The Best WordPress Theme for Bloggers
Confession #1: I'm Picky On this site I don't sell you a lot of stuff. Sure you can buy an eBook, or fill out forms for my coaching or public speaking, but the thing most people spend time doing on ...
Did You Hear the LearnDash News?
The other day I wrote about the changing dynamics in the online learning and LMS space. I've been watching and working in that space since 1995, when we called it Computer Based Training (CBT). The Good Old Days Back then, ...
Can a Solo Developer Exist in WordPress?
There’s been a lot of talk about companies, hosting companies specifically, buying up plugins. With all the consolidation, people have started wondering, out loud, if a solo developer can still exist in the WordPress ecosystem of today. They note that ...
Explain everything you know!
Watch this video. It's less than 5 minutes long. What was your response? Ok, I'm not talking about how expensive all that gear was. Think about the video you just watched another way. Answer this question. Would you rather: Hire him ...
Plugin Developers, Don’t Ignore This Growth Strategy
There's this riddle / puzzle that I heard as a kid. A guy is standing at the window of his office, in a 24 story building. He decides he's done and jumps. Halfway down, he hears a phone ring and ...
How Are You Doing Content Research?
The Blank Page is Intimidating When you open up WordPress (or any CMS) to write a post, it can feel stressful to stare at a blank page. It's true even if you write daily. So today I thought I would ...
Customer Meetings
Digital Agencies Live & Die by Their Customer Meetings If you run an agency, there are several kinds of people that you invite to customer meetings. Today I want to focus on those “update” meetings where you're getting everyone on ...
The Product Photos Made Me Buy It
I Try Not to Shop at Night A few years ago a box arrived on my doorstep. It was big. And inside it was a special pancake printer. My only problem? I didn't remember ordering it. I spent days looking ...
The Perfect WooCommerce Chatbot
I've been on a Quest for the Perfect WooCommerce Chatbot If you've been reading this blog for a while, you may remember my post in April about my efforts to find the right chatbot for WooCommerce. I shared with you ...
Analyzing the Competition
Why is is important to analyze the competition? Anytime I hear someone say, “we don't have any competition,” I know two things. First, they are defining competition incorrectly. Second, they're in for trouble when it comes to growth. It's why ...