with Cemal Tashan about Social Media Marketing for Seniors. Cemal Tashan: Designing for Seniors WordCamp OC Talk * Seniors use Facebook to spy on their kids and grand kids * Confusion on how social media works * Color contrasts are important * Interactions are difficult for seniors, looking photos and such are easier for them. * Have two accounts on Amazon, one for search and one for purchasing * Photos of oceans, palm trees, dogs, cats are attractive to seniors * Senior abuse laws for the Internet? * Unaided brand awareness * Social Marketing branding bombardment * Keys to Being Social – The Series – You Too Can Be A Guru * A real person, a lot like you * Seniors are writing bios in long form * Microgrants Program Thanks for helping out with the show notes! Jen Miller @jenblogs4u James Tryon – @jamestryon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we'll be discussing how you can combat WordPress burnout. Designers, developers, marketing and sales all experience burnout we'll be touching each of these and talking about them. * Original Trogdor Video * Psychology Today * Managing Humans-An Introduction * The One Minute Manager * Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab we'll be talking with Verious Smith III who is Creative Director of Philoveracity Design out of Riverside California. On this episode, we will be speaking with him about marketing your WordPress business using Instagram. Verious and Bridget met talking abouteyelashes and instagram waiting for a food truck at a WordCamp Helped an elderly couple get out of a sticky situation where employees more knowledgeable about the web tried to steal the company out from under them by taking over domains, etc.  – the couple (70 & 80 years old) remembered him down the road and approached him to help with the Marketing for their business and give him a percentage.  Verious decided to learn how to grow an Instagram account for their business – grew it from 22,000 – 34,000 followers Instagram Tips * Instagram is a unique platform that lets you interact more casually and naturally with your followers * “Be a bit of a voyeur,” per Jason Tucker. Take a peek at how others are using instagram. See what peopl

This week on WPwatercooler we're exploring why WordCamps are important to us. From learning to code to meeting new people there are plenty of reasons to love WordCamps. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab we’ll be speaking with fellow podcaster Roy Sivan of The WP Crowd & WPLife.   Check out The WP Crowd * The WP Crowd – YouTube * The WP Crowd|A WordPress Community – Website Watch WPLife * WordPress Life #WPLIFE * wplife Archive Twitter * Jason Tucker ? (@jasontucker) * Roy Sivan (@royboy789) Notes Formats * Audio only * Video only * iTunes Misc Notes & Terms “Doubleender” – two people record their own voices and one person puts it all together “Evergreen” – Timeless and how topics never die out. A 3 year old episode still relevant Name the show before or name the show after Record live with google hangouts on air Create topic before you get the people Roy does: Pre-recorded shows and iMovie to edit and launch to youtube from iMovie Jason does: Youtube-dl, and then bash script Jeffrey Bradbury: go with the guest … not the script Seriously simple podcasting – Seriously Simple Podcasting Pull video and put it on Facebook Tasks: Marketing, Tagging, Sharing Adventures i

This week on WPwatercooler we're going to be talking about making WordPress work for you and your business processes. From customer intake to invoicing and deliverables we'll try and cover it all for you this week on WPwatercooler * Gravity Forms Salesforce Add-on — WordPress Plugins * 23 Best CRM Tools for WordPress to Boost Your Business – WPMU DEV * The Zapbook – Explore Case Studies, Use Cases, Customers, and Apps – Zapier * WordPress-to-lead for Salesforce CRM — WordPress Plugins * Using the Invisible reCAPTCHA  |  reCAPTCHA  |  Google Developers * Popular Posts Tabbed Widget for Jetpack — WordPress Plugins * Top Posts — Jetpack for WordPress * Social Warfare WordPress Plugin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Building Your WordPress Business Relationships Locally – Ross Gile. Ross is owner of DigiCal a web development company in Whittier California. Ross is very involved in his City Council and Chamber of Commerce, we want to explore what the benefits are with connecting with local groups and how it as helped his business. http://twitter.com/jasontucker http://twitter.com/youtoocanbeguru http://twitter.com/rossgile Notes * Ross' Website DigiCal – http://www.digical.com * Join the chamber of commerce * Our local Chamber of Commerce https://www.whittierchamber.com/ * Attend the events at your local chamber – get to shake hands and network with the right people * Chambers are for networking, meeting local businesses and talking with great local people. * Membership often includes free services such as monthly newsletters and promotions * The meetings can be a lot like a ‘meetup’ in style/atmosphere * There are side benefits too – making new friends, people remembering you when special events and opportunities com

