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Competition is good
Competition is Good In 1995 Kim Polese was the product manager who launched Java to the world, from Sun Microsystems. The next year she left Sun with Arthur van Hoff and started a company named Marimba. I know, that's a long time ago. But for us old folks, it was a heady time when the...
Building a membership plugin? You need these 11 features.
Speaking at WordFest Live 2021 Later this month I'll be speaking at WordFest Live 2021. My session is titled, \"Selling Access to Content: A Review of your Options.\" In my talk, I'm looking at membership and LMS plugins for WordPress. But anytime you compare products, you have to start somewhere else. You have to define...
What is the Fastest WooCommerce Theme?
Not all fast WooCommerce themes are all that fast There are a lot of themes for WooCommerce that tell you that they're fast. It's in all their marketing text, all over their page. That's because every merchant wants the fastest WooCommerce theme they can find. But when it comes to speed and WooCommerce, the trade-offs...
Last Week in WooCommerce: OliverPOS
Before we get into OliverPOS, let's look at normal POS solutions Before we talk about WooCommerce & OliverPOS, let's make sure we're all on the same page when it comes to POS solutions. I'm talking about Point of Sale systems. If you've ever walked into a retail shop, you've checked out at a cash register....
Want to get started with dynamic content in WordPress?
What is dynamic content? Dynamic content is the opposite of static content. When you show the exact same content to every single person, and it never changes, that's static content. So dynamic content is content you can change based on different circumstances. The first time I stepped onto a car lot to buy my first...
Membership Site vs Online Course: Which is right for you?
Building a Membership Site vs an Online Course - which is the right option for you (and your customers)? I'm often asked by people if they should build a membership site, or if they should focus on building an online course. A lot of times we get into the technology you need to create the...
How to reduce bias in decision-making when evaluating new projects & products
We all have bias when we make decisions. It's not bad. The other day I saw this tweet. I don't know Louis Nicholls directly, but a quick look at his Twitter feed and site, and I can tell he's sharp. Also, I don't disagree with the emotion behind the tweet, because I see this dynamic...
The Year in Review - 2020
As I was walking up the stairs to my home office, I fell. Not a little slip. A serious, everyone-in-the-house-freaked-out, fall. My arm, which I used to try and stabilize myself, felt pulled out of the socket and like I re-injured a shoulder that's been troubling me for the last few months. Everyone came to...
Last Week in WooCommerce: Security & Reporting
Always Pay Attention to WooCommerce Security Whether you're a freelancer building WooCommerce stores, a merchant running a WooCommerce store, or an agency helping WooCommerce stores manage their stores - there's nothing that stresses you out as much as when you hear there's a new WooCommerce security issue at play. This past week we heard two...
Last Week in WooCommerce: Fast.co
The Biggest Problem in eCommerce The biggest problem in eCommerce is cart abandonment, with speed a close second. But the consequences of a slow site occur higher in the funnel. In other words, it's not clear that once you walk into a store that you're ready to purchase something. But if you put something in...
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