Case studies aren’t always easy to compile or create, though they do convey an incredibly powerful message about what you can do. User-generated content is pretty powerful stuff but requires sifting through social media to collect and then get permission to use. Video testimonials are great, too, but require your customers to know how to […] View original post at …
DigitalOcean Partners with GitHub to Support Open Source Projects during Hacktoberfest October 1–31
DigitalOcean is organizing its fourth annual Hacktoberfest in partnership with GitHub. The event was created to support open source projects and participants can earn a free t-shirt by contributing four pull requests during the month of October. More than 29,000 people signed up for Hacktoberfest 2016 from 114 countries and 10,227 people completed the challenge. The event tracked a record-breaking …
How to Build a Million-Dollar Brand When You're Broke and Living on Your Sister's Couch
‘Fast N’ Loud’ star and serial entrepreneur Richard Rawlings talks about his passion for cars and drive for success. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Grow Your WordPress Business with Virtual Assistants
As a freelancer/entrepreneur, there’s a definite limit to how many things you can do in a day. Of course, being involved in the industry of web development means that you may have planned out your day to work on one project, only to have to deal with an emergency a client suddenly makes you aware […] View original post at …
A Very Brief Introduction to Version Control and Git
This post was contributed by guest author Peter Suhm. Peter is a web developer from the Land of the Danes. He is the creator of WP Pusher and a huge travel addict, bringing his work along with him as he goes. Have you ever done this? Most of us have. Do you know what the technical term for it …
6 Ways to Earn Consumer Trust in an Untrusting Era
“Fake news” has taken a big bite out of consumer trust in brands. Here’s how to restore it. View original post at Entrepreneur…
7 Top Quality Appointments and Bookings Plugins for WordPress
Reservation systems are popular with hospitality-type businesses like hotels and restaurants, but they’re not the only ones who would benefit from them. Any business model that relies on filling seats, meeting with clients and team members, or conducting assessments would benefit from a reservation, booking, or appointment system. As a freelancer, you probably schedule time […] View original post at …
WPWeekly Episode 289 – Where Did WordPress’ Ease of Use Go?
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Scott Bolinger. Bolinger recently attended a Content and Commerce Summit where WordPress and WooCommerce were not mentioned. Bolinger shared the perspective he gained from an attending the event and speaking with a friend who uses Shopify. We discuss what happened to WordPress’ ease of use, which user segment the …
Say G’day to Automate! Never Manually Update WordPress Plugins or Themes Ever Again
When was the last time you logged into WordPress and didn’t have to update your plugins, themes or WordPress itself? I’m gonna to bet your answer is “never”. Let’s face it. People don’t log in to WordPress every day. So when you do log in and you’re confronted with notifications galore nagging you to update […] View original post at …
WordPress Core JavaScript Framework Selection Discussion Continues with Input from Open Source Community Leaders
WordPress’ #core-js Slack channel hosted a lively and productive meeting this morning led by Andrew Duthie. The discussion focused less on specific framework comparisons and more on the role a framework will play in building JavaScript-powered interfaces for WordPress. Contributors were joined by core developers and leaders from the React and Vue communities, Chrome engineers, and other interested parties from …