If you have a form, any form at all, you're going to get some SPAM. How to Identify, and Eliminate Virtually All SPAM from your Website Let's start with a few simple rules that we can all agree on RULE #1:The simpler the form, the greater the response.The harder the form, the less …
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Are You a “Tool”?
A funny thing happened to me the other day on my way to writing a post. I was going to write something educational and then this thing happened and well... I'm a little upset and I'm going to name some names. WHAT IS A TOOL? Depending on the context, a Tool could be good. My wrenches all …
Setting Up in the new IDXBroker Dashboard
For better purposes the title should really be "How to setup Showcase Widgets and Saved Searches in the new IDXBroker Dashboard" As this post and video are going to focus on just 2 things... Creating new Showcase Widgets, andCreating new Saved Searches (they call them "saved …
How to Embed a Video
A better title would be "How to Embed a YouTube Video in Gutenberg Properly" I'll bet if you been using Gutenberg (WordPress 5.0+) for any length of time you've embedded a video. It seems easy enough as there's a handy dandy block for YouTube video right on your dashboard. There's a YouTube …
Don’t justify an image
Yes I'm going to do a video to show you something about an image and why you should never justify an image. Of course what we're talking about here is putting an image to the right or the left side of a block of text and having that text 'wrap' around the image. In this I'm going to assume 1 …
How to (properly) add an Image
Images are everything when it comes to a good blog post. Images add visual interest, add to the story or compliment the story you are trying to tell. Images can break up the "wall of text" and help the reader actually read all the way through your post. Images are good! Here's how to properly …
What does BLOG stand for?
It might seem a little strange, but after I launch a new client website I subscribe to their blog. I want to see what they are writing and how they are using it. I read everything in my feed reader and I can usually zip through several hundred (really) posts in a short period of time. One of my …
New Years Resolutions For Your Website
I've had this post planned for a while but every year it just doesn't feel right unless it's the first day of the year (or in this case the first biz day of the year. That's kind of funny as I'm not a big maker of resolutions and even if I was I have always felt that you don't wait for a starting …
How to write a “basic” post in Gutenberg
In this post I’m going to show you how to write what I see as a “basic” post using the Gutenberg editor found in WordPress 5.0+. I’ll cover from start to finish what you’ll need to do using just the simplest of techniques. What is a “Basic” post? Good question. I’ll suggest that most of …
Understanding Gutenberg
Warning: I'm going to be writing, videoing and maybe even podcasting a lot of posts in the coming months on the topic of Gutenberg. It's the new editor inside of WordPress 5.0. You can follow all the "gutenberg" related posts here. While I wanted to dive right in and start the in-depth …
WordPress 5.0 (Gutenberg) Drops
"Drops", "pushed", "launches" - choose your lingo. The fact is that like it or not, you are going to wake up and there's going to be a new version of WordPress ready for you to update. Or maybe your site will auto update. Or maybe you heard about this and fearing the worst you've installed an Anti …
How to properly do lead capture
Ok, I know that sounds kinda of lame for a title but bear with me - I'll make it way less salesy. Let's start with this. Fill out this form, please. Yeah. Right. You see, simply asking for your email address is pretty much going to be a No Go, no matter what our relationship is. Heck, I …