Tim Priebe's Blog, page 19

Six more must-have WordPress plugins

Last week, I talked about six WordPress plugins we install on nearly every WordPress website we launch for our clients. Of course, we actually install twelve. I assume you've been chomping at the bit to know the other six, so let's get to it!

Six must-have WordPress plugins

WordPress is fantastic! Except when it's missing some functionality you wish it had. Over the past few years, we've developed a list of plugins we install on almost every single website we launch. They do an awesome job of filling in those gaps in functionality. There are actually twelve plugins we install, so we'll take a look at six of them now and six of them next week.

Make your website more search-engine friendly

Want to boost your SEO, but you're not sure how? There are a lot of factors that go into your ranking in search engine results.

The idiot’s guide to planning your online marketing

Just kidding, you're not an idiot. But this is a very simple guide to planning your online marketing. Planning doesn't come easy to everyone. Left to my own devices, I tend to take a ready, fire, aim approach. I have to work hard to actually plan!

Facebook’s call-to-action button, optimized for mobile

Facebook has been rolling out some updates to Pages to make them more mobile-friendly. Their recent update to the call-to-action button means you have more options of where that button sends your prospects. It's now possible for them to book appointments, buy tickets, start an order, or get a quote.

LinkedIn’s new admin experience

Do you manage a Company Page on LinkedIn? If so, you may have recently seen a pop-up when visiting your Page. It said, "We've listened to your feedback and redesigned your Company Page. Access the new admin experience." What this means...

Digital marketing books for 2017

Let's face it. Even though it's very much an online world, there are those who still like to learn by reading a book. I read most of my books on my Kindle app on my iPad (instant gratification, anyone?), but physical books have their place as well.

Three ways to automate Pinterest posts

Pinterest is a great social media platform for a lot of businesses. If what you sell is very visually-oriented, it's at least worth considering the audience on Pinterest, the level of effort the platform would require from you, and seeing if you should be on it.

3 steps to build your email list from the ground up

If you’re starting an email newsletter, go ahead and pat yourself on the back! That can be one of the best ways to reach people who are likely to do business with you in the future. Unfortunately, you’ve probably noticed that it can be a challenge to build up a subscriber list for your email...

Is an email segment or an email list the right choice?

We're big MailChimp fans at T&S, so we tend to use the same language they use. As they define it in the MailChimp glossary, a list is "a collection of subscribers who have opted-in to receive correspondence from you or your organization." A segment, however is a subset of that list. MailChimp defines it as, "a section of your list that includes only those subscribers who share common field information."