Website 101 Podcast

• What is an RFP?
• Inviting to tender
• Where to find an RFP
• RFI
• RFQ
• The reasons why Mike does not like RFPs
• is it common for the vendor to be pre-selected in the RFP process?
• Pros of using an RFP
• Cons of using an RFP
• Expectations of RFPs
• Alternatives to RFPs

Day 1

• The care and feeding of an Audience
• Feedback page for the Website 101 Podcast
• Podcast Networks and how to pitch your show
• Analytics: What numbers do you need to look at
• Behind the scenes with CBC podcasts
• Yeah but how do you manage a podcast (Project Management)
• Don't fear the Mic: how to Host a successful Podcast
• Stories from the podcast trenches

Day 2

• How to make a HUGE Impression with a Niche Podcast
• Top 10 things I wish I knew before I started my podcast
• The (AI)caster: Using AI to start or enhance and boost your podcast.
• How to pitch yourself to sponsors

• Jane's background
• Starting her online school for professional speakers
• Course Platforms
• Marketing & newsletters
• Engagement and having a system
• Community - Facebook and other options
• Recruiting members is hard and costly
• What is a Mastermind?
• Metrics
• Mistakes were made
• Writing six books

• My life is work Person
• Set Boundaries and realistic expectations
• Old school views - it's always been done this way
• A person who doesn't know what is going on or doesn't have a clue
• Bubble boy - a person who lives in a bubble not realizaing what they don't know.
• Promoted to their level of incompetency.
• Swoop and Poop feedback.
• The Know-It-All
• Logical fallacy - Appeal to Authority
• Distractions in the workplace - people who interrupt you while working to chat
• Two stories of extreme workplace conflict
• Final advice
• Watch this episode on YouTube.

• What is involved in maintaining a website
• Owing a website is a lot like owning a car, a house, or a garden.
• Unplanned expenses
• Keeping the CMS and server updated
• Once click updates
• Waiting too long for maintenance could make your site more difficult or impossible to update
• Too many plugins
• Who, in your organization, is responsible for the website
• Pruning users
• Workflow and image editing
• Backups - offsite backups are important!
• Maintenance plans/contracts

Be sure to checkout our Website 101 Podcast YouTube channel.

• CMS (Content Management System)
• Do you choose it based on what your friend is using, the most popular cms, or is there a better way?
• Everyone is aware of WordPress
• What features do you require? Ensure the CMS has these options built in.
• Plugins
• Maintainability
• A CMS is only useful if end-users/content editors want to use it.
• Price does not equal cost.
• Author experience
• Developer community
• Official support option
• Professionals network/listing
• Themes
• No Code Solutions (subscription services such as Square Space, Wix, etc..)
• When a CMS moves in a direction that you disagree with
• Community brain drain
• Headless

• Follow up episode to Contract Opinions from not a Lawyer
• This is not legal advice
• What is legally binding? Verbal contracts
• Plain language contracts vs legalese
• 3 reasons to enter a written contract
• Non-competition clauses
• Combine contracts and compromise
• What is "Work for Hire"?
• Software license
• How often should a contract be updated and/or reviewed?
• Wet signatures vs digital signatures

We talk about the following topics

• Project Management Tools
• Web Development Tools
• Set Up Aliases for your terminal (github gist)
• Design Tools
• Business Tools
• Password Managers
• Screen Recorders

• Web technologies
• Learning new frameworks
• Is what is taught in a course enough to get a job?
• Side projects
• UX/UI Design vs Developer
• Continuous learning
• What was the most important thing you learned at school for your current job.
• Dealing with stress
• Job search & Interviews
• Advice for new developers

• Tim's history as a freelancer.
• Contracts are super important but they don't always have to be legally binding.
• Break work into smaller chunks helps to build trust.
• Lawyers are expensive.
• Non competition clauses
• Small claims court
• Red flags