Folks to Watch in 2016
We're just a day or two away from 2016, so I thought I would round up my predictions and some of the folks that I'm keeping a close eye on in 2016. The WordPress ecosystem continues to evolve Here's what ...
Rainmaker Marketing Automation: Giving prospects a tiny nudge
This is a post in a series on Rainmaker—the platform created by the folks formerly known as Copyblogger. My family took another cruise! I was just on a cruise last week—spending an entire week in the Caribbean with my family. It ...
The Best Thing about WordPress
Today I turn 45. The day after Thanksgiving. And I'm thankful for many things… WordPress powers 25% of the web If you missed it, the new data is out, and WordPress—the open-source software that makes it easy to build websites ...
A new WordPress desktop client, and it’s open source!
My Hope: A Windows Client for WordPress In late October I purchased Microsoft's new Surface Book. When I tell you it's awesome, I'm not lying. It's absolutely fantastic. Soon after that, I realized the one app that was missing – a ...
25% market share for WordPress won’t buy the credibility we want
In May of this year (2015), something changed and almost no one talked about it. Chrome, the internet browser from Google, finally crossed over the 25% line for market share. This past week, WordPress did the same. And many folks ...
Who wants to go to WordCamp US for Free? Act now!
Who doesn't like free stuff? Seriously. Who isn't for it? I know I love getting deals. And I love free. Free airplane upgrades are pretty close to the top of my list. But I'll be honest, free ice cream at ...
How to limit the number of posts a user can publish on your WordPress site
Why would you ever want to limit the number of posts a user can publish? I saw a question about limiting post creation for authors just the other day in our Advanced WordPress Facebook Group. Then, hours later, a client ...
Five Reasons Entrepreneurs should consider WordPress
There are tons of cool technologies out there. Lots. But that doesn't make them the only option for entrepreneurs. WordPress brings a lot of benefits to Entrepreneurs I'm going to make the case that WordPress has a secure and central ...
Are you struggling with a hacked website?
I don't know if you know this, but websites get hacked every single day. It's big business for folks who use hacked sites to route traffic to the sites of their choosing. In case you didn't realize it, people do ...
Five Things You May Not Know about GoDaddy
GoDaddy was on WPwatercooler Last week we had the GM of Hosting for GoDaddy and their evangelist both on the WPwatercooler show. If you don't know yet, WPwatercooler is the most watched YouTube show covering WordPress in a weekly 30-minute ...