Running a Viable Freelance Business
Curtis McHale
After talking with many small business owners over the years there is one constant, many are good at what they do but bad at business. This book as aimed at helping you be good at business.
Tips for developers adopting a legacy WordPress site
Curtis McHale
Greenfield projects are the dream of most of developers. We have no legacy code to deal with. Just a clean WordPress install and whatever tools we decide best accomplish the goals of the client. Unfortunately you’re not always going to…
Thoughts on WordPress affiliate programs
Brian Krogsgard
Tom McFarlin gives some great thoughts (that I happen to agree with fully) about WordPress affiliate programs. The key is remembering as an affiliate that every product is not for every person. And if you're an affiliate just for the…
Interview with wpMail.me and Cozmos Labs founder Cristian Antohe
Brian Krogsgard
Troy Dean, of Video User Manuals, has a new interview up on his CommPress business podcast that features Cristian Antohe. Cristian is a consultant, and also the curator of wpMail.me, a great WordPress newsletter. The interview has quite a few…
WP Push specializes in push notifications for WordPress apps
Brian Krogsgard
I ran across this one thanks to Pippin Williamson mentioning it. WP Push is a highly focused extension market that creates push notification functionality for WordPress plugins and apps. They've got them for Jetpack, the bb's, various eCommerce software, and…
Obox releases SalesGenius, a reporting app for Envato markets
Brian Krogsgard
Obox has been in the theme and plugin business for many years. But they've recently released a web app called SalesGenius that has a variety of tools built in to measure and report sales information for Envato markets. The product…
Blogging is good for business even if you get no traffic
Brian Krogsgard
I could not agree with this author more. Rob Fitzpatrick explains why he believes that blogging is good for a business even if the blog gets no traffic. Before you scoff, read the post. It's all logical and after years…
CobaltApps shuttering popular Catalyst theme to focus on Genesis-based products
Brian Krogsgard
This is pretty big news in theme land. CobaltApps has had a popular following for their options-centric Catalyst theme for some time. But they also have a Genesis-based theme that does everything visually that Catalyst does, plus, well, it's got…
Adii Pienaar on his new startup and stepping down from day to day role at WooThemes
Brian Krogsgard
Brian Casel interviewed Adii Pienaar on his Bootstrapped Web podcast recently, where Adii goes into some detail about his new startup for entrepreneurs, Public Beta. Adii also gives more detail about his recent decision to step down from the day-to-day business of running…
WordPress CRM workflow tips
Curtis McHale
Getting sales in the door is the thing that keeps a business growing. I know that I don't do as good a job as I should, mainly because I haven't found a tool I like to track my projects. Here…
WP Elevation wants to help make you a better consultant
Brian Krogsgard
Troy Dean wants to help other consultants be better at what they do. He's starting a new monthly membership site he calls a WordPress business coaching program to train consultants through every step of the web development process. It's $97…
Do things that don’t scale
Brian Krogsgard
This isn't specifically WordPress related, but Paul Graham shares some really detailed advice on why he recommends startups and entrepreneurs to do things that don't scale. Specifically, he's referencing the importance of going out of your way with a new business to…
Jigoshop announces hosted “Pro” eCommerce partnership
Brian Krogsgard
Jigoshop, a popular WordPress eCommerce plugin, has announced a partnership with Proxar IT Consulting, that offers a managed and hosted eCommerce platform for serious eCommerce customers. The plan levels are £300 for Silver, £500 per month for Gold, or a custom quote…
Why every new employee should do customer support
Brian Krogsgard
Mel Choyce recently joined Automattic as a Design Engineer. In this post, she talks about her experience doing customer support her first few weeks on the job. This has become a well known stage of employment for those that join…
WordPress podcasts to keep an eye on
Brian Krogsgard
The WordPress podcast landscape seems to be exploding. I've been keeping my queue filled for a while now with the shows available. Let's talk about a few. The DradCast The DradCast is a carryover from WP Late Night, hosted by Sucuri CEO…
How WooThemes makes distributed team culture work
Brian Krogsgard
The iDoneThis blog profiles WooThemes and their distributed work culture. The author also learns about their processes, the recruiting advantage of distributed teams, their commitment to transparency, and growing pains.
