Month: July 2021

  • SavvyCal vs. Calendly

    A few weeks ago In my newsletter, I talked about how I’m considering switching to SavvyCal over Calendly. There are a lot of great features to like about SavvyCal, including how calendar overlays work, one-off links, reusable hours, and recurring time blocks based on calendar events.

    Plus with teams, you can do “round robin” scheduling, allowing you to easily combine multiple people’s availability – something that while SavvyCal requires a team account for, Calendly doesn’t offer at all. But I’m not quite ready to switch yet. Here’s why.

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  • BSL Clip: Using the Concepts iPad App for Public Speaking Talks

    Welcome to another Clip from the Build Something Live Stream! I love public speaking, and in this one I’m planning out a talk and my slides using the infinite canvas app Concepts on my iPad.

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  • Use THIS Form Block for ConvertKit Email Optin Integration with WordPress



    When building content, a crucial component of any page is an email optin form. One of my favorite features of page builders for WordPress, like Beaver Builder is the fantastic integration with most Email Service Providers, including ConvertKit. There aren’t many blocks out there for Gutenberg that work as well.

    However, Kadence’s forms block DOES have a webhook integration – meaning we can use Zapier to route form entries to ConvertKit, suping up your email marketing efforts. And that’s exactly what we’ll do in this video.

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  • How Your Content Strategy can Grow Your Business with Jean Perpillant

    Let me tell you something: I’m not great at social media. I KNOW…totally shocking. But you know who is? My friend Jean. In fact, we had a SUPER long chat all about content strategy and social media. It was super helpful and we covered a lot of ground, from growing your audience to TikTok. Plus there’s a Build Something More pre- AND post-show. We talk about parenting in the pre-show and accents, culture, and repurposing in the post-show.

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  • BSL Clip: Testing the Post Template Block



    Welcome to another Clip from the Build Something Live Stream! In this one, I’m testing out the new Query (Post Template Block) on my website.

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  • What’s New in WordPress 5.8?



    WordPress 5.8 Tatum is perhaps the biggest update to WordPress since the introduction of the block editor! It’s packed with lots of fantastic features, including blocks in widget areas, editor improvements, WebP support, and the first seeds of Full Site Editing. Let’s take a look at all the major changes to WordPress in this walk through video.

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    * WordPress 5.8 Tatum: https://wordpress.org/news/2021/07/tatum/
    * Kinsta’s What’s New Guide: https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-5-8/

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    00:00 – Intro
    02:00 – IE 11 Dropped
    02:42 – Bock Editor Improvements
    05:00 – Embedding PDFs
    05:46 – Duotone Filter
    06:24 – Table Improvements
    07:22 – WebP Support
    09:08 – Blocks in Widgets
    12:15 – Full Site Editing Features
    12:56 – Page Template Editor
    15:58 – theme.json file
    16:54 – Wrapping Up

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  • What’s the Difference Between Block Patterns and Reusable Blocks?!



    With the impending release of WordPress 5.8 and the new Block Patterns directory, a common question has cropped up: what’s the difference between reusable blocks and block patterns? It’s a great question, and we’ll explore it by using a block pattern to create a reusable block!

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  • Creating and Growing Your Community with Authenticity with Michelle Frechette

    Michelle Frechette knows a thing or two about building a community. Not only does she do it for multiple WordPress businesses, but she’s cultivated quite the community on Twitter! As someone who’s trying to grow my own community, I had lots of questions for Michelle and she generously answered them all. Learn all about what it takes to grow a community today. Plus in Build Something More, how to help those underrepresented in your community.