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.

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 […]

Making a better website business with Beaver Builder.#4 – The Blueprint Templates

Last time we looked at the plugins in our blueprint install. This time we are looking at the blueprint itself and the templates and pages we use. Don’t expect an aesthetically pleasing designs. Here, the aim is to save time with a design checklist. Here’s the Blueprint The site below is hidden behind a coming soon […]

Making a better website business with Beaver Builder.#3 – The Blueprint Plugins

In this third post I’m sharing the WordPress plugins we are using for our new web building service. Why we have chosen them and how we are handling licenses. Plugin Licensing and Client freedoms I talked about this subject recently in the podcast I do with Nathan Wrigley at WP Builds. This episode was called What […]

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.