Trailblazer FM – Your WordPress agency in small steady steps – Hosted by Lee Matthew Jackson

Adding columns to your post types in WordPress can be tricky. Learn how to create awesome user interfaces in just a few clicks using these tools. Admin Columns https://www.admincolumns.com/ Metabox Columns https://metabox.io/plugins/meta-box-columns/ Or the fiddly way 🙂 https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/add-a-custom-column-in-posts-and-custom-post-types-admin-screen–wp-24934 — OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our…

Replacing a word, a company name or a site URL can be a headache with any database. Downloading an export to edit in a text editor is not always wise. Here are the tools to do it right! Search and Replace Plugin https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/search-and-replace/ Database search and replace script in php https://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/ Other options And if…

Meet Jos Aguiar from http://www.iamjosaguiar.com/. He’s an Aussie Sales Funnel and Facebook Ad Man making waves on the international scene. Learn how to make your Sales Funnel SIMPLE and effective. Warning some explicit language in this Podcast. Action today: Don’t sell straight away. Communicate. Focus on the revenue and that’s the best way to get customers …

Basic WordPress Registration is super limited. Here is how you can make it awesome for you and your clients. Advanced Custom Fields Check out the ACF_Form feature here:  https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf_form/ Gravity Forms Using their “User Registration” Addon http://www.gravityforms.com/add-ons/ Formidable Pro Rocking their own “User Registration” module. https://formidablepro.com/downloads/registration-lite/ Caldera Forms Check out their brilliant visual layout builder, and…

Beaver Builder is one of THE most powerful visual development tools for WordPress, and throw Beaver Tunnels into the mix and you have a Web Developer’s dream! We use it to create unique designs that will go in the header or footer of a site, as well as for membership only content and much more….

Setting up SSL can be a royal pain in the butt and complicated. Here is a top tip to make it super easy whilst ensuring the WordPress sites you develop have security at the forefront. Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/ KeyCDN: https://www.keycdn.com/ WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/ SSL Fixer: https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/ssl-insecure-content-fixer/ Enjoy! — OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business?…

Meet Ben Pines from Elementor a free visual builder for WordPress. Only a young product yet already making an exciting impact in the industry. Learn how they conceived and launched their product as well as challenges along the way. Plugins: Elementor – https://elementor.com/ Woo Commerce – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/ WPML – https://wpml.org/ Yoast – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/ Elementor –…

Meet Chris van Patten of https://www.vanpattenmedia.com/. He is a Professional WordPress developer, WordCamp speaker and Agency owner turned SaaS entrepreneur at https://chatwirehq.com/. Enjoy hearing his story, and learning some of the lessons he has experienced in his journey. Chris in action: Project management 101 by Chris at WordCamp: http://wordpress.tv/2015/12/02/chris-van-patten-project-management-101/ He gooooood! WordPress Plugin:  Chris gave…

Learn about SEO from WordPress legend Rebecca Gill. She shares valuable insights into Search Engine Optimisation, and unpacks her journey from self taught SEO to full service web agency offering a wide range of online services. Blumin Brilliant! Key Influencers: Cory Miller – https://ithemes.com/our-founder/ Barry Schwartz – https://twitter.com/rustybrick Danny Sullivan – https://twitter.com/dannysullivan Fave Plugin: Gravity Forms – http://www.gravityforms.com/ Rebeccas…

Learn how Leslie evolved her web design agency and specialised in producing websites for her clients utilising Divi from elegant themes. She shares insights along her journey, and also shares feedback from years of working with themes and technology from Elegant Themes. Leslie started of looking at a career in design to print, yet pretty…

Your team are your most important asset. Without them there is no business, product or service. Learn how you can help support and protect them through good contracts, and interactions. Lisa Cessford from Farsight HR is our UK expert and helps support our team, so please note that some of the advice is UK specific…

Learn where your next customers will come from with Dan Englander of Sales Schema https://www.salesschema.com/ Dan Englander is the founder Sales Schema, where he helps business owners and salespeople win more deals and grow their existing accounts. He’s the author of Mastering Account Management and The B2B Sales Blueprint.  FREE Gift ($10 value): Get Dan’s book for FREE –…

“Lee, I am curious how you manage your time as a business owner. How do you keep up with everything (managing people, projects, doing your podcast, social, refining processes, etc.)?” April Edwards from the WP Innovator Facebook Group: http://leejacksondev.com/group Sooo……. Let me be honest…. It is a journey and get lost many times along the…

How do online web business generate leads through networking? Learn how we network as a web agency, both locally, through conferences and online. Networking to generate leads Where do we network? local conferences online What do you do at a networking meeting? make friends ask questions learn about other business look for opportunities to refer…

Meet Marcus Couch Mega-Marketer (www.membershipcouch.com), Plugin Guru and co-host on the WordPress Weekly Podcast (http://marcuscouch.com/podcasts/wordpress-weekly/). We discover his story and talk WordPress membership sites! SHOW NOTES: Take The Challenge: Take Marcus’s theme challenge. Can you find a style and theme it? http://leejacksondev.com/landing/can-you-theme-it/ The point is not to copy a site, but to prove you can…