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In this episode we discuss LearnDash 3.0 which is a major upgrade and what are some of the new powerful improvements Justin Ferriman Founder of LearnDash https://www.learndash.com Cindy Nicholson Co-Host of WP-Tonic https://www.thecoursewhisperer.co  

We start our discussion talking about Justin Tadlock's recent post #1 - Justin Tadlock Proposes Idea to Solve Common Theme Issues "Proposes Idea to Solve Common Theme Issues" connected to having a library of commonly used theme block elements, that theme developer could freely use to develop their themes with. This would really speed up the development time and help developer with the additional benefits to the users of knowing that the themes they are buying have been built on a well-documented support theme library. https://wptavern.com/justin-tadlock-proposes-idea-to-solve-common-theme-issues #2 - Mary Meeker’s most important trends on the internet https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/6/11/18651010/mary-meeker-internet-trends-report-slides-2019 #3 - Wordpress VIP Go sites are experience outages (yes, us included) https://techcrunch.tumblr.com/post/185522867574/wordpress-vip-go-sites-are-experience-outages #4 - Caleb Cain was a college dropout looking for direction. He turned to YouTube https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/08/technology/youtube-radical.html #5 - This Picture Featuring 15 Tech Men And 2 Women Looked Doctored. The Women Were Photoshopped In. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/tech-titans-women-fake-photoshop-cucinelli-gq #6 - Google will stop syncing files between Drive and Photos https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/12/google-drive-google-photos-sync-changes/ Panel's Recommendations of The Week   Jonathan Denwood: Bolt and Lead Generation system - https://continual.ly/ Chris Badget: Drift Video: https://www.drift.com/video/ John Locke: https://www.youtube.com/user/lpflyer88 Sallie Goetsch: https://hookturn.io/2019/06/acf-theme-code-pro-v2-4-with-support-for-acf-blocks/

Ben loves product creation, marketing and most of all online course creation! He co-developed WP Courseware, the leading Learning Management System plugin for WordPress. He also co-developed S3 Media Maestro the all in one AWS S3 media protection manager plugin for WordPress. Here Are Some of The Topics We Discuss During The Show WP Courseware Updates Video Online Courses Tele-prompters, lighting, backgrounds, cameras, microphones Video production software Just starting out on a budget Fear of recording self video Video Exporting

To say his appointment to this particular job and the way it was handled was slightly controversial in the WordPress community would be an understatement. Then in less then six months he resigns! The panel gives their own views on this bit of a sad affair and what might have been the main reasons for the resignation.   #Yoast #WordPress #Google We have a special guest panelist Vito Peleg of WPFeedBack https://wpfeedback.co/ #1 - Joost de Valk Steps Down as WordPress Marketing Lead https://wptavern.com/joost-de-valk-steps-down-as-wordpress-marketing-lead #2 - As the Antitrust Case Against Google Kicks Off, Here’s Where the DOJ Should Start Rand Fishkin https://sparktoro.com/blog/as-the-antitrust-case-against-google-kicks-off-heres-where-the-doj-should-start/ #3 - Building the most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score https://www.matuzo.at/blog/building-the-most-inaccessible-site-possible-with-a-perfect-lighthouse-score/ #4 - Google Adds New Desktop/Mobile Selector to the Rich Results Testing Tool https://wptavern.com/google-adds-new-desktop-mobile-selector-to-the-rich-results-testing-tool

lusthis The #1 Campaign Toolkit for Marketing Automation Users We going to be discussing marketing automation and while is industry going in general in 2019. What are the things an eLearning entrepreneur needs to really understand connected to marketing automation? Greetings! I’m a marketer, writer, and creator. I’ve had quite an interesting career in marketing so far. My first marketing job was as a consultant for Microsoft, Dell, and Nestle, helping them train their people and promoting their products. (I don’t miss melting to death inside a Nestle bunny suit anymore.) From there I’ve worked in sales selling IT services. But for the last 5 years, I was the head of marketing for an executive coaching company. I’ve created award-winning sites including one Forbes featured in their “Top 100 Sites for Your Career” list. I’ve consulted executives at Google, Apple, SAP and more around personal branding and other marketing initiatives. I’m personally passionate about creating engaging content that helps educate customers on solving their business problems. When I’m not working I enjoy being a huge dork. I love comic books, board games, and audiobooks. I also like getting outdoors, usually taking my dog and paddle board with me. I’m a two-time cancer survivor with a can-do attitude. I look forward to getting to know the PlusThis community and helping you all get more leads and Bryce Christiansen https://www.plusthis.com/

