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Automation | Quick Tips
How to Easily Search Your Tweets in Chrome
July 19, 2023
Since moving back to Chrome, I’ve missed some of my custom searches in the Keyword Search extension for Safari, despite having the same support in TextExpander. It just didn’t feel as fast as native browser support.
Luckily, Chrome’s search shortcuts are fantastic and super easy to manage from chrome://settings/searchEngines¹.
Did you know you can do this basically any website and combination of search terms?
One I set up recently was for my own tweets. Here’s how it’s done.
After you click on the link above (chrome://settings/searchEngines), add a new Site search:
Note: Clicking the link doesn’t always work. Copy and paste this into the URL bar: chrome://settings/searchEngines
Then fill out the pop up with the following info:
I made the shortcut tw for Twitter. Use whatever you’d like!
The URL you need to list is:
https://twitter.com/search?q=%s%20(from%3AYOURUSERNAME)&src=typed_query&f=live
Just make sure to replace YOURUSERNAME with your Twitter handle.
Then click “Add.”
After that, you should be able to use the the shortcut you chose in the Chrome search bar:
…and the results:
That’s it! Happy searching!
1. This link will only work if you’re in Chrome right now. ?
Automation | Productivity | Quick Tips
How to Add a Google Doc in a Specific Folder with Your Stream Deck
January 18, 2023
I’ve greatly improved my process for creating social media content in a centralized place.
The basic workflow is this:
1. Create a Google Doc in a folder called “Social Posts”
2. Kick off a Make automation that watches that folder, and adds a new entry to my “Social Media content” base in Airtable. A schedule date is also determined.
Then my VA goes in and reviews the documents, creating images as needed, and posting them on the scheduled dates.
Gear | Quick Tips | YouTube
How to Point a Custom Domain to ConvertKit
June 7, 2022

My favorite Email Service Provider for creators is ConvertKit.
It’s flexible and has a ton of features for sorting, tagging, and even selling products. In fact, if I need to spin up something quickly to sell a digital product, chances are I’m using ConverKit.
A big contributing factor to that is the ability to point to custom domains. Imagine having a website where you can sell digital products without having to actually build a website? That’s what ConvertKit allows you to do. So today I’m sending you a video tutorial on how to point a custom domain to ConvertKit, which you can use for landing pages, eCommerce, a members-only newsletter, or anything else you can think of.
I’d love to hear your thoughts. How can this help you? Let me know!
Productivity | Quick Tips
Using Back Tap on iPhone
May 31, 2021
I had the pleasure of participating in the GoWP Niche Agency Owners Happiness Hour recently and we talked all about tools (I didn’t know that going in, but as you can imagine I was pleased). Something I got to demo was how to turn on iPhone Back Tap (a feature in iOS 14 and up). Since many didn’t know about it, I thought it would be a good thing to demo here.
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Quick Tips | Tools
How to Improve Performance on Your WordPress Site
July 2, 2020
Did you know that 80% of website visitors will abandon your website if it takes more than 5 seconds to load? That’s a lot of lost revenue and opportunities. WordPress gets a bad wrap for for being slow, but it’s not usually WordPress’ fault! If you use the right tools, you can have a nice, fast site that keeps users happy and engaged. So what are the right tools?
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Podcasting | Quick Tips
How to Improve Audio Recordings at Home
June 18, 2021
Recording audio at home can be tough, especially if you don’t have the environment. On top of that, what app do you use to record, and how can you prevent that “robot voice” that happens if you’re recording online with other people. Let’s take a look at a few helpful techniques.
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Automation | Quick Tips | Tutorial
Automatically Update Your Kit.com Links in WordPress
January 28, 2020
Kit.com is changing to Kit.co, and updating your WordPress blog links can be tedious. Here, you’ll learn how to use the Search and Replace plugin to do it automatically – potentially saving you hours of work. Make sure to make a backup first!
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Quick Tips
Tools I’m Using to Avoid Spoilers
April 30, 2019
Between a certain Game of Thrones and Avengers: Endgame, I’ve been seeing many complaints about things being spoiler on social media. Even with the lengths I went through when Infinity War came out, it was still spoiled because a careless YouTuber (me) let autoplay happen unregulated, and another YouTuber (the guy in the video) opened his video with a HUGE spoiler, no warning. This time around, I’ve gone through greater lengths. Here’s what I’m doing to avoid spoilers.
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Gear | Podcasting | Quick Tips | Tutorial
Podcasting: How to Get Good Room Acoustics
February 8, 2023
Since professional recording is now the lion’s share of my work, I wanted to make sure that I was doing everything I could to get good room acoustics. Here, I break down what I did to make sure that my sound it top quality, before it ever hits my mic. If video is your preferred format, I have that too, after the jump!
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Quick Tips | Tutorial
Install Let’s Encrypt on WP Engine
January 14, 2017
I created a quick (less than 5 minute) video on how to get free SSL using Let’s Encrypt on WP Engine. Check it out! And to learn more about WP Engine, click here. Written Instructions after the jump!
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