Blogaid Podcast

Tips this week include: • The new Hub has launched for my DIY site audit clients • Progress on the upcoming GA4 course • Why the Uber hack matters to you • Why and how to rotate and protect your passwords • Tips for using LastPass safely • Why not to reply to email and text messages • A cautionary word about using smart devices and apps • Are you suffering from creative burnout? • How to track what you’re doing and why to let some of it go

Tips this week include: • Progress on the new GA4 course and why I’ll start with reports tutorials • Updates to themes happening on BlogAid member sites • WordCamp US was this past weekend • Does WP need a project manager? • Who finally stopped WebP as default from going into WP core • Is WP-Optimize just fooling the testers and not really making sites fast? • What is a target audience and how to find yours – and the ones you don’t even think you have • How WP dropping support for older versions impacts your site security • Why we’ll hear screams with the PHP 8 update in November • The best way to get your site ahead and you out of panic mode

Tips this week include: • Free Gutenberg Block Art webinar today • Update on Video Report Errors from my clients • GA4 course creation is underway – and you’re definitely going to need a course • WordPress 6.0.2 security and bug fix release rolled out • How to find affiliate programs for your blog • Why you should consider boosting short-form over long-form content now • Is TikTok going to replace Google? Important info about search trends changing • Why I stopped making most TikToks and how I’m pivoting my short videos • I’m celebrating my first paycheck from YouTube and my plans to make even more

Tips this week include: • Issues with the Cloudflare interface and plugin being out of sync • A tutorial on how to do the Yoast SEO database optimization and when to check it • I’m delighted to report that we are wrapping up our PHP 8 tests • Results of the GA4 mini course survey • What’s up with the new Video SEO report in GSC, and why not to act on it • Cloudways hosting is being acquired by DigitalOcean • Will foodie sites get hit with Google’s Helpful Content Update? • What’s up with the serious problem of internal search spam and IndexNow • How a lack of proper site security is contributing to poor SEO • Why the breaks were put on WebP by default for images in WP 6.1

Tips this week include: • New way to disable theme schema markup tutorial so it doesn’t conflict with Yoast • IndexNow via Cloudflare tutorial to ping search engines of new posts • GA4 mini course survey coming soon • Country challenge list updated to stop bot attacks • Google’s Helpful Content Update will be HUGE • AI Content Generators are still good for ideas, just not whole content • Mix.co is TikTok for foodie folks • Shopify’s new Collabs feature for direct purchase through link in bio

Tips this week include: • PHP 8 Error log tests are underway • New tutorial for wildcard redirects in Cloudflare • Why the co-founder of WP says it’s faster to design in Wix • Yoast SEO fatal errors fixed in the latest release • IndexNow – is it time to use it? • Update on Product Review Pros/Cons schema markup and who can and can’t use it • What is Topical Authority? And how do you get it? • Create great graphics with Stencil – it’s a good Canva alternative

Tips this week include: • New Cloudflare tutorials available for webmasters • PHP error log tutorials • Some theme devs and hosts are way behind on PHP 8 • How to avoid the panic that’s coming in Nov when PHP 8 hits • Price increases coming to .com domains • Google adds new product review pros/cons schema support • How product reviews can make you money • DuckDuckGo will now block Microsoft trackers • Why you should target Zero Search Volume keywords to make more money

Tips this week include: • New tutorial on how to do the Yoast database optimization after plugin update • The next phase of our PHP 8 testing will start this week • New Cloudflare tutorials are underway for my webmaster designers • Do you know how many bad bots are hitting your site? It’s way more than you think! And it is costing you more than you think too. • We lost the battle and WebP by default is coming to WP 6.1 • 5 tips to improve your content strategy • Google delays 3rd party cookie drop for another year • Difference in core web vitals and Google PageSpeed Insights • Where to get a real speed report for your site • WordPress encourages locally hosted Google Fonts • What I’ll be doing with fonts for my next theme

Tips this week include: • BlogAid’s Super Summer Sales Event ends this weekend • PHP 8 testing almost complete • Insert Headers and Footers is now WPCode and tests are underway • How to use AI generated content the right way • 10 best AI content generator tools • A report on writing with Yoast SEO and the Bertha AI content generator • New Video Index report in Google Search Console • New text markup for YouTube video descriptions • Where to post video beyond YouTube • YouTube integrates with Shopify • More ways to use livestream video • 13 ways to make money with your site

Tips this week include: • Super Summer Sales Event is live – and has limited time discounts, so jump on it • Blog Content SEO workshop is this week • New Gutenberg tutorials posted • PHP 8 tests are underway and several things are broken • PHP settings are borked at most hosts • WP 6.0.1 was finally released and update instruction emails went out • What the host caching proposal from the WP Performance Team means • A new plugin I’ll be testing to add CAPTCHA to all forms, not just the contact form • 5 tips to write the most clickable headlines and my challenge to you • The difference in hooks and click bait • DDoS attacks are up 109% and how to protect your site • 5 first steps to move from content creator to content entrepreneur mindset

Tips this week include: • Why the Video SEO Booster course is closing for now and how I’m revamping it • Super Summer Sales Event is coming soon, and where to get first dibs on limited discounts • Page Content SEO workshop is this week in the DIY SEO course • Tutorials on the new Cloudflare interface are coming in the Webmaster Training course • PHP 8 tests have begun and not everything is passing muster • How the excessive pings from free downtime monitors are hurting your site resources • The critical info that downtime monitors don’t tell you • New Pattern plugin for foodie bloggers • WebP as default is still being pushed by the WP Performance team despite criticism • Why we may or may not see a new WP plugin checker • How to turn blog readers into paying customers

