2017
Session 7: Biz of web design
- Struggle bring lawyers to make decisions where I don’t have expertise
- Price rate = Weekly time x this price / Ex. 3 Mo x $10k and always your feeling
- Price rate = 3 times x Hrly rate of developer
- Non profit always best price range.
- Recurrent clients and revenue ( retainer work )
- Deadline project 8wks to 10wks after weekly or monthly fee part of contract
- Copywriter
- No code if No content
- Web project = range $7k to $10k
- 4 contractors
- $80k large project
- $150k gov contract w subcontracts
- Only subcontractors
- Ft Collins companies
- $200k ruby&trails project
- 10 people in company
Session 6: Sell in WordPress
- When start ecommerce “ASAP” never to easy, focus based on your inventory.
- International = card Gateway = PayPal
- RESOURCES: neversettle.it/resources
- Marketing is different for each company even if you are in the same industry.
- Test Card gateway for one time charge, recurring, subscription, refunds, discounts, etc
- Card gateways = If small companies start with simple integration, when bigger then switch to other gateway / cut the middleman out.
- More than 3 product options is the maximum limit ( after that revenue go way down )
- Always think in total revenue no Price. ( sell cheap or expensive )
- Price Test for not over sell product and no discriminate or season.
- Price ( we re in Price competition no brand anymore ), most likely price is set by asking 7-8 people if willing to pay that price.
- Returns like the ( no money ) or amazon free no question returns just print label
- Customer Engagement Policy
- Easy ship and fulfillment ( digital or physical )
- Mobile = Quick Action ( No read )
- Web Design is Mobile Design
- Organization = Simple and future best launch
- Ecommerce Scale 10 times faster than Retail
- Assume store in a mall ( retail ) = exommerce to sell prods
- Tons opportunity x sell online
- 650k sites make $1k yr
- Alexa Rank = 1 to 10k Site make $12million
- Quote = “Count the Cost”
- @kennkelly
Session 5: Write a kick ass Blog Post
- Skl.sh
- TOOL: missinglettr and buffer
- TIP: social buttons “social warfare, click to tweet , pintres
- Add keyword to every Image in post = Alt Tag, Filename
- Max 10 <h2>
- Keyword in your URL, <H1>, meta description and meta title.
- User Intent = commercial (Ready to buy , like get quote)
- Vague = Bad
- Edit: spelling+grammar / read it out loud / it’s interesting for your audience
- TIP: Intense Focus, No perfection
- FRee TOOLS: librestock, Picaba, unsplash, pexels
- Google Image = look for copyright and reusable
- Image worth 60,000 worths
- Short bullet points
- Extras = twitter handle x bizs you mention in article
- Blog Outline ( Brief from client, Meta Data, Introduction, Subheadings[aprox 200 words], conclusion[call of action]
- Work around distractions
- Get idea structure from other Site
- DONT Copy+Spin article /
- Topic related to the site you will write to
- TODO tools: Sourc’d / Evernote / Pinterest
- Be a source of inspiration for topics
- Research like an expert = Authority expert ) domain authority DA above 30 / check publish date < 1-2 yrs / a lot of people link to them.
- TODO : Trello
- Always keep something to write to grab the idea with you
- Take Inspiration: Podcasts, Books, Conferences, Blog Articles, Colleagues, Questions of Friends.
- Google = “The sales lion”
- Survey Blogs = Orbit Media Companies
- 1500 words minimum average
Session 4: Disabilities
- If Medical Site / must have accessibility especially if GOv money ( like Medicaid, etc )
- Help : Stanford online accessibility program
- TODO = Run WAVE web accessibility tool to get errors in your Site
- Screen readers = use <h> use <p>
- Content = Contrast / Sans serif fonts
- You can get sued / more laws / Google /
- Microsoft Eye Control in Win 10 – just use Eyes
- Kindle “Brile” tablet
- Web Tools = Screen Readers / Magnified screen fonts
- 1st trial ( Judge ) Winn-Dixie Store
- Web Site = must be link to a local physical location
- Companies = Dominós Pizza are big and got some law issues
- Websites are “Public Accommodation”
- Public Accommodation = What Sites are Liable / almost everything
- Depto Justice – Judge / Law
Session 3: Membership Site
- Membership Site = Validate idea | Decide Complexity | Give yourself time | Get some help | don’t forget the little things.
