Matt Mullenweg founded and runs an open source web platform that has revolutionized website publishing—WordPress. I never expected WordPress to have the growth it has had, its beginnings were very humble. I think the reason WordPress has been successful, however, is because people have found themselves empowered to create beautiful blogs and websites without having [...]
How To Know What You Know
Have you ever taught someone to drive? Remember how difficult it was to explain what you knew by instinct—like making a left hand turn? Or when to begin braking at 60 m.p.h. as the stop sign looms ahead? My daughter cried, “But how do you know that? I’ve been riding with you all my life. [...]
8 Must Dos for WordPress Sites
The WordPress SEO Checklist With the default installation and using 7 of the 8 settings below, WordPress is about 90% there, as far as search engines go. With a couple of SEO plugins (or SEO -aware themes), you can get to 95%. Make sure your site title is descriptive. Make sure you have changed the [...]
Most Business Owners Agree: Yellow Books are Irrelevant
Most business owners don’t think yellow page phone books are useful to them. So how do you—a coach, a therapist, a speaker, a consultant, a real estate agent—promote your services to customers who need you? Your head is filled with ideas and innovative possibilities; enthusiasm and motivation runs through your veins. “I need a website. [...]
