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Brandon Yanofsky

Brandon Yanofsky is a WordPress developer and entrepreneur. You can read more of his WordPress tips and tricks on his site myWPexpert.com, or check out his WordPress maintenance service at WPRadius.com.

6 Tools That Make WordPress Migrations A Breeze

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May 24, 2016

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Migrating WordPress from one host to another used to be such a hassle. Broken databases, missing files, and long wait times made it one of my least favorite things to do. Until I discovered plugins and tools that made migration joyfully easy. Here is a list of my favorite migration tools. Not only have I included descriptions about each, but which tool is best for what kind of user. If you don’t see your favorite migration tool below, please include it in a comment at the end. 1. All-in-One WP Migration Not only is this plugin easy to use, but it […]

How WordPress, AMP, And Instant Articles will Revolutionize The Internet

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April 26, 2016

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If you haven’t heard of Google’s AMP or Facebook’s Instant Articles, you are missing out on what is the next iteration of the Internet. Using a combination of development guidelines, as well as caching technology, these programs will allow articles and websites to load almost instantly. That alone is pretty awesome. What makes it even more awesome is that Automattic has already released plugins for both technologies: AMP WordPress Plugin and Instant Articles for WP. Anyone with a WordPress site can start taking advantage of this technology today. But I want to discuss something I’ve only seen mentioned here and […]

Level Up Your WordPress Development Skills With These 7 Courses

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April 5, 2016

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Most in the WordPress community are self-taught. They played around with their first WordPress website until they broke something, and worked on it until it was fixed. Doing this over and over again, they became extremely proficient. And it is probably the best way to learn. However, you can kickstart your learning, or even augment it, with some online courses. I’m going to show you some of the courses I took that helped me level up my WordPress development skills, as well as some I plan to take in the near future. I’ve divided them by the each language/skill, and […]

My Favorite Development Plugins Of 2016 (And A Few Other Tools)

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March 29, 2016

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We’re just a few months into 2016. As a WordPress freelancer, work has been increasing as businesses begin making changes to their sites. All of that work can get quite overwhelming. So today’s article is all about making your workflow more efficient with some awesome WordPress development plugins (and a few tools). Here they are, in no particular order. 1. WP Migrate DB Pro Ever since I discovered WP Migrate DB Pro, my developer life has never been the same. WP Migrate DB Pro lets you push and pull databases between sites. Perfect for migrations, cloning, or managing databases between development, […]

What You Need To Know About AMP And Instant Articles

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March 22, 2016

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While there have been many efforts to make the web faster, the mobile web is still pretty slow. This can be attributed to slow mobile networks or to websites that aren’t optimized for mobile. But ever since mobile web use surpassed desktop usage, companies have been working to build better, faster mobile web experiences. They’ve seen how a slow web page can affect their profits. For every second it takes their website to load, they lose a substantial percentage of visitors. In fact, according to Kissmetrics, “47 percent of consumers expect a web page to load in two seconds or […]

5 Steps To Get Your WordPress Load Time Under Two Seconds

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February 15, 2016

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WordPress website running slow? A chief complaint I come across from WordPress users is, “My website is so slow!” And they are right. Their sites take 5-10 seconds to load. That’s way too long. Back in 2010, Google said that websites should load in two seconds or less, and a 2009 survey found that “47 percent of consumers expect a web page to load in two seconds or less.” On top of that, “40 percent of consumers will wait no more than three seconds for a web page to render before abandoning the site.” See more info about this study […]

What’s Next For WordPress?

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January 8, 2016

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In the tech world, we’ve seen it over and over again. Large, incumbent technologies and companies are overtaken by newer ones. And those older ones fall into near obscurity. It makes you wonder: what will happen to WordPress? Will something come along and uproot WordPress’s dominance or will it continue to take over the Internet? To truly understand the future direction of WordPress, we need to take a look at the main three end-users of WordPress: The Casual Bloggers/Hobbyists — These are the WordPress users who blog without any type of profit in mind. Most of the time, their blog […]

5 Reasons To Start A Plugin Business

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December 8, 2015

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WordPress plugin businesses are incredible. I’ve seen developers code a plugin over a week, launch on the WordPress Plugin Directory for free, create a premium version, and a few months later, have a thriving business making a sizable income. These “mini tech startups” amaze me. So I decided to analyze them a bit and see just why they are the perfect business to launch…and then tell you why it may not be that easy. 1. They Are Lean Startups Eric Ries coined the term “Lean Startup”, borrowed from principles of lean manufacturing. In short, it is a set of principles […]

Read This Before Starting Your WordPress Business Empire

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November 20, 2015

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Looking to start a WordPress business? Not a freelancing business. One that offers a product or service (or even productized services). And that you plan to scale. If that is you, then keep reading. I want to teach you the lessons I’ve learned since starting my business a year ago (you can learn about my business by reading my author bio at the end of the article). Obviously, these lessons apply to the early stages of your company. As you grow, things will change. And parts of these lessons will no longer apply to you. So, let me teach you […]

Find Your Point Of Differentiation… And Find Success

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October 5, 2015

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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 […]

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