Online 🌐 With Amr The Internet Guy, Helping business owners become more successful online

🎧This is Online with Amr The Internet Guy! 

The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners, helping them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology 😱, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software! 

In this Show and Podcast, we will be sharing many tips and quick hacks to help you get ahead of your competition. Most of the episodes will be in an "interview" format where I will interview (or be interviewed by) Industry leaders, Web experts and Entrepreneurs from all over, bringing online BIZ to life. 

EP 7:
My guest today is Sondra Barker, She isn't just a social media agency owner/marketer but also a Food 🥂 and Travel 🌎 Connoisseur!
Check her site https://www.cuisineandtravel.com out! The quality of photos and recipes are Amazing. 

As you may expect, a large website with a lot of visual high-quality content comes with many challenges, and the chief challenge would be its speed! Sondra had discovered that her WordPress & Divi based website was not optimized at all and the page loading speed was slow even though she had good hosting and a good Caching plugin, so she embarked on this "long & painful" process of improving the speed and the overall page loading time of her website.

During this interview, Sondra shares her DIY website optimization experience and the approach she has taken - as a non-techie business owner - to make it 4 times faster! Brining it from an F to an A rating.  We go over the good stuff as well as the mistakes to avoid when embarking on your website optimization journey. 

Notes: 

1. Optimizing your WordPress website on your own? Listening to this episode 7 of Online with Amr The Internet guy and watching this tutorial https://humantalents.ca/wordpress-speed-optimization-tutorial-to-make-your-website-load-fast will help you get the job done, without complications. NO need to buy any expensive software or premium plugins. 
2. If you'd like all of that taking care of, we offer a website optimization service with a money-back guarantee: https://humantalents.ca/product/wordpress-performance-speed-service-to-speed-up-your-website-load-time

Contents:

0:55 - Intro, Cuisine and Travel Blogging and a Shout out to "Vancouver"

7:17 - The "Divi" WordPress Theme and Facebook group for Divi Designers

10:17 - The Website DIY Experience for non-Techies

14:35 - How to figure out if your website needs to be Optimized

17:33 - Taking action to speed up your WordPress/Divi Website

21:05 - How Sondra was able to increase her page loading speed and reduce the time to load by 75% or more

28:45 - Running your post-optimization checks and doing further updates & upgrades

35:49 - What is a CDN (Content Distribution Network) and how it works

40:29 - Resizing and Compressing your images and the importance of doing both (not just compressing)

44:25 - Why Optimizing your website is important

47:10 - Speed Optimization is only the start, what else? Navigation, Archives Optimization?

48:18 - Staying organized will let you benefit from optimizing your website, and give you better SEO Results.

53:30 - Where you should be hosting your videos (P.S: Not on your website) 

1:05:10 - Should I use a Child theme? 

Contact Sondra:
https://www.cuisineandtravel.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuisineandtravel

Contact Amr:
https://humantalents.ca

🎧 This is Online With Amr The Internet Guy!

The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners, helping them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology 😱, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software!

In this Show and Podcast, we will be sharing many tips and quick hacks to help you get ahead of your competition.

Most of the episodes will be in an "interview" format where I will interview (or be interviewed by) Industry leaders, Web experts and Entrepreneurs from all over, bringing online BIZ to life.

EP 6:
My guest today is Andrea Rickett from https://rrmarketingdesign.com, Andrea is an Entrepreneur, Master Marketer, Graphics and Web Designer.

We are discussing Web Design and looking at SquareSpace and WordPress,  We attempt to answer the famous question: "What is the Best Website Builder?" And how to choose the best one for you from Wix vs SquareSpace vs WordPress?

And When/How to ask for help when you are DIYing your Website.
Enjoy!

Amr

▬ Contents of this episode  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 - Intro.

5:39 - The SquareSpace Queen!

9:30 - The difference between the front-end and the back-end of your Website.

10:07 - When would SquareSpace be ideal for you?

11:43 - When would moving to WordPress (from Wix or SS) make more sense?

15:04 - Is there a right time to enlist the help of a Web Designer (if I am DIYing my site?)

16:17 - Why you need to have a professional-looking after your back-end/Website's infrastructure and ensure you have adequate security measures, periodical updates and daily backups.

22:46 - Hosting, hosting, hosting, why is it so important!

25:17 - Domino (my cat) decides he wants to join us :-) 

25:19 - How to figure out what you need when building a Website?

28:20 - The Entrepreneur Oracle and Getting "HELP"

32:16 - Why WordPress is coming back to Andrea's life :-) 

37:23 - Would you go to your Dentist for "Plastic Surgery"? 

39:24 - How can you get your website designed and launched as quickly as possible.

43:56 - Can WordPress have the templates, simplicity and ease of use like Squarespace?

49:27 - Choosing the right Designer/ Partner.

51:18 - Making your email more reliable.

56:14 - Custom coding, why you want to avoid it (unless you are a Techie)

1:00:16 - The Importance of having a team of partners.

▬ End of Contents   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

• Need more info about WordPress Monthly Maintenance Plan we discussed here?  https://humantalents.ca/website-maintenance-plan-including-website-security-and-optimization/
• Help to choose the right hosting? Download Amr's free hosting guide here: https://humantalents.ca/get-your-free-copy-of-the-ultimate-web-hosting-guide/

Get in touch with Andrea:

Websites: 

https://rrmarketingdesign.com
https://entrepreneuroracle.com

FB:
https://www.facebook.com/RRMarketingDesign
https://www.facebook.com/entrepreneuroracle

Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/rrmarketingdesign
https://www.instagram.com/entrepreneuroracle

Get in touch with Amr: 
Websites: https://humantalents.ca 
https://amrselim.com

FB: http://www.facebook.com/amrtheinternetguy
Twitter: @ibnselim

🌎 This is Online With Amr The Internet Guy!
The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners to help them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software!

