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Insights into WP Engine from David Vogelpohl, their Vice President of Web Strategy. David has a rich history in agency life and shares his journey from agency owner, to VP of one of the world's most exciting WordPress hosting platforms. Visit WP Engine here Get your discounts during web week here. For the WP Engine Developer Program click here. Connect with David Twitter - @davidvmc WordPress Plugin Recommendation Pretty Link - click here --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn ways you can monetise your site and your client websites. Lee unpacks five core ways to generate income online and shares awesome WordPress solutions to help you get started. Head on over to http://leejacksondev.com/episode55 to download our full guide with links for all the options discussed in this podcast. We made it all pretty and printable. Booya! WordPress Plugins Mentioned Pretty Link plugin Pay Per view Plugin Leaky Paywall Ad Rotate S2 Member Plugin Buddypress PluginMembership 2 plugin Beaver Builder – Visual WordPress Builder --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet David, Freelancer, nomad and massive Beaver Builder fan. An ex UK Civil Servant who turned his back on a safe pension to travel the world, frolic on beaches and make use of 10 years of tinkering with WP. Plugin Recommendations Beaver Builder - click here WP Types - click here Plugin organiser - click here Resources Pro Beaver - click here Beaver Brains - click here Beyond Beaver - click here Connect with David Website - davidwaumsley.com YouTube - click here --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn what we include in our contracts, and how you can quickly create your own contracts for your WordPress website builds. This is our journey, and is not to be considered legal advice, but to help encourage you, and empower you to easily put together your own legal framework that will protect you, your business and your clients. Resources There is a lot of talking and a lot of notes below.... so if you time bound here are the resources I mention: Contract Killer - https://gist.github.com/michaelcockle/4298333 Simply Docs (UK) - http://simply-docs.co.uk/Home Rocket Lawyer (USA) - https://www.rocketlawyer.com Legal 123 (Oz) - http://legal123.com.au/ UK Insurance - https://www.policybee.co.uk/ WP Elevation - http://www.wpelevation.com/ Signable (Online Signing) - https://www.signable.co.uk/ #51 Our Web Build Process - http://leejacksondev.com/episode51 #5 Troy Dean WP Elevation - http://leejacksondev.com/episode5 Why have contract? protects you and the client from misunderstandingshelps define the scope and the arrangementsprovides a framework if things go wrongcovers charges for change controlprovides a framework for pursuing mediation or courthelp manage expectationsprovides assurance and credibility What do we include? Proposal scope of projecthow we are achieving ituser storiespricing Proposal Contract design, copyright etctext, who suppliesgraphics supply, rights etcthe deliverables html/CSS/Javascript/PHP.browser compatibilitytechnical support/warrantieschanges/revisionslegal terms for liabilityintellectual propertyright to displaypayment schedule Business Terms and Conditions These are the terms on how you do business that can cover every day business transactions, relationships etc. For example process for late payment.client obligations, data protections.insurance, indemnity etc.confidentialityforce majeurethe right to subcontractnon solicitationdispute resolutionlaw and jurisdiction Facebook Group Share your contract stories and advice in the Facebook group at: http://leejacksondev.com/group --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn epic content creation strategy and how you can help your clients get their sites online quicker as a result. Dave Toomey drops amazing advice, tells us his web agency journey, and also introduces his new white-label content service. Get your free white-labelled guide to the importance of content and more here. Connect with Dave: Website - http://agencyscribes.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/agencyscribes --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn how we create WordPress websites from the client's initial ideas, right through to making the site live. We take you through: The Briefing Process How we take the brief, reverse brief and quote. And also that all important deposit. Wireframing Getting the layout agreed before we get into Photoshop. Check out Google Slides or Moqups Design Designs and amend rounds based on the wireframes. Code The order in which we code and why. QA/Testing Testing, what we test and who tests first. Training Who and how we train. Content Explaining the client's responsibility and why you should be invoicing the final balance at this point. Go Live Basic go live process and what to remember. Resources If you are in the Conference/Expo industry, then do check out our new WordPress Podcast for Event and Expo Organisers - http://eventengine.tv/podcast/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lee