Marieke van de Rakt

Business Roundup Week Ending July 28

Mike Demopoulos

July 27, 2023

The best time to send an internal email: A data-dive into 8.7 million email deliveries | AXIOS HQ "Timing is Everything: When to Send Internal Communication" is a comprehensive report revealing the optimal time to distribute critical organizational messages. Based…

Business Roundup Week Ending July 21

Mike Demopoulos

July 21, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

Introducing Bluehost WonderSuite Bluehost announced WonderSuite, a comprehensive tool that helps users set up and customize their websites using WordPress. WonderSuite includes several components: WonderStart, an onboarding experience that integrates user responses into the website creation process; WonderTheme, a versatile…

How to Make the Most of Sponsoring WordCamps

Michelle Frechette

July 21, 2023

BusinessPost Status Podcasts

In this panel discussion, Michelle Frechette poses questions asked by the Post Status community about the benefits and how-to’s of sponsoring WordCamps. On the panel are Taco Verdonschot (Yoast), Katie Keith (Barn2), Drew Griswold (StellarWP), and Lincoln Islam (WPFunnels). Transcript…

Business Roundup Week Ending July 14

Mike Demopoulos

July 14, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

Post Status Business Roundup Week Ending July 14

An Interview with Patrick Posner: WCEU and More

Michelle Frechette

July 13, 2023

BusinessPost Status Podcasts

In this episode, Michelle Frechette, Director of Community Relations at Post Status, talks with Patrick Posner, Founder and Developer at Simply Static, about the importance of being open and approachable, creating opportunities for others to join conversations, and making space…

Business Roundup Week Ending July 7

Mike Demopoulos

July 8, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

WS Form Unveils Revolutionary OpenAI Powered Feature: AI-Generated Forms WS Forms, a respected WordPress form plugin, recently unveiled an innovative

Business Roundup Week Ending June 30

Mike Demopoulos

July 3, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

Supreme Court backs web developer who didn't want to create same-sex wedding sites. In a landmark decision that has sparked widespread disappointment, the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a popular service provider, allowing them to refuse same-sex wedding…

Post Status Draft – Veteran Executive Lyndi Zavy On Hiring & Leadership Burnout

Cory Miller

June 21, 2023

BusinessDraft

Transcript ↓ Cory Miller, CEO of Post Status, interviews Lyndi Zavy, Founder and CEO of Rivers and Roads, about the topic of burnout and leadership. They discuss the importance of self-care and how leaders often neglect their well-being while trying…

Emilia Capital Gets Creative with WCEU Sponsorship

Michelle Frechette

June 12, 2023

BusinessDraft

In this episode, Marieke van de Rakt and Joost de Valk from Emilia Capital discuss their investment process with Michelle Frechette. They talk about evaluating potential investments, providing feedback, and the importance of finding a good fit. Their investments in…

Business Roundup Week Ending June 2

Mike Demopoulos

June 2, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

Business Roundup Week Ending June 2. Check out what happened in WordPress business this week!

Business Roundup Week Ending May 12

Mike Demopoulos

May 12, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

WordCamps: The Next Generation The official WordPress Community blog recently published a post titled "The Next Generation of WordCamps," outlining the future of in-person WordPress conferences in the post-pandemic world. The successful transition of WordCamps from in-person to virtual during…

Business Roundup Week Ending March 31

Mike Demopoulos

April 1, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

Web Developer Services Market 2023 Size and Forecast to 2031 Market Watch reports on a new report by Industry Research. -(Powered by Absolute Reports) on the state of the web developer market. It also talks about how COVID-19 and the…

Business Roundup Week Ending March 17

Mike Demopoulos

March 17, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

Equalize Digital Receives Pre-Seed Investment from Emilia Capital Equalize Digital recently received a pre-seed investment from venture capital firm Emilia Capital. (Partners Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt from Yoast fame) The investment will help accelerate their mission…

Agency Business Brief for the Week of September 12

Dan Knauss

September 16, 2022

BusinessPlanet

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

Post Status Notes #497

David Bisset

May 6, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

WordPress is 19! • WP 6.0 news and Beta 4 release. • JetPack 10.9 • BuddyPress Rewrites 1.1.0 • Simple Local Avatars 2.3.0 • InMotion funds WCUS scholarships • RSS and Blogging FTW • Wishlist Member acquired • New leadership team at Yoast • and the rest of your weekly WP news roundup!