- Budgetschool.com
- Invite your friends to test
- Have a development site
- Create a customer support system
- Don’t forget the little things
- Document everything
- WP PlugIn: wishlist
- Solo = But help make things go faster
- Site = content / content delivery / ease of use / supporting resources
- ??Go solo / Complex os Simple / Fast Delivery and monetize
- Choose two = Good \ Fast \ Cheap
- Decide = Renting vs Own
- Explore your idea by going live first
- Collect testimonials – get feedback – Host live workshop
- $99 budget school program before product is ready
- Pré selling works
Session 2: Web Design Rates
- Web Solution = Increase conversion + more clientes + less admin work = $5k
- Twitter = listen to Complains ( make a twitter customer list ) Listen x Problems (write a solutions in your website) and offer solutions
- Reduce admin time/ more leads / extra revenue
- $5k to $10k x Solution no package
- Customers want a Solution Not a product ( package )
- Customers pay more x more communication
- Skype once per month
- Explain things
- Communication = most important part of the experience.
- Create a Map of steps/ then use it for future customers. From visitors
- Process @ Systems = Organize
- Clients pay more if your brands make them feel good
- Brand = ( it’s everything, no just your logo ) , no confuse people
- More $ if better experience
- Make clients Feel something when contact
- If Code solution means charge more
- Solution doesn’t exist ( by default ) = Create One
- Convert visitors to customers more time but more & high rate
- Start at the end
- Take classes + design + practice a lot
- Design look cheap = attracted cheap clients
- Skills = quality = long lasting
- Improve skills / create great experience / create packages / stop selling websites
- Old bad sites $150usd
- Full ecommerce site aprox $10k
Session 1: Freelancing
- Morning / Afternoon / Evening = pick one for family
- Don’t forget what really matter in life.
- (Trello)
- Freelance work = varíe Seasons.
- Don’t waste the slow time.
- Focus in Process
- Book= “checklist manifesto”
- Consistency and Checklist make you better.
- Debt = “is a ball and chain” | decrease expenses – increase recurrent revenue.
- Network eliminate bad people and bad customers
- Have a network of people you trust.
- Become a person its good to know = always ask = “what can I do for you “
Keynote
- ‘Gutenberg’ in ver 4.9 or 2018
AUDIO
2016
4.6 upgrade
Disable blogging via plugin
Square plugin
Wayvackmachine plugin
Wordpress denver nov 5-7
Ithemesecurity plug in to secure sit
Backupbuddy
Wpiofile. Plug in to download
Wordfence plug in to secure site
Mospaw@gmail.com
AMP
40% quit if not 3 secs
Amp plugin X translate our Wp site
Glue for yoast SEO and amp
2016 London WordPress….
Topics
Day 2
Speed
– optimize image png.com (best in Kb
– Plugin: better WordPress minify
– insert bottom of .httpaccess file snipet
– plugin : hyper cache
– use caching in host
– primary-image.com
– developers.google.com/speedtest
– tools.pingdom.com/fpt
Clients
– U read “terms & conditions” of whole grain digital.com
– sell less / give free help then will call back
– don’t look at the logo, look as humans
– love ( yourself + team + client + world )
– Clients = word of mouth + organic search + repeat business.
– 404 pages = make It fun
– uxforevery.one
– Google experiments
– goodui.org
– theme = maker
– use git for develop x ver control
– install x chrome = “easy tracer”
– php debugger
= xdebuger or
= php storm
Day 1
-Yoast SEO plug in
– headline Analyser plugin
– jet pack
– grammarly
– Hemingway editor
– spam B
– dictation tool x iPhone
– Wp scan ( securi.net ) look x hacks
– do-clo in php ( research )
– backup origun
– iconlize.com / translate language
– plugin = wpml
– multilingualpress
– polylang
– bogo
– Braintree plugin =language+currency
- Firefox dev tools
-
yoast tools / SEO
- wimwar
- majestic million / check links
- serlab / ranks
- answer the public.com /
- link building & outreach
- haro / helper report
- crystal
- Google box
..
Plugin - insert headers and footers
- jetpack
- amp for WordPress
- pagefrog
- search engine visibility