Automattic just closed a Series D funding round of $3 million from one investor, Salesforce Ventures. According to Automattic founder, Matt Mullenweg, this investment will allow the company to stay the course and honor the current roadmap. For Automattic, the funding will allow us to accelerate our roadmap (perhaps by double) and scale up our existing products—including WordPress.com, WordPress VIP, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and (in a few days when it closes) Tumblr. It will also allow us to increase investing our time and energy into the future of the open source WordPress and Gutenberg. More than anything, the funding is a huge endorsement of open source and the WordPress […]
Doc Pop’s News Drop: #HeadToWCEU
Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s episode of News Drop we talk with Carole Olinger from WPandUp.org about mental health, WordPress, and #HeadToWCEU
SEO vs PPC for Traffic Generation – Which One Should You Choose?
The SEO vs PPC debate revolves around one question: how to get traffic to your site. Every online business needs it. No matter how great or innovative your product or service is, if nobody sees it, it might as well not exist. One of the main traffic avenues for websites is search engines. Here, you have two basic options to gain visibility – search engine optimization (SEO) or pay-per-click (PPC) advertising. Many marketers have seen great, long-term results by focusing their efforts on a strong SEO strategy. PPC campaigns, on the other hand, have helped companies instantly reach their markets. […]
What to Do When a Client Is Refusing to Pay You
Being a freelance developer comes with many challenges, and dealing with less-than-pleasant clients is one of them. However, there’s a serious difference between putting up with someone’s annoying quirks and letting them get away with not paying you. Fortunately, in situations where your income is being threatened, there are actions you can take to get stubborn clients to pay up. In this post, we’ll share some key actions you can take to protect yourself from clients with sticky fingers. Then we’ll walk you through four steps for dealing with them if they still refuse to pay. Let’s jump in! How […]
Doc Pop’s News Drop: WordPress 5.2.3 Security Release
Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s News Drop we talk with Mikey Veenstra, a threat analyst at Wordfence, about cross site scripting attacks and the release of WordPress version 5.2.3. For more details about threats discussed on this episode, check out Wordfence’s full breakdown.

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