Here is a novel concept if you’re seeking a low-cost host for your WordPress website; an unbiased recommendation. Unfortunately almost every Webhost recommendation is based, not on the quality of hosting, but on financial remuneration for the reviewer or commenter. Most hosts offer affiliate payments or referral fees so the reviews you commonly read are […]
What happens if I exceed my Mailchimp subscriber limit?
Mailchimp provides three different account types; forever free, monthly subscription and pay as you go. These are all self-explanatory and the best plan to use is determined by the functionality you require as well as the number of subscribers you have and the volume of emails (campaigns) you’ll be sending. For example, the Forever Free […]
HTML numbers in Circles (the quick way)
Often, we may require to add a number with a circle around that number. For example, let’s say that we have three steps and we want the numbers to display thus; ① ② ③ Most of us immediately think that the simplest solution is to use CSS to style a number with the number centred […]
Solve ‘Fatal Error’ WordPress message
A client using Uber Global hosting here in Australia needed some help. Upon copying a website to Uber hosting using BackupBuddy they got a white screen. After renaming the plugins (to deactivate the plugins as the WordPress dashboard was inaccessible) and then trying to activate the plugins again, the ‘Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 67108864 bytes […]
Make Gravity Forms $ sign smaller
I seem to be doing alot of work with the Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress at present. I love the flexibility of Gravity Forms and have installed it on several hundred websites for all sorts of uses from basic contact forms to Mailchimp integrated subscribe forms to complex quoting calculators. After my post regarding removing […]
How do I change the button text in Mailchimp?
If you want to change the default button text in your Mailchimp subscribe form then watch the instructions in the video below. In just over two minutes learn how to change the default ‘Subscribe to list’ button text.
Gravity Forms. Automatically scroll to confirmation message.
Something that many of my clients find annoying about using Gravity Forms on their websites is that, once a form has been submitted, a confirmation message appears but often scrolling will be needed to see the message. For example, if a Mailchimp linked subscribe form (using the Gravity Forms Mailchimp addon) is added to the […]
Introduction to Mailchimp for not-for-profit organizations
The free presentation of Introduction to Mailchimp for not-for-profit organizations takes place today, 26th May 2015, from 1200 to 1300 Sydney time. This is a Hangouts on Air presentation, will be presented by me (Gary Eckstein, Mailchimp Expert) and has been arranged by the Australian Council for International Development. Please join on the event page or […]
How to remove cents in Gravity Forms prices
Behavioural economics teaches us that people are more prone to purchase when prices are in a round amount with fewer numbers. For example, showing a price of $190 will result in more sales than displaying $190.00. All good and well but how do we do this when we use Gravity Forms with WordPress. The price […]
How to copy and paste from Word to Mailchimp
I am often contacted with the following question; “How do I create my content in Microsoft Word and then paste into my Mailchimp campaign without the styling looking weird”. Fortunately this is very simple to do. Why does Word text look strange when pasted into Mailchimp? First off, let’s understand why these formatting problems occur; […]