grills Brian Jackson from Kinsta all about WordPress hosting from the perspective of a web agency. OH an it is our 50th full episode! Boom :) Recommended themes/plugins My Theme Shop Recommended theme resource. Well coded, lightweight had has used https://mythemeshop.com/ WP Subscribe Pro https://mythemeshop.com/plugins/wp-subscribe-pro/ Beaver Builder (Lee's recommendation... again) http://leejacksondev.com/beaverbuilder Easy Digital Downloads Can be used as a good alternative for E-commerce too. https://easydigitaldownloads.com/ Resources Pippin's review of Visual Builders: https://pippinsplugins.com/wordpress-page-builder-plugins-critical-review Connect with Brian Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianleejackson Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Richard Bland of https://www.bhambrabland.co.uk/. He is a Wordpress expert, designer & developer and web & email consultant to SMB's. Listen to how he learnt to go with his gut, and also be able to say the word NO when needed. Action today: Find your passion. Simplify your offering and become the master of it. Resources: Chris Coyier: http://chriscoyier.net/ Plugins: GeneratePress: https://generatepress.com/ iThemes: https://ithemes.com/ Ninja Forms: https://ninjaforms.com/ CodePen.io: https://codepen.io/ Connect with Richard: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/bhambrabland Site: https://www.bhambrabland.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bhambrabland/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bhambrabland Google +: https://plus.google.com/+BhambrablandUk --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the last episode of the Halloween 2016 Season... Here goes: Membership sites are an amazing way generate income based on your or your client's expertise. With WordPress being such a powerful content machine, it makes sense to let it drive your membership area. We share some great tools to get you started, and stay tuned for our first in a series of pretty BIG and exciting news! Restrict Content Pro https://restrictcontentpro.com/ WooCommerce Membership https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-memberships/ MemberPress https://www.memberpress.com/ Memberium https://memberium.com/ Beaver Tunnels & Beaver Builder http://leejacksondev.com/beavertunnels http://leejacksondev.com/beaverbuilder Simple Membership https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/ Membership 2 https://wordpress.org/plugins/membership/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here is how to collaborate on theme and plugin projects ensuring you have a good change tracked copy. Find out other benefits you might not have thought of, and check out the awesome github updater plugin we share! Lee also has a bit of an argument with himself. Github - https://github.com/ Bit Bucket - https://bitbucket.org Github Updater - https://github.com/afragen/github-updater --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn why you should be updating your site, and how to update it the best way. We also unpack documentation and great tools to help you along the way. Automatic Update Config Use wisely, listen to the podcast first - https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates Easy Updates Manager - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates/ WPBoom - http://www.wpboom.com/ WP Curve - http://leejacksondev.com/wpcurve --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whether build the site from scratch or with a template, it is essential you check your WordPress website works on multiple devices. So with so many out there, what should you be testing and how!? Let us share how we do it... Blisk - https://blisk.io/ BrowserStack - https://www.browserstack.com --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You might not be making the most of the Media section inside of WordPress. Learn top tips, little known features, SEO tricks and cool tools to help you manage information easily. Add From Server - https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-from-server/ WP Media Folder - https://www.joomunited.com/wordpress-products/wp-media-folder --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Social media used right on your WordPress website can help increase your audience as well as raise your credibility. Here are ideas for social sharing, and content showcasing. AddToAny - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/add-to-any/ Monarch - https://www.elegantthemes.com/plugins/monarch/ Feed Them Social - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/feed-them-social/ WordPress Social Stream - https://codecanyon.net/item/wordpress-social-stream/2201708 --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Starting a podcast need not cost a tonne of money, nor need it be difficult. Not starting a podcast is a marketing stream you are totally missing out on! Here is why you should podcast, and how to get going with WordPress. Blubrry PowerPress - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/powerpress/ Simple Podcast Press - http://leejacksondev.com/spp Smart Podcast Player - https://smartpodcastplayer.com/ Libsyn - https://www.libsyn.