Business

gdgt’s Acquisition Forces Us to Up Our Game

Brian Krogsgard

February 18, 2013

In an interview, gdgt co-founder Ryan Block hints that his team was hired at AOL for "technology", not content. As more media orgs like AOL continue to choose in-house platforms, what can WordPress developers do to help keep WP relevant…

How to charge clients more and grow an agency

Brian Krogsgard

February 10, 2013

Business

Matt Medeiros has been doing a number of good video interviews on his site, Matt Report. His latest is with Jose Cabeller, and they discuss how to grow your web consulting business. They key seems to be focusing on your…

A trend in theme shops closing affiliate programs

Brian Krogsgard

February 7, 2013

Business

Jonathan Dingman poses interesting questions on his WP Force blog. Why do WordPress theme companies struggle with so much fraud compared to other industries? And I'd rephrase his second question just a bit - as I think it's obviously a…

Build a business without the marketplace

Brian Krogsgard

February 5, 2013

BusinessWordPress News

Drew Strojny, of Theme Foundry, describes how people should not be afraid to try selling themes on their own, and be willing to forgo the marketplace. He also mentions Memberful as an easy way to ease the technical burdens of…

The Best Time to Buy is Now

Brian Krogsgard

February 4, 2013

Business

A low-price guarantee where you refund the difference for customers who purchased within 30 days of a promotion may actually increase sales.

Customer happiness reports

Brian Krogsgard

February 4, 2013

Business

I've admired WooThemes' openness as long as I've been reading their blog. Last week, Adii Pienaar laid out exactly how WooTheme's transition to ZenDesk support has gone, including their number of tickets, response times, and more. As a WooThemes customer…

Creating the Legalities of a WordPress Business

Brian Krogsgard

February 1, 2013

Business

In the process of setting up a legal entity for our upcoming business launch, I reached out to several people seeking advice on how best to create our business structure. I’m really grateful for the willingness of everyone to share…

Non-Breaking Business

Brian Krogsgard

February 1, 2013

Business

This morning, I listened to the latest episode of the Non-Breaking Space podcast. Non-Breaking space is one of my favorites, and this episode they had on Gene Crawford and Carl Smith to talk about web businesses. It's not directly related…

WordPress, the enterprise, and security

Brian Krogsgard

January 30, 2013

Business

Here's an excellent article from one of the top sources in the world on WordPress and web security. Tony chimes in on the challenges that lay ahead for WordPress as it ventures further into the world of the enterprise. His…

Memberful wants to help you sell stuff

Brian Krogsgard

January 30, 2013

Business

Memberful is a project by Drew Strojny and the folks at The Theme Foundry. It's not on WordPress, but it will have easy integrations built in. The Theme Foundry has been using it for over a year to process payments.…

Understanding The Difference in WordPress.com, WordPress.org, Automattic, and Audrey Capital

Tom McFarlin

January 29, 2013

Business

A concise breakdown of the various organizations involved with WordPress, how they are related, and how they are different, and their role in the WordPress economy.

Envato is reviewing their licensing

Brian Krogsgard

January 29, 2013

Business

Collis Ta'eed has posted on WP Daily again, to say that Envato is doing a survey of their authors to gauge interest in a 100% GPL option for sellers. I can't imagine how Collis could've written this post in a…

If you build it, they will come. But you have to drag them.

Brian Krogsgard

January 28, 2013

BusinessWordPress News

If you're not following Dave Donaldson's blog this year, you're doing it wrong. His openness is so refreshing. Dave runs Max Foundry, and has been pouring out every detail of how running the plugin business has been a struggle. Today,…

How to lose money as a freelancer

Brian Krogsgard

January 23, 2013

Business

Here's a nice post from WordPress community member James Dalman. He give you all the right tips on how to fail as a freelancer. He's right too, people are doing it every day. If you're struggling as a freelancer, or thinking…

YinPress and YangPress: learn to make themes and then to sell them

Brian Krogsgard

January 23, 2013

BusinessWordPress News

Here's a pair of sister sites I've never heard of, but they look to have some pretty useful content. They're for people that want to learn to make themes (on YinPress) and to sell them and market their business (on…

Restaurant Engine Year 1: Learning Lessons the Hard Way

Brian Krogsgard

January 23, 2013

BusinessWordPress News

Outstanding post by Brian Casel on his experience running Restaurant Engine this last year. This is a must read for anyone running (or thinking about running) a business with WordPress, especially SaaS ones. I absolutely love openness and honesty like…