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Robert Jacobi has joined Cloudways as…

Dan Knauss

May 14, 2021

Robert Jacobi has joined Cloudways as Director of WordPress. We've included a lot of his insights from his blog and Post Status Slack over the past few months. Robert will be leading the WordPress business unit with "strategic partnerships, building…

The Kolbe Index A and How It Can Help Your Team Thrive — with Kathy Kolbe

Karen Johnson

May 7, 2021

BusinessDesign

Kathy Kolbe has been called Abraham Maslow's successor because of her work on the mind and creative problem solving. Learn the science of team synergy in this important Post Status conversation.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 9) — Recommended Reading for WordPress Professionals and How We Update

David Bisset

May 6, 2021

BusinessHosting

Cory and David discuss three books WordPress professionals should read as well as the way they make updates to WordPress.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 8) — Gravity Forms 2.5, CC Coming to WP

David Bisset

April 29, 2021

BusinessPlanet

One of the oldest commercial WordPress Plugins gets a facelift. In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about the recent 2.5 update to Gravity Forms. Cory reflects on the early days of the WordPress…

Technical debt is something every developer…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Business

Technical debt is something every developer comes to experience in some form. Luca Rossi has a thoughtful piece on defining technical debt and agrees with its definition as "a disagreement between business needs and how the software has been written."…

Danielle Joseph on Client Relations

Dan Knauss

April 25, 2021

BusinessDesign

In this episode of Post Status Draft, Danielle Joseph talks about her work with clients as a designer and how that has shaped her agency and Willowspace.

Tom Hirst makes a business case…

Dan Knauss

April 20, 2021

Business

Tom Hirst makes a business case for headless WordPress. 💼 Tom rightly notes that a business "has to be comfortable at the bleeding edge of web technology," but if you're not ready today, good news — "if you start with…

Getting Paid for Discovery with Natasha Golinsky

Karen Johnson

April 14, 2021

BusinessDesign

Natasha Golinsky is Principal and Lead Project Manager for On Purpose Projects. Learn how she kills scope creep and gets paid for discovery.

Topher DeRosia debunked some common myths…

Dan Knauss

April 9, 2021

Business

Topher DeRosia debunked some common myths about eCommerce with Brian Krogsgard for Commerce Journey. 💥 If you know someone starting out with an online business who isn't sure how their traditional business experience translates — or if they have none…

Michelle Frechette on Diversity and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups in Tech

Dan Knauss

April 5, 2021

BusinessHosting

Underrepresented in Tech aims to "demystify diversity" and dispel the fears that get between employers and underrepresented groups in tech.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 3) — The Future of “Single” WordPress Plugin Devs, Thoughts on Jobs

David Bisset

March 26, 2021

BusinessPlanet

What's the future for solo WordPress plugin developer-entrepreneurs? How can young people start careers in WordPress?

Chris Hardie on WP Lookout, WordPress updates and information flows

Dan Knauss

March 17, 2021

BusinessDesign

Chris Hardie talks with Brian about winding down a consulting business, working at Automattic, running for local office, working in journalism, and launching WP Lookout.

Mario Peshev explains what technical debt…

Dan Knauss

March 16, 2021

Business

Mario Peshev explains what technical debt is, the types of technical debt, and how assessing code quality is critical to preventing or resolving technical debt: 🏋️‍♂️ "Having a product that is poorly built can be unstable, unable to grow over…

Upcoming Events 📆 A Business Value…

Dan Knauss

March 16, 2021

Business

Upcoming Events 📆 A Business Value Crash Course led by Cory Miller and Jeff Meziere on April 7th will help business owners work through some key steps to assess value and plan their next move. There's an impressive amount of…

What makes membership-based communities work?

Dan Knauss

March 16, 2021

BusinessWordPress News

What makes membership work? What makes people do more than consume your product or service but also contribute back to it?

Bob Dunn, based on survey results…

Dan Knauss

March 11, 2021

Business

Bob Dunn, based on survey results and feedback from his outstanding podcast guests, tells us how 2020 played out for WooCommerce businesses. Some businesses did better than others, and some store owners saw trends like "people requesting free or discounted…