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn all about Project Management from Dan Connors of (http://danconnors.com/). He shares valuable content on how to get more involved in your projects, and also manage clients expectations. Action today: Outsource your weaknesses to others. Focus on your gut feeling, if something feels wrong take a look and fix it, don't wait to face the consequences. Project Management Software Discussed: Microsoft Project: https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Project-Professional-2016 iTask X3: https://www.itaskx.com/en/index.aspx Team work: https://www.teamwork.com/ Connect with Dan Website - http://danconnors.com/ Email - [email protected] --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why let Facebook own your community when you can build and control your own. We unpack tools to help you build, grown and monetise your own community on your WordPress websites. BuddyPress - https://buddypress.org/ BBPress - https://bbpress.org/ PeepSo - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/peepso-core/ Membership Pro 2 - https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/membership/ WooCommerce Membership - https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-memberships/ Subscriptions - https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/woocommerce-subscriptions/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Building WordPress websites on cheap reseller hosting can be needlessly slow. Here is how to build multiple WordPress websites on your computer or on a computer in the office that you can all collaborate on. No more internet latency! Woo! XAMMP - https://www.apachefriends.org/add-ons.html AMPPS - http://www.ampps.com/demo Presmattic - Thanks to Stephen Greer in the Facebook Group for suggesting this for Mac Users: https://pressmatic.io/ Dynamic DNS - http://dyn.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WooCommerce is one of the leading e-commerce solutions for WordPress. It can seem overwhelming at times. Here are some amazing secrets that will make working with WooCommerce a dream come true. WooCommerce https://woocommerce.com/ Extensions https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/ GPLDL http://gpldl.com Remember it is OK for them to distribute open source code BUT, we ALWAYS recommend you buy a licence so you can get updates when you decide you are going to use a plugin in production WooCommerce Theme Compatibility Here is the EASY way to do it: https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/third-party-custom-theme-compatibility/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Let's bust the myth about WordPress security and show you how to protect your or your client websites today. In this tipisode we arm you with the answer to the “WordPress is insecure” moan, and we share the tools to help protect you. Force Strong Password - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/force-strong-passwords/ Bruteprotect - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/bruteprotect/ All-in-one WordPress Security - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/ iThemes - https://ithemes.com/ Sucuri - https://sucuri.net/ Cloudflare - https://www.cloudflare.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Solving email deliverability in WordPress can be a pain. Why does it happen? Why do the emails always end up in spam? Not receiving notifications from Form submissions? Let's solve this for you. WP Mail SMTP - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ Send Grid - https://sendgrid.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Choosing a WordPress Theme is a minefield. What are the warning signs that it is going to be more trouble that it is worth? How do you decide on which theme or framework to commit to? Let's unpack that for you. Genesis The Genesis Framework - http://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/ Beaver Builder They include an awesome starter theme that is SUPER flexible especially when pared with Beaver Tunnels http://leejacksondev.com/beaverbuilder http://leejacksondev.com/beavertunnels We talked about something similar once: Similar thought processes can be applied when choosing a plugin too: http://leejacksondev.com/how-to-choose-the-right-wordpress-plugin/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From redirecting old pages to creating easy to remember urls, redirection need not be complicated. Plus it's going to really help when you replace an old website! Check out the easiest ways with WordPress: Redirection Our recommended plugin with grouping tools, import and more - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ Pretty Links - https://wordpress.org/plugins/pretty-link/ Page Links To - https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Discover Josh's journey into WordPress development. From website "tinkerer" to plugin developer. Learn how to get more involved in the WordPress community, and also stellar advice for keeping