Blogaid Podcast

Tips this week include: • Issues with various plugins being reported • Astra is now Spectra, sort of • Why I’m taking a little time off from TikTok and all such videos • A reminder to get your ADA compliance taken care of, and resources to help you do it • Image SEO Part 3 bonus workshop is this week in the DIY SEO course • Planning your digital download workshop is today in the BB Hub • A set of digital downloads setup manuals are on the way • How to ensure you get better email deliverability • How transactional emails are different from marketing email services • A new membership goals comparison is underway • Why selling your own products is the future • A free Yoast webinar this week on growing your email marketing sales • Why I’ve been quiet on the Web3 front lately

Tips this week include: • New plugins I’m checking out – Yoast Product Review Schema and Advanced Database Cleaner • New form security I’m testing with reCAPTCHA v3 • 2 bonus sessions coming for the DIY SEO live workshops • Why to do what works for you and your audience • WordPress 6.0 Betas are out and where to get update instructions • Why WP is paring back on the new Webfonts API in 6.0 • A super interview all about the new era of WP themes • A reminder why not to click links in emails • How to keep pop ups from hurting your SEO • Why Brave and other search engines are bypassing AMP pages now • What’s in the YouTube Trends and Stats for 2022 report you have to know • How to get more video views on Facebook • The importance of first-party cookie tracking data and why it is your gold mine

Tips this week include: • Why the Tips Tuesday Livestream is going dark • How you can still get into the Gutenberg Ninja course before it closes • How to discover what your audience wants workshop in the BB Hub • Upcoming bonus sessions in the DIY SEO workshops • Multiple follow-ups on the WebP as default proposal • Why there is no way to carry MozJPEG optimization through thumbnails • More image formats coming that are just around the corner • The difference in Reusable blocks, block Patterns, Templates and Template Parts • Possible full-page patterns coming in WP 6.0 • YouTube’s keyword research tool is now available to all • An easy way to get dynamic YouTube thumbnails • A roundup of more GA4 tutorials

Tips this week include: • New Limit Last Modified Date plugin tutorial • New Enable Media Replace plugin tutorial • Digital Downloads workshops start today in the BB Hub • Ranking Factors Part 2 workshop on Thursday for the DIY SEO course • WebP images by default in WP was killed in committee • Cloudflare will deprecate Legacy CAPTCHA soon and what to use instead • Why we won’t be using the new Cloudflare Images • A primer on GA4 and why I’m holding off installing it • The GA4 alternatives to just say no to • A primer on how to get started with making videos • How to turn your “Link in Bio” into revenue

Tips this week include: • Tell WordPress not to make WebP the default image format • My case study proving why the Performance Lab plugin misses the mark • Ranking Factors Part 1 workshop is this week • The Digital Downloads workshops start April 12 • WordPress 5.9.3 releases today and what’s in it • Why I’m so happy Stripe is getting back into crypto payments • YouTube will soon host podcasts and how to make the most of this • Should you start with a newsletter instead of a blog? • How to create a sidebar in an FSE theme workshop

Tips this week include: • 2 new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials • Keywords Part 2 workshop is this Thursday • 2 Cloudflare tutorials updated • Routine Site Checks series started • Digital Downloads Action Plan update • Duplicate XML sitemap issues • How social media trends can affect your SEO • The Block Pattern Creator goes public • Plugin to write theme.json file in familiar YAML • Video review of the new WP performance plugin • How content marketing fits into Web3 • Using NFTs for member access • Patreon’s role in the new Creator Economy • YouTube Shorts confirmed not to count toward monetization

Tips this week include: • How to change the day/time of backups in the free version of UpdraftPlus • Part 1 of the Keywords workshop is this Thursday • 2 updated Gutenberg Ninja tutorials and why many more are on the way • Why I’m making a major change to my site services schedule • The digital downloads and member site survey results are in, plus the action plan I’m making for us • All manner of internet goofiness is happening due to a huge uptick in cyber attacks • Issues with Cloudflare and its plugin • Ongoing issues with UpdraftPlus • What you need to know about Google deprecating Universal Analytics next year • Joost de Valk is changing his position with Yoast SEO • What the cPanel price increase means for your hosting • The difference in building community vs audience • 25 lessons learned from building a community • Why you may or may not want to run your member site from YouTube • Why I’m excited about a call for Block Pattern submissions

Tips this week include: • New UpdraftPlus problems that may not be an issue with the plugin • What was in the WordPress 5.9.2 Security and Bug Fix update • New Cloudflare Firewall Tutorials • Cloudflare is switching to the Wayback Machine for Always On • Why the end of the browser compatibility wars may be near • Helpful ways to address blogger burnout • 5 tips to become a product review blogger • Updated iFrame video embed tutorials • Why to take a “no edit” approach to making videos • Why Elementor is releasing a new version built on containers • Does WP really need thousands of new FSE themes?

Tips this week include: • Image SEO workshop is this week • What’s up with the video platform monetization copycat strategy happening • On update on my TikTok journey • Why I’m giving up on YouTube Shorts • Code Name Ida is revealed • What’s coming with WP 6.0 accessibility • Why now is the time to go all Gutenberg blocks • Update on the WP Performance team and what I’ll be testing • Yoast calls out IndexNow to prove its claims • Why CVS filing for NFT and metaverse trademarks matters to you • Why you need to learn about crypto burner wallets • The difference in Web3 and crypto • What you can learn and monetize from a sandwich video review that went viral • How to create a better course you can charge more for

Tips this week include: • Links SEO workshop is this week • TikTok success story • WordPress 5.9.1 bug fixes • New Gutenberg Ninja tutorials are coming • More UpdraftPlus updates, and why • Tips for recording faceless videos that work great • A huge NFT movie release that will shape things to come • How content creators and coaches are using NFTs for special access to them • 70+ Web3 terms for content creators • 4 Web3 primers • What’s in the new Some.Place metaverse • Why companies are holding metaverse job fairs – and who they are hiring • How to maximize your blogging productivity • How to make the most of your content business time

Tips this week include: • Site and Page SEO workshop this week • What’s got me making videos like crazy • A great piece of advice that brings success on TikTok • What was in the recent UpdraftPlus security release • How many plugins a day have security issues • What the Clarity Ad Blocker plugin does, and why I don’t suggest using it • Reaction to plugin ads moving to the Block sidebar module • Why you should never ignore notification messages at the top of your admin pages • Bugs found in WP 5.9 and when to expect a fix • A new way to change text color in Gutenberg since WP 5.9 • cPanel SEO launches and why I think it’s a dud • What Google dropping app tracking means for ad targeting • How the Delete Act will impact ad revenue • Why I think the ad bubble is close to popping • How brands will reach target audiences that means money for you • What’s in the new TikTok Community Guidelines that has me excited • YouTube highlights quick videos on desktop in a new Shorts Shelf

Tips this week include: • The new BlogAid Live YouTube channel has launched • Track SEO Performance workshop is coming up • The BlogAid TikTok channel gets going this week • What’s on my new social media landing page and how to build yours • New Common Site Audit Fixes doc is available • The new quick check schedule I’m putting together for routine maintenance • It’s finally safe to update to WordPress 5.9 • Does your About page need help? • Proof that AMP is dead • How Google’s strongarm tactics are making the internet more secure • What’s up with the new court case on Google fonts being non-GDPR compliant • Good news from Genesis, and who created their newest FSE theme • Sensei LMS has a new block layout for course material • Why you want to check out The Tilt and what I’m learning from it • A new twist on how quantity can bring quality content • 6 video styles for educational content • The Utility NFTs that I’m excited about • A primer for how you may want to use NFTs for your digital products • Big events