The Great Digital Divorce: Why 2026 is the Year to Fire WordPress and Hire an AI Agent For years, wineries have been trapped in a "bad marriage" with their websites. You pay thousands in monthly retainers just to keep the lights on, or wait days for a junior developer/assistant to change a tasting room photo (or even worse, take time out of your day to handle it), and live with the nagging fear that a single WordPress update might crash your entire storefront.  That era is over. The "Great Digital Divorce" has arrived. The $100,000 Anchor For decades, if you wanted a high-end, custom-built site that actually performed, it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. WordPress was the "affordable" alternative that offered functionality to the masses, but it came with a hidden tax: it was built on 20-year-old logic. It relies on clunky databases and "dynamic" files that are slow, vulnerable, and increasingly expensive to maintain. Here’s the reality: AI has changed expectations around in

Feeling lost in the sea of options and different people telling you what to use? Is your vendor or IT provider trying to convince you to use some great new website building platform for your new website? We get it, the allure of the latest and greatest is strong. But remember, new doesn't always mean better. Newer platforms often come with growing pains such as bugs and glitches, security concerns, limited features and editing capabilities, smaller communities, and just too darn difficult to use for the average website marketer.  Don't worry, we've got your back! Join us for a fun and informative webinar hosted by Gorilion, where we'll spill the beans on why WordPress is still the reigning champ of website creation and management. In this session: Why WordPress is the Cool Kid on the Block: We'll explore the unique advantages of WordPress that make those trendy new platforms look like they're trying too hard. Marketers, Rejoice! Learn how WordPress gives y

WordPress templates? Not new. WordPress templates with winery-specific content areas that will connect to your eCommerce store of choice in a snap? Game changer! Join Wineglass Marketing for this exciting webinar on website templates to learn: If they're right for your business How they can save you money Which elements to look for in a template (including navigation, content and layout) And what to look for in website hosting Presented by Susan Dematei, President of Wineglass Marketing. November 14, 2023 10am-11am PST Register Now