Before we dive into this week’s issue, may I ask a quick favor? 🙏 I’m actually building a standalone site for The WP Edge… and one of the things I’d like is some additional reviews of this newsletter by you – the readers. I actually get a fairly steady stream of testimonials from folks in…
So, last week, an interesting topic arose yet again. It was in a Facebook thread about FluentCart… and a guy who made a comment that one of the reasons he likes a self-hosted shopping cart is the privacy. Adam, the co-founder of SureCart, said there is no privacy from self-hosting your cart because connecting your…
Hello there…. and welcome to a new week. We’re all going to make the most of it, right? It just dawned on me that we’re already 2 weeks into Q4. This year has FLOWN by. But, also a reminder that we’re well into the last quarter of 2025. What we do in the next few…
You know you’re getting old (and need to exercise) when you do yard work over the weekend and… you’re sore. And yes, as I sit here in this chair, I feel like I just worked out. Yet, all I did was work on catch-up yardwork over the weekend. I guess it gives me an excuse…
Well, hello from sunny Florida once again. My family and I got back from the UK Saturday night. Yesterday was a catch-up day on domestic tasks and…. sleep. Also, I still find myself waking up a little early. I was ready to roll this morning at 4:30AM. We really enjoyed our trip in England. It…
Good morning… from the Cotswolds region of the UK. Currently sitting in a nice cottage not far from Bourton on the Water… overlooking a little valley of countryside. And, it is cold! This Florida boy isn’t supposed to be feeling temps in the low 40’s in September! And, the Brits don’t take coffee as seriously,…
Hello…. from London. My family and I arrived here in London yesterday morning. As I type this, we all just got a great night sleep, but yesterday we were all coasting on about 2.5 hours of sleep in over a 30 hour period. International travel and timezones makes things interesting. And literally on the train…
When’s the last time you thought about your site’s 404 error page? In today’s issue, we’re going to talk about that page and your strategy. Yes, strategy. Because, the 404 is actually pretty important real estate for your site, yet most of us never even think about it and it just comes off as…. an…
I dunno about you, but I’m laboring on Labor Day. As I usually do. If you’re here in the US, I do hope you enjoy your holiday today, whether you’re laboring… or not. In today’s issue, I want to talk about dropping web traffic. Specifically, due to AI summaries on search engines. It is a…
Coming to you this issue from the RV in a campsite here in Florida. With wind, rain, ants and other excitement. Took my son fishing and not everything has been cooperative, but hey…. I got a laptop and Starlink and…. let’s kick this issue out the door! In this one, I’m going to have to…
Not sure if you noticed, but I’m a wee bit late sending out the newsletter this morning. So, we’re just going to jump right in, shall we? First up, I’d like to tell you about a forms plugin that I think is the most robust one I’ve seen so far. Yes, I love Fluent Forms…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been using AI tools more and more. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t use it for something. But, when it comes to “writing”, I’ve always been skeptical. The stuff it will “write” is pretty generic and “blah”. However, it can be helpful anyway. If…