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One touch deployments and staging environments for WordPress

wordpressOct 22, 2013

If you're looking for staging environments, check out WP Engine. But if you aren't going to use them, here's how to do it anyway.

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Pressnomics: The Good, The Bad, and the Awesome

wordpressOct 21, 2013

You knew I'd write one. Here's my summary of the good, the bad, and the awesome - of the second annual Pressnomics conference - the Business of WordPress.

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Hiring for a High Performance Culture

insightsOct 20, 2013

I could try to buy high performers onto my team and hope they stick. But I don't trust that approach. Instead, I build a high performance culture.

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Embracing the Impostor Syndrome

coachingOct 18, 2013

The impostor syndrome can get a bad rap. If you can use it to drive and fuel your growth, it can't be all bad, right?

coachingbusiness-advice

GoDaddy & Media Temple: The Direction of Influence

coachingOct 15, 2013

GoDaddy purchased Media Temple today. Here's a lesson we can learn about the direction of influence - which can help even our next hire.

coachingbusiness-advice

A WordPress Triberr: ManageWP.org And Buffer

wordpressOct 14, 2013

What if you could go one place and gather all the WordPress articles you wanted, to make sharing easy? It would be like a WordPress Triberr. Now it exists.

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Submission tips for getting help on Support Forums

wordpressOct 13, 2013

Getting help on support forums shouldn't be so hard. But what if we're the ones making it hard? Here are 5 tips to help you get the help you want.

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Influence is a Full Contact Sport

insightsOct 12, 2013

There are lots of different ways to influence. But the kind I want, and the kind I'm describing is different. In my book, influence is a full contact sport.

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Marriage is a Verb

insightsOct 11, 2013

I know you might want to debate me. But take a second to see what I'm talking about. Marriage is a verb. Trust me.

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To win you have to take risks

coachingOct 10, 2013

We all want to win. We all want success. But most of us get nervous about the potential downside. Here's truth: if you want to win, you have to take risks.

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