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Setting up a community for members, students, or listeners can be a lot of work! Even with great tools like bbPress and BuddyPress (both WordPress plugins), there’s still a lot of work you need to do to get everything working and connected. Circle.so promises ease of use without needing to build your community on something like Facebook…but how is it? This First Look video aims to answer that question, as I explore the Circle app for my own membership.

It’s another watch me work session, it will be code focused! I’m writing a small utility plugin I’ve wanted for a while, that will create a redirect to the latest published post. The code is here on Github: https://github.com/jcasabona/bsc-latest-post-redirect

Sip is a menu bar utility for Mac that allows you to get the Hex, RGB, or HSL code for any color on your screen. It’s super handy for graphic design, web development, or anything else where you want to get an exact color. Here’s how it works!

Adding footnotes to blog posts can be a great way to add extra context to your content without mucking up the main message. But if you’re using something like WordPress, how do you do it? There are three ways we’ll explore

Starting a podcast can be expensive and picking the right mic can be tough! Too many people focus on spending a ton of money on podcasting equipment, so in this Mic Shootout, we’re going to answer the question: Can you sound good with a $20 microphone for your podcasting setup?

Join me as we talk current events and interesting links, test the WordPress 5.7 Beta, check out Descript, and nerd out with WandaVision and other pop culture in the Nerd Corner!

Have you ever wondered how you can manage multiple landing pages, domains, and redirects in one place? Luckily, you can do it pretty easily with WordPress! In this video, you’ll learn how to set up redirects, and create landing pages with custom domains using WordPress, WP 301 Redirects, and WP Landing Kit.

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New name, new format! We talk current events and interesting links to start off, then we’ll got into my favorite Mac apps, looked at the Craft app, Otter.ai, and talked WandaVision in the nerd corner.

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In today’s live stream, I unbox some sweet swag from show sponsor Mindsize, talk all about the Creator Courses redesign, and tell you my favorite iOS apps.

Chatbots are something that seemingly every websites seems to be integrating. After seeing some thoughts on Twitter, I started thinking: Are chatbots worth it? Here are my initial thoughts and research.

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