Tips this week include:

• I’m moving to a new host this week

• The new Gutenberg course is well underway and what’s in it

• Is there really an online course frenzy happening? I think so, and what I’m doing about it

• Links to my speed test posts and the new ones on the way

• A new Pinterest pinning methods post and podcast in the works

• The latest post in my hobby to money-making site series on how my time in the music biz taught me to write posts

• The new Block Manager and better column support coming in WP 5.2

• What you need to know about the new PHP version in the works

• A super post for designers on the difference in font icons and SVG icons and why they matter for speed

• 5 easy steps to increase your blog traffic and which ones may not be so easy

Tips this week include:

• All site speed tests are complete, including YouTube video embeds and caching plugins

• Why I put off my move to a new host for a couple of weeks

• Why I’ll be hosting the new Gutenberg course on Teachable

• Reminder of our DIY SEO bonus session today to discuss Yoast’s updated SEO guide

• Reminder of our next DIY SEO workshop on Thursday for special formatting to get into voice search, snippets, and more, plus how to make lazy load work for you

• The new posts on Heartwood Art and my continued focus on video for the fastest way to turn that hobby site into a money maker

• The micro video production tool I’ll be trying

• Reminder for Webmasters on the latest survey for your client types, Divi tutorials, and Performance training

• What you need to remove from your social share and follow icon plugins

• 3 new features added by SiteGround

• Why you need to jump quickly on the Kickstarter campaign from She Podcast for their live event later this year

• A live chat from Ms. Ileane Smith and special YouTube guest on the release of YouTube Studio coming out of beta

• What’s in the WordPress 5.2 Beta just released

• The contact form just integrated into the Genesis Revolution theme

• A new post grid for Gutenberg Atomic Blocks that Genesis theme users will want to know about

• Genesis designers will want to know about the recent Shapers chat for dev environments and code snippets

Tips this week include:

• The big plugin hacks and how to protect your site

• Full review, tips, and settings on the latest version of Social Pug

• The triple high cost of a site hack repair compared to preventing it

• The delightful surprise from my site speed tests that you’ll love

• How my new hosting interviews are going and when I’ll be moving

• Why I’m focusing squarely on my audience for the wood working site instead of money

• Why we’re skipping a week in the DIY SEO live workshops

• Why I’m not backing down on my position for what it takes to learn site security and performance

• Sitemaps come to the new interface on Google Search Console

• What’s up with Google Date Algorithm tweak and how it affects your content revamps

• How to optimize Pinterest for discovery in 2019

• What’s in the latest Genesis 2.9.1 release

• Why MailChimp parted ways with Shopify and why you need to care

• 9 ways to stay inspired and avoid blogger burnout

Tips this week include:

• Heartwood Art is in full production mode

• How long it takes most site owners to get into their production groove and why

• Completion of the Genesis Theme Speed Tests

• Why I need your help for my fully loaded site speed tests

• My upcoming session with Kate Ahl on different pinning methods

• How my new host interviews are coming

• An update on the timeline of the release of the new Gutenberg course

• Cloudflare fixed the bug their plugin was having with PHP 7.2

• Why you should never let any plugin developer change your site security

• What’s up with Google’s recent change to how they pick up dates to show in snippets

• Genesis releases version 2.9 and whether it’s safe to update

• StudioPress releases a whole gaggle of 3rd party themes that have been updated to take full advantage of Gutenberg and find out which top seller is not among them

Tips this week include:

• How site audits pay for themselves, big time

• The best paid social share button plugins to use

• The big changes coming to the Webmaster Training program

• Why I’ll be focusing on the new design block suites for my upcoming Gutenberg course

• 2 new posts in the Hobby to Money-Making Site Series on how to create an editorial calendar and all about branding

• Whether or not you want to do basic tips posts on your site

• Why I’m seeking advice and tips about Amazon affiliate links

• Why you need to update Chrome immediately

• The conflicting replies SiteGround gave folks about rebuilding their resource meters

• A super scary hosting security issue that very likely affected you

• What’s up with a lack of, or delayed emails for comment notification from your site

• A check on how many plugins you have

Tips this week include:

• Update on the paid social share buttons case study and why I’m not releasing it yet

• The new Pinterest share case study has begun

• Why I’m researching new hosts

• An update and new posts for my hobby to money-making site

• Why I have to get theme performance testing done and what’s coming for the Webmaster Training

• Why it’s time to delete one of my long-standing recommended plugins

• What country is getting massive bad bots through and if these are probes for a DDoS attack

• Why SiteGround dropped showing IP addresses in AWStats

• Why you need to log out when you’re not using WordPress and the toll it takes on your site if you don’t

• A new site and property verification in Google Search Console

• Hard proof of why we all need to scream for SiteGround to give us our resource meters back

• What’s coming in the next two Genesis releases

• How to find your audience’s biggest pain points and why you should

Tips this week include:

• The peek at the big win I’m celebrating this week

• New Hobby to Money Site series of posts

• An update on my paid social share button case study

• A HUGE thank you to the plugin case study sponsor that came through in a big way

• Whether it’s safe or not to update to WordPress 5.1

• What you need to check if you see a new warning in WP 5.1

• Whether it’s okay to update to Genesis 2.9

• What’s in the release schedule for WP 5.1.1 and when it will hit

• What WP vulnerability was patched after 6 years

• Much needed proposed updates for Dashicons that will make our sites faster and score better with Google

• An image SEO workshop this week

• What we can all learn about ADA compliance on our sites by watching someone use a screen reader

• A super tutorial for using XSplit VCam for green screen videos

Tips this week include:

• Best and Worst Free Social Share Button Plugins test results are in!

• Where to find the full 120 page case study report

• The best settings for Scriptless Social Sharing

• An update on the next case study for paid share buttons and Pinterest buttons

• A new post series on turning Heartwood Art from a hobby site to a money maker

• Who’s helping me have a ball on Instagram Stories

• The best mount for your phone or tablet to do video

• A whole bunch of tips on the serious changes coming in WordPress 5.1

• UpdraftPlus just got faster for our backups

• Where to find more ADA Compliance testing help

Tips this week include:

• Why I’m focused on video creation for the Heartwood Art site

• A free webinar on how to take better photos with your phone

• Testing on the free social share button plugins case study is complete, ensure I didn’t miss yours

• Who my secret influencer is that will be helping with the Pinterest sharing plugin case study

• The two other case studies on my to do list and why I’m dedicating 2019 to this endeavor

• Google’s new video grid on mobile

• Live indexing on Google and Bing and what else I’m hoping it will do for us

• The next DIY SEO live workshop is this Thursday and we’re switching gears for on-page SEO

• Multiple reasons why you need to stop displaying share counts

• A free webinar on how to future proof your theme design with a focus on Genesis

• The road I hope Genesis doesn’t take that was suggested by the new Shaper counsel

• Gutenberg can once again allow you to register custom colors for text and backgrounds

• Why I’ll be getting the Pro version of the FooGallery for my new wood videos

Tips this week include:

• The behind-the-scenes story on my new woodworking venture

• Why I changed my mind about the new theme on the wood site

• My speed tests are complete and what’s next on the case study test list

• Why I’m postponing all Gutenberg related stuff

• What’s in the new roadmap for Phase 2 of Gutenberg

• A webinar on page building with Gutenberg this week that all designers will want to attend

• A great guide to check your site for ADA compliance

• Whether it’s okay or not to update to Genesis 2.8.1

• How to safely update plugins with WP Rollback in play

• How to backup your plugins prior to update

• What to do while that backup is running

• What sticky bar plugins me and my clients are looking into

• When, and when not, to put ads on your site