Coffee, Tea, and Websites

Episode 07 – Special Guest, Josh Bernstein of JDBMedia



Show Notes for March 18, 2019



Join Val and Nicole as we chat with guest, Josh Bernstein of JDBMedia.com, Josh Bernstein Media. Josh has dozens of years experience in media buying channels, with the last ten years being with Google Ads (formerly Adwords). Get ready for an important, albeit tech-y, hour of learning how that world of paid search works.



Topics we touched on:CThe difference between marketing and paid ads* The Pay Per Click model of Facebook vs. the Google model of Keywords* Paid Search Advertising as an “on-demand” medium* The goal is to get qualified clicks to your website… what happens after that is up to your website for conversions and sales.* Ad Groups consist of three parts (keywords, landing page, ad copy)* Google’s role is to reward successful advertising!* What to ask when looking for a Google Ad Certified partner* What to expect when you start a Google Ad campaign* And why Nicky loves her coffee maker and Val sticks to her tea.







Josh’s digits:



[email protected]770-315-0413https://jdbmedia.com

Episode 06 – VR/AR Browser, Productivity & GIFs



Show Notes for March 11, 2019



Listen in as Val and Nicole chat about recent news topics including Firefox Reality, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, Emojis and more!



What we chatted about:



* Firefox Reality – VR and AR open source browser* Samsung’s foldable phone* Productivity study shows the benefit of regular work breaks* Monetizing Coming Soon pages with advanced features* New Emojis for 2019* Jetpack adds GIF block to Gutenberg* The “Choosy developers choose GIF” debate







Easily embed GIFs into your posts!!

Episode 05 – Special Guest, Mickey Mellen of Green Mellen Media



Show Notes for March 04, 2019



Join Val and Nicole as we chat with guest, Mickey Mellen of Green Mellen Media and his blog at MickMel.com where he hosts the Digital Cast podcast.



What we chatted about:



* WordCamp Atlanta May 3-5, 2019* Mickey’s Meetup group and podcast A Brighter Web* App to create waveform videos for social media sharing Wavve.co* Marketing School podcast with Neil Patel & Eric Siu* Mickey’s favorite email client, Superhuman







Mickey’s digits:



[email protected]678-322-8112 https://greenmellenmedia.comhttps://www.mickmel.com (DigitalCast podcast)

Episode 04 – Opt In Forms, Working From Home, and Duckshit Tea



Show Notes for February 25, 2019



Listen in as Val and Nicole discuss:



* Find Val’s Duckshit Fragrance Tea here* Enter to win a book by subscribing to Val’s Zen Dog Web Newsletter* Convert Pro Opt-In Plugin* See the Convert Pro plugin in action on For Christian Girls and Sheryl Parbhoo* Stanford study on Working From Home* Our friend and colleague, Mickey Mellen’s podcast* Justin Hartzler’s podcast* Jetpack



Whatever, it was cool when I was nine! Listen here



You can’t make this stuff up!

Episode 03 – Val, Nicky, Alexa, LifterLMS, and Lemon Cake



Show Notes for February 18, 2019



Listen in as Val and Nicole discuss:



* Brownies from Marilyn’s Gourmet (Lemon Cake, too)* Matt Mullenweg’s Ted Talk * Charitable (not terrible) organization Omaze* The cool new membership solution from LifterLMS* Alexa Skill Blueprints and the new Amazon AI plugin for WordPress* Val’s favorite RSS feeder Pocket



And now for the … Snow Notes



Nicole wasn’t kidding about there being a lot of snow in Upper Michigan. Check it out!

Episode 02 – Tricia Clements Gives Us Five Local SEO Tips



Show Notes for February 11, 2019



Tricia Clements is the Chief Fur Wrangler at MuttButs.com. She is a social media manager and consultant specializing in pet businesses and video.



Tricia enjoys finding out about new features on social media platforms and WordPress. As a social media manager, she creates and manages social media content, writes blogs and manages her clients Google My Business (GMB) accounts.



You can find her on social media @MuttButs where she shares tips about social media and I also talks about and shows off her two MuttButs, Riedi & Margi. They Might Be MUTTS, BUT they’re 100% Loved!



* Tricia’s upcoming Meetup

Episode 01 – Nicole and Val’s First Podcast



Show Notes for February 4, 2019



* Bonsai Contracts* Ninja Shop* WordPress Survey * Optimizing sites for audio search * Newspack on Product Hunt  (cute cat gif)