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Meeting her for the first time, at the local Starbucks, I could tell that she knew her stuff. She agreed to meet with me for a free consultation and it was one of the best hours I have ever spent. I forged a friendship with Samantha that has lasted since then and have gained a wealth of knowledge. I was trying to make my way in business and Samantha, turns out, is one of the top independent marketing consultants and Continue reading the post...

In September 2016, Pippin sent the tweet that was heard around the world; Well, at least the WordPress world. Pippin Williamson, one the world’s foremost leaders in making plugins, said what many people were thinking. Clearly, from reading the following tweets, many developers believe that page builders are, at best, a bit of a shortcut. It has become, they may think, a substitute for doing real development work. For instance, check out this tweet from Ben Furfie. .@pippinsplugins I've been Continue reading the post...

Trust isn’t something that comes easy. I mean, we work and work and work to woo the right person into our lives. Maybe you took a chance yesterday. Maybe you used Valentine’s Day to make a bold move and declare your love for someone. Just like with love, when we attempt to woo a client, we hope to develop a sense of trust. If I were to woo my biggest crush, I would try to show them I am trustworthy. Continue reading the post...

I run way fewer websites than most of the users of the MainWP plugin, I’ll admit that. I have a few under my command. I am fairly adept at using WordPress, installing, updating, tweaking themes, and even, occasionally, building a custom WordPress website (although I am painfully slow). One thing I’ve learned in the WordPress world is that each person is at a different level of tech savviness (is that a word?). Some are way more technical than I am Continue reading the post...

Clients are the livelihood of our businesses, yet, they do not understand the technologies we use. If they do, they are probably in the wrong business. Recently, WordPress released WordPress 4.7.2 to fix a Content Injection Vulnerability. Sucuri called it a severe risk. This week, there have been hundreds of thousands of websites that have been affected by this vulnerability according to Sucuri and WP Tavern. According to the two sites, the phrases “Hacked by NG689Skw” or “Hacked by w4l3XzY3” Continue reading the post...

I can remember the firestorm that erupted late last year on Linkedin. A guy seemingly thought a comment I made on one of his posts was, shall we say, in very poor taste. He called me a word to express that sentiment. It was colorful, but also explosive. I have been at this thing for a while, life. Usually, when something like this happens, I reach out privately, apologize and try to make an ally. There was a part of Continue reading the post...

No one sees the hard work you do. They only see the finished product. Do you get a bunch of “attaboys” once you launch that website? Sure, people see the stunning colors and beautiful, simple font you are using. What about the pics? Stunning! Screenshot Made with Unsplash – you made something like this, right? After all, you put together a website your client is proud of. But you know work you went through to get there. You remember the Continue reading the post...

The new year brings new challenges. The new year also brings new opportunities. “You have to believe in yourself to invest in yourself,” Ben Fox. This little sentence stuck out to me when visiting with Ben Fox of FlowPress. I was getting the scoop on his company’s story. He reminded me about how much work and effort it takes to believe in our own abilities. I mean, I know I struggle with that. Don’t you? In the end, it comes down Continue reading the post...

WordPress is our tool of choice. We make our living using WordPress to solve problems. Even though I have moved more to the content side of the industry, I still maintain my WordPress projects, test things on my local server (DesktopServer), and listen to podcasts and read articles. Often, however, my learning is for writing articles, but I still keep my thumb on the pulse of the industry as much as possible. Frankly, there have not been many industries where I Continue reading the post...

Things were drastically different for me a year ago. I was plodding along working as a contract employee for a local web marketing company for a small per hour wage and writing articles for a local media company on startups and technology. I wasn’t happy and I was struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel. In December of last year, I began thinking about where I wanted to be in 2016. I met with a business Continue reading the post...