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Blogging is good for business even if you get no traffic

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Brian Krogsgard
I could not agree with this author more. Rob Fitzpatrick explains why he believes that blogging is good for a business even if the blog gets no traffic. Before you scoff, read the post. It's all logical and after years…

WordPress CRM workflow tips

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Curtis McHale
Getting sales in the door is the thing that keeps a business growing. I know that I don't do as good a job as I should, mainly because I haven't found a tool I like to track my projects. Here…

WP Elevation wants to help make you a better consultant

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Brian Krogsgard
Troy Dean wants to help other consultants be better at what they do. He's starting a new monthly membership site he calls a WordPress business coaching program to train consultants through every step of the web development process. It's $97…

Do things that don’t scale

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Brian Krogsgard
This isn't specifically WordPress related, but Paul Graham shares some really detailed advice on why he recommends startups and entrepreneurs to do things that don't scale. Specifically, he's referencing the importance of going out of your way with a new business to…

Jigoshop announces hosted “Pro” eCommerce partnership

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Brian Krogsgard
Jigoshop, a popular WordPress eCommerce plugin, has announced a partnership with Proxar IT Consulting, that offers a managed and hosted eCommerce platform for serious eCommerce customers. The plan levels are £300 for Silver, £500 per month for Gold, or a custom quote…

Why every new employee should do customer support

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Brian Krogsgard
Mel Choyce recently joined Automattic as a Design Engineer. In this post, she talks about her experience doing customer support her first few weeks on the job. This has become a well known stage of employment for those that join…

WordPress podcasts to keep an eye on

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Brian Krogsgard
The WordPress podcast landscape seems to be exploding. I've been keeping my queue filled for a while now with the shows available. Let's talk about a few. The DradCast The DradCast is a carryover from WP Late Night, hosted by Sucuri CEO…

How WooThemes makes distributed team culture work

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Brian Krogsgard
The iDoneThis blog profiles WooThemes and their distributed work culture. The author also learns about their processes, the recruiting advantage of distributed teams, their commitment to transparency, and growing pains.

Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns

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Brian Krogsgard
There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things…

A seller’s decision to leave Code Canyon

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Brian Krogsgard
Scott Evans shares why he decided to remove his plugins from Code Canyon. I'm sure each seller's mileage varies as far as their level of concern for the reasons Scott brings up, but I'm at least happy he'll be releasing…

What is the future of commercial plugins?

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Brian Krogsgard
Every now and then there are discussions and debates that arise to the forefront of the WordPress community. One of these discussions caught our attention: paid products based in WordPress and how they are (or are not) promoted within the…

The truth about building commercial WordPress plugins

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Brian Krogsgard
It's not easy to make good, sustainable income selling commercial WordPress plugins. Tom McFarlin does a great job highlighting many things you should be considering if you are thinking about getting into the WordPress commercial product business.

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