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SEO Basics

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July 24, 2013

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Expert Chris Dendy on commonly overlooked SEO factors.  Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of formatting one’s website in such a way that Google can better understand it, index it, and display it to users via Google search. Without going into the hundred plus ranking factors that Google uses to determine where one’s website will fall within the search engine rankings page (SERP), I would like to focus on three on-page factors that should be the foundation of any SEO strategy. As luck would have it, your out-of-the-box WordPress installation excels in all of these categories with the very […]

5 Lessons from One Year

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July 24, 2013

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Mason James of WP Valet shares what he learned in the first year of getting his self-funded startup off the ground.  By Mason James | July 24, 2013 What a difference a year makes. For some, 2012 was supposed to be the end of the world. And yet, a partner and I set out with all the wide-eyed enthusiasm, lofty goals, and scrumptious naïveté that I imagine most first-time entrepreneurs share. On June 1 we celebrated our first anniversary. Reflecting on our first year, I can say, man, we made a lot of mistakes. We also changed course more times […]

How to Become a Respected WordPress Developer

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July 24, 2013

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When you give back to the community, there is a good chance you will receive much more than you give. WordPress is thriving as an open source platform as well as a client services platform. Here are six steps to you can take to become a more respected WordPress developer that clients return to for work time and time again: Define your skills If you are doing client services, it’s important to effectively define your array of skills. The term “WordPress Developer” isn’t very insightful to your overall abilities. An analysis of many WordPress developers would likely return a huge […]

WordPress Plugins and Your Brand’s Social Media Strategy

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July 24, 2013

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How to optimize—and personalize—your brand’s social impact through unique sharing capabilities. By Michelle Oznowicz | July 3, 2013 Over the course of a day, most people spend more time interacting through social media on their phones, tablets and computers than they spend making calls, emailing, or texting. With Facebook’s one billion active users to Twitter’s four million daily tweets, these networks are dominating the public sphere. Social media is where all the action is. Establishing a presence on the social networks that are popular with your demographic is the key factor in building brand awareness. Interacting with your customers within […]

Writing is Product

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July 23, 2013

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 The best writing comes from a place of honesty, authenticity, and passion. By Ryan Hoover | July 23, 2012  Writing is introspection, therapy, branding, learning, teaching, relationship building. I write for all the reasons above, but it’s my genuine interest and passion to articulate and share my ideas, that fuels my writing. As I’ve invested more time in writing this past year, I’ve begun to see the fruits of my labor. To my surprise, I’ve built an audience – albeit small – of people who genuinely care about what I have to say. And several of those followers have asked […]

What’s So Funny?

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July 19, 2013

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Hollywood comedy writer Jessica Glassberg investigates what makes us LOL. By Jessica Glassberg | July 22, 2013 What is funny online? Since the time that some caveman laughed at another caveman’s drawing of a third caveman with a penis coming out of his forehead and a fourth caveman grunted, “I don’t get it,” there has been analysis over what is funny. I could probably write a doctoral-worthy thesis in an attempt to explain the question, “What is comedy?” Yes, I did just tell a dick joke followed by the phrase “doctoral-worthy thesis.” For now, let’s concentrate on comedy on the web. […]

Episode #019 – Levitating Baby

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July 18, 2013

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Show Notes Host Jonathan Dingman is the founder of WP Force and WP Vibe. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and child. Currently works at swagbucks.com. How the Jonathan got started in WordPress. Jonathan has been involved in WordPress for 10 years. He got started with WordPress when he was running a news site for his university. They were using a php flat application. He checked out WP and got hooked. What they are sipping? Dre – water Brad – cabernet sauvignon Jonathan – Firestone Union Jack IPA Pressing Topics WP Daily abruptly shuts down. They have provided […]

Episode #018 – F**K it, I’m out

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July 10, 2013

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Show Notes Host Syed Balkhi is the owner of WPBeginner.com. How the Syed got started in WordPress In 2002, Syed started getting into domaining and building proxies. From there, he moved into blogging and  found WordPress. He was doing client work and started building sites on WordPress. What they are sipping? Dre: Unknown pink glass Brad: Rum and Captain Ginger Syed: Sweet Tea Pressing topics WPBeginner is raising money to build a school with Pencils of Promise. The goal is to raise $25,000 to build a school in a developing country. 8Bit shuts down WP Daily abruptly and takes the […]

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