Tips this week include:

• The surprising tester that is back in my speed test top 2

• Why your host type matters so much for speed

• An update on the social share buttons case study

• Inside scoop on my recent chat with the folks at Mediavine

• My progress on the new woodshop

• Why you might need to consider dumping sidebars from your next theme

• The firestorm on Instagram and why you must start watermarking all of your images

• My take on the recent Pinterest meltdown

• Big changes coming to Google images

• What Google pulling snippets from PDFs has to do with your robots.txt file

• Why you need to care about Dominos getting hit with a lack of ADA compliance law suit

• What’s in the new Gutenberg Blocks repository

• The premade style blocks I’m checking out

• Major security concerns over a new feature coming to WordPress 5.1

• Why you should use Chrome to surf the web

• Whether or not you can use trademarked phrases like Super Bowl in your posts

Tips this week include:

• Why better security equals a faster site and cheaper hosting

• A progress report on the Heartwood Art woodshop makeover

• Why you need to keep all of your social media accounts active and the bullet I dodged

• Why I’m taking a course on affiliate marketing

• The SEO I’ll be setting up on my new YouTube channel

• Why I’m tickled pink with the investment I made in my new video camera

• The new social sharing buttons case study is underway and what else I’m testing

• Why working with influencers is so important

• Finding new life for this podcast on Instagram

• New MediaVine research I’m doing for better speed on sites with ads

• When are we moving to Gutenberg?

• What they’re working on in Phase 2 of Gutenberg that just cranked up

• Why you need to ensure you know how to use the native Text and Image widgets we have now

• The release schedule for WordPress 5.1

• Why webmasters need to set up dedicated test sites for WordPress

• What the big Collection #1 Data Breach was all about and how to protect your online accounts

• What’s in Genesis 2.8 that promises a new theme experience for us and theme developers

• Whether it’s okay to update to Genesis 2.8 yet or not

• Proposed revision to CSS Coding Standards for WordPress sites

Tips this week include:

• What the BlogAid survey results revealed and the new classes I’ll be offering

• The plugins I’ll be testing in my social share button case study

• What caused a super delay in posting on Heartwood Art

• The big interface change in the TinyMCE Advanced plugin

• What’s in the WordPress 5.1 beta version just released

• Why I’m thrilled with Yoast’s proposal for speeding up WordPress

Tips this week include:

• New surveys are out for BlogAid groups

• An update on what I found in my play time with Gutenberg and Genesis

• An update on my theme revamp services and Gute classes

• Why I’m investing so much into my new woodworking business right up front

• What I’ll be using for client interviews and livestreaming soon

• How you can help with my new share button case study

• An update on using Google reCAPTCHA v3 with Contact Form 7

• A reminder to delete the new WP theme after updating to WP 5.x

• What’s coming in the first meeting of the new WordPress Governance project

• A peek into what’s in the new Genesis 2.8 beta theme built on Gute blocks

• Why we need to pay attention to Beyonce getting sued over what’s missing on her site

• Tips on your image Alt Text for Google and Pinterest

• How Beaver Builder is changing in the post-Gutenberg era

• How some site DIY and ignorance can cost you more in the long run

• How to avoid HTTPS gotchas down the road

This is a special edition with a peek into my crystal ball and what I believe will empower you as a DIY site owner and bring you success in the coming year.

Tips this week include:

• Bonus sessions coming for the WP 5 / Gutenberg workshop

• What’s coming in the live DIY SEO workshops that start in January

• A chance to get in on the BlogAid holiday discounts before time runs out

• Help with upgrading your PHP version before the end of the year

• Why I started a brand new email list for Heartwood Art

• Why I’m so excited about incremental backups coming to UpdraftPlus

• And what’s in store for the near future of the Genesis theme framework

Tips this week include:

• The 2 new social media places to follow Heartwood Art Creations

• Where I’ll be blogging about turning a hobby site into a business

• A status update on the WP 5 / Gutenberg Workshops

• Whether it’s okay or not to remove the Easy Updates Manager plugin or not

• My impressions of Gutenberg after playing with it for a few days

• Genesis updates 6 top themes for native Gutenberg compliance with fresh Gute themes on the way

• News about the PHP updates we have to do before year’s end

• What’s in the new speed benchmarks for PHP 7.3

• Matt’s State of the Word address is now on WP TV

• What’s in the upcoming release of WP 5.0.2 later this week

• What versions will auto update and the difference in minor vs major releases

• A new all in one analytics plugin from Google that I’m beta testing

Tips this week include:

• How to Prepare for WordPress 5.0 upgrades coming to SiteGround this week

• You can now follow my new woodworking venture on Instagram

• A Flash Offer that ends Thursday for safely updating to WP 5.0 and trying Gutenberg

• More on my WordCamp US experience this past weekend

• 9 of the best headlines to get clicks

• What your blog post titles say about your brand

• Whether good blog posts are enough to improve your search rankings

• A new API that allows Google to index livestreams

• A rumor I heard about Gutenberg compliant themes coming to my fave framework

Tips this week include:

• Why I’m vetting new WordPress basic courses

• How to get a free livestream ticket to WordCamp US happening this weekend

• Holiday Deals are still going strong here

• The DIY SEO Jumpstart Challenge starts this week

• A new Gutenberg FAQs page from Matt Mullenweg

• How to prepare for NOT updating to WP 5.0, including things to do now

• Why a minor release auto update issue could be a huge problem for us

• Updates to the post on how to change your PHP version

• SiteGround’s SG Optimizer plugin has been totally revamped

• What I’m checking with image optimization and HTTP/2 protocol

• A glitch in Google’s algorithm that makes it think a site is hacked

• A must read interview for foodie bloggers on advanced SEO and other tips

Tips this week include:

• Get your holiday goodies and big discounts on BlogAid courses and services now or later

• The next Google Search Console live lab is on Thursday

• New Genesis tutorials for site revamp clients

• Whether it’s safe to update to the latest Genesis version

• Why we don’t know when WordPress 5.0 will roll out

• Why big contributors are begging for a WP 5.0 January release date

• What to do before WP 5.0 rolls out, even if you don’t plan to update

• How to bring an email list back from the dead

• Planning for 2019