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Building your Platform on WordPress: The First Steps

wordpressJul 22, 2014

If you're building your platform on WordPress, there are a few things you need to think about up front. Here are your first steps.

wordpress

You need more than a website. You need a platform.

wordpressJul 21, 2014

If you keep adding to your site, a feature at a time, it may be time to realize you don't need a website. You need a platform.

wordpress

Do you know my friends at Reaktiv Studios?

coachingJul 20, 2014

I have some great friends at Reaktiv Studios that I want to make sure you know.

coachingbusiness-advice

Preparing for Presentations (Posters you might like)

marketing-communicationsJul 19, 2014

If you find yourself preparing for presentations, here are three posters that might help you remember some key prep points.

marketing-communications

Nobody's a nobody (or, Can an overweight person have influence?)

coachingJul 18, 2014

There are a lot of truths in this life, but maybe none more important than this one: nobody's a nobody. Ever.

coaching

What makes a WordPress theme beautiful?

wordpressJul 17, 2014

If you're going to step into theme design, you likely want to ask yourself this question: What makes a WordPress theme beautiful? Here's my take.

wordpress

Getting the first two minutes of your talk right

marketing-communicationsJul 15, 2014

If you're presenting at a conference, the first two minutes are critical. So don't waste them by spending the whole time talking about yourself.

marketing-communications

A Tale of Two Customizers: helping users customize WordPress

wordpressJul 14, 2014

If you're building a product that will allow users to customize WordPress, take a lesson from these two examples.

wordpress

Selling Pay Per View Documents with WordPress

ecommerceJul 13, 2014

If you want to build a system that lets you sell pay per view documents with WordPress, here are the four and a half steps to do it.

ecommerce

\"What's the right WordPress plugin?\" is the wrong question

wordpressJul 12, 2014

People always ask me to point them to the right WordPress plugin to help them build a site just like another famous one they know. It's the wrong question.

wordpressbusiness-advice

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