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A new WordPress desktop client, and it's open source!
My Hope: A Windows Client for WordPress In late October I purchased Microsoft's new Surface Book. When I tell you it's awesome, I'm not lying. It's absolutely fantastic. Soon after that, I realized the one app that was missing - a simple way to author blog posts on Windows. On Mac, I've been pretty darn...
High Performers understand sunk cost
The leading cause of death among humans is human decision making. Early in my professional career, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Ralph Keeney, now research professor emeritus at Duke's business school. He's a world-renowned researcher, author, and professor of decision science. He's easily one of the smartest men I've ever had the privilege...
Marketing your Software Product? Here are five things to remember
What if there was a template to follow for marketing your software product? It would be nice, wouldn't it? Unfortunately, the people who are great at it don't tell you their secrets and the people who tell you their secrets aren't great at it. But every now and then I come across a jewel and...
Is Rainmaker worth it?
The World is Digital Years ago, when I was in high school, a girlfriend's dad explained to me that computers and software were permeating everything. They would soon take over controlling all sorts of things that weren't (at the time) technical. Honestly, I laughed. It sounded so futuristic. And I was a big computer guy...
25% market share for WordPress won't buy the credibility we want
In May of this year (2015), something changed and almost no one talked about it. Chrome, the internet browser from Google, finally crossed over the 25% line for market share. This past week, WordPress did the same. And many folks wrote about it. Good articles. Interesting articles. And excitement to see it grow far past...
The iPad Pro Surface Book Comparison
I picked up an iPad Pro yesterday and thought I'd share my thoughts in comparison to the Surface Book. Yesterday was the big day! The iPad Pro was available and I immediately grabbed one. I remember on the day that Apple was making its announcements while I was in an airport lounge. I thought to...
The one thing many WordPress plugin developers seem to forget
Today I'm speaking at WordCamp Sacramento about the lessons I've learned while reviewing 30 membership plugins. While I get into product development, product marketing, writing review posts, and even membership details, I thought this quick review might help. Have you heard the story of a building that melted a car? There's a building in London,...
High Performers have no time for drama
The bad news: I've told a lot of folks, over a long time, in a lot of companies, that the majority of good things they want to work on are likely not going to take priority or get done. And I can most assuredly tell you that it's never a great message people want to...
When you're hiring high performers, don't make this mistake
Do you remember the A Team? I don't know if you watched the A Team like I did. I would rush home after school, finish my homework, and see if I could be done in time to enjoy an episode of the A Team. In our house, you had to be done with today's homework,...
Should I charge annual Subscription Fees? Or monthly?
One of the most common questions I get about membership or subscription sites relates to not the price to charge but the interval to use for charging. Should someone charge monthly? Or should they charge annually? Of course, the logical answer is that it depends. But that makes for a pretty short and boring article....
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