ByDan Knauss
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Eric Karkovack writes about the hidden benefits of raising your prices. Of course, “the first thought is usually of the extra cash it can bring in,” but there's a lot more that can happen too.
For starters, it might cut out problematic (or just bad) clients. There is also the potential to avoid less desirable projects. 👍
In an alternate universe two WordPress “products” exist: the WordPress we know today plus a slimmed-down or highly streamlined “lite” version. We gather a panel of WordPress professionals to ask “what if” and “what could be done” and “would it be practical?”
Eric Karkovack asks if high-quality and free WordPress themes are a thing of the past: “Right now, the WordPress theme landscape is so filled with bloat and obnoxious sales pitches that it’s hard to see how anyone benefits… Free themes have a role to play. While a new user could certainly opt for one of…
Dan and Eric discuss their top picks for WordPress news stories of the week and the topic of professionalism. What is it — what does it mean for us in the WordPress community, and how does it relate to a healthy open source project and business ecosystem?
Eric Karkovack explains what WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg taught him about stress: [T]here is a line between involvement and unhealthy obsession. […] I’m still going to pay close attention to the latest happenings in the world of WordPress. But I’m not going to sweat all the inner-politics of how things get done.
This week in an article shared in Post Status Slack, Eric Karkovack suggested some ways to improve the WordPress user experience, especially for DIY users setting up a website for the first time. Some of the things Eric wants to see happen, like a standard interface for plugins and a curated view of the plugin ecosystem, are also commonly expressed by designers, developers, and people in other roles at WordPress agencies serving enterprise clients. Can we get everyone to “yes” on a better UX?
A good, free theme is hard to find Post Status’ Slack space sprouted some conversations this past week worth noting in our #club channel. One, in particular, started about the WordPress.org recommended hosting page and led into this observation about themes, the theme directory, and builder plugins by Matt Mullenweg: [P]retty much everyone who motivated…
