Site Success: Tips for Building Better WordPress Websites

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Jerod Morris, Sean Jackson, and the rest of the team at StudioPress and Copyblogger (including Brian Clark, Sonia Simone, Chris Garrett, Brian Gardner, and more) deliver weekly insight on how to build thriving WordPress websites.

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Site Success: Tips for Building Better WordPress Websites episodes:

06.19.2018
[63] 3Q for Executing Your Next Online Course
Once you’ve made the big decisions about who your course is serving and what transformation your course will deliver (our topic last week), it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty of determining how you will actually execute your...
06.12.2018
[62] 3Q for Planning Your Next Online Course
Once you have your website up and running, and you re consistently publishing good content and connecting with your audience, it s time to ponder whether creating an online course would be a smart next move. There are many different...
06.05.2018
[61] 3Q for Assessing (and Improving) Your Positioning
The best way to navigate the crowded marketplace for online content is with a smart positioning strategy. What makes you stand out? Why will people pay attention to you and your content with so many other options out there? In...
05.29.2018
[60] 3Q for Optimizing Your Link Strategy for Better SEO
This week, as our series on SEO continues, we re talking about getting more links — which remain one of the most important and influential ranking factors that search engines look at. In general, what should you be doing to...
05.22.2018
[59] 3Q for Optimizing Your Keyword Strategy
How do you attract more search visitors to your site? And more importantly, how do you make sure that the majority of those visitors are members of your target audience? Your keyword strategy will play a huge role in this,...
05.15.2018
[58] 3Q for Local SEO Done Right
As we continue our series on SEO, we’re diving into local SEO this week. And we have a special guest to help out with this week’s lesson — and it’s a voice you know well: Sean Jackson. He provides insight...
05.08.2018
[57] 3Q for Optimizing Your Website’s Performance
Now that you have a live website, and you re publishing posts, and you re building community and gathering subscribers, it s time to start optimizing what you ve got. And there is no better place to start your optimization...
05.04.2018
[56] Brian Clark’s Best Advice on How to Write Better Headlines
Brian Clark has written a lot of headlines. And the vast majority of those headlines have been very effective in achieving their simple goal of getting you to click on a post and read it. In this discussion, we tease...
05.01.2018
[55] 3Q for Writing Irresistible Headlines that Will Accelerate Your Audience Growth
You can waste a lot of time creating amazing content if you don’t invest similarly in writing irresistible headlines. What’s the point of great content if you can’t get anyone to click on it in the first place? In this...
04.26.2018
[54] How to Build a Community that Attracts the Right Kind of Members
How do you build a community up from nothing, attract the right kind of people, and repel the kinds of fanatics and fools who threaten to derail all of your hard work? In this edition of Site Success, Sean Jackson...
04.24.2018
[53] 3Q for Establishing a Community Around Your Content
As you start building your audience, you may find yourself wondering how you can increase connection and give people more reason to interact with you and your ideas. One great way is to establish a community around your content. But...
04.19.2018
[52] The Simple Way to Manage Social Media for Maximum Success
Social media is a great way to extend your reach and influence … if you know how to do it right. Social media channels play an important role in driving visitors to your WordPress site. And if you are persistent,...
04.17.2018
[51] 3Q for a Smart Social Media Strategy
Now that you have everything in place to build your email list, and you are publishing content, it s time to start getting some attention, driving traffic, and building community. Social media is a great place to do this —...
04.10.2018
[50] 3Q Before You Publish Your First Piece of Content
You’ve done a lot of work to get to this point. Now it’s finally here! You’re about ready to do what you, presumably, are launching a website to do: publish content so that you can build a relationship with an...
04.05.2018
[49] The Right Way to Add Opt-In Forms to Your WordPress Site, Part Two
This is the second part of our interview with Chris Garrett, Chief Digital Officer of Rainmaker Digital, on the best messaging for your site’s opt-in forms so you can build your subscriber base as big (and attentive) as possible. Creating...
04.03.2018
[48] 3Q for Making Your Opt-In Incentive Irresistible
Last week, we discussed three key components for adding opt-in incentives to your website. But an opt-in form is only going to be as effective as the incentive you are promising. This week, let s discuss three questions you should...
