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Automattic is building a directory for WordPress professionals

Brian Krogsgard

May 25, 2016

There's not a whole lot to this story that's not in the title, but Jetpack.pro is the directory that Automattic is building, and it's in a very early beta stage right now. In the email to beta testers, they noted,…

This is nice: Happy Cog is…

Brian Krogsgard

May 20, 2016

This is nice: Happy Cog is sharing their starter files, which includes their coding styles and CSS structure. The agency produces some great work, and if you are a front-end developer it might be worth a peak.

Here’s yet another good HeroPress story,…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

Here's yet another good HeroPress story, this time about Puneet Sahalot and his story about building a WordPress agency in his hometown of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

A Day of REST is going to Boston

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2016

HostingPlanet

The second A Day of REST conference will be in Boston, Massachusetts. The event will cover the WordPress REST API in-depth, with talks and workshops from leaders in the community. It will be co-organized by Human Made and Post Status.

Rachel Vasquez has written a nice…

March 31, 2016

Rachel Vasquez has written a nice post on things she's learned while at 10up. If you're a developer, might be worth to at least glance at this list if nothing else but to get a glance what development in a…

Modern Tribe has an beautiful new…

Brian Krogsgard

March 11, 2016

Modern Tribe has an beautiful new website, built with React and the WordPress REST API. David Hickox wrote about their rebranding effort as well. This is the nicest agency redesign I've seen in a long time, and using pretty new…

Automattic has purchased a majority stake in Pressable

Brian Krogsgard

March 10, 2016

BusinessHosting

Automattic has taken over a majority stake in Pressable, the managed WordPress hosting company, with a purchase of Pressable CEO Vid Luther's shares of the company. They were already a significant investor.

Themezilla acquired by Pixel Union

Brian Krogsgard

February 4, 2016

BusinessDesign

Pixel Union was originally a theme marketplace for Tumblr, that expanded to BigCommerce, Shopify, and WordPress. The founder of Pixel Union is Andrew Wilkinson, who also started Meta Lab and publishes Designer News. Meta Lab is well known for being the…

Challenges managing a WordPress consulting business and doing client work — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

January 8, 2016

BusinessDraft

This week’s Post Status Draft podcast is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and Joe Hoyle. This week, they talk working in an agency and doing client work.

Envato is getting into hosting WordPress websites with Pressed partnership

Brian Krogsgard

December 22, 2015

BusinessHosting

Envato has been testing a pitch for hosting since December 1st, and plans to roll it out on a broader scale in the new year. Two theme shops are running the hosting pitch now, Qode and Select-Themes. Buyers can see…

An author at TechCrunch says the…

November 13, 2015

An author at TechCrunch says the tech talent shortage is a lie. They need to get out of San Francisco: I think in mid and small markets -- if not everywhere -- there is a huge shortage, but the positions are…

What makes some companies in the open source software world different

Brian Krogsgard

October 6, 2015

Business

For a long time, I've debated with myself about what makes some consulting companies get a lot more attention in the open source software world versus others. The key factor, I think, is community engagement -- and I mean engagement…

Rest in peace, Alex King

Brian Krogsgard

September 28, 2015

PlanetWordPress News

Alex King passed away at his home last night, after battling cancer for more than two and a half years. Alex was one of the original WordPress developers, and leaves a lasting legacy and impact on the WordPress community.

This person stopped freelancing and joined…

Brian Krogsgard

September 25, 2015

This person stopped freelancing and joined up with their brother to start an agency instead. In the process they made half the money, but enjoyed life a lot more. Interesting perspective, as I'd guess many freelancers would gain work if…

Doing what I want after 25 years

Brian Krogsgard

August 19, 2015

Design

The latest HeroPress essay is by Becky Davis, who describes how she got into web design and development with WordPress after 25 years of doing things for other people and their needs. She finally asked herself what she wanted, went…

Productivity in a design agency

Brian Krogsgard

April 3, 2015

Design

Paper Leaf does mostly WordPress-centric design and development. Jeff Archibald shared an infographic with their productive breakdown: hours logged billable versus non-billable, projects won, etc. My favorite part was the breakdown of tasks in the hours that were logged. I've…

Automattic is building a directory for WordPress professionals

This is nice: Happy Cog is…

Here’s yet another good HeroPress story,…

A Day of REST is going to Boston

Rachel Vasquez has written a nice…

Modern Tribe has an beautiful new…

Automattic has purchased a majority stake in Pressable

Themezilla acquired by Pixel Union

Challenges managing a WordPress consulting business and doing client work — Draft podcast

Envato is getting into hosting WordPress websites with Pressed partnership

An author at TechCrunch says the…

What makes some companies in the open source software world different

Rest in peace, Alex King

This person stopped freelancing and joined…

Doing what I want after 25 years

Productivity in a design agency

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