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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-proce

Jack has over ten years experience in the world of WordPress, where he got his start designing and building websites, web apps, and creating custom plugins for clients. In 2015 he founded Very Good Plugins (https://verygoodplugins.com/) to focus on creating commercial plugins, and created WP Fusion (https://wpfusionplugin.com/) as the flagship product. WP Fusion allows customers to leverage the power of marketing automation systems within WordPress by creating a deep link between the two platforms. What started out as a side project has grown into a full time job, as WP Fusion has followed the incredible growth in the marketing automation space over the last few years, especially for small businesses. Jack considers himself a “digital nomad”, and when he isn’t writing code he enjoys traveling the globe and immersing himself in new cultures and experiences. https://wpfusionplugin.com/

This Weeks Stories 1 - WordCamp Europe 2018 14 - 16 of June 2018 Belgrade, Serbia https://2018.europe.wordcamp.org/schedule/ 2 - Plugin Detective Wins WordCamp Orange County’s 2018 Plugin-a-Palooza https://wptavern.com/plugin-detective-wins-wordcamp-orange-county-2018-plugin-a-palooza 3 - Client Work Slowing Down? http://scottbolinger.com/client-work-slowing-down/ 4 - 3 SEO “Hacks” to Boost Your Website Ranking https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2018/06/3-seo-hacks-to-boost-your-website-ranking/ 5 - A Beginner’s Guide to Mobile Website Optimization https://databox.com/a-beginners-guide-to-mobile-website-optimization

#301 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Andrew Michael From Hotjar Hotjar is fighting to change the way digital experiences are built and improved by ‘democratizing’ User Analytics and Feedback so the Internet becomes a better place. It empowers website and app owners to truly understand their users, using both analytics and feedback methods. https://www.hotjar.com/

My 300th WP-Tonic show I never thought when I started the show “three and half years ago” that I would get to my 300 episode!! I would personally like to thank all my guests and especially the panel that come regularly on my Friday WP-Tonic’s round-table show. I also want to say a big thanks to YOU the listeners of the podcast and viewers on my YouTube channel and those that watch the shows live on WP-Tonic’s Facebook page HERE’S A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! Here’s This Weeks News Stories That We Discussed This Week 1- How One Company Scammed Silicon Valley. And How It Got Caught. “BAD BLOOD Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/books/review/bad-blood-john-carreyrou.html Elizabeth Holmes Theranos John Carreyrou: Veteran investigative journalist at The Wall Street Journal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carreyrou This week in startups Jason Calacanis interview with John Carreyrou E617: WSJ’s John Carreyrou shares his investigative reporting on Theranos,

We Interview The Course Whisperer Are You Making These 5 online Course Mistakes? Cindy Nicholson is a former teacher and corporate trainer who helps entrepreneurs design and develop online courses that get real results. She calls herself the Course Whisperer for her keen ability to turn the incredible knowledge of her clients into effective and engaging learning material. After years of creating training programs in the corporate world, Cindy wants to help entrepreneurs level up their online courses so that they create loyal, raving fans. https://www.thecoursewhisperer.co

This Week’s Discussion Stories 1 - The First Release of WordPress Turns 15 Years Old https://wptavern.com/the-first-release-of-wordpress-turns-15-years-old 2 - 061- Reciprocate https://nathanallotey.com/tv/061-reciprocate/ 3 - Those internet trends? It's bad news if you're not Amazon, basically https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/31/meeker_internet_trends_2018/ 4 - It’s Time to Rethink What People Need to Learn https://chrisbrogan.com/rethink-learning/ 5 - YouTube is the preferred platform of today’s teens https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/31/17382058/youtube-teens-preferred-platform 6 - 7 UX Principles for Creating a Great Website https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2018/05/7-ux-principles-for-creating-a-great-website/

We Interview New York Times bestselling author Chris Brogan Chris Brogan is a digital marketing advisor who has worked with brands you know like Google, Pepsi, Disney, Sony Electronics USA, Comcast, Microsoft and many more. He is a professional keynote speaker as well as the New York Times bestselling author of 9 books and counting. We Interview New York Times bestselling author Chris Brogan https://chrisbrogan.com/

In this episode of the WP-Tonic Wednesday Interview Show we discuss content marketing and how to hire a quality writer to help you produce popular articles that help you get more traffic to your website. Brenda Barron is the owner of The Digital Inkwell, a content marketing company specializing in providing technology, business, and WordPress-related content to businesses of all sizes. websites like WPMU DEV, WPKube and Elegant Themes. http://thedigitalinkwell.com/

1 - To Free Up Resources, WordPress.org Plugin Review Team Begins Closing Unused Plugins https://wptavern.com/to-free-up-resources-wordpress-org-plugin-review-team-begins-closing-unused-plugins 2 - Google’s Selfish Ledger is an unsettling vision of Silicon Valley social engineering By Nick Foster “ The Ledger” (jonathan comment:) I really thought that this must be a April Fool’s video but no, its for real and from Google my favorite company! I really don’t know what drugs these people are taking at Google? I just find the voice and basic ideas express in the the video really semi creepy it almost like it was taken from episode of Westworld. https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/17/17344250/google-x-selfish-ledger-video-data-privacy 3 - Interview On This Week in Startups of Brave Browser Founder Brendan Eich. http://thisweekinstartups.com/brave-brendan-eich/ 4- The Do’s and Don’ts for Hosting WordPress Membership Sites https://kinsta.com/blog/hosting-wordpress-membership-sites/ 5 - How to Earn Google Featured Sn

We Discuss The MemberPress Plugin & Online Entrepreneurship Blair Williams is a Software Developer and Online Entrepreneur. Blair has been developing websites and web-apps for over 20 years and is the author of several popular plugins for WordPress including MemberPress, Pretty Link, and Affiliate Royale.

