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Making Magic with WordPress Plugins

July 23, 2020 by Henry Griner Leave a Comment

Do you want to do something magical? Using WordPress Plugins makes building your website easy. Making magic with WordPress Plugins is like hiring your own website coder, without the expense. Why would you want to build on any other CMS platform? Over 34% of website on the Internet run on WordPress.

Are you looking to build a membership website for your organization? You might want to install Paid Membership Pro or Member Press. No coding needed. Just follow the installation and setup instructions.

Most Plugins offer Free and Paid Versions

Now you can embed YouTube videos and have better control of how they are presented? You might try Embed Plus for YouTube which I use on this website. It gives you many options including; a single video on a page or post, YouTube channel, playlist gallery, or live stream embed codes. The Pro Version even allows you to embed the Live Stream Video with the YouTube Chat Box.

If you want a great tool for Google Analytics, you will need to install the MonsterInsights Plugin for WordPress. Or you might try the simple Google Site Kit to track your Analytics and Search results.

If you are Planning to Sell Products, get WooCommerce

The top eCommerce tool for WordPress websites is WooCommerce. You can link up WooCommerce to from many Payment Gateways including PayPal, Stripe and Square. Best of all, WooCommerce is free and open source to modify as you wish. Use it to sell physical products, memberships or digital products. WooCommerce is a product of Automatic the development team that builds and maintains WordPress and many WordPress tools.

Adding forms to your WordPress website is easy with tools like WP Forms. You can link it up to WP Mail SMTP which helps to fix the email deliverability issues.

No money to pay for an SEO Guru? No problem. Just install Yoast SEO and you are on your way to fame (and perhaps even fortune). This the best SEO plugin on the market. It helps you to easily optimize your personal or business WordPress site for better search engine rankings. Yoast SEO includes important features like XML sitemaps, meta information editor, and robots control.

Over 57,000 Plugins to Select From

Therefore, with so many WordPress Plugins to select from, isn’t time for you to build with WordPress? You can select to Do It Yourself WordPress or, have a Done For You WordPress site created my Mission Springs Marketing.

If you are looking for help with your online business, need a new or updated website? Complete the form below and I will get back to you within 24 hours. Free 30 Minute Consultation to discuss your needs.

Filed Under: WordPress Plugins, WordPress Training, WordPress Websites Tagged With: wordpress, wordpress plugins

Freedom of Speech with WordPress

July 13, 2020 by Henry Griner Leave a Comment

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Websites built with the WordPress CMS are Powerful Tools for Free Speech!

In this season it seems that”Big Tech” companies are being accused of blocking or removing content provided by conservative voices. It is no secret that companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter lean more favorably towards liberal ideals. At times information and even facts which are posted on government websites and then are shared on Social Media platforms have the content removed.

Using a self-hosted WordPress website can provide a safe place to publish ideas that might get blocked or removed on other platforms. Publishing your own content on the shared WordPress.com hosting platform can also be a great option.

At WordPress.com, we’re committed to freedom of speech: our core mission is to democratize publishing. Our service allows anyone on the web to express their ideas and opinions, whether we agree with them or not — we don’t censor, moderate, or endorse the content of any site we host.

https://wordpress.com/freedom-of-speech/

With WordPress you have two choices. You can setup a Free account at WordPress.com and start posting your own content including images, Podcast audios and videos. Or, you can purchase your own Domain Name and setup a hosting account and install WordPress yourself with a company like MSM Instant Webs Hosting for less than $60.00/year.

In a couple days I will post a video about how to build a website on WordPress.com and if you want to be notified when that gets posted, simply add your email address and name to the Subscribe for Updates box on the right.

Below is a replay of the video on WordPress Training I did in April.

What can you do if YouTube shuts down your account
or deletes your videos?

There are other video hosting solutions out there besides using YouTube. When you own and manage your own personal or business website built on WordPress it is easy to embed videos from other services. I will give you information and tips on those in the coming days.

Filed Under: Freedom of Speech, WordPress Training, WordPress Websites Tagged With: freedom of speech, wordpress, wordpress security

Free WordPress Website Training

April 20, 2020 by Henry Griner Leave a Comment

When was the last time you dreamed?

