Posts by phwayne1
On-line Ticketing Services
Use a third party Event Ticketing service. This would be an end to end solution: set class/event size, record list of participants, collect payments, manage refunds. Here are a few used by some local Boulder people. These have no monthly fee, but collect as % on each sale. Brown Paper Ticketshttps://www.brownpapertickets.com/Ticket buyers pay just $1.49…
Read MoreMigrating a Beaver Builder Site
Specific migration tools are required to migrate a Beaver Builder Site if the domain name is changing. The tools must be able to do a serialized search and replace.Recently use used SITEGROUND migrator to move from a staging site (with a temporary domain name) to SiteGround hosting. The main symptom using the wrong migration tool…
Read MoreGoogle Ads Check List – New Campaign
Here is an outline of the steps to plan a google ad campaign: 1) Decide on the marketing topic (selling a product, informing of an event, specific information, selling a service, etc) 1A) Decide on conversion metrics (if any) – Page View, filling in a form, clicking on a link, etc 2) Location: Ads can…
Read MoreWebsite Color Selection Tools
Color Hunt Excellent website that presents a variety of color palettes. Categorized by different characteristics such as pastel, vintage, dark, light, etc. Each palette has its own URL for assembling into a selection. W3 Schools Color Picker Enter in any hex code, and get a choice of 20 different shades.
Read MoreSolving Delivery Failures to Gmail and Google Workspace
A fairly common request I get from many of my clients is eMail from a specific address not getting delivered to their eMail account on Gmail or Google Workspace. Here is a specific checklist to go through when troubleshooting this issue: Was the correct send eMail address typed in? Sometime autofillers can override, inserting the…
Read MoreForward Gmail by Content to Multiple Addresses
Gmail does have the capability to forward in coming email by content. This is done by using the FILTER feature in Gmail: STEP A Add the forward eMail(s) as follows: Go to the Advance Setup in Gmail – Click on the GEAR in the upper right; Select ALL SETTING Click on the FORWARDING tab Add…
Read MoreWeb Server Status
Here is a handy list of popular web hosts with their server status notifications. If you site is down or very slow, check here to determine if there is an issue with your host provider. If your provider is not listed here, check their social media accounts on X, Reddit or Facebook. A2 Hosting Status…
Read MoreUsing SendGrid as an eMail relay for WordPress
A common situation is the failure of eMails being sent from WordPress. Sets that can be take to resolve: If the webhost is separate from the domain and DNS MX records; add in the recommended SPF value to the DNS record. Use a SMTP plugin to directly login to the mail server for mail delivery…
Read MoreIntegrated Web Business Systems
Rather than adding an array of plugins and separate third party accounts to do various marketing, social media and tracking functions, a fully integrated solution provider and offer most of what you need in one integrated package. Common features of all-in-one marketing solutions include: Email Marketing Lead Management Event Management Web Forms & Surveys Websites…
Read MoreRevolution Slider Animation Code
If you are coding the Revolution Slider attributes into your template, here is a handy reference for the animation features used with the text and other elements. It is on the producers of Revolution Slider, Theme Punch. Theme Punch – Revolution Slider Layer Transition Code In context, Tech Solution Here has guidance on the context…
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