Business Roundup Week Ending January 12
Nathan Ingram
The Year of the Site Editor, ChatGPT Store Opens, Data Liberation, and More!
Why raise capital?
Marieke van de Rakt
In her weekly column, the first of 2024, Marieke speaks about getting investment, or not!
Selling part of your company to investors can spur rapid growth, but it means losing some ownership. If you take investment, choose investors who offer more than money, like valuable advice and market expertise!
Business Roundup Week Ending January 5
Nathan Ingram
New DMARC Requirements from Google and Yahoo, The Changing Role of Digital Agencies, Synthetic AI Influencers, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending December 29
Nathan Ingram
How SMART Are Your Goals for 2024? Will You Actually Achieve Them? This is the time of year when we naturally reflect on the big wins and hard lessons of the last 12 months, and consider the year to come.…
Business Roundup Week Ending December 22
Nathan Ingram
A Guide to Bonuses for Agency Owners, Adobe and Figma Part Ways, Godaddy Extends Support for EOL PHP Versions, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending December 15
Nathan Ingram
Smart Strategies to Demonstrate the Value of Accessibility to Clients Start with educating your clients about the value of making their site accessible. Yes, it's the law in many places -- but that's not the main reason to make a…
Business Roundup Week Ending December 8
Nathan Ingram
New WP Phishing Scam, The WP Awards 2023 Winners, Google's Gemini AI, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending December 1
Nathan Ingram
PHP 8.3 Released, Life Before ChatGPT, Privacy-First AI, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending November 24
Nathan Ingram
How the New WP Showcase Can Work for You, The Future of WordPress Page Builders, Say Hello to Twenty-Twenty Four, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending November 17
Nathan Ingram
Learning from Our Failures, OpenAI Pauses New Subscriptions, a Trip through the Internet Archives, and More!
Business Roundup Week Ending November 10
Nathan Ingram
What Happened to Cloudflare? cURL Bug in WP 6.4. ChatGPT Dev Day Announcements. And more...
Free versus premium
Marieke van de Rakt
In her weekly post, Marieke talks about how the WordPress plugin directory is a pivotal feature that has propelled the CMS to success. She notices there is a concerning shift among new developers towards bypassing free plugins for premium versions. Read her thoughts!
Business Roundup Week Ending November 3
Nathan Ingram
WooCommerce Rebrands, Biden AI Regulations, WP 6.4 Drops Tuesday, and More!
On funding and business success
Marieke van de Rakt
Sometimes it seems like a startup is only successful if it has raised capital from investors. These startups are featured in the media. On the business side of WordPress, there’s a lot of talk about acquisitions and the raising of…
Business Roundup Week Ending October 27
Nathan Ingram
Automattic bets big on Texts app, Under the hood of a $1M WordPress site, WP Global Sponsorship Program changes, and more!
Knowing me, knowing you
Marieke van de Rakt
Marieke writing about navigating the dynamics of the WordPress community, which can be a unique experience. While newcomers often find it challenging to integrate, even long-standing contributors sometimes feel like outsiders. Striking a balance between embracing the old and welcoming the new is crucial. But how do we ensure everyone feels appreciated?
