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This weeks episodes will be my 400 WP-Tonic show it been a bit of ride with loads of ups and downs! However, I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank all the regular panelists for their on going support, especially John Locke and Sallie Goetsch who agreed to come on my first round-table show!

With Special Guest Panelist John James Jacoby of WordPress Weekly Podcast

#1 - Happy Sweet 16, WordPress

https://wptavern.com/happy-sweet-16-wordpress

#2 - North Face tried to scam Wikipedia to get its products to the top of Google search

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18644158/north-face-wikipedia-hack-leo-burnett-top-imagens

#3 - After $40M Series D, Pantheon Acquires A WebOps Company For Automated Updates

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/after-40m-series-d-pantheon-acquires-a-webops-company-for-automated-updates/

#4 - How Much Money Do WordPress Developers Make? That and More Insights on the Life of a WordPress Developer in Our First-Ever Industry Report

https://deliciousbrains.com/wordpress-developer-statistics/

#5 - A Model for WordPress Accessibility

http://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/a-model-for-wordpress-accessibility.html

#WordPress
#Pantheon
#WordPressDevelopers

We cover a lot of ground in this episode when it comes to what is the best CRM you should be looking at if you are building an online course/membership business?

Marketing automation does seem to be the buss-word of the moment, and in truth connected to a course based online business, it probably is essential to get your head around what are the real choices you have in this area. However, don't worry me and Cindy are here to give you some advice and info connected to the leading systems on the marketing the present moment!

#ActiveCampaign
#Drip
#ConvertKit
#Infusionsoft
#Hubspot
#AgileCRM
#MailerLite
#Ontraport

We have a great round-table show with special guest panelist Adrian Tobey Founder of Groundhogg which is a native WordPress based CRM that's really easy to use.

We start our discussion with a post about Elementor developing its own master template plus a how a group of starter website similar to what Astra Themes offers. Then we talk about an article in Vox about Slack and how overusing any communication tool too much can damage any organization.

1 - Elementor Launches Hello Theme on WordPress.org

https://wptavern.com/elementor-launches-hello-theme-on-wordpress-org

2 - Communication seems like a good thing until you have too much of it. Zac Freeland/Vox
The productivity pit: how Slack is ruining work

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/1/18511575/productivity-slack-google-microsoft-facebook

3 - BEYOND WORDPRESS: A 10+ YEAR EVOLUTION AT HUMAN MADE

https://humanmade.com/2019/05/21/beyond-wordpress-10-year-evolution-human-made/

4 - How a link in our themes almost ruined our business (and how we fixed it)

https://www.wpzoom.com/news/google-penalty-theme-footer-links

5 - Prospress Joins Automattic to Jointly Develop WooCommerce Subscription

https://woocommerce.com/posts/prospress-joins-automattic-to-jointly-develop-woocommerce-subscriptions/

#Wordpress
#Groundhogg
#Elementor

Adrian is the Founder and CEO of Groundhogg A Native Based Sales & Marketing Application

A product of his environment, Adrian has spent the last 5 years working in the Marketing and Sales industry. Currently a digital marketing strategist in charge of TBP's marketing, Adrian is also a developer (created the Wordpress Plug in for Infusionsoft called Formlift), Infusionsoft Certified consultant, Speaker & Trainer.

Adrian orchestrates ClickFunnels, Infusionsoft, Shopify, Wordpress, Google Ads and a plethora of marketing software integrations which create traffic, sales and conversions.

Adrian's core strength is in sales funnel design, problem solving and big picture thinking. The process from which you take a cold lead and turn them into a fanatic, raving follower/fan/customer. Adrian served as a key player in the design of the sales process for notable business such as Oliver Jewellery, The Den Toronto, TotallyADD, Toronto Home Painters, Best Body Bootcamp and Training Business Pros themselves.

Outside of work, Adrian attends the University of Toronto for Computer Science (3rd year) and is an active member of the Toronto chapter of the Delta Upsilon International Fraternity, currently serving as the VP of Member Education on the executive council.

