A code review can help your slow site
Is your site running slowly? There are an incredible number of resources available to help you determine what's going on with your slow site. If you've never used any of them, or don't know what's available, here's a quick list. ...
The roadblocks to hosting partnerships
Every week or two I get on a Clarity call with a product company that is sure they're a perfect match for a particular (or any) hosting company. On most of my calls they want advice on approaching these hosting ...
Are you using WordPress for coaching?
If you're using WordPress to run a coaching program of any kind, I want to know about you. What do you mean coach? A lot of coaches, trainers, and others putting content online (or creating courses) often need two different ...
Warning: Learn WordPress plugins before using them
Before putting them into a project, you should learn WordPress plugins—what they do, how they do it, and what you can do with them. “The Problem with Gravity Forms” I answered a call on Clarity where the person was frustrated. ...
I’ll be at these upcoming conferences, will you?
Will we see each other? I just came back from two great conferences: MicroConf: for bootstrapping companies in Las Vegas WooConf: all things WooCommerce in Austin, Texas The video from my talk in Paris just got posted, which is great ...
Should you change web hosts? Check this list
Should you change web hosts? Let me try to make it easy. I'll give you a list. I'll be honest. I learned a long time ago that if you have nothing nice to say, you just shut up. And it's ...
Is WordPress really dreaded?
You've heard the story… You've likely heard the story of the student who works so hard on a research paper. They spend all sorts of time studying and creating an outline. They invest in tons of drafts and proofreading to ...
10 questions to ask when selecting a WordPress hosting provider
It came into my inbox… I got an email today that was simple and straight to the point. They didn't want a recommendation. They had a simple question. “What are the questions I should be asking the different companies I'm ...
Five Reasons why similar-looking websites cost different amounts
“Wait, How much is it going to cost?” If you've ever asked someone what it would take to build you a website and then were shocked by the price, I'm going to try to explain it to you. Maybe you've ...
There is no such thing as 100% uptime
I work for a software company where we develop websites and web applications for large companies. So the question of uptime is one I get a lot. And the notion is that if we work hard enough, test out the ...