on the cutting edge of WordPress technology. CalderaWP Caldera Forms and the suite of plugins from Caldera: https://calderawp.com/ WordPress Plugins Discussed Gravity Forms - http://www.gravityforms.com/ Advanced Custom Fields - https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/ Pods - http://pods.io/ EasyPods - https://calderawp.com/downloads/caldera-easy-pods/ Connect with Josh Personal Twitter - https://twitter.com/Josh412 Twitter - https://twitter.com/CalderaWP --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Automating and integrating data between WordPress and other systems your clients use is a massive time saver and value add. Here are some ideas you can implement and tools you can use to implement them. Online Tools Zapier - https://zapier.com/ IFTTT - https://ifttt.com/ CloudWork - https://cloudwork.com/ Self Installed and Managed Tools For those harder to access systems: Apatar - http://apatar.com/ Talend - http://www.talend.com/ Our Blog We blogged about this once! Here it is: http://leejacksondev.com/integrate-client-back-office-systems-wordpress/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sublime Text is a brilliant Code Editor that you can use with WordPress. Here are some plugins that will significantly improve your workflow! Booya! The Application https://www.sublimetext.com/ ACF Snippets Package https://github.com/iamhexcoder/acf_snippets WordPress Developer Resources Package https://packagecontrol.io/packages/WordPress%20Developer%20Resources WordPress Completions Package https://packagecontrol.io/packages/WordPress%20Completions SFTP Package https://wbond.net/sublime_packages/sftp --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you have multiple WordPress installs, running updates and installing plugins can be a very time consuming process. Here is an amazing tool to help you manage everything from one central location. Check out InfiniteWP which is.... FRREEEEE! Yey! Other options include ManageWP What do you use? Come tell us on the Facebook group: http://leejacksondev.com/group --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Out of the box WordPress uses TinyMCE as it's content editor. It is GREAT because it gives your clients a "Word Document" style experience that they are likely used to. Here is how to enhance it to add value to your clients experience. TinyMCE Advanced - https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-advanced/ WP Edit - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-edit/ Their simple API - http://learn.wpeditpro.com/custom-buttons-api/ MCE Tables Plugin - Use at own risk as has not been updated in some time - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/mce-table-buttons/ Non Plugin Method (Simple) - https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/display-the-full-tinymce-editor-in-wordpress/ How to create your own buttons (Advanced) - https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/guide-to-creating-your-own-wordpress-editor-buttons--wp-30182 --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just like a computer (Windows) you need to take care of your MYSQL database, otherwise you will start to see performance issues. Here is how you can take care of your database. WP Sweep Use with care https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-sweep/ WP Rocket Caching with optimization baked in! Nice... https://wp-rocket.me/ How to use the optimize and repair in WordPress First paste this into your wp-config.php: define( 'WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true ); Then go to /wp-admin/maint/repair.php on your website and follow the onscreen instructions. Don't forget to remove that line when you are done! WP Optimize Use with care https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-optimize/ Complete Guide by WPMU Brilliant guide unpacking database optimisation and the tools and snippets you can use. https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/optimizing-your-wordpress-database-a-complete-guide/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress can be overwhelm for the less experienced, so being able to create a clean, branded and friendly environment is invaluable. Learn how to restrict areas where a client can cause damage and also how to make WordPress look LUSH. Greg Sweet You gotta check this guys work! He is awesome. We are #1 fans. Customizer Styling - click here (yup long link!) Github - https://github.com/ControlledChaos Gist - https://gist.github.com/ControlledChaos Tiwtter - https://twitter.com/CCDzine Whitelabel CMS https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/white-label-cms/ Admin Menu Editor http://adminmenueditor.com/ Ultimate Branding https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/ultimate-branding/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Landing pages are an essential part of most online campaigns and you don't need to pay the big bucks for third party page generators. Here is how to build landing pages that convert in WordPress. Elementor A whole load of amazing for FREE! The WordPress community never ceases