A BLOG THAT HELPS WITH
WEBSITES AND WHATNOT

For small businesses and those who build websites
who are learning to get the best from digital marketing.

David Waumsley
A WordPress & Beaver Builder fan

Website Building Posts

Posts and videos about making sites with WordPress. It heavily features my favourite tool Beaver Builder.

Using the Custom Post Type UI plugin

A short video post on how to create Custom Post Types and Taxonomies with the Custom Post Type UI plugin. It is part of my new series on making a Product Site with Beaver Builder and Beaver Themer . Settings used for the CPT In red are the areas I will typically alter from the […]

Make your own Custom Post Type plugin with custom Taxonomy easily

This video post shows that you don’t need to a be an ace developer to build your own simple plugin. This is also part of a series I am developing on creating a Product site with Beaver Builder and Beaver Themer. You might want to do this because: 1. It’s a lightweight option 2. It […]

Working Smarter with WordPress Images

For over a decade I’ve been wasting time doing the same tedious tasks in WordPress. I decided I needed to get a grip. Here’s 5 things I’ve started doing when working with images. 1. Automatically add Image Meta-data Habitually, I was good at adding meaningful (SEO friendly) names to my images files, but in […]

Digital Marketing Posts

These posts go beyond making websites and on to the more pressing topic of how to get people to care about you online.

5 ways to lose business with your website.

After a decade of building websites there’s one thing I’m sure about… small businesses don’t get the internet. It’s a sweeping generalisation I know, but go with it. I’m not trying to provoke, I would only like to see small businesses (my clients and friends) getting a better return. 1. Build the Website Yourself As a […]

Digital Marketing made ever so simple

Digital Marketing is not just for those with deep pockets. Quite the opposite. It’s about being an effective business in a digital age. Few can afford to ignore it, but most, including me, struggle with it. The problem, I think, is that Digital Marketing is often not explained in simple and relevant terms. That’s what I […]

How To Get Your Facebook Page Liked

My Facebook experience is limited (understatement!). I had a part-time business that found customers from Facebook, but nothing trailblazing. Yet, in my job of helping businesses get online, I end up giving advice. Mostly, I’ve sent folks to the work of Facebook gurus, but maybe something much simpler was needed. After all most of us who grew up on traditional marketing […]

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A BLOG THAT HELPS WITH WEBSITES AND WHATNOT

For small businesses and those who build websites who are learning to get the best from digital marketing.