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This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/ WPFunsion: https://wpfusion.com/ #1 - WordCamp US 2020 Canceled Due to Pandemic Stress and Online Event Fatigue https://wptavern.com/wordcamp-us-2020-canceled-due-to-pandemic-stress-and-online-event-fatigue #2 - Pageviews is a Bogus Billing Metric for WordPress Hosts & Page Speed What We Learned By Analyzing 1,500 Agency Websites https://pagely.com/blog/never-pay-for-pageviews/?mc_cid=eb5aa08a5e&mc_eid=6fe76f08cf https://convesio.com/agency-website-page-speed-analysis/ #3 - Automattic Updates Press Page to Clarify Distinction between WordPress.org and WordPress.com  

Paul Tobey As the founder and CEO of Training Business Pros, Paul Tobey is widely regarded as one of North America’s top trainers and internet marketing experts. He is also a highly respected and in-demand speaker known for his passion, professionalism, and enthusiasm and his dynamic, well-prepared presentations. Paul is a multi-award winning jazz pianist and former Arkadia Records recording artist, having enjoyed a successful 22-year career as a musician. In search of a fresh challenge, Paul traded artistry for entrepreneurship, selling sheet music online and helping artists develop tools to market themselves. After mentoring with a number of the world's top trainers, Paul began to take on the world of Internet marketing and founded Training Business Pros in 2007. In the years since, Paul has personally trained thousands of business owners and executives, helping them save on their bottom line while improving their personal and professional lives. To find out more about Paul Tobey, visit trainingbusinesspros.com https://www.paultobey.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tobey

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 Chris Chris Badgett On Tuesday 4th of August, 2020 at 9am PST We Going To Be Discussing All Things LifterLMS 4.0 & Groups Plus Much More....   #1 - Upcoming in WordPress 5.5: Features and Changes Theme Authors Should Know About https://wptavern.com/upcoming-in-wordpress-5-5-features-and-changes-theme-authors-should-know-about #2 - Everything you need to know from the tech antitrust hearing https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21335706/antitrust-hearing-highlights-facebook-google-amazon-apple-congress-testimony https://www.profgalloway.com/fire-fawning #3 - Bing Launches URL Submissions Plugin for WordPress https://wptavern.com/bing-launches-url-submissions-plugin-for-wordpress   #4 - Shopify tradeoffs: What to consider before selecting your next e-commerce platform https://searchengineland.com/shopify-tradeoffs-what-to-consider-before-selecting-your-next-e-commerce-platform-338321 #5 - How to Get More Traffic With Google Web Stories and WordPress https://qodeinteractive.com/magazine/google-web-stories/ #6 - Introducing: Role Manager for Gutenberg https://wpstackable.com/blog/introducing-role-manager-for-gutenberg/  

We Discuss All Things Social Media & Tactics That Work in 2020! Bridget M Willard Bridget Willard is a marketing consultant who brings her teaching and accounting background together to help small businesses. She began her marketing career in construction, then worked in franchise development, nonprofits, and tech. She is especially known for her brand building for Riggins Construction, GiveWP, and the Make WordPress Marketing Team. Bridget co-hosts The Smart Marketing Show with Jason Tucker — a podcast and live YouTube show on the WPwatercooler network. Bridget has spoken at dozens of conferences and keynoted a few on community, communication, relationships, and, of course, marketing. When she’s not writing about marketing or social media, she is spending time with her friends, changing her hair style, learning languages on Duolingo, or walking by the ocean. Say hi to her on Twitter at @youtoocanbeguru and check out her site at bridgetwillard.com. https://bridgetwillard.com/

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 Chris Chris Badgett On Tuesday 4th of August, 2020 at 9am PST We Going To Be Discussing All Things LifterLMS 4.0 & Groups Plus Much More.... #1 - Astra Becomes the Only Non-Default WordPress Theme With 1 Million Installs https://wptavern.com/astra-becomes-the-only-non-default-wordpress-theme-with-1-million-installs   #2 - Gimlet Media Sued for Not Making Podcasts Accessible to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing https://gizmodo.com/gimlet-media-sued-for-not-making-podcasts-accessible-to-1844369021   #3 - How To Pick The Best LMS Hosting Service https://accessally.com/blog/hosting-for-lms-courses/?inf_contact_key=f35a837a45ba74454d4508336537fa49cc0558ed5d4c28cbfab114022b1ec50d #4 - The Rant: Morally Bankrupt! | NO MERCY, NO MALICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnSA6f-YD8k #5 - WordPress Documentation Team Bans Links to Commercial Websites https://wptavern.com/wordpress-documentation-team-bans-links-to-commercial-websites   #6 - Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Software Skills https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/07/tech-job-interviews-anxiety/  

Jim Huffman Grown two startups from idea to $10M+ in sales. Spent over $4M on Facebook & Instagram ads. Author of The Growth Marketer’s Playbook, #1 new release on Amazon (Pushing Seth Godin off the #1 spot for 72 hours.) Startup mentor at Techstars, General Assembly, and Sephora Accelerator. Lead workshops at Fortune 500 brands like FedEx, Hot Wheels & Intuit. Wannabe coffee snob, aspiring NBA ball-boy, and a #girldad of two. https://growthhit.com/

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 Chris Chris Badgett On Tuesday 4th of August, 2020 at 9am PST We Going To Be Discussing All Things LifterLMS 4.0 & Groups Plus Much More.... #1 - After 11 Years, Users Will Be Able to Update Themes and Plugins via a ZIP File https://wptavern.com/after-11-years-users-will-be-able-to-update-themes-and-plugins-via-a-zip-file   #2 - SiriusXM to Buy Stitcher Podcasting Unit From Scripps https://www.wsj.com/articles/siriusxm-to-buy-stitcher-podcasting-unit-from-scripps-11594075192

Will Middleton Will is a WordPress site builder works primarily with LifterLMS, WooCommerce, and Elementor and sites dedicated to online education and business. WPCourseGuide.com and WPCourseGuide on YouTube are Will’s primary channels at the moment. The Road Not Taken: After learning about leveraged income when reading MJ DeMarco’s book The Millionaire Fastlane and Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad while in middle school, Will decided to follow in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his mother and grandfather and develop expertise by learning from industry experts and mentors in his homeschooling path. Fun Facts: Will earned his first-degree Black Belt in Karate at age 9. He became a County Ambassador in 4-H at age 13. And Eagle Scout at age https://wpcourseguide.com/

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 - Flywheel Relaunches Local Pro with Revamped Live Links and New Host-Agnostic Pre-Launch Toolshttps://wptavern.com/flywheel-relaunches-local-pro-with-revamped-live-links-and-new-host-agnostic-pre-launch-tools #2 - Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Starbucks, Target, Unilever, Verizon: all the companies pulling ads from Facebook https://www.theverge.com/21307454/unilever-verizon-coca-cola-starbucks-microsoft-ads-facebook #3 - The Best Documentation Is No Documentation https://wptavern.com/the-best-documentation-is-no-documentation