There are quite a few blog posts, plugins and hacks suggesting to hide the WordPress version number, or hide the overall fact that you’re using WordPress. Don’t do it — it’s pretty useless.
Brian Casel has sold Restaurant Engine for a “low six figures” sum. His asking price was $185,000, according to FE International, the site he used as a broker. Restaurant Engine was a very early entrant as a hosted WordPress website provider — it launched in 2012 — with a focus on restaurant owners, as the name…
How to hire or build a diverse team with @Piccia and @UnderRepdInTech • @BobWP on FftF • @heyadamsilver reviews @ForumWP on @kitchensinkwp • @MasterWP on burnout and breaks w/ @Ny_the_Creator • The All Star FSE Outreach Team has a Hallway Hangout on block theming • @TheWPMinute with all the news in 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
Matt Mullenweg did a short interview with TechCrunch after his SXSW presentation, and he talks about Automattic operating as a remote company, making money without ads, and some of his daily reads. I’m real excited to learn NextDraft (an inspiration behind this site) is soon going to have a blog of its own.
How can WordPress attract and retain more contributors? How can we assess and improve contributors, leaders, governance, transparency, discourse, and diversity in this dynamic community? Jordi Cabot proposes making research into these areas as a part of WordPress.org’s Five for the Future program.
Tom and Joe from Human Made Limited share experience and tips on how to win and work with big [good] clients, mostly learned through making every mistake in the book whilst going from being freelancers working on small sites to running an agency working on big sites for big clients.
I enjoyed a conversation in Slack recently where plugin authors were discussing the difference between recurring revenue and lifetime value. I think it’s worth restating for the newsletter, as it’s a common question. In recent years, there have been several iterations of extending revenue opportunities for folks that sell access to support and updates for…
