Business

DEI = Salary Transparency

Dan Knauss

September 16, 2022

https://twitter.com/dimensionmedia/status/1568670894939344897 @Stratacomm again: Biggest applause line of @camikaos DEIB talk: “In order to have equity, we have to have salary transparency.” #WCUS @Piccia digs deep into that very subject this week at Post Status.

Salary Transparency: Why Not?

Piccia Neri

September 16, 2022

BusinessCareers

On the Post Status job board, like many others, most of the WordPress employers who use it don’t include salary ranges on their job listings. Should they? Piccia Neri asked them all why they do or don't practice salary transparency. She also put the question to agencies, freelancers, the WordPress community, developers, and designers on Twitter. Find out what Piccia learned and why she thinks salary transparency should be a universal practice where it hasn't yet become a legal obligation.

One-on-One: Better Professional Development Conversations

James Giroux

September 14, 2022

BusinessCareers

If we take a step back as people leaders, we know that feedback is an incredibly powerful tool in helping our teams get better. Yet, one of the challenges many people leaders face is not knowing what to give their direct reports feedback on.

Is there a self-employment gap in WordPress event attendance?

Dan Knauss

September 9, 2022

BusinessCareers

Drawing on a gender gap at WCUS noticed by Women in WP, Rob Howard thinks there might be a "self-employment penalty" on conference attendance that disproportionately affects women. There's a lot of speculation in this article, but it's a subject…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 68) — On the Road to WordCamp US

Dan Knauss

September 9, 2022

BusinessDesign

In this episode Dan and Ny are tired! — but excited about heading to their first WordCamp of any kind. They talk about the things they're looking forward to seeing and doing at WCUS and in San Diego. Lots of interesting speakers and talks! Contributor day! Karaoke. Food comes up — a lot.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 67) — What Does Professionalism Mean in WordPress?

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2022

BusinessDesign

Dan and Eric discuss their top picks for WordPress news stories of the week and the topic of professionalism. What is it — what does it mean for us in the WordPress community, and how does it relate to a healthy open source project and business ecosystem?

WCUS 2022

Michelle Frechette

September 2, 2022

BusinessFeatures

WCUS is just around the corner. Michelle Frechette presents some tips to make the most of your attendance, including networking and masks!

Writing is a Challenging But Needed Profession in WordPress

Eric Karkovack

September 2, 2022

BusinessCareers

The WordPress project, software, and community are equally important. They all play a role in ensuring growth, progress, and success. A sizeable economy of users, builders, and business owners depends on it. That’s why staying informed is vital. And so much of the reporting and learning opportunities come from unofficial sources. We need more people within the WordPress community who are interested in writing and more places to amplify their voices.

The $500 Website

Dan Knauss

September 1, 2022

BusinessDesign

A decade ago, Chris Butler's survey and report for Newfangled provided other agencies with the numbers that meaningfully define their market. WordPress agencies and freelancers could use something similar today.

New pricing model at Business Bloomer aims at Purchasing Power Parity

Dan Knauss

August 31, 2022

BusinessNotes

Rodolfo Melogli has changed the pricing structure at bto be more affordable to people around the globe. He's done this by calculating "Purchasing Power Parity." Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is a metric that can be used to determine the actual…

Atarim and MainWP Partner Up

Dan Knauss

August 30, 2022

BusinessNotes

Vito Peleg and Dennis Dornon have teamed up to bring MainWP's site management tool inside the Atarim agency dashboard. https://twitter.com/vitopeleg/status/1557395997973684225

LearnDash: Plugin or SaaS?

Dan Knauss

August 30, 2022

BusinessNotes

I don't think I've ever seen a WordPress plugin priced and marketed this well as both product and service.

The fastest (headless) WooCommerce on earth…

Dan Knauss

August 30, 2022

BusinessDevelopment

So they say. Specifically, David Mainayar said in Woo Weekly #399 that it's the fastest he's seen, and I imagine he's seen a lot.

Tech Roundup for the Week of August 22

Daniel Schutzsmith

August 26, 2022

BusinessDesign

DigitalOcean's acquisition of Cloudways • Stop saying "Gutenberg!" • Build Mode Live with Brian Gardner and Sam Munoz • One week left to submit a style variation for TT3 • Cool Tool of the Week: Munir Kamal's Editor Plus

Is this a WordPress Acquisition?

Dan Knauss

August 25, 2022

BusinessHosting

DigitalOcean's acquisition of Cloudways is an investment in the WordPress ecosystem with an emphasis on "digital agencies, eCommerce sites, bloggers, freelance developers and builders hosting on WordPress."

WordPress.com has changed a lot

Dan Knauss

August 25, 2022

BusinessHosting

This is managed WordPress hosting — and has been all along I've been delinquent with posting on my .blog blog on WordPress.com for about a year, so when I bought into the Pro plan after the first recent price change…