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My Journey with WordPress
My Journey with WordPressIn 20 Months, From Zero to Im Ready to Hand it Off Now!
John Hughes, PGAWordPress UserEntrepreneur
Who am I?
I am Not a Website Guy
My OfficeOutdoorsNo WifiNo Electricity
Where My Journey Started - 2010
February 8, 20114
Necessity is the Mother of InventionDecember 2013No JobLimited ClienteleNo WebsiteNo Where to CoachNo $sWhat would be My Mother of Invention?
First Rendition of Site
Coming Up Short
Coming Up ShortNo Phone CallsNo Email InquiriesFailed to Delivery on Consistent Timely ContentFailed at Compressing Images = Poor Loading TimesFailed to Insure Proper/Just Enough CodingFailed to H1, H2, H3, ProperlyFailed to Delivery a Quality Message/Product to My ClienteleWhat Did this Equal? Page 7+ Ranking and No $s
Keep Par in PlayGolfMaking Decisions on the Course, Utilizing Your Current Abilities, Capabilities, and Resources, which will Allow You to Obtain the Target Score, One Shot at a Time.
WordPressMaking Decisions about your Site or Agency, Utilizing Your Current Abilities, Capabilities, and Resources, which will Allow You to Obtain the Objective of your Site or Company, One Site or One Task at a Time.
Align Yourself
Golf Setting Up Off-Target as much as 2 to a 150-Yard Target can Cause You to Miss the Target by 75 feet or More to Either Side
WordPressDIY Lots of TargetsSiteHostingThemesPluginsSecurity
TIME!
Align YourselfJanuary 11, 2014 My First Encounter w/Orlando WordPress Meet-UpTotally Lost!
February 9 Reincarnation of JohnHughesGolf.com
Short GameChanged Theme You Get What You Pay ForChanged FocusContentTarget Market and Buying PersonaEliminated Auto-Booking Calendar/GatewayChanged ScheduleEarly Mornings, Late Nights, WeekendsRegular Schedule for ContentContinued to Come to WP Orlando Meetings, Workshops, and WORDCAMPS
Drive for Dough - SEO
Golf You Drive for Show and You Putt for Dough
SEO is the Dough of Website DevelopmentLocal KeyWord StrategyAlt TagsH1, H2, H3 TagsCompressed ImagesGreat Content that FlowsLinking Strategy
What it Looks Like Now
Its what you dont see below the photos that kills this site - 83% bounce from the Home Page
What a Great WordPress Website Did For Me2015-16 Improvements278% Increase Gross900% Net ProfitSEO Ranking Page 1 for 6 of 10 Targeted Organic Keyword SearchesUnique Visits Increased 241%Return Visits - Increase of 326%Email List 277% Increase in First Time Entries
But What Else Can I do to Improve?
Is the Site Doing All it Can Do?KASDKeep Par In Play, Align, Short Game, Drive for Dough
More Mentoring ($s this Time) and More CoffeeNew Theme Linkable Buttons, Improved Look, Easier NavigationMore Speed Dedicated Hosting, Debug Coding, Improved CDNSEO Better Compression, Revised/More ContentData Collection Subscription Video Page, Improved CTAs
What Will it Look Like?dev.johnhughesgolf.com/
Live Sites
Instant Improvement Golf SchoolGolfSchool.golf OrlandoGolfLesson.netOrlandoGolfCoach.comFlorida CMM Group Ventures, Inc.
In DevelopmentLanding PagesOrlandoGolfTeachers.comOrlandoGolfTeacher.com
Golf SchoolsUltimateGolfSchool.golfHawksLandingGolfExperience.com
Rental Real EstateDisneyVacationVillas.comSouthernDunesVacationRentals.com
Users of WordPress The Secret SauceK.A.S.D.Education attend all the WP events you canHostingSiteGroundJust HostThemesThemeForestElegantSEOGoogle ToolsSEMRushOptimizeMySite.comMoz.comKissMetrics.comCrazyEggPluginsWordFence (Premium)WPMain/ChildJetPackYoast SEOAtomic WriterMailChimpW3 Total Cache/Comet Cache Google AnalyticsGravity FormsWPCleanFixWinsite I/OBJ Lazy Load
Developers of WordPressKeep Par In Play Clients are Looking for Transparency and True CapabilitiesUnder Sell and Over Deliver!AlignmentsWho, What, and Why are You Aligned?Short Game and Objectives Alignment with your Long Game/Objectives?Drive for DoughWhat is Your Strategy to Drive Dough to Your Clients Sites?
Whats Next?Continuing the Journey/Creating More w/WordPress
Handing Things Off Soon
Making Myself Proud
John [email protected]