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We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies. This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta https://kinsta.com/ WPFunsion https://wpfusion.com/ Our Free Webinar With Spencer Forman On Tuesday 7th of July at 9am PST #1 - Is AppSumo Worth the Hassle for WordPress Plugin Developers? https://freemius.com/blog/appsumo-lifetime-deals-selling-plugins/   #2 - Researchers detail huge hack-for-hire campaigns against environmentalists https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/10/21286486/dark-basin-hackers-for-hire-phishing-emails-environmental-nonprofit-groups-exxon-mobil   #3 - HOW AUTOMATTIC GUTTED LONGREADS https://www.patreon.com/posts/study-hall-5-26-37553718 #4 - How To Build An Audience Without Spending Money On Facebook Or Google Ads https://www.groundhogg.io/how-to/fool-proof-build-an-audience-strategy/   #5 - WooCommerce vs Shopify: Ecommerce Face-off (2020 Comparison) https://www.cloudways.com/blog/woocommerce-vs-shopify/   #6 -YouTube analytics: 6 powerful ways to grow your channel faster https://convertkit.com/youtube-analytics  

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  #1 - Automattic Launches Malware and Vulnerability Scanning Service for Jetpack (Justin Tadlock · June 3, 2020 ) https://wptavern.com/automattic-launches-malware-and-vulnerability-scanning-service-for-jetpack   #2 - Google now highlights search results directly on webpages https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/4/21280115/google-search-engine-yellow-highlight-featured-snippet-anchor-text   #3 - Automattic Invests $4.6M in New Vector, Creators of the Matrix Open Standard for Decentralized Communication (Sarah Gooding · June 4, 2020) https://wptavern.com/automattic-invests-4-6m-in-new-vector-creators-of-the-matrix-open-standard-for-decentralized-communication #4 - SEMrush Selling Links That Are Against Google's Guidelines https://www.seroundtable.com/semrush-selling-links-against-googles-guidelines-29556.html #5 - WooCommerce Is Testing a Block-based Cart and Checkout (Sarah Gooding · May 28, 2020) https://wptavern.com/woocommerce-is-testing-a-block-based-cart-and-checkout #6 - Some Universities Are About to Be “Walking Dead” | Amanpour and Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM5HkpyXxsQ

Zack has been developing WordPress plugins since 2008 and has been a huge Gravity Forms fan from the start. He lives with his wife and cat in Denver, Colorado, and can’t wait for the next episode of ATP. https://gravityview.co

#1 - Happy 17th, WordPress. (Justin Tadlock) https://wptavern.com/happy-17th-wordpress   #2 - Started To Hate Blogging …Why? https://wpblogdesigner.net/why-i-hate-blogging/   #3 - Should WordPress Provide an API for Third-Party Editors? (Justin Tadlock) https://wptavern.com/should-wordpress-provide-an-api-for-third-party-editors   #4 - Responsive web design turns ten https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/responsive-design-at-10/ #5 - Amazon gave TV stations coronavirus propaganda, and some aired it https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21271137/amazon-propaganda-tv-news-stations-coronavirus-covid-19-safety   #6 - Best Plugins To Turn Your WP Website Into A Mobile App https://medium.com/visualmodo/best-plugins-to-turn-your-wp-website-into-a-mobile-app-5aec14c0cd82

About Andrew Palmer Elegant Marketplace Andrew managers the Elegant Marketplace and also the owner of Layouts Cloud, CommentLuv - the blogger's favorite plugin and he is also the co-owner with Sean Barton, of Page Builder Cloud. I look after the Developers, product updates and general maintenance of the Elegant Marketplace Website along with running all the above and my own Digital Marketing Consultancy - www.somebodyshero.co.uk

