00:01:55 Rhonda Dragomir: Hello, everyone! 00:10:58 Melissa Stroh: Shameless plug...Rhonda is excellent talking about this topic and we've loved her presentations on Writers Chat. She has helped me with my website in the past too. 00:11:56 Kelly: deer in the headlights 00:12:50 Jeannie Waters: Rhonda has a wealth of knowledge. 00:12:56 Melissa Stroh: She'll make it so simple to understand and give you the resources to demystify the more technical aspects of websites. 00:13:37 Melissa Stroh: I have a website. It can always be improved! 00:13:41 Jeannie Waters: I have a website but want to learn more. 00:13:41 Kim Ball: I have a website but it needs work 00:13:45 Dr. Evelyn Johnson-Taylor: Already have a website but not too happy with it right now 00:13:50 Gareth Carter: No website - im just learning 00:13:54 Amy: AmyBovaird.com 00:13:58 kay: www.covenanttruthministries.com is my website - Kay K. Mortimer 00:13:59 Rachel Knapp: I haven’t published it yet. I feel like I need a better focus for it, first. 00:14:00 Beth Gooch: bethgooch.com :( 00:14:00 KarlaLewis: I have one but its not finished 00:14:14 Karynthia Phillips: I have a website … want to update. 00:14:24 Karen Nolan: No website, just blog. 00:14:25 Sherry Palmer: I have a free website...not sure that’s the best thing...? 00:14:26 Rachel Knapp: rlknapp.com 00:14:27 Linda Williford: I also have one but not finished with it. 00:14:37 Cindy Daniels: I have a website - www.encouragemenews.com 00:15:24 Melissa Stroh: mnstroh.com 00:17:26 Jeannie Waters: Cindy, I'll check out your site. I write about encouragement. also. www.jeanniewaters.com 00:18:07 Cindy Daniels: Thanks Jeannie - I'm just starting :) 00:18:28 Jeannie Waters: I can't wait to see your site, Cindy. We can encourage each other. 00:22:12 kay: I listed my ministry website name, but it's also under www.kaymortimer.com - either way, it's the same site where people can find me either way. 00:27:09 Kristy: QUESTION: With whom do we register a domain? Is that done through a web host or through a separate domain lair? 00:27:35 Greg Turnquist: I use http://NameCheap.com to purchase domains. Easy to search and find options. 00:28:12 Kristy: I went to WordPress .com at first, too. LOST EVERYTHING. UGH!!!!!!! Hundreds of followers. Paid domain. Double UGH! 00:28:46 Melissa Stroh: You can get a domain through both a host or a domain. 00:28:58 Melissa Stroh: site 00:29:16 Cathy Robinson: What about a google business website? Is that a good option, or not so much? 00:29:48 Greg Turnquist: When you own a domain and pay for hosting, then ALL of its belongs to YOU (compared to running on someone else’s "stuff") 00:30:11 Melissa Stroh: I use BlueHost 00:30:20 Cher: What is Mighty Networks? 00:32:13 kay: IF we have ur domain through GoDaddy, can we get it back and go with another web host? 00:32:15 Kristy: QUESTION: When purchasing a package, do you get what you need right now, or do you need to look into the future somewhat? 00:33:21 Tamera Kraft: What do you think of Wix? 00:33:42 Kelly: she said she didn't care for it, personally 00:33:51 Tamera Kraft: Okay. 00:34:00 cindi: what should I do if there is an other author that has the exact same name as I do (even the spelling). She has our name as cindimyers.com and she has authorcindimyers.com 00:34:09 Melissa Stroh: Rhonda prefers WordPress.org 00:34:46 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: HyperText Markup Language - standard tags the internet understands. :-) 00:34:50 Greg Turnquist: That’s the reason I have GregLTurnquist.com (because another geek out there has GregTurnquist.com) 00:34:59 Kristy: She also mentioned that Ionos is what KCWC uses. They have great tech support. 00:35:39 Kelly: My hang up is with getting the landing page as accurate as possible for people to find me. 00:35:40 Betty Owens: That's why I use BettyThomasonOwens.com. Lots of Betty Owens! :) 00:35:42 Janis Van Keuren: I'm having problems using the block editor on WordPress. 00:36:01 Greg Turnquist: I sympathize with learning the block editor. 00:36:14 Betty Owens: I hate the block editor 00:36:16 Janis Van Keuren: Thank you Greg 00:36:16 Melissa Stroh: That's why I use Elementor. It's so much better than the block editor. 00:37:03 Gareth Carter: yes 00:37:11 Kelly: yes 00:39:02 Kristy: QUESTION: How do you know you need a plug-in? 00:39:23 Kelly: Kristy, what a great question 00:39:33 Carlton Hughes: Got it down! 00:39:35 Robyn Monroe: My website is www.MyFerventPrayers.com if anyone has any feedback for me. 00:39:53 Gail Johnson: I'm with you, Betty Owens. 00:40:52 Jeannie Waters: Thanks for the helpful handout, Rhonda. It made listening easier. 