The only way to develop a business style is step-by-step over time.
The Dangers of Cross-Site Contamination and How to Prevent It
One of the worst things about flu season is the inevitability that you’re going to get sick. You might work in an office environment where coworkers come in with runny noses. Or maybe you take the bus to a co-work space where other commuters cough and touch the same railing you’re holding onto. Or perhaps […]
WooCommerce Retires Canvas Theme, Recommends Customers Migrate to Storefront Theme
WooCommerce is retiring its Canvas Theme after seven years. Canvas was one of the most innovative themes on the market when it first launched in 2010, giving customers the ability to modify their sites’ design and layout through an extensive options panel. It sold for $99 before the product URL was redirected to a retirement page today. Canvas’ retirement is …
The 8 Laws of Branding
Eight things you need to do to stand out from the pack.
How to Reduce HTTP/S Requests in WordPress
Page load times will always be a concern for web developers, especially as you discover new ways to impress visitors with custom imagery, dynamic content, and more video. That’s because with each new asset added, your site has to generate additional HTTPS requests in order to communicate with your visitors’ browsers. And those HTTPS requests […]
Facebook is Testing a “Pay to Play” Requirement for Publishers in the News Feed
Last week Facebook began rolling out its new Explore feed, which is now available for users globally on both desktop and mobile. The new Explore feed encourages discovery by including posts from people and pages that the user doesn’t follow. Over the weekend, Filip Struhárik, a journalist and editor at Denník N, published data from sixty of the largest Slovak …
4 Ways to Reach a New Target Audience Without Abandoning Your Old One
Four strategies to reach a new demographic without changing what current customers already love about your company.
How to Make a Multisite Redesign Pain-Free with Cloner and Snapshot
If you’re anything like me, you like to redesign your website every year or two. I’ve just redesigned mine to reflects changes to the services I offer and the kind of writing I do. But redesigning your own website is something you aren’t going to get paid for, so you’ll want to make the process […]
8 Steps to Spice Up Your Brand's Voice (Infographic)
Having a distinct and recognizable brand voice can really give your business a boost.
What to Do If You’re Exhibiting Signs of Job Burnout (and How Some WordPress People Cope)
Working as a freelancer is tough. Working as your own boss makes it even tougher. Yes, the life we lead as WordPress professionals lends itself to some awesome opportunities: flexible travel, self-directed schedules, and you get to work for the best boss ever (i.e. yourself). But there’s a fine line between killing it and killing […]