• How Michael the Waffleman is using Ai for SEO

    Today, I received a heartwarming message from one of my YouTube subscribers: “Hey Jamie, just a little positive feedback for you. The last couple of months I’ve been learning about blogging using AI for my SEO on my Food Truck business and been getting good results. I watched your video on the SEO writing tool…

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    How Michael the Waffleman is using Ai for SEO
  • WordPress 6.4 explained in 250 seconds

    WordPress 6.4 is due to be released on November 7th, 2023 and here is my video outlining the main features πŸ’ͺπŸ‘‡ Note: The update also introduces a new default theme, the 2024 theme, but some anticipated features like the font library and certain blocks were deferred to WordPress 6.5.

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    WordPress 6.4 explained in 250 seconds
  • How TechCrunch Spent $1 Million Rebuilding Their Website

    About a month ago I recreated the TechCrunch website in 30 minutes in one of my rapid recreation videos on YouTube. What I didn’t know at the time was that Tom Willmott, the CEO of Human Made, the company that actually built the TechCrunch website watched my video. Tom tweeted to let me know the…

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    How TechCrunch Spent $1 Million Rebuilding Their Website
  • Meet the new Gutenberg Pro designer view

    I love creating pages with the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) but I sometimes wish that there was a way to zoom out and see the whole design. So we built a little tool into our Gutenberg Pro plugin that makes this possible. Check out the video below to see how it works πŸ’ͺπŸ‘‡

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    Meet the new Gutenberg Pro designer view
  • The most popular WordPress Page Builders (2023)

    I went down another rabbit hole yesterday and decide to research the current state of the WordPress Page Builder Market, and this is what I discovered. The information is taken from builtwith.com and ahrefs.com. Bricks Builder Visual Composer Oxygen Builder Beaver Builder Site Origin builder Divi Elementor Page Builders ranked by Search traffic

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    The most popular WordPress Page Builders (2023)
  • Watch me rebuild the official Tom Cruise website in just 15 minutes πŸ”₯

    Today, I embarked on a mission to recreate the Tom Cruise website in just 30 minutes. Spoiler alert: I did it in half the time!πŸ’ͺπŸ‘‡ Video summary What You’ll Learn: The Process:

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    Watch me rebuild the official Tom Cruise website in just 15 minutes πŸ”₯
  • Gutenberg Pro gets fancy Post Grids

    A couple of days ago we rolled out a new version of our Gutenberg Pro WordPress plugin. Now you can create beautiful Post Grids, just using the WordPress Query Loop Block. Here’s a quick video walkthrough.

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    Gutenberg Pro gets fancy Post Grids
  • Is WordPress losing the YouTube battle to Wix, Canva, Squarespace and Webflow

    I was looking at the official WordPress.com and WordPress.org YouTube channels today, and decided to spin out a quick blog post to show how they compare to the official channels of  Wix, Canva, Webflow and Squarespace.  It doesn’t make pretty reading  πŸ‘‡ YouTube Channel Subscribers Monthly Views Subscriber monthly increase WordPress.com 16.3k 88,928 700 WordPress.org…

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    Is WordPress losing the YouTube battle to Wix, Canva, Squarespace and Webflow
  • Which WordPress Brands get the most website traffic?

    Introduction I was doing some keyword research on ahrefs.com today, and I went down a rabbit hole of looking at which of the big WordPress brands get the most traffic. Three hours later, here’s what I found πŸ‘‡πŸ˜¬ Note: The data below is taken from ahrefs.com. Elementor.com Visits per day: 303,377 Interesting fact: Although traffic is…

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    Which WordPress Brands get the most website traffic?
  • Discover the Ultimate WordPress SEO AI Tool: Bulk generate Amazing Posts

    The seowriting.ai tool lets you bulk generate high quality WordPress posts. In this video I take it for a spin. It’s great if you want to super charge your content generation, or maybe built an affiliate website. But use it wisely, with great power comes great responsibility πŸ˜‰ Video Summary – generated by AI The…

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    Discover the Ultimate WordPress SEO AI Tool: Bulk generate Amazing Posts
  • My Interview with Rand Fishkin

    Rand Fishkin, founder of Moz and now SparkToro, provides insights on the evolution and future of SEO. Check out the conversation and comments on Rand’s LInkedIn Post.Β  Video Summary (generated by AI)

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    My Interview with Rand Fishkin
  • Will WordPress Block Themes ever be as popular as Classic Themes?

    In this interview with Mike McAlister (Ollie Theme) we discuss some of the reasons for the slow uptake in WordPress Block Themes.  Video summary (generated by AI) WordPress block themes, with their potential to reshape website creation, have witnessed a measured pace towards widespread acceptance. Delving into the reasons provides intriguing insights and offers a…

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    Will WordPress Block Themes ever be as popular as Classic Themes?
  • Choosing Between WordPress Custom Post Types and Post Categories: A Beginners Guide

    Using WordPress as a content management system (CMS), you often have the choice between using a custom post type (CPT) or simply categorizing your posts. Both methods have their own advantages and use cases. Here’s a breakdown to help you decide: Use a Custom Post Type (CPT) when: Use a Post Category when: Conclusion: Remember,…

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    Choosing Between WordPress Custom Post Types and Post Categories: A Beginners Guide
  • Recreating TechCrunch with WordPress: A 30-minute Challenge

    When it comes to versatility and ease of use, WordPress is amazing. To put it to the test, I attempted to recreate the TechCrunch website using the default 2023 Block Theme and no plugins. Here’s my experience. The Challenge With a blank WordPress website on my left and TechCrunch on my right, my goal was…

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    Recreating TechCrunch with WordPress: A 30-minute Challenge
  • WordPress Gutenberg versus Page Builders – The Kevin Geary Interview

    In this interview I chat to Kevin Geary about the WordPress Gutenberg Project and the future of Page Builders like Bricks and Elementor. Here’s a summary of our conversion

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    WordPress Gutenberg versus Page Builders – The Kevin Geary Interview
  • Club Pootle discord channel

    Exciting news! I’ve just integrated a private discord channel for all existing Club Pootle members πŸ˜€ Imagine a virtual clubhouse where you can drop by, chat with friends, share pictures, or even have voice conversations. This clubhouse can have different rooms, each dedicated to specific topics or activities, like one room for sharing book recommendations…

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  • Why I love The Ollie Theme onboarding Wizard

    I’m super excited to share something I’ve recently discovered and absolutely love β€” it’s a real game-changer for anyone working with WordPress. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed setting up block themes on WordPress, then my latest video is tailor-made for you. In today’s video I take a FIRST LOOK at a fabulous onboarding Wizard built…

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    Why I love The Ollie Theme onboarding Wizard
  • The Best Ai Website Builder I’ve ever seen

    In today’s video, I dive deep into “ZipWP,” an AI-driven web builder for WordPress. I introduce you all to “ZipWP,” a tool that can whip up a website in just about 60 seconds I also throw in some questions about who’s really thriving in the WordPress space and the challenges they face and how this…

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    The Best Ai Website Builder I’ve ever seen
  • How I became a YouTuber

    Yesterday I appeared on the Freemius podcast to talk about how I’ve grown my YouTube channel to over 13,000 subscribers.Β So if you are thinking about starting your own YouTube channel there’s some great tips for you. Here’s what we covered in the interview.Β 

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    How I became a YouTuber
  • The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to CSS Nesting

    Introduction CSS nesting allows you to nest CSS selectors within other selectors. This can help keep your CSS neat and organized. What is CSS nesting? CSS nesting is a feature that allows you to nest CSS selectors within other CSS selectors to create a relationship between the nested selectors. For example, you can nest a…

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