How to Outsource WordPress Development (5 Expert Tips)

Do you want to outsource your WordPress development work to an agency or freelancer? Outsourcing WordPress development work can be beneficial if you run a small business or even a marketing agency. It means you won’t have to handle website development tasks on your own and can let a team of experts do the hard… Continue reading How to Outsource WordPress Development (5 Expert Tips)

Community Roundup Week Ending May 12

If You See Something, Say Something This week I posted an observation. I observed that with 20 speakers announced for WCEU (at that point) that there were only about 25% women and even fewer non-white people. I hoped for more in the rest of the announcements. I came under attack quickly from some people. And… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending May 12

Community Roundup Week Ending May 5

AI and WordPress is AI and All of Us In a recently blog post, Kathy Zant wrote about using AI for new headshots, and how that caused her to think about how we perceive ourselves versus how we might perceive ourselves – and our possibilities – when we look at ourselves through AI “eyes.” She… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending May 5

Community Roundup Week Ending April 28

A Community Gift Last week I launched a new website as a gift to event organizers, podcasters, bloggers, and speakers in the WordPress community. It’s an online database of WordPress speakers including what topics they present on, what time zones they are in, and what region on the world they live in, along with bios,… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending April 28

Community Roundup Week Ending April 14

Post Status and Atarim Summit Post Status is partnering with Atarim to bring you an amazing Web Agency Summit. Atarim is doing the heavy lifting (it’s shaping up to be an amazing event with awesome speakers and virtual areas to explore). Post Status will make sure the networking lounge is a hot place to be.… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending April 14

Community Roundup Week Ending April 7

Podcasting in WordPress I heard from Topher DeRosia today that WPPodcasts has amplified over 11,000 WordPress podcast episodes. That’s a lot of hours worth of listening to content centered around WordPress. And that’s not a bad thing. I’ve heard the sentiment that “we don’t need any more WordPress podcasts,” but, I respectfully disagree. (And not… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending April 7

Community Roundup Week Ending March 31

The Wayback Machine Do you ever use any of the mechanisms in place for looking back over time? Whether it’s the Wayback Machine, Facebook Memories, or simply scrolling back through the photos in your phone, our histories make us who we are today. My longest social platform participation is on Facebook. Every day Facebook serves… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 31

Community Roundup Week Ending March 24

It’s Not About Luck “If you’re going to tell me about all the good luck I’ve had to get to where I am, then are you also going to talk about the bad luck I had to overcome to get here?” ~Michelle Frechette to Allie Nimmons on the Underrepresented in Tech podcast A few weeks… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 24

Community Roundup Week Ending March 17

Events are Back WordCamps, summits, and other conferences are back! In the last few years the roster of WordCamps on WordCamp.org have been sparse, to say the least. As of today there are eighteen upcoming WordCamps on the schedule, and more are in the beginning planning stages. And other events like YoastCon offer in-person events,… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 17

Community Roundup Week Ending March 10

Community and Layoffs “Layoffs.” The word sparks fear in the tech community. From Stripe to Twitter to our own ecosystem, the recession hasn’t been friendly to tech employees. Having been laid off in a past career (higher education), I know first-hand how awful it feels, and how it can affect your mental health, self worth,… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 10