thompsonpaul (@thompsonpaul) – WordPress user profile

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I love it when my clients call me their geek translator. I specialise in helping website owners and creators transform the buzzwords of web marketing into business results for bloggers and small/medium businesses as well as enterprise clients.

As an SEO and web marketing consultant at Buzzwords to Business, I focus on optimising existing sites into powerful marketing platforms. Using my extensive expertise in technical SEO as a basis, I incorporate audits, custom analytics, content marketing, conversion optimisation, email marketing, and paid search (ah, the buzzwords!), depending on the client’s needs. I also provide one-on-one coaching and training in these areas.

I’ve been managing and optimising sites for over 15 years, including stints managing the websites and web marketing programs for Banff Lake Louise Tourism and Travel Alberta, and have been working with WordPress for over a decade now. I’ve recently moved from the mountains of the west to the Ottawa Valley.

Interests

portrait and landscape photography, bicycle touring, cross-country skiing, trombone playing, voracious reader

Member Since: March 1st, 2013
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Website: buzzwordstobusiness.com
Job Title: Consultant
Employer: Buzzwords to Business SEO & Web Marketing
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Posted a reply to Auto Apply Woes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Doesn't seem appropriate to give the free version of the plugin a bad rating due…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to [Simple History – user activity log, audit tool] cPanel warning: Site vulnerabilities found, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Patchstack has issues the same vulnerability warning today - pretty sure their vuln database is…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Create HTML Sitemap with Rankmath, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Serious question - what purpose will you folks use an HTML sitemap for?
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Version 1.2.2 header update issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is a significant issue as it means users aren't even being notified of the…
2 years ago
Created a topic, Essential basic comment spam protection, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Was so disappointed when the original version of this …
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Not compatible with PHP8, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For other folks with this issue, and for what it's worth - there is an…
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Not compatible with PHP8, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@jenskirk Nice job finding and describing the fix - much appreciated!
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Index or NoIndex?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You should tell RankMath not to include them in the sitemap just to avoid unnecessarily…
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Shortcut for preview?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Seems kinda crazy there's no basic keyboard shortcut for such a core editing function?!
3 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post 2020 Meetup Organizer Survey results, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thanks for the stats! Need to close the image tag on the chart for "How…
3 years ago
Created a topic, Logging SEO changes?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unless I'm missing something, Simple History doesn't l…
3 years ago
Created a topic, Need to Clearly State Only 2 Feeds in Free Version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin's description really needs to explain that …
3 years ago
Posted a reply to Stopped Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Really hoping the original dev @massoudshakeri might pop back up to update such a useful…
4 years ago
Posted a reply to Facebook Title and Description not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You've got two different tools adding Open Graph data to that page, Dan. Likely two…
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Hamilton 2019
5 years ago
Posted a reply to Facebook Title and Description not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After making those edits, you'll have to make certain that ALL page/server caches have been…
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2019
5 years ago
Posted a reply to the form content is not sent, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You've marked this as resolved - did you figure out what was causing the shortcode…
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Calgary 2019
5 years ago
Created a topic, Access Denied 403 errors using FlipBoard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Anybody else hitting 403 errors in the popup box when …
6 years ago
Created a topic, Please remove unrelated ads stuffed the dashboard., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Really disappointed to see that the plugin author is s…
6 years ago
Created a topic, Need properly updated changelog, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Given the recent security issues, it's frustrating tha…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Caching removes https form src url’s in AMP pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same behaviour causes issues with Google Maps.
6 years ago
Created a topic, Enable editing for modified date?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for a superb plugin. Getting the Schema markup …
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Plugin doesn’t create redirects for existing posts?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is terrific news, Sami! Can't wait to try it out.
6 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Hamilton 2018
6 years ago
Created a topic, Plugin doesn’t create redirects for existing posts?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just want to make sure I'm not missing something... O…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to 301 Redirects plugin does not work on http & https, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @gsexton - any chance we could get a working link for the patch you…
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Google analytics goal tracking, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Had a chance to look at your specific page code. No event is, in fact,…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Google Analytics not Tracking Goal, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Dave - the event is firing from the page (you can ignore the test…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Google analytics goal tracking, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yea, if the event isn't being recorded in the Analytics dashboard, there's nothing for the…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to “Thank You” message is not appearing after form filled out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Try testing the form submission when you're not logged into your site, Dalton.
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Google analytics goal tracking, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you see the events recorded in the Analytics Dashboard? (Behaviour > Events)
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Google Analytics not Tracking Goal, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Have you set up Event tracking for the form submission itself? Can you see that…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Email going to spam email, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's a limitation of your email provider's spam filtering, @5live (though most ISPa are now…
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Soft 404 in Search Console, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Google has been very clear that redirecting all the "not found" pages to the home…
7 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Calgary 2017
7 years ago
Posted a reply to Appearance > Widgets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Actually, it is pretty widespread if you read through other issues posted here in the…
8 years ago
Posted a reply to Major Conflict With WPSEO 3.6 – Wipes Out Google Analyticator Options Page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can confirm that running ONLY Analyticator plugin with ALL other plugins deactivated, I'm unable…
8 years ago
Posted a reply to Appearance > Widgets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yup - another with the same issue. No widget editing available when Analyticator enabled. No…
8 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Calgary 2015
9 years ago

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