I don’t mean the kind of dreams you normally have at night… I mean the ones you probably have had in the past while sitting at your desk at that job, the one you may not be able to go to now.

Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic and the resulting lock down and closure of many businesses, perhaps the one you work at, life as well as health has taken a sharp downturn. However, this can be the beginning of new opportunities for those willing to look, listen and learn.

There’s no denying that the current situation has knocked us back on our heels.

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If you are like most people the thought of starting your own business has occurred to you. Perhaps you thought that a skill you have or a hobby you enjoy might be something that others would like to learn about, even pay you money to learn.

I have some good news for you… For all of you out there who are considering starting a business, I want you to know that you can do it. I did it several years back. If I could start my own business, you can too.

STOP! Don’t believe all the negative stories you read in the national and local media. Not everyone is getting sick and dying from the virus. Get out of that mindset and move forward. Your family needs you. You can overcome the negative and find success.

I was working as the IT Manager for a family owned furniture store and I was feeling less and less fulfilled with what I was doing. There was little opportunity for me to be creative and less chance for any advancement. When I started to look around I found many people who seemed to be making money working from home in the Internet Marketing World, so I decided to see what that was about.

But let me backup a little in my story. I had already built my first websites in the mid 1990’s for my local bank and a Minnesota suburb. I was paid for doing those so I guess I proved that I could make money apart from working a regular JOB.

In May 2003 the WordPress blogging or content management system (CMS) was launched and soon after that I started building my own WordPress websites, learning how this new tool worked. Later, I discovered that many other people wanted to learn to build websites too… and so I started Mission Springs Marketing in 2005.

Today, I see the need is even greater for individuals like me and you to be in charge of our own futures and not rely on an employer or the government.

Watch My Short Video

I want to help you get started with building your own Freedom Vehicle… Your Own Website That You Control. That is why I am offering my Free WordPress Website Training. I will teach you how to get started with little or no money.

All you need to do to get started is Register to Join My Next Class.
Just Click on The Image Below to visit my Registration Page.

Filed Under: Live Video Meetings, WordPress Websites

How to Live Steam Your Business

March 24, 2020 by Henry Griner Leave a Comment

Today there are many exciting tools that make it easy to live stream not only events but business meetings with teams and individuals. Live Streaming includes both audio such as live phone teleconferences or Podcasts and live video.

This past Sunday, March 22nd, our church used YouTube to run a pre-recorded version of our Sunday church service. Our tech team used the ‘Schedule video publish time’ feature so the video was launched at 9:30am.

To schedule a video to go public, upload it as “Private” and use the “Schedule as public” option. Then, you can set the date, time, and time zone that you want your video to be published. The video will stay private until the scheduled time. Read More Here @Google

Thanks to Dan Peters of DanPetersDesign.com for his production work & Jesse V.

You can also use a video software program like ManyCam to live stream to multiple outlets at one time. I’ve used this to live stream to both YouTube and Facebook live while Podcasting live. This software gives you tools to operate like a small scale TV studio. You can have multiple presets with still images, recorded videos, input live Skype videos and setup lower-thirds with names of your presenters and website URLS.

All of this can be embedded on a WordPress website page with simple tools that can be added to your WordPress website. That is another reason why I love WordPress. Click on the image below to visit my Sample Live Stream Page that has one of the NASA live streams running.

Need help to move forward with your own audio or video production? It’s easier and less costly than you might think. Contact Me for a Free review to get started.

Filed Under: Live-Streaming, Media, Podcasting, WordPress Websites Tagged With: live streaming, podcasting, wordpress, youtube live

Mission Springs Marketing, New for 2020

February 8, 2020 by Henry Griner Leave a Comment

Coming Soon the New MissionSprings.net

After nearly 32 months away from the business of helping people with their online marketing, websites, web hosting and Social Media marketing, Henry Griner is again ready to support organizations, ministries and businesses.

The official launch day for my business will be the First Day of Spring Thursday, March 19, 2020.

I have a new excitement and new focus for working with my clients. I’ll be posting all about it when I update my Services page on this website on launch day.

Filed Under: Domain Names, Online Business, Web Hosting, WordPress Websites Tagged With: mission springs marketing, MSM

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