03.29.2018
[47] The Right Way to Add Opt-In Forms to Your WordPress Site, Part One
In this discussion with Chris Garrett, Chief Digital Officer of Rainmaker Digital, we explore best practices for adding opt-in forms to your WordPress website that help you maximize subscriber growth. Opt-in forms are an essential part of the online marketing...
03.27.2018
[46] 3Q for Adding Opt-In Forms to Your Website (Without Incurring Google Penalties)
We want to prepare for success, and that means being ready to capture subscribers from the first moment such capture is possible — which means from your very first blog post. And that means you must have two things in...
03.22.2018
[45] Rafal Tomal on Picking the Right Design for Your WordPress Website
Rafal Tomal – Creative Director for StudioPress – shares his deep insight on everything you need to know about WordPress design. The right design for your WordPress site is essential. It helps build instant authority and trust from your audience...
03.20.2018
[44] 3Q to Answer As Soon As You ve Chosen Your WordPress Theme
Once you have chosen your WordPress theme, there are some immediate items that need to be placed atop of your to-do list. Two of them have to do with the emotions your site will evoke, and the other has to...
03.13.2018
[43] 3Q for Choosing the Right Kind of Design for Your WordPress Site
This episode begins a short two-part series about getting your initial design ready to go. We start this week with three macro questions that will help you determine the right kind of design to move forward with. Here is a...
03.08.2018
[42] A 3-Point Plan for Creating Your Initial Content
Pamela Wilson — author of Master Content Marketing — joins the show to share her framework for creating compelling content on your site. Create a content plan for your website is not hard — if you know the right way...
03.06.2018
[41] 3Q for Deciding What Types of Content You re Going to Create
Content is the lifeblood of your audience building. No one is going to flock to your website just because you launch it. You have to give them reasons to come, compel them to stay, and earn their loyalty. The only...
03.01.2018
[40] The 5 Things You Must Know When Selecting an Email Provider
Email marketing is an essential tool for online marketers. But picking the right email provider can be a challenge — unless you know what to look for. Ed Bardwell, President of Rainmaker Digital Solutions, is a 22 year veteran of...
02.27.2018
[39] 3Q for Picking the Right Email Marketing Service
Building an email list remains the preeminent way to build an audience asset that you own and can access whenever and however you choose. Which is why the choice you make for an email marketing service provider is an important...
02.22.2018
[38] The 5 Most Important Factors When Picking a WordPress Host
WordPress hosting can make or break your site. So if you are serious about WordPress then you will want to know the right ways to pick one. Admittedly, we have a bias about WordPress hosting. But a big part of...
02.20.2018
[37] 3Q for Picking the Right Host for Your Website
Above all else, you want to make a hosting choice that gives you peace of mind. And that means rushing the choice is probably not a smart move. There is plenty to consider — more than we can dive into...
02.15.2018
[36] How to Pick the Right Domain Name for Your WordPress Website (with Brian Gardner)
Should you still worry about getting the .com extension? Does protecting your brand by buying non-.com extensions still matter? And how did an impulse domain purchase allow Brian Gardner to hang out with a former contestant on The Bachelor? All...
02.13.2018
[35] 3Q for Choosing the Best Domain Name
Settling on a domain name for your website can be a difficult process. Your ideal choice probably isn’t there, and you probably want to balance picking something clear and easy to remember that also gives you some kind of keyword...
02.06.2018
[33] 3Q for Defining Your Content Marketing Strategy
This week, Jerod Morris walks you through the next step after defining your ideal audience: putting together your initial content marketing strategy, which help propel you and your content forward in the direction of specific goals. Here is a quick...
02.01.2018
[32] Brian Clark on Identifying the Right Audience for Your Website
It is more important to have some people love you than everyone to be indifferent. In this episode of Site Success, Brian Clark joins Sean Jackson to describe three key elements of a framework for choosing who you want your...
01.30.2018
[31] 3Q to Help You Define Your Ideal Audience
The Sites podcast is back! And with a brand new name, plus a new format and schedule. Jerod Morris discusses what all the changes mean, and then dives right into our first topic of 2018 — how to define your...
12.26.2017
[30] WordPress Design Trends for 2018
With major changes coming to WordPress core in 2018, web designers will have a new set of challenges. Are you ready for them? With the coming introduction of Gutenberg in 2018, WordPress designers and developers will be presented with new...
