BlogAid Podcast

Tips this week include: • Why I’m vetting new WordPress basic courses • How to get a free livestream ticket to WordCamp US happening this weekend • Holiday Deals are still going strong here • The DIY SEO Jumpstart Challenge starts this week • A new Gutenberg FAQs page from Matt Mullenweg • How to prepare for NOT updating to WP 5.0, including things to do now • Why a minor release auto update issue could be a huge problem for us • Updates to the post on how to change your PHP version • SiteGround’s SG Optimizer plugin has been totally revamped • What I’m checking with image optimization and HTTP/2 protocol • A glitch in Google’s algorithm that makes it think a site is hacked • A must read interview for foodie bloggers on advanced SEO and other tips

Tips this week include: • Get your holiday goodies and big discounts on BlogAid courses and services now or later • The next Google Search Console live lab is on Thursday • New Genesis tutorials for site revamp clients • Whether it’s safe to update to the latest Genesis version • Why we don’t know when WordPress 5.0 will roll out • Why big contributors are begging for a WP 5.0 January release date • What to do before WP 5.0 rolls out, even if you don’t plan to update • How to bring an email list back from the dead • Planning for 2019

Tips this week include: • Holiday site success savings start now! • An upcoming post on what you need to do prior to WordPress 5.0 rolling out next week • New tutorials in the works for all kinds of redirects • What’s coming next in our DIY SEO live workshops and challenges • A quick tutorial on how to delete cache everywhere • An update on my wood site revamp • What’s in the WP 5.0 Release Candidate • Confirmation on the rumor of how often WP will start updating • How to attend WordCamp U.S. for free • How to test your site for PHP 7.1 and higher • An issue with the Cloudflare plugin on PHP 7.2 for some folks • 3 social media strategies you can use to boost SEO • 27 steps to promote your blog post • Whether it’s okay to update to Genesis 2.7.1 yet • A new Sqoosh image optimizer from Google • A big list of places to get free images • And the big site speed boost coming with the HTTP/3 protocol

Tips this week include: • Why where you host matters so much, even which country • The junk that can come over during a host migration • Top 4 ways to turn off Gutenberg and when to do it • Why you must upgrade your PHP level before the end of the year • The next Google Search Console Live Lab on Thursday for Coverage Report Exclusions • The big voices calling for a delay in the WordPress 5.0 release, and how long we’ll be waiting • Matt Mullenweg’s open Q&A about Gutenberg and WordPress at WordCamp Portland • WP Rocket has 3 fantastic features, but maybe you shouldn’t use them, see why • Google PageSpeedInsights has revamped their report, and it still misses the mark • What’s in the new Google Search Console Property Sets feature • A nice guide to getting started with FooGallery, which is one of my fave plugins • What the heck happened to Pixabay? • Best Email, Chat, and Social Media Tools for 2018 and beyond

Tips this week include: • A new time for our live Tips Tuesday recap • The status on my test for turning off Gutenberg in WP 5.0 • The start of the DIY SEO course Live Labs this week • Why daydreaming is good for the soul • The first Release Candidate for WP 5.0 is here • An update to Google’s reCaptcha code for a frictionless user experience • Big changes coming with PHP • A new video tutorial to help you easily change your PHP level • What’s in the Genesis 2.7 Beta release • A super story of how one blogger shifted to engage with her audience more and diversify her income stream – and it worked • A Canva step-by-step guide for both experienced and beginner users • A fun, free way to create video blips, GIFs, and photo memes

Tips this week include: • Your last chance to get a huge discount on my DIY SEO course • What I’m testing in the WordPress 5.0 beta release that just came out • When WordPress 5.0 will be available for everyone • The new feature in UpdraftPlus that excites me • New speed warning emails from Google Search Console and how to test your site speed • Foodie theme updates getting out of hand • The new theme maker WPEngine just purchased and what this means for our future with Genesis and Gutenberg too

Tips this week include: • The new Google Search Console Course is releasing this week!! • How to get a discount to the new course • Why hiring good help is so important – and why paying more isn’t always a good thing • Why putting your site on a solid foundation sooner rather than later is more profitable • Why the Gutenberg Accessibility Audit has been postponed indefinitely • A big hiccup at SiteGround that panicked a bunch of folks with downed sites • The wackiest optin trend I’m seeing lately • The 2 bugs that got fixed in Search Console • Why Yoast doesn’t have a separate image sitemap • A guide to mobile-first indexing • A list of mobile emulators to test your site • 7 questions to help you troubleshoot your content marketing efforts

