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A Few Of My Favorite WordPress Plugins

A Few Of My Favorite WordPress Plugins

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A Few Of My Favorite WordPress Plugins

A Few Of My Favorite WordPress Plugins

I’d like to share with you a few of my favorite WordPress Plugins. Currently, the count for WordPress Plugins is over 54,000. That’s a lot of added functionality!  

WordPress is my Content Management System (CMS) of choice, it has been for years. Why you may ask with so many CMS options? The main reason for this is the ability to add in all these different bits of functionality to get what you want from your website.

What are WordPress Plugins?

WordPress Plugins are add on options. Everyone starts with the same foundation in WordPress. That is the structure. Your theme gives you the look and feels, but the plugins they add the easy and flair. 

If you would like a little more information, check out this article. 

Here are a few of my favorite WordPress Plugins

Updraft Backup: This is my plugin of choice for backing up websites. It is easy to set up they have the option for a freemium or paid plugin with additional features. With the free version, you have the option to send a backup off-site.

Wordfence Security or All In One WP Security: Security is a must and is the first plugin that is installed and set up on any WordPress site that I create. It is that important.

Yoast SEO: Umm, because if you’re going to have a website you need to make sure that you can get traffic to it. Plus, they have excellent documentation and learning.

Google Analytics by Monster: Because ya need to know where the traffic is coming from to your site. Love tracking the numbers.

TablePress: Do you have a number of tables that need to be displayed on your site? This is a great plugin for this. It allows you to import a CSV file and add a bit of shortcode to the page and it displays! It’s quick and simple.

Plugin for your ESP (Email Service Provider) ie Mailchimp, Active Campaign, ConvertKit you want to build your list so that you find the people that connect with you. The best way to do this is with your email list. Add a pop up to your site. I know you’re like annoying – but they really do work.

Instagram Feed: Show all that beautiful imagery that you have on your Instagram feed on your website.

Broken Link Checker: Do you have a number of links on your site? Well, this is the plugin for you, as it will keep track of all the links and if they are still actually functional.

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A Little Side Note

When setting up Admin users do not use Admin, Administrator or anything similar! Find something creative to use. To create my usernames I go to LastPass User Name Generator.

Well, that’s a pretty healthy list of a few of my favorite WordPress Plugins. If you will please allow me to get up on my soapbox for just a couple minutes – I promise.

It is important to keep your plugin update and your website up to date!

While it may be tempting to go through and just update the plugin all at once, I would ask you to take your time.

Block time on your calendar EVERY month.

You need to update them one at a time and then check your website to make sure it did not cause any issues!

Plugins and updates can break your website if they do not get along with WordPress or your current theme.

Would you like more information on updating the software on your WordPress website?

This easy to follow checklist, guides you through all the tasks that you should be completed each month to keep your website running smoothly.

Download my WordPress Wellness Checklist today and I’ll send you a reminder email every month with a little information, tip or trick!

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Calendly | Scheduling Is So Simple

Calendly | Scheduling Is So Simple

by | Planning-Organization-Productivity

Calendly | Simple Scheduling

Difficult scheduling meeting or discovery calls?

Calendly, simple scheduling solves an issue that a number of online business owners face. Have you had a prospect fill out the contact form, but nothing came of it because it took too much time and effort to actually get the discovery call scheduled? Would you like to stop the back and forth of scheduling all your meets? Scheduling is so simple when you use a scheduling tool.

Calendly allows a client or prospect to easily find a time that works for both of you! You can embed into your website, add a link to your pages and posts, or in your email marketing.

This tool is exactly how I like them, simple to use. They have a variety of plans! Pick from either the basic (which is free), a premium or Pro. Here is a link to the pricing page at Calendly.

Let’s talk about the features

It integrates with google calendar! This works great, as it will look at the calendar and provided times that are open for a discovery call. They also work with Outlook, Office 365 and iCloud if you are not a google calendar user. (This is basic feature)

It is able to detect the timezone! This is automatic so everyone is on the same page. Because we all have enough to do without having to convert timezones for meetings!

Events

Basic has 1 event type, Premium and Pro have unlimited! This is great if you offer a variety of different types of meetings/events/call options.

Notifications!

It will send notifications of the meeting. Can we really live without reminders?

Time to Prepare

Do you want to set up a 24-hour minimum so that a meeting is not able to be scheduled on the same day?

It works on all your devices!

Whether you would like to use it on your desktop, phone or tablet it will work with all of your devices.

Some great paid features are:

  • Customizing the email that is sent when a meeting is scheduled.
  • Setting up a buffer time. Do you want to block 10 minutes before so you are able to prepare? Plus, you would like 10 minutes after so that you can finish up any tasks that came up or notes of the call.
  • Would you like to limit to three calls a day? No problem, they have the ability to set the total number of meeting that you will allow being scheduled in a day.
  • Remove the Calendly branding.
  • Group events
    • This is a great option for webinars or classes that you may offer to multiple attendees.
  • Reporting!
    • How do you know if it is working if you aren’t able to look at reports?

Here is a link to the features page at Calendly.

Here is a link to the integrations available.

As with any software they are always evolving and adding new features, make sure to visit Calendly website for all the new and upcoming features!

 

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Organizing A Calendar

Organizing A Calendar

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Organizing A Calendar

Organizing a calendar is one thing I've had done for years! It began when I created my first Google account. Not sure when exactly, but I do know that I'm in double digits for years and it was long before smartphones.

This is the glue that keeps us as a family on track and where we need to be.

When the kids were little, I created calendars for them inside of mine. Helping to keep track of playdates, birthday parties, and doctor appointments. Now that they are older and learning to manage a schedule, glad I've instilled in them the importance of having a calendar system in place.

Individual Calendars

The kids and my husband have individual calendars in addition to the family calendars. Their own calendars have been set up to sync with the family calendar.
If anyone adds to a personal calendar, it will show on everybody's calendars. This ensures we are not double booking.

Adding a calendar is easy peasy

Navigate to settings, under setting in the top portion of the menu it has the option to add a calendar. Select add a new calendar. A window will open for you to give the calendar a name and description.
Once the calendar been created, you can go into calendar setting to share it with family members. You can either give them access to view or edit.
Repeat this process until you have all the calendars that you need.

Business Calendar

This same process can be transitioned into organizing a work calendar as well. A few examples to create:
Social Media
Customers
Billable Time
Non-billable Time
Meetings
You can choose to turn a calendar off and on from view.

Hope this is useful. If you would like me to help with organizing a calendar system, set up a discovery call and we can chat about it.

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Little Side Note

Here is a link to the directions on How to Share Your Calendar.

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