Upcoming Events 📆
- There is a free webinar today (January 29th) on the subject of WordPress’s Full Site Editor and themes. It will be hosted by Carolina Nymark, Ari Stathopoulos, Anne McCarthy, and Birgit Pauli-Haack.
- WordCamp India 2021 will take place over three weekends from January 30 to February 14, 2021!
- Coming up on March 4th is DE{CODE} — WP Engine‘s virtual developer conference.
DAVID’S PICKS 📬
Video Picks
📹 Here are my video picks of the week:
- In this 5-minute video Don Norman explains how to design better websites for elderly people. Think of it as a lightning talk that isn’t referencing WordPress or even the web very much. Key takeaway: People who are 65 and older are 43% slower at using websites than those between ages 21–55. Like most things dealing with accessibility, designing for a particular group benefits everyone. 🧓
Podcast Picks
🎙️ Here are a few podcasts to listen to that I heartily recommend:
- How I Built It: Joe Casabona talks to Alex Price about pitching yourself or your agency — especially during a pandemic when you likely aren’t in the same room with your potential client. ⚾
- WomenInWP: An excellent conversation with Lisa Sabin-Wilson (Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of WebDevStudios). On leading a company during the pandemic: “The most important thing when you are leading a group of people is to try to put yourself in their position.” 🧡
- Do The Woo: “Ten Things I Wish I Knew When Starting My eCommerce Business” features Christine Chirinos from Nexcess/Liquid Web and Dave Rodenbaugh from Recapture.io dropping many knowledge bombs in this episode. 💣
