Facebook needs to stop acting like a platform and start acting like a brand. View original post at Entrepreneur…
What You Need to Know to Conduct an SEO Audit in WordPress
You’ve developed a beautiful WordPress site for your client. It launched. They’re pleased with what you did. Now what? Well, obviously it’s time to start working your magic for other clients in need of awesome WordPress sites. Build. Launch. Repeat. But is this how your project life cycle always has to go? I don’t think […] View original post at …
Branding Boot Camp: How to Develop Your Brand Strategy
In part two of her four-part series, contributor Jessica Abo sits down with Grayce and Co’s Kathleen Griffith to discuss how she can develop her brand positioning — and how you can, too. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Where Will Your Next Blog Post Inspiration Come From?
As a WordPress developer, you’re familiar with where to go to find the latest wireframing templates, CSS snippets, and JavaScript libraries. That’s what you do, so it makes sense you’d know where to find tools that help you get the job done more quickly and easily. But what about when it comes to writing content […] View original post at …
Noteworthy Changes Coming in WordPress 4.9.5
WordPress 4.9.5 Beta 1 is available for testing and brings with it 23 bug fixes and improvements. A release candidate is scheduled for release on March 20th and a final release on April 3rd. Here are some notable changes you can expect in the release. “Cheatin’ uh?” Error Message is Replaced The “Cheatin’ uh?” error message has existed in WordPress …
To Save Some Cash, Netflix Developed Its Own Font
Dubbed Netflix Sans, the font will reportedly replace the similar Gotham font the streaming giant currently uses, and possibly save it a few million per year. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Pricing Pages: Should You Add to Your Freelance Website?
There’s an ongoing debate amongst freelancers that revolves around whether or not to publicly display pricing on their portfolio website’s pricing page. For many, the worry stems from the possibility that publicly sharing their rates on a pricing page will deter potential clients—especially those just outside of their typical range. The major question then becomes: […] View original post at …
The Slowest WordPress Plugins (and Alternatives to Try Instead)
We all know that performance and speed are a critical part of how visitors perceive their experience on a website. That’s why we use optimized web hosting plans, install CDNs, and utilize caching plugins to keep WordPress sites running quickly and smoothly. For some of your clients, however, paying for VPS or managed WordPress hosting […] View original post at …
A Plea For Plugin Developers to Stop Supporting Legacy PHP Versions
Iain Poulson has published a thoughtful request on the Delicious Brains blog asking WordPress plugin developers to stop supporting legacy PHP versions. He covers some of the benefits of developing with newer versions of PHP, what Delicious Brains is doing with its plugins, and using the Requires Minimum PHP Version header in readme.txt. While we wait for the Trac discussion …
Use Your Expertise to Drive Your Brand
A simple and effective way to make your voice heard is to brand yourself as an expert. View original post at Entrepreneur…