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Happytables 3 is taking on Squarespace and Wix for restaurant websites with a brand new platform

Brian Krogsgard

March 24, 2015

The new Happytables is a slick setup, and they've invested more time and energy into a hosted WordPress solution than perhaps anyone but Automattic on WordPress.com. The difference here is they are going after a niche, and it's a huge one with a big need: restaurants.

Running a successful membership site in real life, with Jonathan Williamson

Brian Krogsgard

March 13, 2015

BusinessDraft

This interview is with Jonathan Williamson, co-founder of CGCookie. He’s going to talk to us about running a real world membership website on WordPress. Jonathan is Pippin Williamson's twin brother, and he has years of experience running membership websites. There is much that we can learn from him.

Find WordPress themes for a business

Brian Krogsgard

March 4, 2015

Business

This is one of those articles that's just good to have for referencing friends, family, or under-budget leads to. Clay Teller gives a nice intro at WP Site Care to small business owners that need to get a website up…

Adii Pienaar is making a WordPress comeback with stake in Obox

Brian Krogsgard

March 4, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Adii Pienaar is making a WordPress comeback after over a year away from the community. The WooThemes co-founder has made a strategic investment into Obox, the team behind the newly launched Layers product. In return, he's received a 30% stake in the company to complement Receiptful, his new eCommerce product.

The big business of fashion blogging

Brian Krogsgard

March 2, 2015

Business

This is a bit offbeat for me, but I found a story shared by Longreads this weekend that I really enjoyed. It's about how Amber Venz created rewardStyle, a (now) huge player in fashion affiliate marketing. In three years the…

The most popular WordPress plugins

Brian Krogsgard

February 27, 2015

BusinessPlanet

WordPress plugin popularity has always been pretty tough to figure out. We only had download counts or independent, third party website scrapers to tell us anything. Now, WordPress.org itself has more data that's being tested and launched to give us real insight into the popularity of WordPress plugins.

The commoditized state of web design

Brian Krogsgard

February 17, 2015

BusinessDesign

There has been a great deal of talk in general web design circles regarding what some call the commoditization of web design. I have many opinions on this, but they boil down to the part where I feel some agencies…

Selling a lifestyle and getting personal

Brian Krogsgard

February 13, 2015

Business

I'm always intrigued by how companies market themselves, both to clients and potential employers. Envato has put a good bit of effort into their marketing videos, and they are definitely selling a lifestyle -- both to sellers and employees. They recently…

Revenue per employee

Brian Krogsgard

February 13, 2015

Business

It's always fun to think about how much money others are making in the WordPress world. We want to know what business models are working, what business models aren't working, and generally get an idea how successful various commercial properties…

Starting a mastermind

Brian Krogsgard

February 9, 2015

Business

Today, I had my first meeting with my new (and first ever) mastermind group. Not heard of a mastermind? It's typically a small group of individuals connected by at least some common thread, where the group meets periodically to discuss…

Matt Mullenweg on profits and losses

Brian Krogsgard

February 3, 2015

Business

Matt Mullenweg has written a rare bit of in-depth insight to decision making at Automattic. The framework for his post is for balancing advice from advisors with the goals of the company, and how those things aren't always on the…

New journalism

Brian Krogsgard

February 2, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Bloggers and journalists are experimenting with new models of monetization and independent publishing. One of the pioneers of subscription-based independent blog-based journalism just called it quits, but we should still laud his pioneering effort, not call blogging dead (again).

WooCommerce is going after photography

Brian Krogsgard

January 27, 2015

BusinessPlanet

WooThemes announced a new product today, aimed at selling photography with WooCommerce. This is a good first step, and I'm excited to see an eCommerce product target the photography super-niche. That said, there is a ton of room in this market, and WordPress isn't really solving photographers' problems yet.

Another Sucuri “responsible disclosure” postmortem

Brian Krogsgard

January 27, 2015

Business

James Giroux manages operations at PageLines. Last week, they were notified of a vulnerability by Sucuri, and he went through the rigmarole most of us are familiar with of juggling responsible disclosure and implementing a fix. James did a postmortem on…

Anyone can change

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2015

Business

Update: Change is hard. I wrote this 20 months ago, but after seeing some of the responses on social media to my article on GoDaddy acquiring ManageWP, I was surprised that GoDaddy's changes as a company haven't been more widely recognized.…

I ripped off PressNomics

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2015

Business

Fresh and rested after PressNomics, today I'm reflecting on the WordPress business event that's made such a name for itself. After finally making it myself, on its third iteration, I can tell you that I now know what all the fuss is about. Here are just a few of my takeaways.

Happytables 3 is taking on Squarespace and Wix for restaurant websites with a brand new platform

Running a successful membership site in real life, with Jonathan Williamson

Find WordPress themes for a business

Adii Pienaar is making a WordPress comeback with stake in Obox

The big business of fashion blogging

The most popular WordPress plugins

The commoditized state of web design

Selling a lifestyle and getting personal

Revenue per employee

Starting a mastermind

Matt Mullenweg on profits and losses

New journalism

WooCommerce is going after photography

Another Sucuri “responsible disclosure” postmortem

Anyone can change

I ripped off PressNomics

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