It’s no secret that mobile traffic is a force to be reckoned with. In recent years, the number of mobile Internet users has surpassed that of desktop users. By now, more than one-third of Internet consumption happens via phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. In some cases, these numbers are even higher. In the USA, for example, mobile devices account for more than half of all digital media consumption. It is, therefore, no wonder that mobile capabilities of websites have become a ranking factor in Google as evidenced by the “mobile-friendly” tag in the SERPs. The conclusion: As a WordPress […]
Find Your Point Of Differentiation… And Find Success
Let’s do a quick exercise together. Open up a text document, or grab a pen and paper. Now write down answers to the following two questions: What makes you different from your competitors? If I were a potential customer, why would I hire you over anyone else? If you struggle a bit answering this, you’re not alone. Most business owners and freelancers have trouble answering this. And those who do have an answer, their element of differentiation is usually not strong enough to sway customers to their business. If you don’t have as many customers as you’d like, and find […]
What’s New In WordPress: 10/05/2015
Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. Remembering Alex King: Matt Mullenweg talks about Alex King, an early WordPress developer and popular speaker at WordCamps. Habits, Skills, And Tools Of WordPress Developers: Git is wildly popular, but what other tools and timesaving techniques are developers using these days? Find out! 99 Popular Websites That Were Built With WordPress: From celebrities to major TV networks, here’s 99robots’ list of popular WordPress pages (that you didn’t know where built with WordPress). Lessons Learned From Moderating Comments: Jeff […]
Free WordPress Themes: September 2015 Edition
As always, the month of September saw the release of several awesome free WordPress themes. While most eyes are fixed on the rapid pace at which Twenty Sixteen is being developed, there were several other theme releases this month as well. In fact, Automattic released a couple of new themes in September (apart from Twenty Sixteen). Also, the trend this month was in favor of child themes. So all said and done, let’s sum up the top WordPress themes from September 2015. Launch Released by WP Kube, Launch is a free WordPress theme meant for placeholder purposes. So if you […]
Habits, Skills, And Tools Of 10 World-Class WordPress Developers
WordPress has revolutionized the way we think about websites. These days, with a little bit of effort, anyone can learn to build a WordPress site and extend it to fit their needs. The tools are readily available in the form of the WordPress platform itself as well as themes and plugin. Many of us have probably thought about “going pro” at some point. To leave the realm of the WordPress aficionado, site builder, and hobbyist behind to write plugins, build themes, contribute to the WordPress core, be one of those people behind all the software us mortals use on a daily […]

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