12.19.2017
[29] What Every #GenesisWP Developer Must Know about the Genesis Framework
Nathan Rice, the creator of the Genesis Framework, shares his insights on maximizing the power of Genesis for WordPress. In 2009, Nathan Rice, along with Brian Gardner, released the Genesis Framework for WordPress — fundamentally altering the way themes are...
12.12.2017
[28] How to Fix the Most Common Technical Issues with WordPress
Are you having technical issues with your WordPress site? Then this podcast episode is for you. WordPress is a great platform for publishing content online. But sometimes we all run into technical challenges that need our attention. This episode focuses...
12.05.2017
[27] How to Be a Successful Affiliate Marketer in the WordPress Ecosystem
Affiliate marketing is a great way to enhance the income from your site — if you know how to do it right. At StudioPress, we have a lot of experience with affiliates — seeing the tactics that work and those...
11.28.2017
[26] The Essential Guide to WordPress Membership Plugins from Chris Lema
Chris Lema shares his insights and ideas on the best way to leverage membership plugins on WordPress. Creating successful membership sites takes work – from picking the right WordPress plugins to how you reduce the number of people leaving after...
11.21.2017
[25] An Interview with @Yoast on the Future of WordPress SEO
Joost de Valk — the creator of WordPress SEO by Yoast — joins us for an in-depth discussion on the future of WordPress SEO. If you are using WordPress, then you are probably familiar with the extremely popular WordPress SEO...
11.14.2017
[24] Brian Gardner on the Future of StudioPress
StudioPress has come a long way, and you won’t believe what is coming next. StudioPress has become the dominant theme and design framework in WordPress, powering almost 10% of all WordPress sites on the web. But for all its accomplishments,...
11.07.2017
[23] What’s New in SEO? (And What s the Future of This Podcast?)
This week, Sean Jackson (creator of the patented SEO tool Scribe) joins Jerod to discuss SEO. We reflect on last week s episode about the importance of site speed, discuss the emerging importance of preparing your content for voice search,...
10.31.2017
[22] 6 SEO Friendly Tips to Improve Site Speed on WordPress Blogs
This week, we dive in and discuss SEO-friendly tips that will make your WordPress site faster. And you don t have to take my word for it. Today s episode is based on a blog post over at Copyblogger by...
10.24.2017
[21] The Persuasive Power of Analogy
Do you understand how to craft an analogy that is actually an analogy (and not a metaphor or simile) and that holds the power to persuade? You will after you listen to this week s episode. Important links from this...
10.17.2017
[20] Quality Over Quantity: Repurpose Your Best Ideas and Distribute Them Far and Wide
This week, we talk about the power of repurposing. And I have an example from one of my own projects to use to illustrate my point. Important links from this episode: Try StudioPress Sites Sites Weekly Newsletter Subscribe to Sites...
10.10.2017
[19] 3 Massively Important Reasons to Keep WordPress Updated
As an ever-evolving open source venture, WordPress changes a lot, and often, for the better. And it s up to you to make sure you update to the latest version. Important links from this episode: Try StudioPress Sites Sites Weekly...
10.03.2017
[18] How to Create Visually Effective Calls-To-Action
The greatest call-to-action copy in the world won t make a lick of difference if your CTA isn t visually compelling enough to draw attention to it. So that s what we re going to discuss this week: how to...
09.26.2017
[17] Content Marketing as Seduction
If you don t know what to say, then how you say it isn t going to matter. That s one of the concluding points of the blog post by Brian Clark that is featured in this episode — a...
09.19.2017
[16] How to Decide Which Content to Sell and What to Give Away for Free
What content should you give away for free, and what content should you sell? It s a tricky question. There is no perfect, one-size-fits all answer. But there are guiding principles. And some of the best guiding principles I ve...
09.12.2017
[15] 5 Questions to Help You Avoid a Catastrophic Plugin Decision
As wonderful as plugins can be, it s wise to use patience and discretion when choosing which ones you will use and which ones you will pass over or replace. In this episode, I will present you with a simple...
09.05.2017
[14] How Creativity Can Kill a Good Website Design
There comes a point for any website when more creativity actually becomes too much, and becomes a negative. In this episode, we discuss a couple of important points to keep in mind so that creativity with your web design doesn...
08.29.2017
[13] How to Create Content that Deeply Engages Your Audience
Now that we know who we re talking to and what we want to say, we just have to fine-tune how we say it to achieve maximum impact. Important links from this episode: Video: Nike commercial – Instant Karma Video:...