EP5 with Josh Hall, Finding the Best Web Designer to work with!
In episode No.5 here I am joined by Josh Hall from JoshHall.co, who is "The Yoda of Divi", a YouTuber, Web Design Teacher & Elegant Themes Blog Author.
Josh isn't only an experienced web designer and Entrepreneur but also a great coach for other web designers around the world.

I had spoken to many business owners and entrepreneurs in the past few weeks who opted to design their own websites.

A few had told me that they did not like working with their web designer/techie and that was what pushed them towards going the "hard way" and designing their own websites without asking for help. So I reached out to Josh to ask him "Why do web designers have a reputation?" And what "we" can do to change this perception.

During the course of our interview, we realized that we needed to give business owners good advice on how to select the best web designer (the best fit for them) and what to look for in order to make this important business (and ongoing) relationship not only a success but also fun :-) 

Enjoy! Amr

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How to get in touch with Josh Hall:

Website: https://joshhall.co

FB: https://www.facebook.com/joshhall.co

Check The Josh Hall Web Design Show Here:

https://youtu.be/2GZKS3bck6c

How to get in touch with me:

Websites:

https://humantalents.ca

https://amrselim.com

FB: http://www.facebook.com/amrtheinternetguy/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibnselim

🌎 This is Online With Amr The Internet Guy!
The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners to help them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software!
EP4:
Hey guys and welcome to Episode 4 of – online with Amr The Internet guy In this episode, I am with Robyn McTague
The Master Holistic Healer from Richmond BC. Canada

Initially, I approached Robyn to discuss her “online approach” as a business owner and entrepreneur.
I had learned that she had a bad experience with a web design agency that had prompted her to take matters into her own hands and take back control of the process to build her business’s website.
So what happens when a business owner has a bad experience with their web designer? How do you solve this issue and push through?

During our conversation, I got to know more about Robyn and her unique business services.
We ended up discussing motivation, energy, blocks and metaphysics!
We also spoke about the 3 different iterations of her business website as well as the experience she has gone through over the past 3 or 4 years in order to finally have a good working website that she feels satisfied about.

My conversation with Robyn was quite interesting, it got my brain going-on for the rest of the day,
I am certain that you will learn from this conversation as much as I did, so here it is!
Enjoy

How to get in touch with me:

Websites:

https://humantalents.ca

https://amrselim.com

FB: http://www.facebook.com/amrtheinternetguy/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibnselim

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynmctague/

How to get in touch with Robyn:

Website: https://www.alifeofchoice.ca
FB: https://www.facebook.com/MasterHolisticHealer/

This is Online With Amr The Internet Guy!

The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners to help them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software!

EP3 - 🌎 How to Make your Website a Success ✔✔
I am interviewed by Mike Arboit and we are discussing what it takes for a business website to be successful
This episode has many tips and easy hacks for website owners.
Enjoy.
Amr

How to get in touch with me: 

Websites:

https://humantalents.ca

https://amrselim.com

FB: http://www.facebook.com/amrtheinternetguy/ 

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibnselim

This is Online With Amr The Internet Guy!
The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners to help them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software!

EP2 - 🌎 The main mistakes ❌ Business owners need to avoid when building their website
Mike and I discuss the advancement of website development and the main mistakes business owners need to avoid when building their website.

How to get in touch with me:

Websites:

https://humantalents.ca

https://amrselim.com

FB: http://www.facebook.com/amrtheinternetguy/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibnselim

This is Online With Amr The Internet Guy!
The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners to help them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software!

EP1: 🌎 The Internet Guy? My Journey and how I've been helping 👏 entrepreneurs and business owners do Business on the web!
I am interviewed by Mike Arboit from TheFountainHeadNetwork and we are discussing the journey that led me to Internet Technology and where the nickname "The Internet Guy" came from.

How to get in touch with me:
Websites: https://humantalents.ca

https://amrselim.com 

FB: http://www.facebook.com/amrtheinternetguy/ 

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibnselim

This is Online With Amr The Internet Guy!
The show focuses on entrepreneurs and business owners, helping them become more successful in conducting their business on the web without being stuck with Technology, getting a headache, pulling their hairs out, or buying expensive software!

In this Show and Podcast, we will be sharing many tips and quick hacks to help you get ahead of your competition.
Most of the episodes will be in an "interview" format where I will interview (or be interviewed by) Industry leaders, Web experts and Entrepreneurs from all over, bringing online BIZ to life.
Enjoy.

EP1:
I am interviewed by Mike Arboit from the FountainHeadNetwork and we are discussing the journey that led me to Internet Technology, where the nickname "The Internet Guy" came from and how I've been helping entrepreneurs 👏 and BIZ owners with the online part of their business! (which I still do today)

How to get in touch with me
Websites: https://humantalents.ca
https://amrselim.com
FB: http://www.facebook.com/amrtheinternetguy/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibnselim

P.S:
Not sure where to start or need to discuss doing business online, anything WordPress or e-commerce?
contact Amr here: https://humantalents.ca/contact-ht-tech