#292 WP-Tonic Round Table Show 11th of May 2018 Revised Discussion Articles Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (GADWP) is Now ExactMetrics 1 - https://exactmetrics.com/google-analytics-dashboard-wordpress-gadwp-now-exactmetrics/ 2 - Google now says controversial AI voice calling system will identify itself to humans https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/10/17342414/google-duplex-ai-assistant-voice-calling-identify-itself-update 3 - How to Create a Case Study for your UX and Product Design Portfolio https://www.getcloudapp.com/blog/how-to-create-a-case-study-for-your-ux-and-product-design-portfolio 4 - struggle to learn React http://bradfrost.com/blog/post/my-struggle-to-learn-react/ 5 - Customers Don’t Want Content – They Want a Better Path https://chrisbrogan.com/betterpath/ 6 - Things Designers Should Know About SEO In 2018 https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/things-designers-should-know-about-seo-2018/ 7 - How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time

We Interview The Co-founded Brainstorm Force The Maker Astra Theme Sujay is the co-founder of Brainstorm Force. he started this company 2009 as we just celebrated our 9th anniversary in the March. Brainstorm Force started as a digital marketing, web design and development company. Early on their journey, they provided SEO and PPC Management services for clients. After couple of years, they moved into WordPress custom development. Sujay and his team are the company behind some popular WordPress products such as Ultimate Addons, Convert Pro, Schema Pro and the very popular Astra theme which are collectively installed on about one million websites!!!

This Weeks News Discussion Stories 1 - WordPress Theme Review Team Launches Trusted Authors Program https://wptavern.com/wordpress-theme-review-team-launches-trusted-authors-program 2 - Are WordPress Developers Really Cheaper to Hire? https://torquemag.io/2018/04/are-wordpress-developers-really-cheaper-to-hire/ 3 - How To Choose A WordPress Theme, 7 Questions To Ask https://www.wpcrafter.com/choose-wordpress-theme/ 4 - The Ultimate Checklist for SEO Migration [+Infographic] https://cms2cms.com/blog/ultimate-checklist-seo-migration-infographic/ 5 - Solved: Jetpack Generating Mysterious Admin Email Change Messages https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/05/jetpack-admin-email-change/ 6 - What's possible with WordPress 5.0 https://events.drupal.org/nashville2018/sessions/whats-possible-wordpress-50 7 - WordPress Page Builders, Reviewed: Beaver Builder, Divi Builder, WPBakery Page Builder, Elementor

Email & Marketing Automation Done The Right Way! ActiveCampaign began as a solution for business owners who needed to keep in touch with their contacts. There was a demand for a powerful, easy-to-use solution at a reasonable price in a market that lacked options. Over the years, the company has seen a number of drastic transitions. We cut our product line from eight solutions to one, transitioning from a traditional software company to the SaaS model, providing a consistent and stable experience for our users.

This Weeks Articles 1 - Square to buy Weebly for $365 million https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/26/square-to-buy-weebly-for-365-million.html 1- WordPress Accessibility Team Is Seeking Contributors for Its Handbook Project https://wptavern.com/wordpress-accessibility-team-is-seeking-contributors-for-its-handbook-project 2- From Seattle to Luxembourg: how tax schemes shaped Amazon https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/25/from-seattle-to-luxembourg-how-tax-schemes-shaped-amazon 3 - WordPress Page Builders, Reviewed: Beaver Builder, Divi Builder, WPBakery Page Builder https://wpshout.com/wordpress-page-builder-review/ 4 - I Wrote a Weird Kind of Business Book https://sparktoro.com/blog/i-wrote-a-weird-kind-of-business-book/ 5 - Running a successful web design business https://www.godaddy.com/garage/running-a-successful-web-design-business/

Rand has a book coming out April 24 called "Lost and Founder" about the biased thinking of Silicon Valley startup world and how founders/entrepreneurs/early stage teams can avoid those pitfalls. We also discuss SEO in 2018 and Rand give some insights connected to his many years helping individuals and companies work:

This weeks stories that we discuss during the show 1A- Facebook's Not Listening Through Your Phone. It Doesn't Have To https://www.wired.com/story/facebooks-listening-smartphone-microphone/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories 1B - The Ethos of Big Tech On L2inc YouTube Channel Discussion With John Battelle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvtOCKJnZBY ———————————————————— 2A - Plugins Hosted on WordPress.org Can No Longer Guarantee Legal Compliance https://wptavern.com/plugins-hosted-on-wordpress-org-can-no-longer-guarantee-legal-compliance 2B - Pulling the plug on legal compliance plugins http://webdevlaw.uk/2018/04/17/pulling-the-plug-on-legal-compliance-plugins/ 2C - Everything You Wanted to Ask a GDPR Expert but Were Afraid to Ask https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/everything-you-wanted-to-ask-a-gdpr-expert-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ ———————————————————— 3 -Design Thinking Is B.S. https://www.fastcodesign.com/90166804/design-thinking-is-b-s ———————————————————— 4 - BuddyPress 3.0 Beta 2 Released https://wptavern.co

We Discuss Why Its so Important To Find Your Niche! We have an old friend of the show and former co-host John Locke back on the show to talk about why its so important as an freelancer or business owner in the WordPress or technology sector to find your individual niche. Here are the main topic we discuss during the show. 1 - Why its so important to find your niche. 2 - SEO (search engine optimization) for membership/LMS websites. 3 - We discuss why just publishing great content won’t get you the results that you are really looking for.