Tips this week include: • What I’m uploading in the new Google Search Console course • How you pay a hefty price down the road using theme builders • New designer help for Gutenberg in Genesis • Cool updates to the Simple Social Icons plugin • Why we need to be concerned about the upcoming release of PHP 7.3 • How and why to better vet your plugins before installing on your site • An update on staging sites at both A2 Hosting and SiteGround • How your database gets hacked and ways to prevent it • Why I won’t be using the new Cloudflare Firewall Rules • How to get more clicks from Search and social media like Pinterest

Tips this week include: • New dates announced for the Gutenberg Beta release • What will be in Phase 2 of Gutenberg • Is Genesis becoming a theme builder? • The new feature in Scriptless Social Sharing you’ll love • The new social sharing plugin I’m hearing a lot of buzz about • The big bucks Google paid out to remain the top search engine and what that means for you • Why I’m rethinking what should be in our robots.txt file • Does author authority on topic matter anymore? • Big news on G+ shutting down, and the real story behind it • A new cookie option from Facebook • Improved staging sites at A2 Hosting

Tips this week include: • What I’ve been finding in the new Google Search Console interface that worried my clients • Why you must read what’s in the recent Google Images Algorithm update • My thoughts on the new Image metadata that Google is now including • How AI driven search results for content will change the way you blog • How to download and delete all the data Google is tracking on you • What to be concerned about with the recent Facebook data breach and why the GDPR fines may shake up all of social media • Why you need to get super serious about protecting your own site’s data • The amazing deal Cloudflare just announced for domain name registration

Tips this week include: • The change I’m making to the New Search Console Course that you’re going to like • What to look for in those Mobile-First Indexing emails you’re getting from Google • Which site types can make the most use of the new Speakable Content schema markup • What the future holds for the Genesis theme framework and Gutenberg • All kinds of birthday goodies coming from Cloudflare this week

Tips this week include: • It’s move week at BlogAid • What my house adventure brought to mind about running an online business these days • An eye opening post on Voice Search stats and how they’re growing fast • How Google determines what date to show in snippets • Rethinking the process of republishing posts • Why I’ve got my eye on adding schema markup to how-to posts • A super post on using templates and checklists to make your blogging life easier • An easy way to clone your site for testing that is totally DIY and cheap

Tips this week include: • What you need to do to ensure you stay on the BlogAid email list • The backup tutorials I’ve been updating for my webmasters • The bonus you get as a site owner who is ahead of the change curves • What’s up with my October site audit schedule and why you need to beat the rush • An update on the status of the new Google Search Console course, and who will get discounts soon • Mark your calendars for a show on Wed talking about Gutenberg and the future of the web • An easy way you can guide the future of WordPress development • What’s in the update for the Best Recipe Plugin tests • A super way I found to speed up your site with lazy load, even if you run ads • The new feature I’m tickled to see come to WP Fastest Cache • Will the new schema markup Blocks for Yoast mess up your recipe posts? • Why small biz site owners can now add Yelp and other reviews to their sites • What’s in the updates to FireFox and Chrome that should deeply concern you • Tips for great ways to grow your email list

Tips this week include: • An update on my new image SEO research and the Pandora’s box that opened • A WordPress Backup Checklist that is a must-read for all site owners • New Backup Quick Checks for my Site Audit Plus clients • Where to find a new Gutenberg Block Index • How long the Classic Editor plugin will be available • A radical split in vision from 2 major voices in forking WordPress and an LTS version • What the release of PHP 7.3 means for site owners and plugin developers • Why you need HSTS for your HTTPS conversion and what Google has to do with it • Google begins notifying site owners of bad HTTPS conversions • What your EAT score is and how to improve it for SEO

Tips this week include: • Yoast’s video answer to my question about lazy load and SEO • My new video tutorial on using iFrame and lazy load for faster video loading • An unexpected issue I ran into with using lazy load • The launch of a new member area for my site audit clients • Test results for the best recipe plugin to use • Conclusive evidence that the featured snippet formatting I teach in the DIY SEO course works • Mark your calendars for my upcoming interview on the Tinkering with Tech Show • What’s up with the ClassicPress petition and major fork of WordPress • My thoughts on the “Try Gutenberg” adoption rate reports • How convenience and free cost you more in the long run • What Oakley Capital buying up cPanel means for us as site owners and our hosts • How the Image data change to Google Analytics could look like a downturn in traffic • A new auto verify feature for sites in Search Console and how it works • How Google Analytics is lying to you in a massive way, or maybe not