Tips this week include: • Back half of the year plans • Mindset consults to make more money • PHP 8.0 tests coming this week • ClassicPress is faltering • Is misogyny in WordPress real? • How women can thrive in WordPress • Why caching plugins drop Photon support • Yoast SEO premium now supports IndexNow and my upcoming tests • Why I think Google will create its own ping system instead of using IndexNow • How to build a blog that has lasting impact on its readers

Tips this week include: • Awesome digital download guides and resources are here • Why it’s important to say thank you to your favorite creators • Support for PHP 7.4 ends in Nov and what I’m preparing for my clients and Webmasters to get ready for the change to PHP 8.0 • Major security issue with the Ad Inserter plugin • Why we’re still waiting for the WP 6.0.1 release so we can update • WordPress is totally out of touch with end users and the grumblings are getting louder • Why the owner of WordPress might have a conflict of interest with WP users • Shopify will soon support NFTs • Why I still believe that crypto and NFTs will someday be the norm • TikTok adds new tutorials called Snacks • Google will soon be paying Wikipedia and how that pay may trickle down to us • Bing has a new “from this page” section and how you can get your content in it

Tips this week include: • 3 examples of help I needed this week and how I helped 3 of my clients in similar fashion • How my consult clients are seeing positive results in just days • A new mantra for you to try to switch your mindset into a money-maker • Our Content SEO series starts in the DIY SEO workshops this week • Deep dive into how many followers you need on different platforms to make $500/mo

Tips this week include: • New tutorial on Antispam Bee for comment spam filtering • New tutorial on creating Google reCAPTCHA v3 keys • Why I’m testing a new spam filtering combo and leaving CleanTalk • Session 2 of Group Content Feedback is tonight for the DIY SEO course • The status of WP 6.0.1 update and what’s taking so long to release it • Why it might be time for you to think about getting a new site theme • The theme frameworks I like and a few caveats to watch out for • What you’re missing if you don’t hire a webmaster designer to help you • Ahrefs is creating a search engine to pay creators • Why I’m surprised that Yoast SEO will soon be supporting IndexNow

Tips this week include: • Why Tribe beats traffic • How Tribe makes you money • How to move out of the blogging for ads mindset • Why you’ve got to move with the times or get left behind • Live, group content feedback sessions are this week in the DIY SEO course • WPEngine just acquired a whole bunch of our fave plugins • There’s a Google tool to remove your personal info from search • Google adds new schema markup for academic lessons • How to make sponsorships a good revenue stream for your content business

Tips this week include: • Your last chance to get the full Gutenberg Ninja course is this week • How to build a content silo workshop coming up in the DIY SEO course • Proof that video SEO works • Why I’m looking into posting on Medium again • 2 free mini courses from The Tilt on Web3 and building audience and revenue • Free Canva alternative • Why I’m checking out JellySmack to follow content creator trends • Why we’re not quite ready to update to WP 6.0 • What happened with the big Google May core update • How Microsoft got Duck Duck Go in trouble and what you need to avoid using • YouTube is now splitting out analytics by video type • TikTok now allows 3rd party management tools that you’ll love using

Tips this week include: • What’s new in WordPress 6.0 video tour • Where to get update instructions for WP 6.0 • Major issues happening at two popular hosts • Who is the only host I trust with my sites these days • Content Revamp How-to Workshop this week for DIY SEO members • How to get in on the Gutenberg Ninja course before it closes for purchase • Wrap up of our Digital Downloads workshops • Digital Download Setup Manual is on the way • Member Site research survey is coming soon • Why so many member site owners leave tons of money on the table • Research into profitable store setups is coming • May 27 is WP19 Day and the celebrations that are happening • Why WP needs to think like a platform again • What if there were a WordPress Lite version for niches? • How to use the new Pattern Creator • How anyone can confidently show up on video

Tips this week include: • Content Revamp workshop series continues in the DIY SEO course • Designing your digital download delivery system workshop is today for BB Hubbers • WordPress 6.0 release is next week and where to get your update instructions • The feedback from WordPress losing market share for the first time • Why I’m looking into non-WordPress member site platforms • Justin Tadlock retires from WPTavern • Why Google Search said to ignore what’s in a Google SEO course • Why to ensure that SEO tips you read actually apply to you • Video Page Indexing Report is coming to Google Search Console • The sheer power of evergreen content • How to make money without huge traffic • The freedom and power of starting over • Why 1-on-1 chats are worth it and how much they save and make you money

Hello Happy Site Owners and Webmasters! Tips this week include: Content Revamp series starts this week in the DIY SEO courseGutenberg Ninja course is closing this summer – and how to get in before it doesHow to create your digital download workshop is today for BB Hub membersWordPress 6.0 release candidates are out, and where to get update instructionsFollow up on what happened after I removed my free optionDetails on what’s up with Astra’s new Spectra releaseGoogle drops crawl support for some image and video data and reaction from YoastWhy not to use Clarity with GA4A must-see company that turns text into real-looking avatar videosWhat I’m reading to help me meet my Q2 goals Listen to the Podcast BlogAid Happenings We’re well into Q2 of 22 now. What’s on your mind as you consider the near and long-term future of your site and how to best monetize it? I’ll share what I’m doing near the end in a new section for What I’m Reading that is helping me and will help you too. BlogAid Course