to amaze me. http://elementor.com Beaver Builder You can either use their theme or make a slight adjustment to your own. http://leejacksondev.com/beaverbuilder Unleash extra power with amazing pre-designed landing pages from Beaver Addons. https://wpbeaveraddons.com/ Thrive Landing Pages Comes loaded with pre-designed templates you can use and edit that have been designed with conversion in mind. https://thrivethemes.com/landingpages/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Puneet Sahalot from Ideabox creations, WordPress Developer and WordCamp speaker. He and his team are the Creators of the WordPress Beaver Add-ons plugin. Enjoy his story from Agency to Plugin developers in an exciting new market. Action today: Build designs that can be used for all users not specific clients Keep your team motivated. Allow everyone to speak out and share their ideas Have your own quality analyst, they help you test your end product- you miss things when looking at the same things over and over. Plugins: Advanced Custom Fields - https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/ Beaver Builder - https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/ Custom Metabox 2 - https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/ Infinite WP - https://wordpress.org/plugins/iwp-client/ Gravity forms - http://www.gravityforms.com/ Caldera forms: https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/caldera-forms/ Connect with Puneet: Website - http://iampuneet.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/psahalot --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today's tip, we unwrap this gift that is WordPress multisite that allows you to run a network of WordPress websites from one installation. Find out the benefits then, if you are feeling brave: https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network You can check out the Ultimate Guide here: https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/ultimate-guide-multisite/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress can become a powerful database application, or content rich website using the power of post types and custom fields. Use these tools to rapidly create unique admin screens in WordPress with little to no code required. Advanced Custom Fields Free - https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/ Pro - https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/ Caldera WP For quick screen layouts in prototyping. http://leejacksondev.com/caldera Pods For the alternative table base post types and fields when using larger data sets http://pods.io/ Remember you can use EasyPods over at Caldera for powerful search forms and queries: http://leejacksondev.com/caldera --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress post types are a brilliant way to group different types of data together in the admin area of WordPress. Here are some awesome tools to help you rapidly create and deploy! Custom Post Type UI Plugin to create post types with cool code export. https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/ Foo Plugins Easy entry level form to fill in and output post type code. http://fooplugins.com/generators/wordpress-custom-post-types/ Generate WP Similar to Foo Plugins but all in one page with code export. https://generatewp.com/post-type/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Seeing a rubbish score on Google Page Insights can ruin your day. Images play a massive part in site speed and here is how to optimise them. These tools can be used by both the developer and the client. ImageOptim (Mac) https://imageoptim.com/mac ImageOptim Web Service https://imageoptim.com/api Trimage (Linux) https://trimage.org/ FileOptimizer (Windows) http://nikkhokkho.sourceforge.net/static.php?page=FileOptimizer EWWW Image Optimzer https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/ WP Smush https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Moving WordPress from one domain to another or just one server to another can be a complete nightmare. Here is how we do it whilst laughing with glee. Duplicator (Free): The free version - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/ Duplicator Pro: The paid version - https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/pricing/ Honorable mentions: Backup Buddy - https://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/ UpdraftPlus - https://updraftplus.