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Leader.Team is a new business podcast…

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2016

Leader.Team is a new business podcast from Cory Miller and Matt Danner. I like that their goal is keep it shorter than most podcasts (15-25 minute) so that it's easily digestible.

Daniel Bachhuber’s blog post on open Source,…

Brian Krogsgard

July 20, 2016

Business

Daniel Bachhuber's blog post on open Source, and why "you're doing it wrong" continues to espouse his views on contributing to open source and what it means for your profitability as a developer. "If you think open source is building your business on…

WordCamp Europe takeaways

Brian Krogsgard

July 8, 2016

BusinessDesign

After a whirlwind WordCamp Europe, I've had some time to sit back and consider some of the common conversational threads. When a big group of people gets together in the WordPress space, you can start to identify what folks are…

WordCamp Europe 2016, held in Vienna, was a massive success

Brian Krogsgard

July 7, 2016

BusinessPlanet

I was thrilled to take part in WordCamp Europe 2016, held in Vienna. The event was highly successful, and I got to meet many members of the community I hadn't met before. Here are some pictures.

Four questions with Andy Wilkerson, on his UpThemes purchase

Brian Krogsgard

June 17, 2016

BusinessDesign

I did an email based interview with Andy Wilkerson -- owner of Parallelus and acquirer of UpThemes -- to learn more about the decision to purchase the small theme shop. Here it is (I added links where it helps): Why…

If you build emails for your…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

Business

If you build emails for your business or for clients, then it might be worth it for you to review these "email trends" of 2016. I don't think there's anything on this list that is new or life-changing, but there…

Hacked sites are never fun, and reading…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

Business

Hacked sites are never fun, and reading tales like this one from Tim Butler gives great insight as to how hackers gain access, since it seems the ways are limitless. In this case, I enjoyed how Tim was able to locate…

How Hari Ravichandran built Endurance, the company behind Bluehost, HostGator, and dozens more

Brian Krogsgard

June 13, 2016

BusinessHosting

For all the things I've read about EIG and the portfolio of companies they control, I never knew the backstory. In this Forbes India interview, I learned how Hari Ravichandran spent most of his $8,000 of savings during the .com…

Wordfence is getting into the “forensic”…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Business

Wordfence is getting into the "forensic" and malware cleaning business for WordPress sites. The service is a pretty logical extension of the plugin, and they're charging $179 to clean sites, or $120 for Wordfence Pro customers.

JavaScript for WP course update and enrollment details

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Business

If you have been interested in the JavaScript for WP course, administered by Zac Gordon, then now is the time to sign up. The course has been under development for several months, and is now available for registration. The course…

The latest episode of the Apply Filters…

Brian Krogsgard

May 27, 2016

Business

The latest episode of the Apply Filters podcast has a nice interview with Devin Walker, and they discuss the Github announcement on pricing. Speaking of podcasts, it's a new season of the Matt Report and Matt has a great chat with Mike…

Growing a lifestyle business without losing the lifestyle

Nate Wright

May 26, 2016

BusinessPlanet

Balancing a lifestyle business -- and trying to grow it -- can be tricky, when you're not willing to give up your lifestyle for that growth. There are ways to grow your business without giving up the lifestyle you began it all for, right?

If you run a SaaS business…

Brian Krogsgard

May 20, 2016

Business

If you run a SaaS business (or want to), then you might want to bookmark this in-depth post from Jason Cohen, founder of WPEngine. I could say it discusses the cancellation rate in SaaS business models, but I don't think…

The WordPress.org recommended host page has finally updated

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

BusinessHosting

The WordPress.org recommended host page is a valuable piece of real estate. Many rumors have been circulated over the years in regard to how the page is curated and what criteria are used. It was long neglected, then transitioned to two…

Trademarks, Woo, and you

Brian Krogsgard

May 12, 2016

Business

There's been talk lately about Automattic enforcing trademarks for the term "Woo", by sending takedown notices to websites utilizing the term in their domains and offering services or products associated with WooCommerce. Automattic has been sending letters, primarily to sites…