In the days before Gutenberg, the maturity of the WordPress theme ecosystem offered a diverse selection of dozens of well-known starter themes where developers were likely to find one that suited their individual preferences or could easily be modified. Theme authors have frequently asked if there is a good starter theme for building block themes, but at the moment there …
6 Tips for Leveraging Your Personal Brand to Create Partnership Opportunities
By following these tips, you can position yourself to take advantage of opportunities that will help you grow your business. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How To Offer Custom Design Services To Your Web Development Clients
Offering custom design services as part of your overall web development service can help increase your appeal, your revenue, and allow you to add more value for clients. Learn, step-by-step, how it’s done in this article. Looking to expand your services beyond general web development work? Or maybe you’re learning new web design skills and looking for a profitable way …
WooCommerce.com Brings Back Sandbox Sites for Testing Extensions
WooCommerce.com is bringing back a feature that made it possible for customers to test extensions in a sandbox environment before purchasing them. Select extensions can be loaded up on a private test site for 30 days before the site self-destructs. Although WooCommerce.com already offers a 30 day money back guarantee if users are unhappy with a purchase, the sandbox testing …
How To Offer Website Care & Maintenance Services To Your Web Development Clients
Providing website maintenance services is a great way to generate monthly recurring revenue from your web development business. In this article, we cover all the essential and profitable web care plan services you can offer to clients and the tools you need to do it. If you’re looking for an easy way to provide more value to your clients, keep …
Join the WordPress World Photography Day Challenge
photo credit: ChrisEdwardsCE In celebration of World Photography Day, WordPress’ Photo Directory team has issued a challenge designed to get people contributing: Submit a photo that captures something unique about your local area, in a way that helps represent the geographic diversity of the WordPress community. Since its launch, the WordPress Photo Directory has grown to 3,633 free, CC0-licensed photos. …
Hiring An Influencer on This Less-Used Platform Should Be Your Next Marketing Move
Most businesses have heard of Instagram and TikTok, but few know the Twitch platform. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Jamie Marsland Recreates WordPress.org Homepage in 20 Minutes Using the Block Editor
In response to the recent controversy about how long WordPress.org’s new homepage and download page designs should take to implement, Gutenberg YouTuber Jamie Marsland decided to try his hand at recreating it with the block editor. Matt Mullenweg had commented on the plans for the new designs moving into development, saying that it should have taken “hours not weeks to …
Upcoming Free Workshops: Learn How to Convert Figma Files to a Block Theme and Take Block Patterns to the Next Level
If you’re not following Learn WordPress Online Workshops on Meetup.com, you may be missing out on some high quality events. WordPress experts from across the world have been collaborating on virtual events with instruction at the same caliber of excellence that you might find at an in-person WordCamp. On Thursday, August 18, at 3:00 PM EDT, WP Engine-sponsored developer advocate …
How to Make Your Marketing Less Cringeworthy and More Authentic
Companies are needing to completely re-shift their marketing strategy to win customers’ trust. Here are a few ways businesses can show authenticity in their marketing. View original post at Entrepreneur…