Business Roundup Week Ending July 19
Nathan Ingram
DNS Hijacks Target Squarespace Domains, Awesome Motive Acquired BuddyBoss, Cwicly is Back (?), and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending July 12
Nathan Ingram
10 Billion Reasons to Strengthen Your Agency's Security Practices On July 4, a file containing almost 10 billion stolen passwords was leaked on a popular hacking forum. Called RockYou2024.txt, the file includes credentials from old and new data breaches of…
Business Roundup Week Ending July 5
Nathan Ingram
Polyfill Supply Chain Attack Rattles WordPress Security, Cloudflare Fights Back Against Evasive AI Scrapers, Mastering the Changing SEO Landscape, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending June 28
Nathan Ingram
A Final Goodbye to Google Universal Analytics, Claude 3.5 Sonnet Raises the AI Bar, Google Dials Back (Poor) AI Search Overviews, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending June 21
Nathan Ingram
Finally! An Accessibility Ruling from the US DOJ, Adobe Sued for Fees and Practices, How to Deal with Crawler Spikes, and More!
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 14
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass delve into their product's development and marketing strategies. They discuss the technical challenges of image management, including resizing and the potential for automated featured and open graph image placement.…
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 13
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, MIchelle Frenchette and Corey Maas discuss the plugin's features and user experience. They address user feedback, particularly issues with the onboarding process and interface design. The host demonstrates how to create a site and…
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 12
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Corey Maass and Michelle Frechette, co-hosts of a live marketing session, delve into the nuances of marketing a WordPress product. They explore the creation of customer personas, the differentiation between various customer types, and…
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 11
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass delve into their experiences with design and technical challenges. They discuss the intricacies of using Beaver Builder for creating a 404 page, with Corey expressing frustration over camera issues…
Studio by WordPress.com Launched Today
Michelle Frechette
Studio by WordPress.com launched today, with a simple-to-use local development environment for WordPress websites.
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 10
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass dive into the intricacies of optimizing their website's homepage and refining their pricing strategy for their product, OMGIMG. They discuss the importance of incorporating captivating images above the fold…
How to become a founder
Joost de Valk
I became a founder when I started Yoast. However, I did not feel like a founder until I left Yoast. If you work in the company you founded, then your job is the role you have. I was CEO and,…
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 9
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass explore the intricacies of managing online communities within the WordPress ecosystem. MIchelle shares insights from their involvement with a Mastermind group and moderating a Facebook group for LearnDash, emphasizing…
The startup trick doesn’t exist
Marieke van de Rakt
It only happens once in a blue moon: You’ll tweak one single thing in your messaging, your check-out, or your email list and that change is the trick. It changes everything, skyrocketing your sales indefinitely. A lot of startups spend…
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 8
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass discuss their experiences at a WordPress Rochester April Meetup. Michelle recounts giving a talk on WordPress and image optimization, focusing on audience engagement and technical challenges. Corey reflects on…
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 7
Olivia Bisset
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass engage in a casual and candid conversation about the intricacies of marketing, public speaking, and community building within the WordPress and tech sectors. They touch upon their personal experiences…
