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Why we created the Managed WooCommerce Starter Plan

ecommerceSep 5, 2018

Today we announced even cheaper Managed WooCommerce Plans for new stores! I can't tell you how many people just about lost their mind when we launched our initial plans for Managed WooCommerce Hosting. After all, our initial price was $250 a month. That's a lot of money. But you know who didn't complain? Store Owners....

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How do you figure out WooCommerce Server Requirements?

ecommerceApr 4, 2018

In this video I walk you thru the eight pieces of data you're going to need, the next time you're trying to figure out WooCommerce server requirements. The Data You Need Daily Traffic One of the things you're going to want to know is how much traffic you get on a daily basis. This...

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If I were talking about Gutenberg And WordPress...

wordpressJan 2, 2018

The last time I wrote about Gutenberg, I told you I was confused. I don't think I'm confused anymore, but I am clear that I don't speak in any official capacity for WordPress, Automattic or anyone involved in the development of Gutenberg. So take these thoughts for what they are - my own personal take on what...

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Creating the best Customer Onboarding Process

agency-adviceAug 1, 2017

How do you learn? One of the conversations I enjoy the most is one I regularly have with freelancers about learning and mastery. The core of my question always comes down to this: \"How do you learn best?\" More often than not, the answer I get - and this may be because of the circles I run in...

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Building an Online Course with WooCommerce

wordpressJun 26, 2017

You too can Build an Online Course I was going to sell this course. But then I published a post yesterday that said we should share everything we know. So today I decided I would share with you the exact steps you need to build an online course all on your own. I walk you...

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Misunderstanding the goal of the Gutenberg Experience

wordpressJun 22, 2017

I checked out the Gutenberg plugin and new writing experience for WordPress - via an early plugin version. It's clear I missed the goal of this thing. I tried the new Gutenberg writing experience for WordPress today! Having read all the early reviews of the new Gutenberg plugin (which is still a very early release),...

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Private Content for Each Member on your Site

membership-sitesJun 22, 2017

If you want private content for each different member of your site, this could be very helpful for you. Individualized Private Content This is one of those features I've wanted for just about every coaching or mentoring site I've worked on. While not every membership or course site needs it, when you do, it's often...

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Becoming a Great Conversationalist

coachingJun 21, 2017

Most of us aren't great at business conversations In a CNN poll run a few years ago, they asked people how well they could manage a business conversation. I'm sure that the people who responded (more than 3500 in a nationwide poll) crafted their own unique spin on the scenario they were imagining. Regardless,...

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What do you know (and not know) about eCommerce Trends?

ecommerceJun 19, 2017

Sometimes it helps to raise your head up and look around. It's easy to get caught thinking you know what you know, only to have to spend some time checking out how things are changing. It's part of my job at Liquid Web, as their VP of Products, to do this kind of environmental scanning,...

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The One simple way to make more money in 2017

marketing-communicationsJun 17, 2017

If you want to make more money in 2017, you don't need 12, 37 or 101 new ways. You need this one trick. This one strategy. Check it out. Can I ask you a question? Over the last several weeks, I've ended up in several conversations about the WordPress ecosystem. Mostly we've been talking about...

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