Peer-to-Peer Fundraising with WordPress
What is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising? You've heard of crowdfunding, right? So what is peer-to-peer fundraising? It's like that but on steroids. In other words, Peer-to-Peer fundraising is a type of crowdfunding fundraising that lets tons of people create their own campaigns ...
How Long is a Lifetime?
The other day I wrote about lifetime licenses. In the software world, and specifically in the world of WordPress, sometimes a plugin author will offer a lifetime license. And that's when you wonder, “How long is a lifetime?” There are ...
Clayton Christensen, Milkshakes and the Work To Improve Your Product
How To Improve Your Product The research that Clay Christensen did, the milkshake work that lead to the “Jobs to Be Done” framework is pretty famous by now. But when you want to improve your product, it's worth looking at ...
Three Lessons for Non-Technical Founders
Non-Technical founders can navigate the initial challenges of a startup as much as anyone else but it's never easy - so here are three tips to help re-orient what you think you know.
The Best WordPress Theme for Bloggers
Confession #1: I'm Picky On this site I don't sell you a lot of stuff. Sure you can buy an eBook, or fill out forms for my coaching or public speaking, but the thing most people spend time doing on ...
Did You Hear the LearnDash News?
The other day I wrote about the changing dynamics in the online learning and LMS space. I've been watching and working in that space since 1995, when we called it Computer Based Training (CBT). The Good Old Days Back then, ...
Can a Solo Developer Exist in WordPress?
There’s been a lot of talk about companies, hosting companies specifically, buying up plugins. With all the consolidation, people have started wondering, out loud, if a solo developer can still exist in the WordPress ecosystem of today. They note that ...
Plugin Developers, Don’t Ignore This Growth Strategy
There's this riddle / puzzle that I heard as a kid. A guy is standing at the window of his office, in a 24 story building. He decides he's done and jumps. Halfway down, he hears a phone ring and ...
Are You Building a Community Around Your Business?
Sometimes You Don't Even Notice It… It took me several events to notice a dynamic that existed. My friend Jennifer runs several events and I almost didn't catch it. But after participating in two or three, I started realizing that ...
How To Create a Membership Site With WordPress in 10 Steps
Introduction There's never been a better time to create a membership site than right now. We saw the big jump in both membership sites and online courses in 2020 from COVID and the trends suggest this will continue this year ...