In his spare time Adrian is an avid cyclist and spends a significant amount of time either cleaning his bike , cycling or sailing. He collects old jazz vinyl records. Plays the trumpet. And he loves to build things with his hands. And yes, one of his clients, Best Body Bootcamp got him hooked on a work-out regiment.

Adrian Tobey

https://www.groundhogg.io/

Jonathan Denwood & Cindy Nicholson

https://www.wp-tonic.com/

https://www.thecoursewhisperer.co/

We have some great topics in this episode of the WP-Tonic's Round-table Show being a freelancer or business owner isn't an easy road its hard , "bloody hard" and it really easy to get depressed and find yourself in a bad spot!

However, I've also got some great news I have a panel of very experience freelancers and business owners on the panel who are going to give some great insights on what has works for them connected to just turning up and dealing with all this shit plus what
has help them to move their business forward.

1 - How I became trapped in the feast / famine cycle

https://www.funnelpacks.co/how-i-became-trapped-in-the-feast-famine-cycle/

2 - Mailchimp expands from email to full marketing platform, says it will make $700M in 2019

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/13/mailchimp-expands-from-email-to-full-marketing-platform-says-it-will-make-700m-in-2019/

3 - Persona Non Grata – 10 Years as a WordPress Entrepreneur

https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/10-years-as-a-wordpress-entrepreneur/

4 - They Were Promised Coding Jobs in Appalachia. Now They Say It Was a Fraud.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/us/mined-minds-west-virginia-coding.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

#WordPress
#wpmudev
# Mailchimp

The abundance of video content that’s being produced and consumed daily is indicative of a major shift happening in a variety of online industries. It’s not just what you’re talking about anymore – it’s also how you’re presenting it to your audience.

If you're an entrepreneur who happens to create lots of videos for your business on your own, there are fundamental steps to produce high-quality videos with products that don't cost a fortune and don't have a steep learning curve. That's where Blackmagic Design comes in, with highest quality, affordable equipment for professional use like the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K at only $1,295 and DaVinci Resolve Studio, a professional editing software available for free!

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/

We have a great discussion here, our starting story is from WPMUDEV post where they dramatically announced a changed to their business model, is this a clear sign that things are changing in the WordPress third party plugin eco-system? When then discuss Wix and their $25.000 SEO challenged.

With Special Guest Jonathan Wold - https://jonathanwold.com/

1 - This Is Gonna Be Emotional, We’re Setting over 90% of Our Premium Plugins Free!

https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wpmu-dev-legacy-plugins/

2 - Wix SEO Is the Best

https://www.wix.com/wix-lp/seo-heroes

3 - WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks (2019)

https://reviewsignal.com/blog/wordpress-hosting-performance-benchmarks-2019/

4 - Ecosystem Plugins The Next Big Opportunities in WordPress

https://growinwp.com/ecosystem-plugins/

#WordPress
#WordPressSecurity
#WordPressLMS

#392 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show 3rd of May, 2019 at 8:30am PST

We Have a Guest Panelist Jason Schuller

https://jason.sc/

1 - WPCAMPUS RELEASES RESULTS OF THE GUTENBERG ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT

https://wpcampus.org/2019/05/gutenberg-audit-results/

2 - Creative Commons launches its search engine out of beta, with over 300M images indexed

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/creative-commons-launches-its-search-engine-out-of-beta-with-over-300m-images-indexed/

3 - An Analysis of 18,087 WordPress.org Plugins

https://www.ilovewp.com/blog/plugins/an-analysis-of-18087-wordpress-org-plugins/

4 Are podcasts killing music or just wasting our time?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/are-podcasts-killing-music-or-just-wasting-our-time/2019/04/17/0aa08770-5acc-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html?utm_term=.1a8aacb3e7bb

5 - B2B vs B2C Marketing – Understanding the Differences Is Key

https://kinsta.com/blog/b2b-vs-b2c/

We Discuss How Matt Hugg Started An Online Course Platform Using LifterLMS Aimed At The None Profit Sector.

Matt Hugg is an experienced writer, veteran fundraiser, and sought-after instructor and speaker in philanthropy, fundraising, and marketing, Matt brings a unique perspective to all his projects.

#WordPress
#LifterLMS
#NoneProfits

Matt Hugg

https://matthugg.com