Dave Grey // Friendly Web Guy

ToggleWP Agency Plan modules - Site Sync A look at the early build of the new Parent / Child Site Sync module which will be included in the @ToggleWP Agency plan. Sync enabled modules and settings from a central site to many child sites in minutes. Narrator: Please note this is an unscripted video of the in-development version. PS. Sorry for the super sized cursor. youtu.be/tyXVe94aF10

The ClickTock Chrome extension is now available in the Chrome Web Store. It connects to your WordPress install to use that as a backend and allows you to track your time without being on a particular site. In the future I might try a WP multisite to use as a backend to make a mini SaaS from it. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kiacfnk…

#BuildThatBiz Week 41: A two day work week as we were away Mon - Wed for a family mini-break down to the coast. As remaining days were limited due to being school holidays and extended family needing help it was a gradual ease back in to work mode by catching up on emails and smaller tasks. The big picture task I did focus on was setting up the ToggleWP Partner Programme. I would like to start with a small group to pilot it for a couple of weeks before opening it up (if you see this and offer site maintenance / builds check your DM or message me). I am going to dog food the Partner process and look at my own hosting / service offerings to practice what I preach. While PressConf was way out of budget, hearing the title of Katie's presentation "Life as a business plan" got me wondering about the direction I want my business to go in. Returning home to 8 WeTransfers of images for the new site build and 6 related emails isn't the sort of routine I would be keen on. My very long term aim has always been product first, but the occasional big project make more of an impact than individual sales in the early days. I have just over 10 weeks left of my 1st year post-Corp to prove it has potential, but am a long way short of where I had hoped to be. After working from home for the last 8 years, gradually reducing corporate days from 5 to 3 (then none), I don't think I could face a commute back to an office for the 9-5 grind. With children in two different schools and only 1 car there is a practical side to it not working either. This needs to translate into getting lazer focused on making the business work for the life we need, while still being able to take the day off if the weather is nice. I have never been that great at sticking to just one project as I'm not an all eggs in one basket person, but I do recognise I need to free myself from other distractions. My Chrome extensions were good time savers for me but trying to market them and compete would be a huge time sink so those will be parked for now unless I need to improve them to help with my own workflows. Focusing on plugins for the freelancer / small agency market should have more potential than individual site owners, as there should be higher site counts and any support questions should be more targeted than those from the less experienced site owner. On that note another week is over, and I still haven't written my Q1 round up blog post yet. That'll be something for the weekend I think.

@jeffr0 Learn WordPress stuff and earn credits towards your formal education / a degree.

What does this actually mean?

I'm putting together the ToggleWP Partner Programme and am looking for some marketing people who would be interested in writing prompts on behalf of freelancers / small agencies to help guide their end clients "AI Writer" module. I have no work to refer over, but would include you on an upcoming list so others could get in touch with you directly. More on my thoughts behind it here: friendlywebguy.co.uk/beyond-the-plu…

@DerekAshauer It wasn't quite the "I'm a little tea pot" posture so I think you're good.

Am I being weird with my hands? Feel like I’m being weird with my hands here. Maybe I need to hold two water bottles. This is all I will think about the rest of the conference 🤣

@ianmisner What did he say? My guess is "No, as AI can make most simple things".

I don't disagree with anything Matt said but I want to want to disagree. Dunno what to do with that.

Most people don’t need more strategy. They need: – the small things done – consistently – by someone who knows what they’re doing So I made this: $100/month. One task at a time. buff.ly/s3It9ma

@ThePeterMick Eggcelent!

Family holiday update: Living on a farm in the middle of a forest is something I’ll consider after startups 😆

Back from a few family days down by the coast. A lot warmer than expected so it was only fair to get some ice creams and milkshakes in. Fish n chips in the car one day, toasted cheese n ham sarnies the next as it was super windy. It could do with a vac out, but not today.

It isn't just cats that like boxes. Scruffy wasn't so keen on sharing with Yoshi.

FYI Claude is showing a free £15 extra usage credit until April 17th.

My youngest just play tested it, and loves it. Adding a new power up plate for veg to give a poo or speed boost.

#BuildThatBiz Week 40: Seems I totally missed week 39's update, whoops. Ended the quarter on a high with major updates released for ToggleWP V1.1, Document Library Pro Power Pack v2.1, ClickTock v2.3, plus a new Kadence Forms Router that came from a need on a client site. Mid-week started the shift towards marketing, with revised pricing plans for ToggleWP (now out of early adopter phase) and prep work for a new Partner Programme - watch this space. DLP Power Pack enhances the main DLP plugin's lead capture, with a new Lead Form Builder. The main Barn2 docs page for lead capturing now includes a section on how to super charge the functionality with Power Pack. I'm looking forward to a mention in a future newsletter as it will help raise awareness with their existing customers. The joy, and curse, of being self employed - it was a bank holiday today but work as usual. Final prep for the new client v1.0 site launch over the weekend, testing contact forms (and improving my Fill In The Blanks browser extension). Outside of work, the guinea pig poo game is coming along. Hopefully will get that online shortly so you can all share in the fun - a high score board is currently being prepped!

@ThePeterMick @ShortsAI_com And now to spend it all on a lorryload of KitKat's!

finally happened today I sold my solo SaaS @ShortsAI_com for $1.8M it's been a fun journey, a bit sad, but also happy and building another solo SaaS as I am typing it (well AI is) Jack is better than me at negotiations so he got $4.2M for his, something to keep in mind and learn for the future ❤️

@stevemarkperry Check his comment and the date.

I can understand the pain around this, but this is not the answer for a modern plugin ecosystem.

When you build a product, it should solve a real problem. For @ConversionWP, that problem is making analytics, ads, and conversion tracking actually easy to set up. Seeing feedback like this means it’s doing exactly what it was built to do and I couldn't be more proud today 🙌

@WarrenLNaida What the cluck!

If this wasn't 1 April I would believe it. Germany is doubling down on policing.

Started making a guinea pig collect a poo game kind of like the anti-pac man. You need to run around and drop a 100 of them without being caught. When you do its a 5 second penalty and you return to the middle. Easy / Med / Hard modes so far. Hopefully tomorrow it will allow a face picker between Scruffy and Yoshi.

@marclou Will codefast / shipfast be getting any updates to latest versions of things? I bought them last year but not looked at either yet (whoops).

I can't focus 100% on a single startup. It's been a few months working on TrustMRR, and I feel a strong urge to try other things. 0 → 1 makes me more excited than 1 → 100

Its a photo finish, seeing as its past 7:30pm, but ClickTock V2.4 has also been released. Its browser extension has also been submitted to the Chrome Web Store. Q1 is a wrap for active development. Q2 is going to be marketing, building partnerships, and most likely bug fixing. friendlywebguy.co.uk/track-your-tim…