This weeks episodes will be my 400 WP-Tonic show it been a bit of ride with loads of ups and downs! However, I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank all the regular panelists for their on going support, especially John Locke and Sallie Goetsch who agreed to come on my first round-table show! With Special Guest Panelist John James Jacoby of WordPress Weekly Podcast #1 - Happy Sweet 16, WordPress https://wptavern.com/happy-sweet-16-wordpress #2 - North Face tried to scam Wikipedia to get its products to the top of Google search https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18644158/north-face-wikipedia-hack-leo-burnett-top-imagens #3 - After $40M Series D, Pantheon Acquires A WebOps Company For Automated Updates https://news.crunchbase.com/news/after-40m-series-d-pantheon-acquires-a-webops-company-for-automated-updates/ #4 - How Much Money Do WordPress Developers Make? That and More Insights on the Life of a WordPress Developer in Our First-Ever Industry Report https://deliciousbrains.com/wordpress-developer-statistics/ #5 - A Model for WordPress Accessibility http://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/a-model-for-wordpress-accessibility.html #WordPress #Pantheon #WordPressDevelopers

We cover a lot of ground in this episode when it comes to what is the best CRM you should be looking at if you are building an online course/membership business? Marketing automation does seem to be the buss-word of the moment, and in truth connected to a course based online business, it probably is essential to get your head around what are the real choices you have in this area. However, don't worry me and Cindy are here to give you some advice and info connected to the leading systems on the marketing the present moment! #ActiveCampaign #Drip #ConvertKit #Infusionsoft #Hubspot #AgileCRM #MailerLite #Ontraport

We have a great round-table show with special guest panelist Adrian Tobey Founder of Groundhogg which is a native WordPress based CRM that's really easy to use. We start our discussion with a post about Elementor developing its own master template plus a how a group of starter website similar to what Astra Themes offers. Then we talk about an article in Vox about Slack and how overusing any communication tool too much can damage any organization. 1 - Elementor Launches Hello Theme on WordPress.org https://wptavern.com/elementor-launches-hello-theme-on-wordpress-org 2 - Communication seems like a good thing until you have too much of it. Zac Freeland/Vox The productivity pit: how Slack is ruining work https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/1/18511575/productivity-slack-google-microsoft-facebook 3 - BEYOND WORDPRESS: A 10+ YEAR EVOLUTION AT HUMAN MADE https://humanmade.com/2019/05/21/beyond-wordpress-10-year-evolution-human-made/ 4 - How a link in our themes almost ruined our business (and how we fixed it) https://www.wpzoom.com/news/google-penalty-theme-footer-links 5 - Prospress Joins Automattic to Jointly Develop WooCommerce Subscription https://woocommerce.com/posts/prospress-joins-automattic-to-jointly-develop-woocommerce-subscriptions/ #Wordpress #Groundhogg #Elementor

Adrian is the Founder and CEO of Groundhogg A Native Based Sales & Marketing Application A product of his environment, Adrian has spent the last 5 years working in the Marketing and Sales industry. Currently a digital marketing strategist in charge of TBP's marketing, Adrian is also a developer (created the Wordpress Plug in for Infusionsoft called Formlift), Infusionsoft Certified consultant, Speaker & Trainer. Adrian orchestrates ClickFunnels, Infusionsoft, Shopify, Wordpress, Google Ads and a plethora of marketing software integrations which create traffic, sales and conversions. Adrian's core strength is in sales funnel design, problem solving and big picture thinking. The process from which you take a cold lead and turn them into a fanatic, raving follower/fan/customer. Adrian served as a key player in the design of the sales process for notable business such as Oliver Jewellery, The Den Toronto, TotallyADD, Toronto Home Painters, Best Body Bootcamp and Training Business Pros themselves. Outside of work, Adrian attends the University of Toronto for Computer Science (3rd year) and is an active member of the Toronto chapter of the Delta Upsilon International Fraternity, currently serving as the VP of Member Education on the executive council. In his spare time Adrian is an avid cyclist and spends a significant amount of time either cleaning his bike , cycling or sailing. He collects old jazz vinyl records. Plays the trumpet. And he loves to build things with his hands. And yes, one of his clients, Best Body Bootcamp got him hooked on a work-out regiment. Adrian Tobey https://www.groundhogg.io/ Jonathan Denwood & Cindy Nicholson https://www.wp-tonic.com/ https://www.thecoursewhisperer.co/

We have some great topics in this episode of the WP-Tonic's Round-table Show being a freelancer or business owner isn't an easy road its hard , "bloody hard" and it really easy to get depressed and find yourself in a bad spot! However, I've also got some great news I have a panel of very experience freelancers and business owners on the panel who are going to give some great insights on what has works for them connected to just turning up and dealing with all this shit plus what has help them to move their business forward. 1 - How I became trapped in the feast / famine cycle https://www.funnelpacks.co/how-i-became-trapped-in-the-feast-famine-cycle/ 2 - Mailchimp expands from email to full marketing platform, says it will make $700M in 2019 https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/13/mailchimp-expands-from-email-to-full-marketing-platform-says-it-will-make-700m-in-2019/ 3 - Persona Non Grata – 10 Years as a WordPress Entrepreneur https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/10-years-as-a-wordpress-entrepreneur/   4 - They Were Promised Coding Jobs in Appalachia. Now They Say It Was a Fraud. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/us/mined-minds-west-virginia-coding.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage #WordPress #wpmudev # Mailchimp