WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups

We’re going to be introducing Cindy “The Course Whisperer” as the new co host of WP-Tonic Show plus we going to be discussing these four main areas, see below. The 4 Fatal Flaws in Your Online Course Project & How to Avoid Them!   How to build a pre-launch audience. MVC (minimum viable course). Speed is really important. Security is boring until your course gets hacked.

Hi folks here’s the list of articles that we during the show we also have a special guest Spencer Forman of WP Launchify 1 - iThemes Enters the Hosting Space mainwp iThemes Sync Pro https://wptavern.com/ithemes-enters-the-hosting-space 2 - Amid the 20th anniversary of open source, Tim O’Reilly warns that platform companies built on open-source software have lost their way https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amid-20th-anniversary-open-source-tim-oreilly-warns-platform-companies-built-open-source-software-lost-way/ 3 - WP Site Care Joins Southern Web https://www.wpsitecare.com/wp-site-care-joins-forces-with-southern-web/ 4 - Don’t feed the trolls, and other hideous lies https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/12/17561768/dont-feed-the-trolls-online-harassment-abuse 5 - Linkbuilding: The Citizen’s Field Guide https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/07/linkbuilding-the-citizens-field-guide/ 6 - Why bad technology dominates our lives, according to Don Norman https://www.fastcompany.com/90202172/why-bad-technology-dominates-our-lives-according-to-don-norman  

FIVE REASONS YOU NEED MARKETING AUTOMATION FOR WORDPRESS TODAY 1) One-directional marketing is dead 2) A CRM is the brain and WordPress is the body of your business 3) Your business should be modular, not locked into a closed platform 4) Tags & Custom Fields are the “glue” that hold all components together 5) Ignoring Marketing Automation will not make it go away   THE MARKETING AUTOMATION GOLDRUSH: SaaS Platforms v. WP+CRM (+API) How plugins such as WPFusionPlugin.com are making it possible to use WordPress (plus one's favorite CRM) to take on the multitude of SaaS "platforms" that have arisen lately for marketing automation. Business owners today MUST use MA in order to survive...it's not enough to have a simple website and do things manually. How does a WP site owner get the best of all worlds Spencer Forman https://wplaunchify.com/

310 WP-Tonic’s Round-Table Show July the 13th LIVE at 8:30am PST Matt Medeiros of the Matt Report podcast joined us on the panel this week. This Episodes Sponsor is WPFusion   This Weeks Stories 1 - Gutenberg Articles of the Week Video: A Quick Introduction to Gutenberg and the New WordPress Block Editor from LinkedIn Learning https://wptavern.com/video-a-quick-introduction-to-gutenberg-and-the-new-wordpress-block-editor-from-linkedin-learning 2 - Matt Medeiros Matt Report Latest Video WordPress is changing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdT6L5GFJdg 3 - SparkToro Raised a Very Unusual Round of Funding & We’re Open-Sourcing Our Docs #287 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Rand Fishkin Former CEO of Moz https://sparktoro.com/blog/raised-a-very-unusual-round-of-funding-were-open-sourcing-our-docs/ 4 - Tech journalist and Chairman Mom founder Sarah Lacy on the power of being polarizing https://www.geekwire.com/2018/tech-journalist-chairman-mom-founder-sarah-lacy-power-polarizing/

Phillip helps companies convert their static websites into lead-generating marketing platforms. In 2005, knowing little about web development, Phillip made a promise to a business owner that he wasn’t sure I could keep - to build a website. https://seoforgrowth.com/about-the-authors/phil-singleton/ https://kcwebdesigner.com/about/ Phillip self-studied and painstakingly created a simple one-page site for him. Two months later, the site achieved top search engine rankings and leads starting pouring in for his business. Soon after, he called and said “you’ve not only changed my business, you’ve changed my life.” It was the most rewarding moment of my professional career and ignited a fire in me that rages to this very day. That ugly little Microsoft Front Page website has snowballed into a thriving digital agency that has partnered with hundreds of businesses. Phillip have since written several award winning and best-selling books on lead generation, search engine optimization and web design. Forbes named my book SEO for Growth (seoforgrowth.com) as the #1 SEO book to read for entrepreneurs. It’s been endorsed by over 50 of the world’s top marketing experts, and listed as a top marketing book by Inc., Mashable, Oracle and The Huffington Post.