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adding columns to your post types in WordPress can be tricky. Learn how to create awesome user interfaces in just a few clicks using these tools. Admin Columns https://www.admincolumns.com/ Metabox Columns https://metabox.io/plugins/meta-box-columns/ Or the fiddly way :) https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/add-a-custom-column-in-posts-and-custom-post-types-admin-screen--wp-24934 --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Replacing a word, a company name or a site URL can be a headache with any database. Downloading an export to edit in a text editor is not always wise. Here are the tools to do it right! Search and Replace Plugin https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/search-and-replace/ Database search and replace script in php https://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/ Other options And if you are moving a site from one domain to the other and don't quite need something as detailed as the above: Automatid Domain Changer - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-domain-changer/ and Duplicator - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Jos Aguiar from http://www.iamjosaguiar.com/. He’s an Aussie Sales Funnel and Facebook Ad Man making waves on the international scene. Learn how to make your Sales Funnel SIMPLE and effective. Warning some explicit language in this Podcast. Action today: Don’t sell straight away. Communicate. Focus on the revenue and that’s the best way to get customers Resources: WP-Elevation - http://www.wpelevation.com/ Sarah Moore - http://elevenlightsmedia.com.au IFLM - I f**king love Marketing group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/iflmofficial/ Connect with Jos Aguiar: Website - http://www.iamjosaguiar.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/iamjosaguiar/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iamjosaguiar/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Basic WordPress Registration is super limited. Here is how you can make it awesome for you and your clients. Advanced Custom Fields Check out the ACF_Form feature here: https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf_form/ Gravity Forms Using their "User Registration" Addon http://www.gravityforms.com/add-ons/ Formidable Pro Rocking their own "User Registration" module. https://formidablepro.com/downloads/registration-lite/ Caldera Forms Check out their brilliant visual layout builder, and of course their powerful user addon! https://calderawp.com/downloads/caldera-forms-users-add/?thnx=42 --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Beaver Builder is one of THE most powerful visual development tools for WordPress, and throw Beaver Tunnels into the mix and you have a Web Developer's dream! We use it to create unique designs that will go in the header or footer of a site, as well as for membership only content and much more. Check it out at: http://leejacksondev.com/beavertunnels Creep it real! --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Setting up SSL can be a royal pain in the butt and complicated. Here is a top tip to make it super easy whilst ensuring the WordPress sites you develop have security at the forefront. Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/ KeyCDN: https://www.keycdn.com/ WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/ SSL Fixer: https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/ssl-insecure-content-fixer/ Enjoy! --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Ben Pines from Elementor a free visual builder for WordPress. Only a young product yet already making an exciting impact in the industry. Learn how they conceived and launched their product as well as challenges along the way. Plugins: Elementor - https://elementor.com/ Woo Commerce - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/ WPML - https://wpml.org/ Yoast - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/ Elementor - https://elementor.com/ Honorable Mentions: Theme Cloud - https://www.themecloud.io/ Connect with Ben: Elementor - https://elementor.com/ Blog - https://elementor.com/blog/ Pojo Themes - http://pojo.me/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Chris van Patten of https://www.vanpattenmedia.com/. He is a Professional WordPress developer, WordCamp speaker and Agency owner turned SaaS entrepreneur at https://chatwirehq.com/. Enjoy hearing his story, and learning some of the lessons he has experienced in his journey. Chris in action: Project management 101 by Chris at WordCamp: http://wordpress.tv/2015/12/02/chris-van-patten-project-management-101/ He gooooood! WordPress Plugin: Chris gave a big shoutout to Custom Fields Suite which I think is an early fork of ACF: https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-field-suite/ Looks awesome Pearl of wisdom: "State the problem not the solution. " It allows you to go in with a neutral approach. Connect with Chris: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanPatten Site: https://www.vanpattenmedia.com/ Chatwire site: https://chatwirehq.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn about SEO from WordPress legend Rebecca Gill. She shares valuable insights into Search Engine Optimisation, and unpacks her journey from self taught SEO to full service web agency offering a wide range of online services. Blumin Brilliant! Key Influencers: Cory Miller - https://ithemes.com/our-founder/ Barry Schwartz - https://twitter.com/rustybrick Danny Sullivan - https://twitter.com/dannysullivan Fave Plugin: Gravity Forms - http://www.gravityforms.com/ Rebeccas Courses: SEO Courses - https://www.diyseocourses.com SEO Training Course - https://www.diyseocourses.com/courses/online-seo-training/ Selling SEO Services Course - https://www.diyseocourses.com/courses/selling-seo-services/ I am doing the "SEO Training Course". It is well worth the investment of both time and money in this course if you are able to commit to it as Rebecca goes into great detail in a way that is easy to understand, and she provides actionable step by step advice and actions through the process. Connect With Rebecca: Site - http://rebeccagill.