Ever feel like you’re completely attached to your notebook? Maybe not like this guy above, which is absolutely ridiculous (that can’t be real, right?) As the editor of a growing news publication it can feel that I’m “always on” and constantly being fed news, links to articles, tweets, RSS, Facebook status updates, and more. And it never really stops, especially at this critical phase in the life of a new property. I share a few candid thoughts as I sit here in my hotel room where I find myself leading my team, editing and creating content, and preparing for a […]
Making a Blog Profitable and Sustainable: Niche and Scale
As we continue to think about how we are going to grow WP Daily in a way that makes sense for both us, as a business, and our users and community, we’re taking a critical look at existing monetization models as well as beginning to strategize about creating new ones. The fact is that blog monetization isn’t anything new and most advertising and revenue generation has been well documented as well as tested and vetted so I’m not going to hash out the extensive different models and whether or not they will work for us but I did want to […]
WordPress in Moscow
From time to time I like to sneak a peak into what other WordCamps and Meetups are doing, especially in the different parts of the world. Part of it is just simply morbid curiosity – I like to see what others are doing with WordPress, and the other part is a fascination with culture and the varieties that I’ve encountered throughout my life. One of the reasons for this is because of the fact that I’ve spent a good deal of time living in other parts of the world when I was a child and growing up and it’s something […]
Roll Your Meetup Group Under the Foundation
Not today, but soon. Perhaps as early as March or early April. But it’s coming. Aaron Jorbin has been working hard at collecting, curating, and sharing best practices when it comes to meetup groups and all of this time and attention has been to align all WordPress-centric groups so that the best experience can be had by all. One of the things that had been rolled out in the last few months is the aggregation and consolidation of a number of Meetup Groups under the WordPress Foundation Meetup.com account. Practically-speaking, this just saved the organizers a few bucks for the […]
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 2.11.2013
How was everyone’s Monday? Mine was long yet productive day. Great way to start the work week! It also seems to be a productive day for the authors of these new themes and plugins in today’s roundup. Check them out!
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