If you own a car, you know that it needs to be inspected every year. When you take it in, the mechanic does a thorough check to make sure that everything is working properly. Likewise, you should inspect and audit your WordPress site at least annually! I manage many sites for clients, and run through the following items each year to keep their sites running as smooth as possible.
2023 started out really well but about halfway through the year things went totally awry, making me wonder why there’s no dumpster fire emoji. This is my sixth year in review and I like to just take a minute to look at the year as a whole. (Maybe I’ll find it wasn’t as bad as I thought.)
If you’re taking the time to write blog posts for your small business website, fantastic! Read on to learn the common mistakes I see ALL the time and how to avoid them. With just a few tweaks to your posts, you’ll improve not only your SEO but the accessibility and user experience for your visitors.
The 12 Week Year is a simple system for setting goals and tasks. Authors Brian Moran and Michael Lennington show you exactly how to get there. Read my review and thoughts.
I like to reflect on what worked and didn’t work for me in the previous year, determine what’s important to me for this year, plan for the year ahead and be able to take action. Read on to see how 2022 went and what’s in store for 2023.
I attended the Recurring Revenue Retreat November 16-19, 2022 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. The conference was “devoted to growing your business with recurring revenue through website services and digital products” and had eight speaker sessions, two “magic”mind groups and two networking events.
A lot of people are looking for a quick fix or easy way be successful, but that’s not the way success works. We’ve lost sight of the fundamentals. The Compound Effect isn’t anything you haven’t heard before — but it is a good reminder of what you already know.
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine is one of my favorite business books. I first read it in 2018, then read it again in 2022 so I could write this review. Profit First has made a HUGE difference in my business and I highly recommend it (plus, it’s entertaining).
One of the biggest challenges that small businesses face is content creation. Often, business owners don’t know what content they need on their site or how to write it. This easy-to-use framework will remove the guesswork and uncertainty so that you can finally finish your content.