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WordPress and the new European Union VAT (Value-Added Tax) rules

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Brian Krogsgard
The new European VAT rules rolled out at the beginning of January, and they really complicate selling digital goods to Europeans. I have done a ton of research and reading, and this is the most straightforward post I could make from it to try and wrap up the state of the EU VAT rules for WordPress business owners and eCommerce shops.

A new look and a new domain

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Brian Krogsgard
The new Post Status design is an alpha, but I wanted to show readers as soon as I could. Also, the site has a new domain and utilizes HTTPS everywhere. A lot has gone into it so far, and there is much left to do.

Is WordPress right for eCommerce?

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Beka Rice
I'm going to take a leaf out of Chris Lema's book right now to answer whether WordPress should be used for eCommerce: It depends. There are camps of thought that think WordPress isn't right for eCommerce, and there are people…

Contribution as culture

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Brian Krogsgard
This post spends a lot of time analyzing and referencing two other blog posts. Excuse me for that, but also be sure to read both, as they are relevant for this post and also interesting in their own right. Matt…

The case for doing small website projects

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Brian Krogsgard
Last week I posted about how much custom WordPress websites should cost. If you read that post, you know that it depends. Generally the feedback was fantastic, but many readers took from that post that they should raise their prices.…

Evermore, hosted WordPress with power and ease of use

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Brian Krogsgard
Finally, finally someone has done it. They've combined the power of self-hosted WordPress with the ease of hosted WordPress.com. Evermore is WordPress for everyone. It comes with "the most important functionality built in." There aren't loads of tiny upsells like…

The ROI of blogging

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Brian Krogsgard
Ever wondered if your blogging efforts are worth it? Well, you can do like Groove did and calculate it yourself. Blogging may be more expensive than you think. Here's their setup: Aside from my own time spent on the blog…

Pantheon has raised $21.5 million in Series B financing

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Brian Krogsgard
Pantheon CEO Zach Rosen announced this morning that they've raised $21.5 million in financing.I covered Pantheon, including an interview, just recently when they launched their WordPress product. As I said then, Pantheon is a very compelling product.Seeing this raise another…
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