Member Spotlight: Robby McCullough
Michelle Frechette
Robby McCullough is one of the founders of Beaver Builder, currently leading marketing efforts along with marketing director Anthony Tran.
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 7
Cory Miller
In this episode, Corey Maass, a freelance web developer, joins Cory Miller to discuss the intricacies of creating an impactful, user-appreciated product that makes a positive impact on customers and stands apart in a saturated industry.
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 6
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ Learn from Corey Maass, a master of WordPress plugins and apps, and Cory Miller, a marketing, business, and WordPress experience guru. The two discuss the intimacies of partnering on a product and how solopreneurs can benefit from support.…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 5
Cory Miller
In this episode, Corey Maass and Cory Miller discuss a range of topics related to the development of their new product Crop.Express, including the importance of empathy in designing user interfaces, the challenges of marketing and selling products, and the need for developers to collaborate with others and develop non-technical skills. They each share their experiences from working on various projects over the years and offer insights and advice based on these experiences.
First of the Independents
Dan Knauss
Consolidation through mergers and acquisitions isn't the only big business story in WordPress. Partnerships are increasing too. Founders investing in founders. Product companies and agencies expanding their own ecosystems. Informal partnerships to protect common interests. There are a lot of ways to grow on your own terms in WordPress.
Agency Business Brief for the Week of September 12
Dan Knauss
WordPress Founders Invest in Atarim • Gridpane and Automattic Team Up to Serve Agencies • Salary Transparency — Why Not? • Learning Together in Post Status Slack: Adobe's Figma Acquisition and PayPal vs. Stripe
Networking Done Right
Cory Miller
Extendify’s Chris Lubkert and Artur Grabowski unpack how WordPress founders can build a network of potential buyers early on to enhance the sellability of their product for a future exit. I’ve had many conversations with Chris and Artur over the…
Founders on What They’d Do Over Differently
Dan Knauss
Eric Karkovack got some nice brief reflections from WordPress product founders/owners Kathy Darling, Cameron Jones, Derek Ashauer, Jack Arturo, Gareth Harris, and Mark Westguard. You may be surprised at what they'd do differently if they were starting out now, knowing…
Market Size and Market Shares: Thinking Bigger About the WordPress Economy
Dan Knauss
$635.5 billion…That’s "billion," with a “B.” Let's look at the size of the universe inhabited by our market of markets of cathedrals and bazaars: the WordPress ecosystem. How should we think about WordPress's market share or, maybe more accurately, its shares? Are we selling them short and dampening growth?
Our Door is Always Open
Cory Miller
Coming soon: the Post Status Index, an EMEA Huddle requested by our European members, and my talk about the importance of taking time off. Also, our door is always open for members of Underrepresented in Tech and anyone who finds the cost of membership a barrier to joining us. If you work professionally in WordPress or want to, we want you here!
New Membership Options at Post Status
Cory Miller
We've changed the Post Status membership structure and updated its pricing for 2022. Here are the full details.
What Post Status Has in Store for You in 2022
Cory Miller
See what’s in store for Post Status members in 2022 — and sign up for the events and cohorts you want to participate in.
Channing Allen has an interesting post…
Dan Knauss
Channing Allen has an interesting post at Indie Hackers about the ways businesses and founders are figuring out how to build and ship products for the quarantined market. 🔐 "Conditions of life are quickly changing. And with each change, new…
Automattic has acquired WooThemes, makers of WooCommerce
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg announced today that Automattic has acquired WooThemes, whose flagship product is the popular eCommerce plugin, WooCommerce. All 55 team members at WooThemes will join Automattic, swelling ranks at Automattic by around 18%.
Lift has acquired ChurchThemes and intend to enter the hosted church website market
Brian Krogsgard
ChurchThemes was started by Frankie Jarrett in 2011. Frankie is now the Head of WordPress Product at X-Team, makers of Stream -- a product I reviewed a few months ago. Frankie also talked about Stream and ChurchThemes on the Matt Report recently.…