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/rebeccagill Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rebeccagill --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn how Leslie evolved her web design agency and specialised in producing websites for her clients utilising Divi from elegant themes. She shares insights along her journey, and also shares feedback from years of working with themes and technology from Elegant Themes. Leslie started of looking at a career in design to print, yet pretty quickly pivoted using a combination of her HTML experience and tools online to help master the process of delivering engaging websites. Having placed her Divi specialism on her corporate site, she has found a huge influx of clients requesting to use Divi, or asking for Leslie's assistance. I get a eureka moment at one point in this episode! Shame on me :D. Connect with Leslie A Girl And Her Mac: https://agirlandhermac.design/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlandhermac Twitter: https://twitter.com/agirlandhermac --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Your team are your most important asset. Without them there is no business, product or service. Learn how you can help support and protect them through good contracts, and interactions. Lisa Cessford from Farsight HR is our UK expert and helps support our team, so please note that some of the advice is UK specific and you should be sure to connect in with a HR (Human Resources) specialist in your country to ensure you are adhering to local law. Lisa challenges what you know and understand about your company, and helps explain what's required. Connect with Lisa Website: http://www.farsighthr.co.uk/index Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farsighthr Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=94956753&locale=en_US&trk=tyah --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn where your next customers will come from with Dan Englander of Sales Schema https://www.salesschema.com/ Dan Englander is the founder Sales Schema, where he helps business owners and salespeople win more deals and grow their existing accounts. He's the author of Mastering Account Management and The B2B Sales Blueprint. FREE Gift ($10 value): Get Dan’s book for FREE - Mastering Account Management - 102 Steps For Increasing Sales https://www.salesschema.com/wpinnovator/ Boom! WordPress Plugins: Thrive Themes - https://thrivethemes.com/ Utilising the landing page builder, as well as the power of Thrive Leads. This helps capture data from the site and also for lead magnets. Marketing Tools: Convert Kit - https://convertkit.com/ Integrated with Thrive, then enables management of funnels, email campaigns and other sorcery. Inspiration: Don't wait till it's "just right", get started and start implementing/testing. Connect With Dan: Site - https://www.salesschema.com Email - [email protected] Twitter - https://twitter.com/danspalace --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Lee, I am curious how you manage your time as a business owner. How do you keep up with everything (managing people, projects, doing your podcast, social, refining processes, etc.)?" April Edwards from the WP Innovator Facebook Group: http://leejacksondev.com/group Sooo....... Let me be honest.... It is a journey and get lost many times along the way. Here is what I practice: My To Do Book _ list things to be achieved _ review first thing _ what needs to be moved along a day _ be realistic Work Hours _ early routine like meditation, prayer etc _ spend first few hours before 9am achieving items that need focus _ calls for first couple of hours _ regular calendar appointments for things like podcasts etc _ lunch is not optional _ 5pm finish is not optional * _ sometimes some evening work is needed. I'm an entrepreneur who is growing a business and part of the journey means I have to put in the extra hours. This is not defeat, its a necessary part of the journey. Projects _ we use a combination of tools _ freedcamp _ iTask3 (Similar to microsoft project) _ weekly meeting on Mondays chaired by Larissa _ advice from Dan Connors regularly to help train our team and evolve our processes Content Generation _ I create monthly goals _ each week I ensure I do some small actions to work toward whatever goal I have Social Media _ meet edgar _ advice from Sarah People _ daily conversations _ project tasks clearly owned _ project manager per project Links Mentioned: Dan Connors - Project Management - http://dan-connors.com/ Sarah Moore - Social Media Legend - http://elevenlightsmedia.com.au/ Meet Edgar - Social Media Automation - https://meetedgar.com/ --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.