Hi! I’m Joe Casabona.
I started my career almost 20 years ago as a freelance web developer before realizing my true passion, which is sharing my years of knowledge about website development, podcasting and course creation with other business owners, freelancers and entrepreneurs in need. I’ve been told I have a gift for breaking down concepts that scare people into bite-sized, approachable pieces of information they can implement in a matter of days.
My career trajectory includes 20+ years experience building websites, 16+ years using WordPress, 11+ years teaching at the college level, 7+ years podcasting, plus I am the author of four books, including my latest: HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide.
When I’m not creating courses for LinkedIn Learning, you can find me spending time with my family, enjoying baseball, or talking too much about Star Wars.
You can say hi over on Twitter or Instagram. I’m @jcasabona on both.
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Build a Podcast You’re Proud Of!
Podcasting is growing faster than ever and for good reason! More and more people are discovering it as a way to increase your reach, generate income, and build your authority in an area. I will work with you to build and grow a podcast that you can be proud of!
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Does it seem like there are too many steps to starting a podcast? This framework is the solution to your problem. It lays out all of the prompts to help you answer the important questions, and gives you easy to follow checklists so you can stop thinking and start doing.
Let’s be real, starting a podcast is intimidating. I’m a web designer/developer and I STILL felt overwhelmed by all the tech needed and how to set everything up. With Joe’s guidance I now have the equipment, software, and know-how to have my podcast up and running. And you can bet he’ll be who I go back to when I’m ready to take it to the next level!
Erin Flynn, Host of The Successfully Simple Podcast
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At Creator Courses, you will learn everything you need to build what you need…without code. Stop wasting time and money!
As a teacher, Joe is always great at explaining a potentially complex process in a way that doesn’t go “over the head” of a beginner, yet still benefits an advanced user at the same time.
Chris G., Creator Courses Student
Done-For-You Podcasting
With Podcast Liftoff’s “For You” Service, I will work with you to help you plan, produce, launch, and sustain your show. This service is tailored for your, whether you just need an hour to hash out ideas, or you need a full podcast producer to plan, edit, and publish content.
Joe knows his stuff. He has real experience teaching at the collegiate level, developing websites, and a running a successful podcast. I know him both personally and professionally and trust him to deliver.
Jeff Large, Podcast Host and Producer
- 20+ Years Building Websites
- 16+ Years Using WordPress
- 11+ Years Teaching at College Level
- 7+ Years Podcasting
- Author of 4 Books, including:
The Blog
Is it cheesy to say I like to share what I know? Cheesy or not it’s true! And I try to publish several times a week.
Why Gear Matters Least When You’re Starting a Podcast
If you’re thinking about starting a podcast, but you’re worried you don’t sound perfect, STOP. Gear should be the least of your worries when you’re starting a podcast. Here’s why.
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DevKinsta Review: First Look at a New WordPress Local Environment
Finding the perfect local development environment for WordPress is tough – there are some great solutions, but many require work to get running properly. Well, DevKinsta came out earlier this week and I’ve had the chance to use it for a bit. Is it a local environment worth abandoning Local by Flywheel for? Here are my first impressions. Disclosure: This is a paid promotional video. All of my thoughts are my own, honest, first impressions. Get DevKinsta: https://kinsta.com/devkinsta/ Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:47 – Local by Flywheel Thoughts 02:00 – Installing / Community 04:07 – Creating new Sites 06:05 -…
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Live Stream: My Top Ten iPhone Accessories!
Today I covered my favorite phone accessories – primarily for my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Links below! I also talked about about my new membership, https://buildsomething.club, as well as how I built a simple redirection site – with short links and custom domains. Learn how in the stream! Join my mailing list: https://buildsomething.email ## Phone Accessory Links 1. Caudable Cases: https://casabona.org/go/caudable/ 2. Caudable Screen Protector: https://casabona.org/go/caudable/ 3. MagSafe: https://www.apple.com/shop/accessories/all/magsafe 4. SwitchPod: https://casabona.org/go/switchpod/ 5. Rode VideoMicro: https://amzn.to/3sDcX5z 6. HiRise Wireless: https://amzn.to/3bT5n0B 7. My Watch Band: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MY9D2AM/A/40mm-california-poppy-leather-link-s-m 8. HomePod Mini: https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/ 9. AirPods Pro: https://amzn.to/3qD1KzT 10. Apple MagSafe Case: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MHKH3ZM/A/iphone-12-pro-max-leather-case-with-magsafe-california-poppy ## Building…
How I Built a Smart “On-Air” Light for When I’m Recording or Meeting
As a guy who makes his living mostly from recording podcasts and videos, it can be frustrating when my family, who’s mostly stuck at home due to a pandemic, comes into my office while I’m recording, or decides to make the most noise right outside my door. I don’t blame them for this. You do what you can to keep 2 small children entertained. But I also wanted to solve the problem as much as I could. In fact, I’m sure with many now working primarily from home, a silent but noticeable signal that you’re in a meeting would also…
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Live Stream: My Top 10 WordPress Plugins
On today’s live stream I talked all about my favorite WordPress plugins, from the super complex to the simple, single purpose one. Links below! Let me know your favorites in the comments. * Compact Archives: https://wordpress.org/plugins/compact-archives/ * Beaver Builder: https://casabona.org/go/beaver-builder/ * Genesis Dambuster: https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-dambuster/ * Redirection: https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/ * WP Migrate DB Pro: https://casabona.org/go/wp-migrate-db-pro/ * ThirstyAffiliates: https://casabona.org/go/thirstyaffiliates/ * ConvertKit for WordPress:https://wordpress.org/plugins/convertkit/ * SearchWP: https://searchwp.com/ * ACF: https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn more, start here: https://casabona.org/start Join my mailing list: https://buildsomething.email Check out my Live Stream Gear: https://kit.co/jcasabona/youtube-live-stream-setup Check out my Podcasting Gear: https://kit.co/jcasabona/my-podcasting-setup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source
Kadence: The New Best WordPress Theme?
Recently Chris Lema wrote about how Kadence is the fastest they he and his team at Nexess tested. It’s now the default theme for the Managed WooCommerce Hosting! I decided to give Kadence a spin on my local site – here are my first impressions from a design, customization, and UX standpoint. Plus, does it work with Elementor or Gutenberg? Get Kadence Pro: https://casabona.org/go/kadence/ Nexcess Managed Hosting: https://casabona.org/go/nexcess/ Chris’ Post: https://chrislema.com/what-is-the-fastest-woocommerce-theme/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn more, start here: https://casabona.org/start Join my mailing list: https://buildsomething.email Check out my Live Stream Gear: https://kit.co/jcasabona/youtube-live-stream-setup Check out my Podcasting Gear: https://kit.co/jcasabona/my-podcasting-setup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source
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