This week on WPwatercooler we'll be looking ahead in 2017 and discussing what we are excited about in WordPress. * Matt Mullenweg: State Of The Word 2016 | WordPress.tv * About » Roadmap — WordPress * WordPress Ideas * Make WordPress Core – WordPress Development Updates * Theme Directory — Free WordPress Themes * add_editor_style() | Function | WordPress Developer Resources * GoDaddy * BeaverBuilder See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab Jen Miller of needsomeonetoblog.com will be discussing how to get started with effectively starting a blog for your business. * Jason Tucker (@jasontucker) * Bridget Willard (@YouTooCanBeGuru) * Jen Miller (@JenBlogs4U) Notes * GiveWP Channel * Jen Miller – Need Someone To Blog? * Be Seen Blogging * Need Someone To… * Women in WP * How can people find you as a business that blogs for others? Jen uses SEO, has a solid website name and people find her based on the type of work she does for others. * How much should you share on the blog of yourself? Who you are and what you stand for, let people know who are you and what you do. Let yourself stand out. If you are a better fit than the client will go with you. * Should there be a theme in your blog? Definitely. Bring a common element into the story. Dogs, volunteering. Build common ground with potential clients. * Hobbies and work can be tied together and can be talked about on the blog * How do you find themes for clients? Their hobbies a

This week on WPblab Carol Stephen will be joining us to discuss how you can expand your WordPress business on Pinterest. You can find Carol Stephen on Pinterest and her company Your Social Media Works she also runs the #DigiBlogChat on Tuesdays at 1pm PST. * Pinterest is a visual discovery “search engine” * Best to keep most popular boards at the top of your account since most people access via mobile * People on Pinterest are often there to buy or plan future purchases * Pinterest is ‘very sticky’ which means people tend to spend a lot of time on the site * Make sure you use very well-written descriptions, utilizing keywords * Using meta descriptions on images for your website ensures that when photos are pinned to pinterest they have the correct information * Very important to sign up for a ‘business account’ to get access to analytics * Pinterest is especially important to focus on if a majority of your audience is women * Timing is important; 6-7pm is when most people are active – there are apps to help

This week on WPwatercooler we'll be going over what happened in 2016 and what we should be looking forward to in 2017. * Matt Mullenweg State of the Word, 2016 -Post Status * State of the Word 2016: Mullenweg Pushes Calypso as Future of WordPress’ Interface, Proposes Major Changes to Release Cycle – WordPress Tavern * PHP Compatibility Checker * PHP 6 Certified:Unisex Tee * Let’s Encrypt-Free SSL/TLS Certificates * Pardon Our Interruption * Theme Directory * Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS-WordPress * The Rolling Stones * Motley Crue See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPblab we're joined by Robert Nissenbaum consultant & speaker at Tactical Social Media to discuss how you can create visibility and authority through social media. * The Power Of A Single Comment – Why You Need To Engage More * Social Networking: How I Generate Leads Without Content * Social + Media = Success – Tactical Social Media Our crowd sourced show notes * New Give Blog layout – https://givewp.com/blog/ * Remember you are writing for “people” not for search bots – over time your keywords will recur naturally when you are writing what you know * Authority – an indication of your site’s level of expertise in a given subject, based on quality content * https://moz.com/researchtools/ose/links?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wpwatercooler.com&filter=&source=external&target=page&group=0&page=1&sort=page_authority&anchor_id=&anchor_type=&anchor_text=&from_site= * The primary purposes of using social media are to drive traffic to your website and build re