WordPress News

The commoditized state of web design

Brian Krogsgard

February 17, 2015

There has been a great deal of talk in general web design circles regarding what some call the commoditization of web design. I have many opinions on this, but they boil down to the part where I feel some agencies…

Selling a lifestyle and getting personal

Brian Krogsgard

February 13, 2015

Business

I'm always intrigued by how companies market themselves, both to clients and potential employers. Envato has put a good bit of effort into their marketing videos, and they are definitely selling a lifestyle -- both to sellers and employees. They recently…

Revenue per employee

Brian Krogsgard

February 13, 2015

Business

It's always fun to think about how much money others are making in the WordPress world. We want to know what business models are working, what business models aren't working, and generally get an idea how successful various commercial properties…

Starting a mastermind

Brian Krogsgard

February 9, 2015

Business

Today, I had my first meeting with my new (and first ever) mastermind group. Not heard of a mastermind? It's typically a small group of individuals connected by at least some common thread, where the group meets periodically to discuss…

Matt Mullenweg on profits and losses

Brian Krogsgard

February 3, 2015

Business

Matt Mullenweg has written a rare bit of in-depth insight to decision making at Automattic. The framework for his post is for balancing advice from advisors with the goals of the company, and how those things aren't always on the…

New journalism

Brian Krogsgard

February 2, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Bloggers and journalists are experimenting with new models of monetization and independent publishing. One of the pioneers of subscription-based independent blog-based journalism just called it quits, but we should still laud his pioneering effort, not call blogging dead (again).

WooCommerce is going after photography

Brian Krogsgard

January 27, 2015

BusinessPlanet

WooThemes announced a new product today, aimed at selling photography with WooCommerce. This is a good first step, and I'm excited to see an eCommerce product target the photography super-niche. That said, there is a ton of room in this market, and WordPress isn't really solving photographers' problems yet.

Another Sucuri “responsible disclosure” postmortem

Brian Krogsgard

January 27, 2015

Business

James Giroux manages operations at PageLines. Last week, they were notified of a vulnerability by Sucuri, and he went through the rigmarole most of us are familiar with of juggling responsible disclosure and implementing a fix. James did a postmortem on…

Anyone can change

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2015

Business

Update: Change is hard. I wrote this 20 months ago, but after seeing some of the responses on social media to my article on GoDaddy acquiring ManageWP, I was surprised that GoDaddy's changes as a company haven't been more widely recognized.…

I ripped off PressNomics

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2015

Business

Fresh and rested after PressNomics, today I'm reflecting on the WordPress business event that's made such a name for itself. After finally making it myself, on its third iteration, I can tell you that I now know what all the fuss is about. Here are just a few of my takeaways.

Let’s Grow: Introducing the Post Status Membership Club

Brian Krogsgard

January 21, 2015

BusinessDesign

Today marks two years since I launched Post Status. It's been an incredible two years. Today, I'm thrilled to announce that the Post Status Membership Club is open.

What to expect from PressNomics

Brian Krogsgard

January 19, 2015

BusinessHosting

PressNomics is this week. Here's a preview of some of the things I'm looking forward to. I can't wait to hang out with those of you going!

WordPress and the new European Union VAT (Value-Added Tax) rules

Brian Krogsgard

January 15, 2015

BusinessHosting

The new European VAT rules rolled out at the beginning of January, and they really complicate selling digital goods to Europeans. I have done a ton of research and reading, and this is the most straightforward post I could make from it to try and wrap up the state of the EU VAT rules for WordPress business owners and eCommerce shops.

GravityView raises the bar for WordPress video advertisements

Brian Krogsgard

January 13, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Okay, maybe it doesn't raise the bar the way you think I mean. But this is worthwhile. I'm pretty busy building the new Post Status infrastructure, but not too busy to post this. GravityView is a WordPress plugin by Zack…

Yoast Google Analytics plugin introduces stats dashboards, with lessons learned along the way

Brian Krogsgard

January 8, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Yoast updated their popular Google Analytics plugin in December to include new stats dashboards that pull in Google Analytics data to your site. The stats are pretty fancy and give a nice quick glance at your stats without leaving your WordPress dashboard. They've learned some lessons about building a plugin feature at scale along the way too.

A new look and a new domain

Brian Krogsgard

January 7, 2015

BusinessDesign

The new Post Status design is an alpha, but I wanted to show readers as soon as I could. Also, the site has a new domain and utilizes HTTPS everywhere. A lot has gone into it so far, and there is much left to do.