Starting and growing a successful business requires focus, hard work, and a great deal of industry knowledge. Understanding how to select and appeal to a target market, increase efficiency, and grow revenue are just a few of the important facets that should be considered. To bridge this knowledge gap, hiring a third-party consultant to improve your company’s business strategy is a great option. For some strategic insight into business development we reached out to Chris Lema — CTO & Chief Strategist Crowdfavorite and speaker, coach, and daily blogger. Q: How did you start? A: From 1997 until 2006 I worked in five software startups in San Francisco. I […]
Interview with Nick Haskins on WordPress Development
For developers, the WordPress world is full of opportunity. Creating plugins and themes, and building awesome websites are just a few of the possibilities. Becoming a WordPress developer, however, requires a great deal of time, dedication, and practice, and isn’t a decision one should take lightly. To better grapple with the hard work and commitment that goes into becoming a developer, I reached out to Nick Haskins — Developer and CEO at aesopstoryengine.com — to understand his personal evolution, both as a developer and an entrepreneur. Q: Could you talk a little about how you’ve seen the WordPress plugin and theme industry evolve over the years? […]
WebDevStudios Acquires Maintainn
Today, website development company WebDevStudios announced the acquisition of Maintainn, a professional WordPress support and maintenance company. As WebDevStudios has grown into one of the larger WordPress companies in the space, the acquisition seems like a natural step in its lifecycle. Dre Armeda, VP of Operations at WebDevStudios, indicated that the 13-year-old company has a long and successful history with Maintainn’s founder, Shayne Sanderson, and they already work with Maintainn on various retainers today. According to the announcement, Maintainn will become the one-stop support and maintenance entity for WedDevStudios’ client retainers and incoming clients. In addition, Maintainn will continue to […]
Interview with Scott Bolinger on WordPress Mobile
There are 1.75 Billion smartphone users in the world. That’s roughly 25% of the world population, and this number will only continue its rapid growth. Given these statistics, it shouldn’t be surprising that now more than ever, people are using their mobile devices to access websites and browse the internet. Over the past few years, WordPress mobile has steadily gained popularity — there’s a slew of different options for optimizing your site for mobile devices, as well as options for creating mobile apps out of your WordPress site. To gain further insight into WordPress mobile, I contacted Scott Bolinger, co-founder of AppPresser‚ a fast […]
Interview with Bob Dunn on WordPress Education
Recent statistics estimate that WordPress is used by a whopping 23.1% of the internet. Given the ubiquity of WordPress, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there’s a growing demand for WordPress education. Whether you’re just starting out with WordPress and need to learn the basics, or if you’re an intermediate developer looking to hone your skills, WordPress users of all skill levels are seeking out new ways to learn. The increasing popularity of WordPress is likely accredited to the advantageous model it was founded on — open source — which allows anyone to make improvements to the software. The open-source model also brings with […]
WordPress 4.0, “Benny,” is Now Available
WordPress 4.0 has arrived! The release of 4.0 — honorably named “Benny” after jazz and swing musician Benny Goodman — was led by Helen Hou-Sandí, with the help of a whopping 275 contributors, which according to the announcement is a new high. 4.0 brings with it a slew of new features aimed to enhance the overall writing, creating, and publishing experience in WordPress. Here are some of the highlighted features: Managing your media uploads in the library is more seamless than ever — now displaying media in a beautiful, endless grid. Embedding content on WordPress is now an effortless task, and offers an expansive […]
Highlights from WP Think Tank #3
On Tuesday, WP Think Tank #3 — hosted by co-founder of WP Elevation Troy Dean — shed light on some pressing issues in the WordPress space. The two-hour long Google Hangout addressed these three topics: How the race to the bottom benefits platforms and not developers WordPress training resources End-to-end solutions for smaller business The Race to the Bottom The race to the bottom refers to a recent blog post — called The Race to the Bottom Benefits Platforms (not Developers) — by CTO of Crowd Favorite Alex King, which highlights a changing industry. With an increasing number of quality products […]
Episode 057: The Bourn Creative Identity
Show Notes Host Jennifer Bourn is the Creative Director and Digital Strategist for Bourn Creative, a full-service design company, and Genesis recommended developer in Sacramento, California. Jennifer is an award-winning designer with a penchant for writing, marketing, chocolate, Star Wars, and Legos (yes, Legos not logos). With more than 300 WordPress sites under her belt, Jennifer now shares her expertise and lessons learned as a speaker, blogger, and co-organizer of the Sacramento Meetup Group. She is excited for the upcoming launch of Bourn Creative’s newest venture, EntrepreneurThemes, providing online tools and simple WordPress website solutions for small business. You can […]
Are You Watching WP Think Tank # 3?
Put your WordPress thinking caps on, it’s almost time to tune in to WP Think Tank #3! The think tank will kick off at 2pm PDT and features a most impressive panel: Troy Dean, Matt Medeiros, Alex King, Shane Pearlman, Jake Goldman, Tom Wilmot, Miriam Schwab, and Scott Basgaard. The two-hour-long live hangout will address topics centered around the future of WordPress, and provide meaningful dialogue and insight into some of the industries most pressing topics. WP Think Tank aims to provide in-depth conversation on topics related to the future of WordPress. Every three months or so, Troy Dean hosts a new think tank. Subscribe […]
DradCast Episode 056: Tonga Tonga Tonga Room
Show Notes Host Steve Zehngut founded Zeek Interactive in 1995 and he has been the creative technologist behind the Huntington Beach based company since its inception. Under his direction, Zeek has grown from an apartment bedroom to one of Southern California’s leading development and consulting shops. Steve is the organizer of the OC WordPress Meetup and has helped build the community to over 850 members. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has taught interactive courses at UC Irvine, USC, the American Film Institute, and Cal State Long Beach. Steve has a BA in Film from Cal State […]
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