Meet Michael Martin, the developer behind ProBlogDesign.com. Michael is a designer who initially wanted to simply create an awesome WordPress design blog to share tips and tutorials with other web developers and bloggers on how to build great websites. Very quickly, however, the blog lead to an influx of requests to design websites for clients. I started getting requests from people to design their websites for them, and for that reason, started offering our custom design and development services within a few months. I now work with a fantastic graphic design partner, and we have a great group of talented programmers […]
How to Lose Friends and Create Enemies Online
Have you ever thought to yourself… “Self, I have far too many friends; I would like to lose some but I don’t know how!” Or how about, “Ya know what my life is lacking? An arch nemesis!” And maybe you don’t feel like confronting your now-friends and soon-to-be enemies in person, so what better place to come avatar-to-avatar or remain completely anonymous in your quest to make others cry … than the internet! Become the Food Foe If you have friends who talk a lot about their dietary restrictions (whether by choice or for health reasons) i.e.: being vegan, kosher, […]
WordPress Community Memes
During Matt Mullenweg’s recent AMA on Reddit, he was asked by aaronjorbin: Of all the WordPress community memes, which one is your favorite? Matt (photomatt) replied: DerpPress is pretty funny, and some days I miss WP Wank. Recently I enjoyed #thingswpdailywouldpost and the response: torquemag.io/things-wpdaily-would-post. Pretty much anything Mike Adams (mdawaffe) sneaks into the code, be it easter eggs or Ghostbuster references. Mark Jaquith had some pretty hilarious ones but I can’t find them at the moment, maybe other folks could post their favorites too. 🙂 Have you seen all of these? Which on is your favorite? More importantly, any funny ideas […]
What Does “Startup” Mean?
The current economy being a bit recessed across the US, a lot of people are unable to find jobs and are turning to entrepreneurship and starting their own companies instead. The dream of entrepreneurship has become more motivating than the goal of working for 40 years and living out your final years on retirement savings. There are a lot of different companies to be started: small businesses, service-oriented businesses, and startups. There is a bit of confusion about what it means to start a startup. Not all new companies are startups, nor should they be. Definition of a Startup A […]
Finely Tuned Consultant: Alex King
I love to build things. I love creating something that delights the people that use it. I believe in thinking critically and being intentional. I humor my compulsive trait by letting it drive me to make things better. Alex King has been around WordPress since the earliest days. He’s one of the original contributors to WordPress, beginning his career in Silicon Valley. Now in Denver, he continues to be a leader in the community, developing themes and plugins that are some of the most innovative and powerful on the market. His team at Crowd Favorite is top notch, leading the way both […]
It Seems the World is Flat
Start a conversation with any web designer today and you will no doubt find yourself entering, at least for a short time, an over-excited echo room extolling the virtues of flat design. And if you were to do a web search today of the term “flat design” you’ll see a lot more of the same. What was last year’s new hotness has essentially become this year’s de facto standard design trend for websites and mobile apps. But it’s not new. It’s not even that cool. Flat design is essentially taking design elements down to their most basic nature. It is […]
Finely Tuned Consultant: Noel Tock
International WordPress consultant Noel Tuck created happytables, an optimized web solution for restaurants. Meet Noel Tock, international WordPress consultant. Noel is Swiss, currently living in Zurich, and is one of the more active European developers in the WordPress Community. He solves problems that SMBs and the non-profit sector have, and created happytables, a full restaurant solution that provides an optimized web solution for restaurants. Happytables has seen substantial growth in 2012, and Noel sees the platform growing very quickly in the next year. I’m not a developer or a designer, but I’m definitely a WordPress consultant. You might say that I’m a […]
Episode #020: Holy Horsehead
Show Notes Host Siobhan McKeown can be found at siobhanmckeown.com. How the Siobhan got started in WordPress Siobhan setup a WordPress blog to do some freelance writing. Then James Farmer was looking for someone to write about WordPress. She wrote there for a year and a half. What they are sipping? Brad – Water Dre – hefeweizen by Pyramid Siobhan – Allagash, gin and tonic Pressing Topics WordCamp San Francisco Recap (the who’s who of WordPress). The first day was geared toward themers, and the second day was more for plugin designers. A few things to note from WordCamp San Francisco: […]
Solopreneur Success Fundamentals
Focus, Production, Creativity, Anticipation, and Innovation I put the five keys out there early on to save you time – if you’re as busy as I am – so you can think about them in your sleep. For those of you who are still with me, I’m excited to elaborate on why I believe those five things are key to being a successful, lasting solopreneur (and make your way up to head a growing company under your keen direction). Focus As time goes on, it goes, never to come back again. Time is our most valuable resource with a strong […]
Why WordPress is the CMS of Choice for Top Internet Marketers
Growing Your piece of the pie. Nearly 20% of the internet is built on WordPress. From small Mom and Pop businesses employing WordPress to further their brands, to big enterprises taking advantage of WordPress as a large-scale CMS, businesses of all kinds are utilizing the extensibility and ease of use that WordPress provides to accomplish their goals. It’s also no secret that WordPress is one of the top choices for internet marketers. The uptick in managed hosting as an industry is proof-positive that the WordPress market and community as a whole are exploding. In fact, about ⅓ of all WordPress […]

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