Transcript ↓ Learn from Corey Maass, a master of WordPress plugins and apps, and Cory Miller, a marketing, business, and WordPress experience guru. The two discuss the intimacies of partnering on a product and how solopreneurs can benefit from support. Top Takeaways: Mentioned in the show: You can follow Post Status and our… Estimated reading… Continue reading Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 6
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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 5
In this episode, Corey Maass, a freelance web developer, joins Cory Miller to discuss the continuation of the development of their WordPress plugin, Crop.Express, and the value of their partnership. Estimated reading time: 27 minutes Transcript ↓ Learn from Corey Maass, a master of WordPress plugins and apps, and Cory Miller, a marketing, business, and… Continue reading Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 5
WordPress In The Long View With James Farmer— Post Status Draft 129
James Farmer’s WordPress story goes all the way back to his launch of the first hosted WordPress multisite blogging platform — just a few days ahead of WordPress.com. Edublogs currently hosts millions of students’ and educators’ blogs. James talks about successes and failures, his views on Gutenberg, how he stays competitive with Squarespace, and how… Continue reading WordPress In The Long View With James Farmer— Post Status Draft 129
InstaWP: A Conversation and Tour with Founder Vikas Singhal — Post Status Draft 128
InstaWP is about a year old now — let’s take a tour of it and catch up with Vikas Singhal to see how he hopes it will evolve. Currently, it’s a testing, demonstration, training, and marketing tool for WordPress product owners and agencies. Next, Vikas aims for InstaWP to support a marketplace for developers and… Continue reading InstaWP: A Conversation and Tour with Founder Vikas Singhal — Post Status Draft 128
The WordPress Enterprise Paradox
“WordPress as a platform is putting us on the enterprise path. But what got us here is what makes us irrelevant,” says Magne Ilsaas, CEO and Founding Partner of Dekode. Magne wants to start an overdue conversation about three big risks — and opportunities — for WordPress agencies: 1) A lack of spaces for professional conversations… Continue reading The WordPress Enterprise Paradox
Agency Owners: If You Could Ask Anyone Anything…
Hey all— In our #Agency-Owner channel I asked this week: If you could ask anyone anything related to your work as an agency — who would it be OR more importantly what would you want to ask? The initial answers are already helping us support your valuable, yet often underserved work here (and of benefit… Continue reading Agency Owners: If You Could Ask Anyone Anything…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 72) — Can We Get to “Yes” on Better UX?
WordPress User Experiences from DIY Builders to Enterprise Users This week in an article shared in Post Status Slack, Eric Karkovack suggested some ways to improve the WordPress user experience, especially for DIY users setting up a website for the first time. Some of the things Eric wants to see happen, like a standard interface… Continue reading Post Status Excerpt (No. 72) — Can We Get to “Yes” on Better UX?
Salary Transparency: Why Not?
Why WordPress employers do and don’t advertise salary ranges — and why they all should. On the Post Status job board, like many others, most of the WordPress employers who use it don’t include salary ranges on their job listings. Should they? Piccia Neri asked them all why they do or don’t practice salary transparency.… Continue reading Salary Transparency: Why Not?
The $500 Website
A decade ago, Chris Butler’s survey and report for Newfangled provided other agencies with the numbers that meaningfully define their market. WordPress agencies and freelancers could use something similar today. Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In 2021 WordPress.com announced a premium $4,900 website building service — builtbywp.com. It’s still active but the FAQ says, “Our… Continue reading The $500 Website
Digital Marketing as the “Edge” in Recession
I asked How Is “Recession” Talk Affecting Your Clients? in our Agency Owners channel because I was curious what those on the frontlines working with clients are hearing and seeing. Hendrik Luehrsen said “clients are actively pushing the envelope to avoid losses … From what we hear it’s the effort to gain an edge over… Continue reading Digital Marketing as the “Edge” in Recession