What's Site Success: Tips for Building Better WordPress Websites about?

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Site Success: Tips for Building Better WordPress Websites episodes:

[63] 3Q for Executing Your Next Online Course

[62] 3Q for Planning Your Next Online Course

[61] 3Q for Assessing (and Improving) Your Positioning

[60] 3Q for Optimizing Your Link Strategy for Better SEO

[59] 3Q for Optimizing Your Keyword Strategy

[58] 3Q for Local SEO Done Right

[57] 3Q for Optimizing Your Website’s Performance

[56] Brian Clark’s Best Advice on How to Write Better Headlines

[55] 3Q for Writing Irresistible Headlines that Will Accelerate Your Audience Growth

[54] How to Build a Community that Attracts the Right Kind of Members

[53] 3Q for Establishing a Community Around Your Content

[52] The Simple Way to Manage Social Media for Maximum Success

[51] 3Q for a Smart Social Media Strategy

[50] 3Q Before You Publish Your First Piece of Content

[49] The Right Way to Add Opt-In Forms to Your WordPress Site, Part Two

[48] 3Q for Making Your Opt-In Incentive Irresistible

[47] The Right Way to Add Opt-In Forms to Your WordPress Site, Part One

[46] 3Q for Adding Opt-In Forms to Your Website (Without Incurring Google Penalties)

[45] Rafal Tomal on Picking the Right Design for Your WordPress Website

[44] 3Q to Answer As Soon As You ve Chosen Your WordPress Theme

[43] 3Q for Choosing the Right Kind of Design for Your WordPress Site

[42] A 3-Point Plan for Creating Your Initial Content

[41] 3Q for Deciding What Types of Content You re Going to Create

[40] The 5 Things You Must Know When Selecting an Email Provider

[39] 3Q for Picking the Right Email Marketing Service

[38] The 5 Most Important Factors When Picking a WordPress Host

[37] 3Q for Picking the Right Host for Your Website

[36] How to Pick the Right Domain Name for Your WordPress Website (with Brian Gardner)

[35] 3Q for Choosing the Best Domain Name

[33] 3Q for Defining Your Content Marketing Strategy

[32] Brian Clark on Identifying the Right Audience for Your Website

[31] 3Q to Help You Define Your Ideal Audience

[30] WordPress Design Trends for 2018

[29] What Every #GenesisWP Developer Must Know about the Genesis Framework

[28] How to Fix the Most Common Technical Issues with WordPress

[27] How to Be a Successful Affiliate Marketer in the WordPress Ecosystem

[26] The Essential Guide to WordPress Membership Plugins from Chris Lema

[25] An Interview with @Yoast on the Future of WordPress SEO

[24] Brian Gardner on the Future of StudioPress

[23] What’s New in SEO? (And What s the Future of This Podcast?)

[22] 6 SEO Friendly Tips to Improve Site Speed on WordPress Blogs

[21] The Persuasive Power of Analogy

[20] Quality Over Quantity: Repurpose Your Best Ideas and Distribute Them Far and Wide

[19] 3 Massively Important Reasons to Keep WordPress Updated

[18] How to Create Visually Effective Calls-To-Action

[17] Content Marketing as Seduction

[16] How to Decide Which Content to Sell and What to Give Away for Free

[15] 5 Questions to Help You Avoid a Catastrophic Plugin Decision

[14] How Creativity Can Kill a Good Website Design

[13] How to Create Content that Deeply Engages Your Audience