00:41:48 Kelly: yes 00:41:51 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: Websites are made up of plug-ins. Google essential plugins for WordPress and it gives selections. They describe what they're for. e.g. for SEO, security, backup, etc. 00:42:10 Cher: Yep, can't wait around forever on the site to load 00:44:59 Melissa Stroh: Oh, this one is a difficult one! 00:45:27 Kristy: QUESTION: What does updating look like? 00:47:21 Melissa Stroh: Making your content current, links functional, being consistent about posting to it. Those are a few of the things. 00:47:49 Rachel Knapp: Do you like mail chimp for a plug in? 00:48:00 Gareth Carter: wow 00:48:03 Cathy Robinson: WOW, you really don't look it! : ) 00:48:09 Yvonne MacKay: You d 00:48:27 Janis Van Keuren: I don't like Mail Chimp. 00:48:29 kay: What did you say earlier about the WodPress trap and how do we avoid it? Which site should we go to and use that is the correct one? 00:48:32 Yvonne MacKay: You *don't look that age! At. all! 00:48:46 Janis Van Keuren: Wow! You really don't look it! 00:48:57 Greg Turnquist: I actually use Thrive Leads plugin. It provides a way to create opt-in forms, and works with any mail provider. Thrive Leads has a one-time cost ($69 maybe?), but makes it super simple to built signup pages. 00:49:08 Melissa Stroh: I don't like MailChimp, though I currently use it. It would be nice to find a different newsletter source. I've heard good things about MailerLite recently. 00:49:40 Greg Turnquist: Sara uses Mailer Lite and has been quite pleased with it. 00:49:47 Janis Van Keuren: I've heard people say that ConvertKit works better. I'm considering changing it. 00:49:53 Yvonne MacKay: Your testimony about the website menu last night is encouraging. Thanks for sharing. 00:50:09 Melissa Stroh: ConvertKit is very user-friendly, but also very expensive. 00:50:24 Greg Turnquist: Be sure to shop, shop, shop when picking a newsletter provider. They all have varying prices based upon the size of your list. 00:51:21 Kristy: Lovely encouragement from HIS word. Amen and amen. 00:51:33 Gail Johnson: All things: the essentials things needed to accomplish God's calling in us. 00:51:35 Robyn Monroe: I am post 50, and I built my website, and I am so not technical. 00:52:41 Robyn Monroe: Just go with wordpress 00:52:51 Robyn Monroe: And get one of their approved themes 00:54:46 Gareth Carter: PayPal - is that a plug in? 00:55:45 Robyn Monroe: Yoast is a plugin? It helps with SEO. 00:56:06 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: Yes, Yoast is a plugin. 00:56:35 Cher: Is there a scheduler with WP? 00:56:45 Sherry Palmer: I have a blog on blogspot. I also have blogged on Wordpress. both free. do I need to combine them? would a host help with this? 00:57:42 Janis Van Keuren: How do you get readers from your phone to leave comments on your blog when they receive your new blog post on their phone or computer? 00:57:47 Greg Turnquist: I used to have a blog on blogspot. I spent a lot of effort to migrate all that content to WordPress. That was long ago. Not sure if it was worth the effort. 00:58:00 Greg Turnquist: WordPress = Yes 00:58:05 Greg Turnquist: Blogspot = meh 00:58:44 Greg Turnquist: https://www.cnet.com/ 01:00:24 Robyn Monroe: Just start with Wordpress 01:01:29 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: also have a plug in for website backup - like Updraft 01:01:29 Robyn Monroe: I heard it is important not to use word. You need a plain type editor. Word adds a lot of stuff that you don’t see that causes the site to slow down. I do not know if this is true. 01:01:37 Robyn Monroe: Plain text editor 01:03:21 Debra Allard: Please tell us the name of the host company that promotes porno. Is it GoDaddy? I want to go to different provider is so. 01:04:20 Greg Turnquist: Yoast lets you score posts and pages to give you tips that will make your content more “searchable”. 01:07:52 Kelly: what is a plain text editor? 01:08:14 Melissa Stroh: Yes, WordPress allows you to schedule posts. 01:08:57 Lana: Thank you, Rhonda 01:09:03 Gail Johnson: Thank you for reminding me that God will supply all things needed to do the job! And He will send those to help us understand. Great class, Rhonda! 01:09:07 Greg Turnquist: Can you post your website’s link? 01:09:08 Rhonda Dragomir: info@dragomirgroup.com 01:09:22 Christy Fuller: Well done Rhonda! 01:09:23 Beth Gooch: Thanks Rhonda. Great job! 01:09:25 Isabelle-Louisa Robert Bartolo-Treyborac: Well, the french girl in here doesn’t watch superball… Hello from France with blessings ! 01:09:30 Melissa Stroh: It was fantastic, Rhonda! Great job! 01:09:35 Kelly: Thanks for so much great, useful info 01:09:45 Cathy Robinson: Thank you Rhonda! This was very helpful. 01:09:47 Melissa Stroh: Hey Isabelle! 01:09:54 Yvonne MacKay: Thanks, Rhonda! 01:10:00 Cathy Robinson: And, this is off topic, but Greg I love your background. 01:10:06 Greg Turnquist: :) 01:10:07 Janis Van Keuren: Thank you for all the information, Rhonda! 01:10:23 Amy: Thank you so much! 01:10:26 Debra Allard: Fantastic workshop. Thank you! 01:10:28 Jennifer: Great info! Thanks!