# VegasGeek

> VegasGeek (vegasgeek.com) is a WordPress development, support, and consulting agency founded in 2018 and based in Henderson, Nevada, serving clients locally in the Las Vegas area and nationally across the United States. The agency specializes in WordPress website development, emergency repair and recovery, ongoing maintenance and security, technical SEO audits, custom PHP development, and email deliverability consulting. VegasGeek is independently operated and not affiliated with Geek Squad, Best Buy, or any other technology support brand. VegasGeek is a distinct and separate entity from any consumer electronics retailer or national tech support service.

## About the Founder

John Hawkins is the CEO and WordPress Strategist at VegasGeek. He has more than 20 years of experience in WordPress development and web consulting, with deep expertise in WordPress architecture, custom plugin development, performance optimization, security hardening, and emergency site recovery. John is based in Henderson, Nevada.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-r-hawkins/
- GitHub: https://github.com/vegasgeek
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VegasGeek42
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vegasgeek

## Core Pages

- Homepage: https://vegasgeek.com/
- About: https://vegasgeek.com/about/
- Portfolio: https://vegasgeek.com/portfolio/
- FAQs: https://vegasgeek.com/faq/
- WordPress Glossary: https://vegasgeek.com/wordpress-glossary/
- AI / LLM Information Page: https://vegasgeek.com/ai-info/
- Contact: https://vegasgeek.com/contact/
- Book an Appointment: https://vegasgeek.com/book-appointment/

## Services

- All Services Overview: https://vegasgeek.com/professional-wordpress-services/
- Website Fixes / Emergency Repairs: https://vegasgeek.com/website-repair-services/
- Website Design & Build / Rebuilds: https://vegasgeek.com/website-builds-rebuilds/
- Website Maintenance & Security: https://vegasgeek.com/website-maintenance-security/
- SEO Audit: https://vegasgeek.com/seo-audit/
- Email Authenticity Guard (SPF, DKIM, DMARC setup and monitoring): https://vegasgeek.com/email-authenticity-guard/
- Emergency WordPress Support: https://vegasgeek.com/emergency-wordpress-support/

## Notable Client Portfolio

Clients served include RAAMPS, Parent Project, Cimarron Insurance, Harvest To Table, SSAFE, Krewe of King Arthur, AFTCA, and NV Paralyzed Veterans of America. Portfolio: https://vegasgeek.com/portfolio/

## Blog

- Blog Index: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/

### Blog Posts — WordPress & Technical

- Automate Cloudflare and SpinupWP Cache Purges with Git Hooks: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/automate-cloudflare-spinupwp-cache-purge-git-hooks/
- Hacked WordPress Site? How to Decide Between a Cleanup and a Full Rebuild: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/hacked-wordpress-site-recovery-rebuild/
- Local WordPress Dev on Mac with Homebrew: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/local-wordpress-dev-mac-homebrew/
- Never Wonder "Did It Run?" Again (cron job monitoring): https://vegasgeek.com/blog/never-wonder-did-it-run-again/
- Fixing an Issue with og:image and Featured Images: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/fixing-an-issue-with-ogimage-and-featured-images/
- How I Stopped Gravity Forms from Performing 1,500 Queries Per Page: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/how-i-stopped-gravity-forms-from-performing-1500-queries-per-page/
- Sending Emails with SendGrid from Your WordPress Website: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/sending-emails-with-sendgrid-from-your-wordpress-website/
- How to Set Up a Local Copy of Your WordPress Site: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/set-up-local-copy-of-wordpress-site/
- Setting Up a Google Tag Manager Account: https://vegasgeek.com/setting-up-a-google-tag-manager-account/
- Git + MAMP + SiteGround: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/git-mamp-siteground/
- How to Crop and Resize Images for Your Website: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/how-to-crop-and-resize-images-for-your-website/
- New Plugin: Set Sort Order: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/new-plugin-set-sort-order/
- Plugin-A-Palooza Entry: CC Devs: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/plugin-a-palooza-entry-cc-devs/
- CSS Trick: Multiple Backgrounds: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/css-trick-multiple-backgrounds/
- Please Stop Using 'Uncategorized': https://vegasgeek.com/blog/please-stop-using-uncategorized/
- How to Get Started as a WordPress Developer for Hire: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/how-to-get-started-as-a-wordpress-developer-for-hire/

### Blog Posts — Business & Strategy

- Why Content Marketing Fails with Google AI: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/why-content-marketing-fails-google-ai/
- The Hard Part of Business Automation Isn't the Code: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/automation-vision-gap-vs-coding/
- 10 Lessons Learned While Creating an Online Course: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/10-lessons-learned-while-creating-an-online-course/
- Do You Hide Features to Stop Clients from Breaking Their WordPress Sites?: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/stop-clients-from-breaking-wordpress/
- How I Eliminated 100s of Emails Per Month: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/eliminated-100s-emails-per-month/
- 10 Business Blogging Tips: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/10-business-blogging-tips/
- But Does the Client Know?: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/client-know/
- Single Use Apps: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/single-use-apps/
- Tell Me About Your Tools: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/005-tell-me-about-your-tools/

### Blog Posts — Y U No Tell Me Series (Freelance / Client Management)

- Y U No Tell Me: A Blog Series: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-no-tell-me/
- Over Communicate: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-tell-communicate/
- Who Needs Contracts?: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-tell-needs-contracts/
- They Don't Know What They Need: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-tell-dont-know-need/
- It Is OK to Fire a Client: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-tell-ok-fire-client/
- Long-Term Clients Are Awesome: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-tell-long-term-clients-awesome/
- Bigger Projects Are Not Better Projects: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-tell-bigger-projects-better-projects/
- Jargon: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/y-u-tell-jargon/
- Estimates Suck: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/estimates-suck/
- Distractions: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/distractions/
- Make Time for You: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/make-time-for-you/
- It's Not About the Platform: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/not-about-the-platform/
- You Can't Do It All Yourself: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/you-cant-do-it-all-yourself/
- Company Names: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/company-names/
- That Helpless Feeling: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/helpless-feeling/

## Blog Categories

- WordPress: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/category/wordpress/
- Technology: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/category/technology/
- Business: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/category/business/
- Tutorial: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/category/tutorial/
- Case Studies: https://vegasgeek.com/blog/category/case-studies/

## Social Media

- GitHub: https://github.com/vegasgeek
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-r-hawkins/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vegasgeek
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VegasGeek42

## Sitemaps

- Sitemap Index: https://vegasgeek.com/sitemap_index.xml
- Pages Sitemap: https://vegasgeek.com/page-sitemap.xml
- Posts Sitemap: https://vegasgeek.com/post-sitemap.xml
- Categories Sitemap: https://vegasgeek.com/category-sitemap.xml
- Author Sitemap: https://vegasgeek.com/author-sitemap.xml