What is a backup?

Why do you need a backup solution?

Backup service options

How does a backup service work?

Be sure to test your backup solution.

Examples when backups saved the day.

• What is a plugin?
• Why might a website owner use a plugin?
• Why might a developer use a plugin?
• Some of our favourite plugins
• The dangers of using plugins
• What to consider when choosing a plugin
• Have a strategy for when plugins fail

• web developer should have a system in place for vacations
• logins/passwords available for backup person
• Define emergency work
• Plan important work for before or after vacations
• when the client goes on vacation what are their responsibilities?

• it's good for SEO
• Improved conversion rate on landing pages with video
• The most important part of video is audio quality
• transcribing video

Recording on Sunday April 26, 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 self isolation.

We discuss how business is going and the impact that the Covid-19 epidemic and social isolation is having on us and our businesses. We then discuss some ideas and strategies to use for the future.

What is WordPress, who owns it and what does open source mean? The difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com

Do WordPress sites always get hacked? yes and no.

How to choose the best plugin out of the myriad options available

Pros and Cons of WordPress

What are the reasons you are building a website? Is it because everyone is doing it? What do you want your website to accomplish? You need a good business reason to have a website.

• Analytics
• Conversions
• Reasons why your business doesn't need a website
• Social media should your satellite sites and your website should be your home planet
• Building authority by giving away knowledge for free

• Mark provides some history and background into his decision to run a used record business
• Talks about his decision not to use Opencart.
• Wordpress and WooCommerce - not as simple as Shopify
• It's better to use Shopify payments as there is no extra charge, but if you use a different payment gateway such as paypal you pay the paypal feel plus an addtional 1% fee.
• Shopify Themes
• Steps involved in setting up shopify for a new business.
• People underestimate what's involved in ecommerce
• How to manage your inventory
• Overselling and shipping guarantees
• Shipping costs, weight etc.
• Returns
• What is a payment gateway and a merchant account

• How to choose the correct image
• style of photo - illustration? black and white? bright? dark? mood?
• Be aware of authenticity
• cropping photos
• Where to find images or photos
• Tips for taking your own photos
• licensing and model releases
• comments from Lyndon Johnson, John Morton, and Ben Parizek
• how to edit photos
• How to use some native tools on your Windows or Mac computer to make basic edits to a photo.
• The rule of thirds
• focal points and cropping