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This month’s podcast roundup includes three influential WordPress professionals giving their perspective on business and life. We are talking about the power and influence of women today on the WordPress Podcast Roundup. First, we listen to Kim Doyal as she talks about life lessons and “content equity.” Next, we sit in on a chat between Bridget Willard and Gin Mcinneny on the WordPress Elevation Podcast. Ginny asks Willard lots of questions about the various areas where she has influence. Finally, Continue reading the post...

Quick show of hands, how many of you are in a Facebook Group? I saw those hands. They were all over the place. I admit I’m in one. . . . or two. . . maybe three. .  . possibly more. You too? Some of mine include dirt track racing, copywriting, freelance writing, WordPress, marketing, SEO, local groups, and one family group. With so many of the world on Facebook, it can be pretty easy to build a tribe, a Continue reading the post...

In a perfect world, clients would just come to us, ready to have us build high yielding WordPress websites for a good, solid price. I mean, that is the ultimate in getting clients, right? And, for some WordPress developers, they have tapped into a steady stream of referrals. For most of us, the struggle is real. Many are just getting started in the world of freelance WordPress website design and development. In doing so, they have to get it all Continue reading the post...

Sometimes I think I fancy myself Jason Bourne as a freelancer. I mean, I am on my own now, right? Bourne became a freelancer. He broke away from the “program” and lived on his own. His attempt to be an independent person was met with resistance from the CIA. As Bourne told Alexander Conklin, “I’m on my own side now.” Freedom. The sweet taste of freedom. We, freelancers, enjoy our freedom. It is one of the things we like about Continue reading the post...

WordPress powers approximately 17% of all the websites online around the world. This means that it is a very attractive platform for hackers to try and compromise as it gives them the ability to take down or control many websites with just a single exploit. How do WordPress sites get hacked? A recent study has shown that WordPress Blogs get hacked for the following reason. 41% of WordPress sites are hacked due to insecure hosting (research your potential host before Continue reading the post...