We discuss this week's best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies. #1 - WooCommerce Payments Allows Shop Owners to Manage Payments Without Leaving WordPress Admin https://wptavern.com/woocommerce-payments-allows-shop-owners-to-manage-payments-without-leaving-wordpress-admin #2 - Want Your Content to Succeed? Make it Resonate with the Right Audience (no, not that one). https://sparktoro.com/blog/want-your-content-to-succeed-make-it-resonate-with-the-right-audience-no-not-that-one/ #3 - 18 things we’ve learned from building and selling WordPress plugins (good and bad) https://woorkup.com/building-wordpress-plugins/   #4 - Here Are 5 High Growth Startups To Watch For In 2020 https://medium.com/swlh/here-are-5-high-growth-startups-to-watch-for-in-2020-490d9ac04041 #5 - BuddyPress 6.0.0 Released with New Group and Members Blocks https://wptavern.com/buddypress-6-0-0-released-with-new-group-and-members-blocks Zoom Panelist URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cgmweJZ8TPKZ0HLBM4bzLA Kinsta https://kinsta.com/ LaunchFlows LaunchFlows customizes your WooCommerce Checkout Experience with Elementor. It liberates the function and design layout of your individual checkout components into powerful selling tools....so you can turn your vision into reality with No Coding Required" Use this coupon code WPTonicRocks to get a 25% discount - https://launchflows.com/  

The original conversion copywriter, Joanna was the creator of Copyhackers. and the Copy Chief at CH Agency. For nearly 15 years, incredible companies like BT, Canva, Glowforge, Intuit, MetaLab, Prezi, SAP, Sprout Social and VWO have trusted Joanna to optimize their copy. And incredible conferences like Mozcon, INBOUND, SearchLove and CXL Live have invited Joanna to teach their audiences to write copy that converts. And along the way, more than 70,000 people at early and growth-stage startups, small businesses, huge businesses, international agencies, and indie establishments have let Joanna coach their copy forward, which is and has been a great honour. With a U. Because I'm Canadian. https://copyhackers.com/

We discuss this weeks best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies.   #1 - WordCamp Spain 2020 Q&A: Matt Mullenweg Discusses Virtual Events, Decoupled WordPress, and the Future of Page Builders https://wptavern.com/wordcamp-spain-2020-qa-matt-mullenweg-discusses-virtual-events-decoupled-wordpress-and-the-future-of-page-builders   #2 - Kickstarter loses nearly 40 percent of its workforce after layoffs and buyouts https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/13/21257585/kickstarter-layoffs-employees-union-negotiations-severance #3 - Searches for WordPress are up 52% in the last month: understanding the surge https://getellipsis.com/blog/covid-wordpress-search-surge/ #4 - Where Gutenberg Went Wrong: Theme Developer Edition https://wptavern.com/where-gutenberg-went-wrong-theme-developer-edition #5 - Kitted out: Envato brings hundreds of customisable, code-free Template Kits to WordPress with Elementor https://press.envato.com/188724-envato-brings-hundreds-of-customisable-code-free-template-kits-to-wordpress-with-elementor   #6 - Have You Embraced The Subscription Business Model Yet? https://chrislema.com/have-you-embraced-the-subscription-business-model-yet/ Kinsta https://kinsta.com/ LaunchFlows LaunchFlows customizes your WooCommerce Checkout Experience with Elementor. It liberates the function and design layout of your individual checkout components into powerful selling tools....so you can turn your vision into reality with No Coding Required" Use this coupon code WPTonicRocks to get a 25% discount - https://launchflows.com/

Chris has 20 years of consistent senior-level software management success, he been a key member of corporate management, software development, and product teams. He has been driven by challenge and motivated by the opportunity to add value. He managed development teams filled with people smarter than me, and yet motivated and managed them to deliver consistent and high quality work, in corporate and startup contexts. I'm a seasoned executive with proven expertise in eCommerce, SaaS, and membership/subscription systems, having developed strategies and frameworks for remote & virtual teams, and New Product Development. I've had the wonderful opportunity, over the last decade, to also be a coach and advisor to many of the commercial endeavors in the WordPress ecosystem. https://chrislema.com/