Jonathan comment: I’ve got some some great news next week Friday (13th at 8:30am PST) Matt Medeiros of the Matt Report podcast will be joining us on the panel WP-Tonic round-table show! This Weeks Discussion Stories 1- WordPress 4.9.8 to Introduce “Try Gutenberg” Callout https://wptavern.com/wordpress-4-9-8-to-introduce-try-gutenberg-callout 2 - WCEU Panel Discusses Progressive WordPress Themes, AMP, and Gutenber https://wptavern.com/wceu-panel-discusses-progressive-wordpress-themes-amp-and-gutenberg 3 - How Old Are Successful Tech Entrepreneurs? https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/younger-vs-older-tech-entrpreneurs 4 - The Demand for Gutenberg Is Not There. Yet https://tommcfarlin.com/demand-for-gutenberg-is-not-there 5 - John Maeda: Designing Inclusive Teams and Products https://99u.adobe.com/videos/59401/john-maeda-designing-inclusive-teams-and-products 6 - The Best Image Compression Tools for the Web https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2018/07/the-best-image-compression-tools-for-the-web/ 7 - EU sends controversial internet copyright reforms back to the drawing board https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/5/17535874/eu-copyright-law-article-11-13-rejected-first-vote

David Kadavy is author of the #18 Amazon best-selling book, Design for Hackers, and host of the Love Your Work podcast. Prior to writing Design for Hackers, David led design at two Silicon Valley startups, freelanced for clients such as oDesk, PBworks, and UserVoice, and launched numerous startups of his own – none of which failed hard enough to be worthy of mention in this bio. David's work has won international awards that only design snobs have heard of, and his free email courses have taught over 100,000 people the fundamentals of good design. https://designforhackers.com/

This Weeks Stories 1- WP Engine Acquires StudioPress https://wptavern.com/wp-engine-acquires-studiopress 2 - Instagram launches IGTV app for creators, 1-hour video uploads https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/20/igtv/ 3 - Learn the simple tactic I used to rank #1 for "Online marketing https://neilpatel.com/blog/keyword-research-formula/ 4 - LinkedIn taps Microsoft’s language skills for new translation tool within main feed https://www.geekwire.com/2018/linkedin-taps-microsofts-language-skills-new-translation-tool-within-main-feed/   5 - How Mobile Web Design Affects Local Search (And What To Do About It) https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/06/local-search-mobile-web-design/   6 - Essential Design Trends, July 2018 https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2018/06/essential-design-trends-july-2018/

How you can use the power of affiliate marketing And SEO to market your online course Using FREE Or Very Inexpensive Strategies https://www.seoaffiliatedomination.com/

Every Friday at 8:30am PST we record a live round-table show all about latest WordPress news stores of the week plus we discuss general stories connected to the Web and technology in general.   This weeks Stories 1 - WP Rig – A WordPress Starter Theme and Build Process in One https://wptavern.com/wp-rig-a-wordpress-starter-theme-and-build-process-in-one   2 - State Sales Tax: Which States Are Most Affected By The Supreme Court Online Retail Ruling? https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisor/2018/06/21/state-sales-tax-which-states-are-most-affected-by-the-supreme-court-online-retail-ruling/ 3 - Gutenberg Team Panel Talks Release Timeline, Theme Building, and Customization at WCEU https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-team-panel-talks-release-timeline-theme-building-and-customization-at-wceu 4 - 4 Ways to Improve Your Site’s Content https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2018/06/4-ways-to-improve-your-sites-content/ 5 - WordPress Security As A Process https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/06/wordpress-security-as-a-process/ 6 - Young people still love Twitter — as screenshots on Instagram